The Problem in the PAINT!

One of the best things to happen to the Knicks in the last few days was,  their loss to the Heat!

WHAT? A LOSS? = BEST THING??

Yup, the Knicks have been suffering from slow internal bleeding, and if they beat the Heat they'd feel good about themselves and never fix the problem.

The Knicks HAVE to solve the CARMELO / AMARE issue.  OK guys read Tsung Su, talent has never been a problem ...managing that talent though?

Listen Woody this isn't the Tangram this isn't and ancient Chinese puzzle that only the masters can solve.  This a simple case of the tried and true basketball philosophy of... Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside!!

It's that simple remember when Melo played in the Olympics?  Remember all those open looks he got and he basically was draining everything like roto-rooter.

STAT efficiency has been off the charts he shoot well over 50% and his inside presence makes it hard on defenders to recover when the ball goes back out to the perimeter.  What does that mean?  OPEN LOOKS!!!  And when Amare sits then Melo can work inside.

It's hard when your an interior player, once you hit the paint you feel like a shark that smells blood, you want to attack the rim, you want to score, it's instinct, but STAT, Melo have to figure out how to make that extra pass the must develop the spacing the foot work as a tandem!

One posts up one slashes to the rim, one catches deep in the paint the other spots up from the wing.  The options are staggering but the execution TAKES PRACTISE!!

I'd sacrifice record for the practise it's a small step back to take a HUGE step forward.  The Knicks have the luxury of a good start so if the lose a few with this experiment they'll still be in good shape to make the playoffs.  And if it works, the team will have a MUCH higher ceiling than this one sits and the other one plays rotation.

Go Knicks!!