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PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:05 pm    Post subject:

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Carmelo got 16/5 off the bench and shooting 40% from three.

Stop trying to make him your Harrell/Gasol for the season.

Look at the people actually playing bad.

He played great, I don’t know what people are expecting out of him. Like defense stopper?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:15 pm    Post subject:

MJST wrote:
Carmelo got 16/5 off the bench and shooting 40% from three.

Stop trying to make him your Harrell/Gasol for the season.

Look at the people actually playing bad.


He was +8 tonight... Tonight was a weird game specially that 2nd quarter. Melo is doing what he is suppose to do when we brought him here. Hit shots. Not Melo's fault Vogel continues to play him with midget line ups. Him next to Lebron, AD and Westbrook is where we can maximize him.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 1:19 am    Post subject:

Carmelo got to be thinking why wasn't I in that video of Nas with LeBron and Westbrook enjoying Sunday Brunch 😂
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:53 am    Post subject:

On offense he did really well. On defense... MIA.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:11 am    Post subject:

mad55557777 wrote:
MJST wrote:
Carmelo got 16/5 off the bench and shooting 40% from three.

Stop trying to make him your Harrell/Gasol for the season.

Look at the people actually playing bad.

He played great, I don’t know what people are expecting out of him. Like defense stopper?


Defensive participant?
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:09 am    Post subject:

He’s already an upgrade over Kuzma. No doubt.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:11 am    Post subject:

anth2000 wrote:
He’s already an upgrade over Kuzma. No doubt.


...No... The defensive gap between them is the grand canyon
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:17 am    Post subject:

anth2000 wrote:
He’s already an upgrade over Kuzma. No doubt.


That's not saying much....
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:25 am    Post subject:

Funny how I was laughed at when I suggested Lakers sign Melo 2 years ago. Now everyone's glad he's a Laker. Funny how I always end up being correct.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:34 pm    Post subject:

He needs to dial down on holding the ball too long, besides that he's a good addition imo. I recall this play where he was iso-ing and dribbling the air out of the ball before he had to make a last minute pass to AB for a brick
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:09 pm    Post subject:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:06 pm    Post subject:

Nice game by Melo tonight. He's played well in general this season.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:07 pm    Post subject:

Just saying, cover/help him out on defense and this dude is a positive net next to Bron-AD
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:07 pm    Post subject:

Has flaws/drawbacks in his game, but you wouldn't see Kieff do this. That's talent. Huge game by Melo, in a situation where we really needed a win.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:09 pm    Post subject:

Melo +19.

He also got 2 blocks!!
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:12 pm    Post subject:

Melo saved the day.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:14 pm    Post subject:

That’s the beauty of our team. We have enough guys for it to be someone on any given night.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:18 pm    Post subject:

Could have been eyes deceiving me, but I thought I saw Melo play some defense today. The matches suit him, as he was mostly on a bigger guy or a big wing. We didn't find him on too many switches on smalls. However Melo has always been a guy that defends better when he's on.

Overall though, you just didn't have shot makers like this last year off the bench. He is what we hoped Kuz would be 2 years ago. He's in the same role, just better at it on offense. It remains to be seen if he can play defense and make enough shots to be consistently part of the rotation.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:27 pm    Post subject:

Nice game Melo.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:31 pm    Post subject:

I think he's a steal for his salary... Dude is a bonafide walking bucket.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:36 pm    Post subject:

Ksig wrote:
anth2000 wrote:
He’s already an upgrade over Kuzma. No doubt.


...No... The defensive gap between them is the grand canyon


Disagree….Kuz was inconsistent, always. Kuz was a mental midget often in big games. Melo is not afraid of the moment.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:38 pm    Post subject:

Kuz last year was better on D, but very inconsistent on O both years. Melo's D today was Kuz level. Don't think at age 37 we're going to get this D from Melo each game. So I'm not fooling myself into thinking he will play this D each game.

We need Ariza back, because it's clear we're quite potent when we run AD/LBJ/Baze/Westbrook and a wing. Today that wing was Melo. If we have Ariza as well, that can be nice to have two wings at your disposal and you need to rely even less on DAJ/Dwight.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:38 pm    Post subject:

He needs to keep making defenses pay for leaving him open.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:40 pm    Post subject:

MELO to the RESCUE!!
10-15FG, 6-8 treys, 3 rbs, 2 blks, 28 points!!

    KUDOS for passing Moses Malone to move into 9th all-time on the NBA’s regular season scoring list!
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:26 pm    Post subject:

wolfpaclaker wrote:
Could have been eyes deceiving me, but I thought I saw Melo play some defense today. The matches suit him, as he was mostly on a bigger guy or a big wing. We didn't find him on too many switches on smalls. However Melo has always been a guy that defends better when he's on.

Overall though, you just didn't have shot makers like this last year off the bench. He is what we hoped Kuz would be 2 years ago. He's in the same role, just better at it on offense. It remains to be seen if he can play defense and make enough shots to be consistently part of the rotation.

He played better defense than Westbrook this game in my opinion
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