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Message: [QUOTE="arrow2arinzesknee, post: 191295, member: 1876"] Melo had to take 30 shots a game earlier this year because for the love of god no one else on the team was even close to contributing . Toney Douglas was absolutely worthless and even STAT wasn't hitting the ope 12-17 footers he was burying last year. It was tough for Melo the only way they could win was if he was putting up 30+ a night, so he as the leader tried to make that happen. I think it may take a few losses to figure out but I honestly think that if they sign J.R Smith, and Baron Davis ever plays and can contribute off the bench then the Knicks go from a team lacking depth to one of the deepest in the entire league. IMO Lin is going to make Carmelo an assassin, they can spread the floor and Lin can get Anthony the ball in single coverage near the block where he impossible to stop or kick it to Melo for an open 15 footer, if Melo is covered through and oop to Chandler, get Amare running like a freight train toward the basket on a pick an roll, give it to shumpert on a drive or just take it the hole and keep on putting up 27 a night if you have to. If it doesn't work as well play Amare at the five with the second unit and allow him to dominate other Centers away from the basket like he did last year. seriously pg: Lin/Davis sg: Smith/Shumpert/Douglas sf: Melo/Fields/Walker pf: Amare/Jeffries/Novak c: Chandler/Jeffries is a very balanced team with defensive stoppers at guard and forward (Shumpert/Fields/Chandler/Jeffries) good penetrators and dishers (Lin/Shumpert/Melo) Davis? Good Pick and Roll screenmen (Chandler/Amare) a dominant closer in ISO, one of the best scorers in the game (Melo) and if adding Smith a few lights out shooters from deep (Smith/Novak) If Jeffries becomes a player who can focus on dominating defensively only his versatility becomes a weapon and he is no longer a joke on the floor Lin seems to bring out the best in JJ, lets hope it continues but I like the above lineup and would not want to see them in the playoffs if I am Miami or Chicago. [/QUOTE]

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