I don't know if you do it deliberately or accidentally but you don't read anybody's posts properly and just wing it.
1. Billups is too slow and cant run pick and roll... isnt pick and roll designed for slower, less athletic guard? do you think steve nash is the fastest person in the world... he probably has the same speed as derek fisher... I dont know if you guys remember billups in piston where he basically run pick and roll on big plays and do a fadeaway 3 which is unblockable...
When Billups was at his prime at the Pistons when they were serious contenders you would have been 11-12. Anybody can run a pick and roll, with varying success. Fisher doesn't run it cause he can't create a mismatch. The Pick and roll has a few outcomes, a defensive switch, a path to the hoop for a layup/kick, an open jumper for the guard or forward. The more athletic guards can move around the pick much quicker to open space and create plays from it. Nash is fast and agile. Billups isn't, that's why it works. To add to that, Nash is a fantastic passer of the ball. Billups is 34, will be running around playing 38 minutes a game (minutes Felton was playing). He'll get run into the ground playing Run and Gun. Nobody said Billups was bad. We just said he doesn't suit the offense and isn't a huge upgrade over what Felton was already offering. Add to that his contract is insane and untradable.
2. Gallinari is a big part of the offense... really?! so carmelo is an inferior shooter to gallinari? in fact melo is a much better spot up shooter and can take it to the rack when defender start cramping which gallinari cant do!
Again wrong. Gallinari is a big part of the offense cause he creates space. He spreads the floor. Melo doesn't. You will not see Melo happily camping on the perimeter during offensive sets, he'll go looking for the ball. More players in the paint, less room for Stoudemire to do his work. Gallinari is as good a shooter as Melo, and has a higher shooting ceiling. He shoots 38% from 3pt in his career, which will most likely rise to 40%. He shoots 6 FT's a game, which means you criminally underrate his driving ability. Carmelo is a better scorer, but not a better shooter. Ray Allen is a better shooter, but not a better scorer. There's a difference...
3. no defense from melo... so knicks is one of the best defensive team around...? antoni have never relied on defense and he never will...
Defense is infectious. If one of your superstars demands everybody lock down on defense, the team will listen. When your superstar doesn't give a shit about defense, nobody else will. Case in point. Pierce and Allen were never great defenders. Garnett came along and made them better defenders. They feed off his defensive energy and work hard on that end of the floor. If your leader isn't making you work hard on defense, nobody will.
I am not a knicks fan but I think they definately got a better deal than nuggets, they gave away only 3 terrible picks... 2014, knicks could be a contender by then so... and 2 second rounds...
They won't be a contender cause they have nothing. They can't build for a while cause there's no assets to trade, no draft picks to trade, no cap space. Nothing.
I dont understand what is all the fuss made over a few average starter... Gallinari is not as great of a 3pt shooter as everyone made him out to be anyways 34%, only grabbing 4 rebs despite his 6'10 height.
Galli is a SF shooter. 38% 3pt in his career, he's just coming off an injury so his shooting is a bit down. Again, height doesn't affect rebounding much, Dejuan Blair says hi. Besides, if he's boxing out and keeping his man closer to the perimeter, he shouldn't need to pull down rebounds.