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Originally Posted by G-Man
The game has passed Carmello by. There was a time in the NBA where teams just passed the ball to their star and ran an isolation play. It made Barkley and Iverson very rich men, though neither won a ring. Today, teams win by passing until someone gets wide open...hard to do if Carmello won't pass.
Compare that to Harden, who I also hate. But when it became clear that his matador defense was crippling his team, he changed his game. Dirk has changed his game multiple times, from 3 points only to learning how to play in the post, and now to 2nd fiddle. Same with Duncan. But Melo won't change, and until he does, his teams will lose.
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great points.
1) Iso ball is dead - and the game is better for it.
2) Love how Dirk adapts - but not happy how he is tinkering with his shot presently (with the quicker relase) but it may pay off later in the season.