playa2 wrote:We won last nights with Melo going for Fifty, we've won against the heat before when he didn't even play in the game.The strategy by the Heat was to give the knicks a false sense of security in relying on Melo to win games against them.
Miami becomes predictable when Wade and Lebron play at crunch time, but with out them they knocked off the Spurs with ball movement and Bosh knocking down a 3 pointer.
That tells me the best shot of the knicks beating the Heat in a 7 games series is for The knicks role players to be involved in the entire game along WITH Melo to make the games easier for us to win. 2 GAMES WE BLEW THEM OUT and the last one was 12
Last night would have been a blow out if the knicks role players were involved offensively early on like Miami's were. Melo only scored 2 points in the last 6:42 of the game, they were hoping other players would freeze up or take bad shots as the pressure and intensity of the game increased.
Wooodson can't play into the Miami trap in the playoffs, because their players will remain well rested watching Melo go off for 3 1/2 quarters and jump on the opportunity and wait for our role players to make an error like JR did in the previous game against Miami in NY when Lebron stole the lazy cross court pass to seal the game.
Melo's mere presence puts fear in the heat, but they want him to develop in his head that he alone has to beat the heat if things get tight during a playoff game.
They want Melo to get his, but want to limit the confidence of our other players.
Lebron is a lil timid against Melo for some reason, and Shump is already in Wades head too defensively.
What do you think
I aint sure
I feel dwade, lbj & Bosh Respects the Knickerbockers MUCH More
than rest of nba teams & this is dangerous. Heat always D' up & I
agree most of NYK role guys gotta be most involved in a series much
moreso than Melo going off for 50pts wont win series that was.
MJs BULLs only Jordan respected NY teams is why Chicago always got
by NY in Jordan era of titles.
Knicks even if healthy downfall will be 100% Woodson concept that to
beat Miami is 3pt & regular jumpers being knocked down at high rates
as primary attack, next is defense & next is going to basket to draw
fouls for FThrows
NY cannot beat Heat unless their sole #1 attack is defending & rebounding
two of Newyorks weak points
I'd love to be wrong but Miami will invite NY to shoot 3s if NY is hot
HEAT makes adjustments & what Woodson gonna do?
Woody loves 3pt as NY identity first
and that is a poison tonic for failure in playoffs. Woodson on ESPN show
slot has told ESPN miami won title as leading 3pt shot team in 2011/2012 &
Mike believes NY can hang in that area with Heat shooters