Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by King1:
This team would have been a better team if we would have kept Frye and let Curry be the focal point of this team.
Nothing to do about what ifs etc..
David Lee has been averaging 14 points 8 rebounds shooting 67% in his last 3 games.
When he has played more than 30 minutes which has been a whole 4 times this year
32:29 7 10 70.0 0 0 0.0 2 3 66.7 4 7 11 1 2 3 0 1 16
37:59 4 6 66.7 0 0 0.0 5 5 100.0 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 3 13
49:54 8 12 66.7 0 0 0.0 8 10 80.0 5 11 16 1 2 2 0 4 24
39:05 6 15 40.0 0 0 0.0 2 2 100.0 2 12 14 0 3 1 1 4 14
avg 16.3 pts 12 rebounds 58%
IF we LEAVE Lee and Curry in for 36 minutes each and give Zach 24--the numbers will work in our favor. Also--if we accept Q rich shooting 30% we're going to lose at that position every night. I'd like to see the Knicks go out and make a subtle little trade--like walter Hermann from Charlotte and stick him into the starting 3 slot. Give them nate and 2mm$ or something.
This is a great analysis of what's really going on. It comes down to Isiah not using his roster properly. Yeah we would love for guys to be smart enough to know what to do and just execute, but in this case the minutes have to be redistributed. I didn't like the idea of letting Zach stay out there and embarrass himself like that. Isiah has to read the situation better. When Zach is under control and going good then you leave him in, but when he looks like he did last night you have to pull him.
I know Curry has been a very spotty defender, but it appears that he's losing his confidence and aggression offensively too. We can't have that, since that's his biggest contribution. He did pass out of the doubles better, but overall he still has a long way to go in that regard. He's been looking to block shots more too, but again he's been lazy on getting back on D and teams have exploited that.
At SF we lose every single night and I thought that was the reason we added Chandler. If he can't do anything at all, which is what Isiah seems to be suggesting, then a move to add a SF would make sense. It's just hard for me to believe that he's that bad. I hadn't seen even a hint of that in his short time on the floor. In fact how do we know what he'll do if he never plays? All I saw when Chandler played was a guy that seemed to play well defensively, could shoot, run the floor and even lead the break. He got steals and blocked shots and rebounded. I'm not sure what it is that Isiah is scared will happen if the kid plays a few minutes a night to get his feet wet and build confidence.
I have to blame Isiah for the way this team has played. It seems to me that he very rarely makes a move that improves the teams play during a game. It happens now and then, but more often his moves don't make sense. Jones made him look good on a few occassions. Balk and Nate haven't been as impactful as they have in the past. I just get the feel that there's no rhythm to the rotations and the team is disjointed.
12/8/2007 10:18 AM