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[QUOTE="Jasoncuse, post: 2582480, member: 470"]
There's truth in there though. Melo is a sliver of what he used to be. He averaged almost 5 points less this season than in any other season and his shooting numbers were way down. He had by far his lowest efficiency rating, lowest FT rate and highest 3 pt rate. Essentially, he became a catch and shoot guy more than the player he used to be. Some of that was because of his team and role, but some is also due to his declining efficiency. He doesn't deserve to be ridiculed but it's also fair to say he's not a superstar. The biggest issue is that he faded badly. After averaging 23pts on 47% shooting in October and even through January was still averaging a hair under 18ppg. Since February 1st, he averaged 13.5 ppg on 37% shooting.  In March alone he had 5 games where he played 30+ minutes and scored single digits, including a 2pt game. That's unheard of for his game. I don't think he's well-suited as a 3rd option and he probably should've been rested at various times throughout the season. But at this point, he's nowhere near the RWB and PG level...
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