VDesai wrote:That is real ball movement right there. That is a different Knicks team. Gotta keep it going.

Many in the media and some around here scoffed at the idea of Fish teaching this team how to play with Ball n Player movement but the results don't lie. They may not always get it but more often than not they are sharing the ball. 30 assists don't happen by accident.

I have not bought into any of the Knicks coaches since the 1990s, so if Fish makes me a believer in him then that goes a long way in my book. Coaching is not just a condiment on the main course, it is the difference between winning and losing in the NBA.

EnySpree wrote:

nixluva wrote:

VDesai wrote:I think we weren't in the triangle a lot of the game, but that amount of assists is serious team concept. Melo 6 assists, JR 7 assists in the same game. And in the same game where they hit some daggers. This was not characteristic of the Woody regime. They weren't executing the triangle yet, but there was a change in style. There was a change in mentality for sure.

The Knicks were in the Triangle but they made more use of the Pinch post and other actions cuz we don't have to force the post feed. They use it to create spacing which is fine. They're running the Triangle without a lot of low post.

I thought it was a good idea. Simplified things a bit. It's still the organization that was the difference down the stretch. Cleveland wasn't organized at the end they were freelancing.

Exactly!!! People just don't realize this team isn't the same as a pure Triangle team Phil has had with a Shaq or Gasol. We can't expect them to run everything just that way. That doesn't mean it's not the Triangle as many in the media like Reggie Miller kept saying. There's so many other options in the Triangle besides just that 1st option.

GetThePipe wrote:

Vmart wrote:Good team win. Loved the sequence where the ball was being whipped around and Acy hit the jumper.

Really! everyone needs to watch this beauty! Watch each knick player separately.

Look what happens when guys are patient and they get to their spots!

Thats Red Holzman ball right there!!!!

knicks1248 wrote:The cavs have no bench, getting out scored 41-12 is no fluke

I was unimpressed with Blatt. He's got some talent on that bench- Tristan Thompson, Mike Miller, Shawn Marion. What the hell was Shawn Marion doing barely playing in this game? If you've got a player like Marion he has to get more than 10 mins of burn. He does a lot to help you win ballgames even though he's over the hill scoring wise.