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Melo vs. Hollins
« on: August 11, 2012, 07:07:34 PM »

Offline rmitchell222003

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I think they are basically the same type of players. with no offensive skills but are defensive role players.  Ryan Hollins did a good job for the celtics without much practice or training camp. Could Melo have more success with having training camp and practices under his belt?
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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2012, 07:10:10 PM »

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they are like night and day .... Melo will give you right now more than you will get from Hollins and he still has a lot of upside.

Not the same player at all.
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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2012, 07:13:23 PM »

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Melo have already much offensive set than Hollins ever had. He had a whooping 56.6 FG% in his last season in college. He is also already a better shot blocker than Hollins. KG would only do wonders for him.
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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2012, 07:13:55 PM »

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Quote from: Ogaju on August 11, 2012, 07:10:10 PM
they are like night and day .... Melo will give you right now more than you will get from Hollins and he still has a lot of upside.

Not the same player at all.
agreed.  Hollins was 6 degrees of useless.  Melo should be a decent player in a couple of years but right now he's still better than Hollins
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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2012, 07:16:57 PM »

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so Melo should be getting consistent playing time everynight? since he is a better player now than Ryan Hollis?
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 07:21:42 PM »

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Quote from: rmitchell222003 on August 11, 2012, 07:16:57 PM
so Melo should be getting consistent playing time everynight? since he is a better player now than Ryan Hollis?

No, because we have better players in front of him.  Hollins never should've gotten consistent minutes either, we were forced to play him because of injuries.
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 07:59:29 PM »

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Quote from: fairweatherfan on August 11, 2012, 07:21:42 PM
Quote from: rmitchell222003 on August 11, 2012, 07:16:57 PM
so Melo should be getting consistent playing time everynight? since he is a better player now than Ryan Hollis?

No, because we have better players in front of him.  Hollins never should've gotten consistent minutes either, we were forced to play him because of injuries.

This is essentially the case. Yes, Melo can do what Hollins coul and maybe more, but this year we have Wilcox and Collins in front of him.  And Bass, Green, and Sullinger will ensure that none of those center options gets minutes at the 4.

Still, it is comforting to know that Melo could play the Hollins role if injuries forced him into it.
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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2012, 08:44:23 PM »

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Hold your horses. Hollins is an NBA player, albeit not a very good one. Melo has upside, obviously, but he'd get eaten alive if you threw him out there now. Hollins managed to acquit himself from time to time
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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2012, 08:52:27 PM »

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I'm not going to get my hopes up for this year, but I have really, really high expectations for Fab Melo's future. 
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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2012, 09:25:22 PM »

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Ryan Hollin has already proved he is a marginal NBA player best suited for the third/fourth string emergency center role and unlikely to ever get much better.

Fab Melo hasnt proven he is even a marginal NBA player yet. He could be Michael Olowakandi or Tyson Chandler or ? It will take at least a year to find out.

So far it is all opinion and speculation as to his future.

The good news is, we get him before someone else ruins him.
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« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2012, 11:01:59 PM »

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the core skill of fab melo is his passing.
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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2012, 12:06:49 AM »

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melo is likely to be noticably better by november, just as he was noticably better at the nba combine.

So exciting. Not quite the chandler jones of basketball, but get ready for surprising impact by new years.
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« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2012, 02:05:24 AM »

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The only advantage Hollins has is his speed. But Fab Melo's combination of size and speed trumps Hollins.
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« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2012, 02:24:00 AM »

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Hollins seemed to put forth a lot of of effort.  One of the questions about Melo is whether or not he will play hard and stay in shape.  The risk is that he turns into one of those guys who squanders the tools to be a very good player.

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Re: Melo vs. Hollins
« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2012, 01:18:00 PM »

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Doc really thinks that he can turn melo into an offensive player, thats why they picked him
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