Hoops

Are superstars over-rated?

Lebron selfish? wow. He dominates the ball because he is so good. I am pretty sure I remember most of his coaches asking him to shoot more (look at the canning he got for passing out to Donyell Marshall that time to take the open 3 when Lebron was double teamed) and pass less

Hey, the last time I looked, he was doing quite well in the assists department. Better than Melo by far.

And the owner didn't find this out before he forced through the trade? What a fwit!

It could have been worse, though - if Kobe had gone to the Knicks then it would be 40 points to Kobe every night and maybe 40 for the rest of the team.

What would be great would be to get players like Nowitzki or Garnett - Garnett's a team player even if he seems a bit of an anti-social asshole sometimes, and big Dirk delivers the goods whenever it's needed.

Miami originally had their three superstars getting in each others' way but Spoelstra now has them working well together.
Shame he can't move to NY and do the same there.

And it sounds like the NY owner is another Seamus.

Putting STAT and Melo together was horrible. Both play the same (no defense, never met a shot they didn't like) and that never works. You can have 2 superstars but it works best if they compliment each other (think Jordan & Pippen).
I also don't think Chandler is the problem. He is one of the best guys in the league for rolling to the rim in a pick and roll. Knicks where ordinary last year after that trade as well (only a .500 team). The problem with them this year is they have no PG and no shooters, two things that are essential in D'Antoni's system. That was why both he and Walsh did not want Melo last year, but James Dolan (the owner) over ruled them and made the trade

IMO, the dumbest thing the Knicks did was go after Melo.

Stoudamire was already having a career season and has basically died slowly since Melo arrived.

When you look at what Melo was traded for (essentially a quarter of a team), and look at what he has done; I think in this instance, he's over-rated.

Then again, just like the Jacob Holmes situation here; sometimes players just get better when they go to a new environment, thus the Denver situation.

That Jeremy Lin looks like a great player & he might be the answer when Anthony & Stoudy are fit. I still think a steve Nash type player is what the Knicks need as superstars need the ball where they like it. Carmello taking 30 shots a game doesnt work.

Something is missing here as there is no doubt these 2 can play!

For me the dunk over Heal and the dunk on Melvin are stand outs.