I really don't think where Melo went to college should have any impact on what people say about Melo. Melo's play (or anyone else, for that matter) should stand on its own regardless of where he went to school. It seems like I usually come down more against Melo than the general sentiment on this board, but in this case, I'm more in the middle. But Melo has not played great in these playoffs. And really, he's not been good his entire playoff career as a Knick. He's shooting 39% from the field. He doesn't have Bosh and Wade on his team, that's true, but that seems like an easy cop-out to me. If he was playing great and the rest of the team around him was sucking, that's one thing. But he's basically playing pretty meh and the rest of the team is sucking.
People talk about Lkebron not winning a title until he played with Bosh and Wade, which is of course true, but he had the best record in the league twice without those guys, and with no other all star (Mo Williams, LOL) and won a playoff round every year. His last 2 years in Cleveland, when he fell short both times, his playoff averages were 32-9-7 on 51% shooting. If Melo was doing that and the Knicks were still losing because of how poorly everyone else was playing, he wouldn't be getting nearly the heat he has. Even Durant, who was awful last night, averaged a 31/9/6 on 46% shooting.
