Knicks won't win with VoluMelo

[jonathanlambert33]

The Knicks let a veteran team like the Celtics hang around on Wednesday in Bostons 92-86 win and gain some confidence going into Friday nights Game 6. The Knicks shot under 40 percent, and a lot of that has to do with the inefficient play of its best player.

The New York Knicks have a superstar player in Carmelo Anthony when hes an efficient shooter and passer out of double teams. There seems to only a slight difference in Anthonys performance in wins and losses during the regular season, but its enough of a difference to point out some tendencies.

Carmelo Anthony Shots FG % 3 FG % Points Rebounds FTA FT %
Wins 21.8 46.5 39.6 29 6.7 7.5 83.5
Losses 23.2 41.4 34.1 28 7.2 8 81.9

In losses, Anthony takes more shots at a pedestrian percentage across the board. The higher rebounding and free throw attempt numbers are due to his increased minutes in losses (39.2) rather than wins (36.1). What the Knicks have seen from its best player over the last three games is something/someone I call VoluMelo. Hes become a volume shooter whos basketball-monopolizing approach hurts the team.

It doesnt take a mathematical savant to realize that a player isnt being efficient when hes taking as many shots as the points he scores. In the last three games, Anthony scored 84 points on 84 shots. Thats really, really bad, considering shots are worth two or three points and there are free throws, as well. Anthony scored 70 points on 53 shots in the first two games, and even thats not amazing.

I told you from Game 1 that this wasnt going to be a breeze. It wasnt going to be a walk in the park. Them guys were going to fight and theyre showing some fight right now, Anthony said. They threw a couple punches at us now and its time for us to do the same.

The way Anthony is shooting, he seems to be throwing a punch or two at his own team. Until New York gets Melo instead of VoluMelo, the Knicks are going to be in deep trouble against the Celtics.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

So basically this guy used a bunch of useless statistics rather than just pointing out the obvious -- less ISOs, more ball movement. 

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Game 5:
26% iso
17% p&r bh
7% post
5% p&r dm
18% spotup

Game 4:
29% iso
14% p&r bh
7% post
3% p&r dm
17% spotup

Game 3:
21% iso
16% p&r bh
7% post
7% p&r dm
27% spotup

Game 2:
23% iso
18% p&r bh
4% post
9% p&r dm
21% spotup

Game 1:
33% iso
12% p&r bh
4% post
4% p&r dm
26% spotup

 

[Giantmetfan07]

We didn't even play that well in game 1. We made our 3 point shots count in that one. Other than that, games 2 & 3 are good examples of it. 
 
Regardless, I don't need those statistics to prove anything. I watched those games and I know, we sucked and we moved the ball less last night. More ball movement, drive to the lane and draw fouls. 

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I wasn't trying to prove anything with those stats, just posting them to post them lol