I want to see some blocked shots and less than 49 team turnovers a game this time.

Posted by Allanfan20:

I want to see some blocked shots and less than 49 team turnovers a game this time.

The TO's really are a huge problem. If we cut them down that alone would aid our D tremendously. Guys just have to take care of the ball. Try a ball fake once in a while instead of telegraphing every pass. Stop bowling over defenders and take a pullup jumper once in a while. Those darned TO's turn into a lot of easy baskets for the other team.

I'm hoping that with a few less hard double and triple teams, Curry will commit fewer TO's.

Biggest pet peeve is lack of effort. If we show consistent effort every night, the other things will fall into place a lot easier. Certain players seem to always show the effort: Lee, Balkman, possibly Collins. Most of the other guys show sporadic effort and are very lazy in some or all facets of the game at times.

If the effort was there every night across the board, then I would see my biggest issues as a team not be such big issues. Here are my biggest issues with the team, aside from effort:
Lack of passing out of the post
Shot blocking
Turnovers
Terrible perimeter defense -- worst in the league (If you disagree, let's not argue whether they're 25th worst or plain out worst in this thread, it's irrelevant for this thread).

Effort would be a huge step in solving all of those problems.

actually, our TO's should go way down this season. 2 reasons...

1.w/zach and some good outside shooters on the squad, no more tripple teams on curry.

2.no more francis...that guy was a turn over waiting to happen.

Posted by EnySpree:

I wanna see channing Frye traded. If the knicks could get a guy that can rebound, put the ball on the floor and score like a man the knicks would be better off.

Isiah also has to do something about Steve francis. He is a waste. The knicks have guys that can play. Francis is a cancer. He is all about his own minutes and stats.

Aside from that, the knicks need to do a better job of manning up on the 3pt line. The knicks double team everybody for no reason. They also double off of the 3pts specialists of the league. That's the game right there. This is not all on craw either cuz everyone especially Q are guilty.

I also would like to see the knicks step in and take the charge more. They have plenty of bodies. Isiah should take advantage of that.

huh??

excuses.

isiah needs to stop being a pansy.

he can not let his gm'ing decisions influence his coaching decisions.

defense must be emphasized...

he must hold players accountable and if they don't play defense, they have to sit.

i think if he doesn't become more of a disciplinarian as a coach, then the team could miss the playoffs.

Assiah, marbury and of course, the most air headed owner of them all, DOLAN!

No great comebacks and coming up short

or

spotting opponents 10+ points at the start of the game

[Edited by - buddapaw on 07-29-2007 1:38 PM]

Posted by Marv:

Posted by EnySpree:

Isiah definately needs to be more strict with his rotation. That's the accountability that we all feel the team needs to learn.

If isiah goes with Q at the 3 and craw at the 2, leave it like that! Stop messing around. If craw can't defend the 2 like you want so be it. Make him! The team leaders should get on him. The team as a whole have to make craw see where he is going wrong. The knicks need craw to play big minutes. Same with balkman, Jared, Chandler. Isiah has to chose one person to back up Q, that means 2 players have to eat the cat poop until an injury opens an opportunity.

Go knicks!

i dont think that will work. if craw doesnt d, sit his ass down. play someone who will. give nate the shot. give nichols the shot. dont leave guys on the floor if theyre not producing. let them earn their next shots at pt in practice. when craw mans up on d enough in practice he can earn his next shot at doing it in a game.

i'm not just pricking on craw - it should go for everyone.

Knicks need craws offensive game. I agree that isiah should sit anybody down that can't play defense, but the answer to that is nobody plays defense! Q is regarded as a good defender but the guy is always on the other side of the court while his man is practicing his 3pt stroke.

That's coaching. No way in the hell does a guy do this for 3 years straight and not improve. Marbs is the only guy that seems to understand what to do.

Its not all coaching though. Guys have to communicate. For example, when eVil was busting my ass at the basketball get together. I was getting killed by picks. I was too concerned with getting guy with them that I couldn't really stay with evil. My teamates should have been calling pick left, or right. At the same time I should have called switch. My reward was a gash on my eye lid. I can't look for a sub. I have to communicate better. Big C was telling me to go through the screen. As I told evil after the game, "I'm full now cuz I was eating all those picks" whomp whomp whomp.

Anyway, all these guys have to lean it already. Isiah cant be going though benching certain guys all the time cuz of their defense. If that happens then its gonna be a long inconsistant season again!!