Carmelo Anthony doesn't have to come off the bench, he also doesn't have to learn to adapt the houston rockets game. Even the worst case scenario of melo doing whatever melo normally does, that still works for rockets. Right now they do not have the wings they had last year. Which means they need proper wings, they need someone who can strecth the floor somehow. They lost last year on the western conference finals with 27 threes missed in a row, I doubt melo could be any worse, he has worse defense than ariza for sure but considering they already lost ariza, they have no other choice than sign him.
Actually their offense is the most stretched. It is even wider that the GSW play.
Gordon, Harden, CP3 are scary with their 3 point percentage. Add Tucker which had been also good with his three's.
It is just Capella which is always on the inside.
Melo might fit in the 2nd team. If you see how they played in the Finals of the West where it is like 8 players which are rotating in the game. Minus 1 when CP3 got injured. They need that back up team. It doesnt mean he is not really needed. It is just that his ego might get in the way.
I think Carmelo Anthony has always been overrated due to not being much of a defensive player. He's good for the Rockets system because they are a high powered offense. The problem with being a three point shooting team is that you live and die by the three.
He is really a great player. But that was before. Unlike Lebron who keeps his game aggressive with his agility and power. Melo do not have that anymore. He is starting to get a really big body but cannot get that agility that is needed for a small forward or even the forward position.
Houston plays with speed. That is how D'Antoni plays are made. If you see games of Phoenix and Knicks, all are made with small players that could do fast breaks. That is why they dont use much of their centers.
