It wasn’t just to praise Melo either. Ruru ended up being the ultimate Panglossian, because every transaction was going to be something that lifted the Knicks, and thus Melo, to their rightful place in the basketball hierarchy. If you couldn’t see how Andrea Bargnani was going to make the Knicks great, you just weren’t qualified to talk about basketball.

He was very thorough.

The thing that got me was when he would praise a move that seemed like it was going to happen, but when it fell through or whatever, he would then praise the fact that it didn’t happen. I mean, come the fuck on, dude. Your opinions on a move can’t freakin’ change depending on whether the Knicks do it or not. It reminds me of the time that there were rumors that the Knicks were interested in Derrick Rose and we all made fun of it and then it actually happened and, well, not everyone continued to make fun of it. 😉

For example, this season’s NBA MVP could very well be a guy who is shockingly bad at some elementary basketball skills but is shockingly good at other skills that fit with how today’s game is called

You ever watch Shaquille O’Neal play? He was not exactly a real well-rounded player, yet he won an MVP award and probably deserved to win a few more.

Change is not always evolution and evolution is not always improvement. For example, this season’s NBA MVP could very well be a guy who is shockingly bad at some elementary basketball skills but is shockingly good at other skills that fit with how today’s game is called. Or you can look at baseball, where people want to change the rules because today’s players can’t handle a defensive tactic that’s been around for (at least) decades.

Mike

He was very thorough.

Ruruland was one of a kind. His like will never be seen here again. At one point he seemed to admit/insinuate that he was part of Carmelo’s camp in some sort of social media capacity, or somehting. I forgot how he phrased it but it definitely made sense to me.

Kawhi is something else.