newyorker4ever wrote:He looks like he's pouting because he didn't get the chance at the last shot so maybe he needs to be reminded of all the last shot chances he's already had and missed.

or some of the horrendous defense he played, and how he allowed all the washington guards to basically light us up from outside.

nixluva wrote:AA is kind of frustrating cuz he is all we have and he's just not a well rounded player. He's all we could get this summer but I'm hoping Phil can find a better 2 way SG that will pass the ball as well. He's not really playing TEAM BALL. I expected better from him to be honest. I expected full buy in. I knew he had flaws but thought he'd be a more willing team player.

I've been down on AA for about a month now having watched him closely, especially on D. Just don't like his game and expected more. He is a big solid dude with good enough quickness and strength but he doesn't rebound, get back on defense or play good team defense. That pouting in the video above kind of sealed it for me... why are his hands on his hips in the most disinterested way?

Not sure why anyone would think that if AA opts out he would demand more, lots of posts about that. No way, especially at his age and limited abilities.

He is a filler for the Knicks for sure, and I'd be OK with him off the bench, but that's it.

WaltLongmire wrote:Also have to think that he was still upset about the charge which was called on review after he was expecting to be on the line to complete a 3 pt play.

The foul that was called on KP's steal, Gallo's turnover, and the charge were all killers, but it was the charge call that took points off the scoreboard that we thought were ours.

I agree...

This is also a reminder that we have a team full of solid backup players.....around Melo and KP. I never thought of AA as a starter. So when he has up and down games, it's really no surprise to me. Same with Gallo and the older version of Calderon. All these guys are really meeting expectations. We needed these guys to exceed expectations in order to make some playoff noise. AA has been a 6th man type his entire career.....I thought he would be a nice NBA starter for us, but he still seems like he's a better 6th man type.....But for the price, he was the best option at SG.

But I agree that he was upset about other things, right before that play. Gallo's turnover was bad, and I'm sure AA was saying, yall should've gave me the ball instead of forcing it to Melo. Then when Calderon made that pass to Gallo, you have to understand AA must be going crazy by now watching all this stuff unfold, following the charge call....

martin wrote:

nixluva wrote:AA is kind of frustrating cuz he is all we have and he's just not a well rounded player. He's all we could get this summer but I'm hoping Phil can find a better 2 way SG that will pass the ball as well. He's not really playing TEAM BALL. I expected better from him to be honest. I expected full buy in. I knew he had flaws but thought he'd be a more willing team player.

I've been down on AA for about a month now having watched him closely, especially on D. Just don't like his game and expected more. He is a big solid dude with good enough quickness and strength but he doesn't rebound, get back on defense or play good team defense. That pouting in the video above kind of sealed it for me... why are his hands on his hips in the most disinterested way?

Not sure why anyone would think that if AA opts out he would demand more, lots of posts about that. No way, especially at his age and limited abilities.

He is a filler for the Knicks for sure, and I'd be OK with him off the bench, but that's it.

I'm worried about him opting in and staying with us.

True, he's certainly given us more production than I expected- but I had very low expectations.

martin wrote:

franco12 wrote:

martin wrote:

nixluva wrote:AA is kind of frustrating cuz he is all we have and he's just not a well rounded player. He's all we could get this summer but I'm hoping Phil can find a better 2 way SG that will pass the ball as well. He's not really playing TEAM BALL. I expected better from him to be honest. I expected full buy in. I knew he had flaws but thought he'd be a more willing team player.

I've been down on AA for about a month now having watched him closely, especially on D. Just don't like his game and expected more. He is a big solid dude with good enough quickness and strength but he doesn't rebound, get back on defense or play good team defense. That pouting in the video above kind of sealed it for me... why are his hands on his hips in the most disinterested way?

Not sure why anyone would think that if AA opts out he would demand more, lots of posts about that. No way, especially at his age and limited abilities.

He is a filler for the Knicks for sure, and I'd be OK with him off the bench, but that's it.

I'm worried about him opting in and staying with us.

True, he's certainly given us more production than I expected- but I had very low expectations.

He'd be a decent player off the bench, why worry about opting in? $19M in cap space if AA and DWill opt in.

I'd like to think/hope we can get a better player for his money in the off season.

blkexec wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:Also have to think that he was still upset about the charge which was called on review after he was expecting to be on the line to complete a 3 pt play.

The foul that was called on KP's steal, Gallo's turnover, and the charge were all killers, but it was the charge call that took points off the scoreboard that we thought were ours.

I agree...

This is also a reminder that we have a team full of solid backup players.....around Melo and KP. I never thought of AA as a starter. So when he has up and down games, it's really no surprise to me. Same with Gallo and the older version of Calderon. All these guys are really meeting expectations. We needed these guys to exceed expectations in order to make some playoff noise. AA has been a 6th man type his entire career.....I thought he would be a nice NBA starter for us, but he still seems like he's a better 6th man type.....But for the price, he was the best option at SG.

But I agree that he was upset about other things, right before that play. Gallo's turnover was bad, and I'm sure AA was saying, yall should've gave me the ball instead of forcing it to Melo. Then when Calderon made that pass to Gallo, you have to understand AA must be going crazy by now watching all this stuff unfold, following the charge call....

I see Afflalo as a very good 6th man if he stays here long term. Having that player off the bench that can score in iso situations and finish games when necessary, and replace Melo in the lineup when hurt, is very valuable.

martin wrote:

franco12 wrote:

martin wrote:

franco12 wrote:

martin wrote:

nixluva wrote:AA is kind of frustrating cuz he is all we have and he's just not a well rounded player. He's all we could get this summer but I'm hoping Phil can find a better 2 way SG that will pass the ball as well. He's not really playing TEAM BALL. I expected better from him to be honest. I expected full buy in. I knew he had flaws but thought he'd be a more willing team player.

I've been down on AA for about a month now having watched him closely, especially on D. Just don't like his game and expected more. He is a big solid dude with good enough quickness and strength but he doesn't rebound, get back on defense or play good team defense. That pouting in the video above kind of sealed it for me... why are his hands on his hips in the most disinterested way?

Not sure why anyone would think that if AA opts out he would demand more, lots of posts about that. No way, especially at his age and limited abilities.

He is a filler for the Knicks for sure, and I'd be OK with him off the bench, but that's it.

I'm worried about him opting in and staying with us.

True, he's certainly given us more production than I expected- but I had very low expectations.

He'd be a decent player off the bench, why worry about opting in? $19M in cap space if AA and DWill opt in.

I'd like to think/hope we can get a better player for his money in the off season.

I'd guess that the $19M is going toward wing players. I hope both DWill and AA opt out and the Knicks use the bigger pool on those types of players.

I'd like to see if we can't do a better job with DWill - he has shown talent and the ability to impact the game. Spotty & he is clearly lost a lot out there at times, especially on D.