Game thread: Suns set on the Garden...Hope the Knicks rise and the Rooster Crows!!!
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Ira
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1/22/2009 6:36 AM
A lot has been said about the improvement in Lee's shot and rightly so. But does anyone notice how his ball handling has improved. When a pg isn't around he can push it up on the break and he can take it to the hoop.
Another thing about his game that I like is his hands. He catches virtually everything thrown to him. And he has a kind of radar around the basket. He hardly ever misses when he's by the rim and pulls down every board that he has a chance at. |
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Ira
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1/22/2009 6:38 AM
Posted by BRIGGS: Good post. Nate has to be aware of his tendancies and discipline himself. He often realizes it and plays that way. But he can get carried away and shoot too much or play a playground style which hurts the team. |
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TMS
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1/22/2009 6:40 AM
Posted by Knicksfansince94: chillax. After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
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TMS
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1/22/2009 7:05 AM
Posted by islesfan: Phoenix has a team option on him after this season, but if they pick it up then he becomes an UFA in 2010. After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
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Markji
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1/22/2009 8:18 AM
Amare blasted Lee - He was frustrated that Lee was outplaying him.
Eny - great title for the thread! [Edited by - markji on 01-22-2009 07:19 AM] The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.
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Marv
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1/22/2009 8:23 AM
i wasn’t that impressed with amare's play last night. has anyone seen him more often this season who can comment on how he's playing in general?
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NYKBocker
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1/22/2009 8:46 AM
I am watching the replay of the game right now and there a "Holy Shit" moment. Gallo blocked Shaq from behind!!
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fishmike
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1/22/2009 8:48 AM
Posted by TMS:his woman was under the desk playing tummy sticks with him... give the guy a break!Posted by Knicksfansince94: "winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs
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TMS
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1/22/2009 8:53 AM
Posted by Marv: IMHO the presence of Shaq in the post has really clogged up the lane for Amare to do his thing... there's just not much space to move around down low for him anymore or even to run pick & roll plays w/Nash... he looked much better in the 1st half of last season when Shaq wasn't there. After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
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NYKBocker
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1/22/2009 9:00 AM
Posted by TMS:Posted by Marv: There can only be one dominant post player per team. They get in the way of each other. Amare needed a DLee type player to help him and not Shaq. Shaq made a lot of money for PFs like Haslem, H. Grant, Madsen. Shaq does not need a dynamic player playing with him. |
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martin
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1/22/2009 9:03 AM
Posted by Marv: all i know is that Amare and Shaq don't mix, kinda the same way ZBo and Curry could never share post positions at the same time. And the thing for me is that Amare has an outside shot and can pick-n-roll with Nash all day. Maybe the offensive scheme just sucks. Official sponsor of the PURE KNICKS LOVE Program
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Paladin55
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1/22/2009 9:33 AM
Posted by NYKBocker: He always seems to be looking to drop off his man to help inside if the opposing player is putting up a shot. When his game legs kick in and he hits 6'11" (7' in sneakers), he will get his fair share of blocks as a help defender. I probably spend more time watching him on D, even when his man does not have the ball, than when he is on offense. As his footwork improves and he learns how opposing players move, he will be even better in 1/1 situations. I also think that if he puts on about 25 lbs of muscle (235-40 lbs as a target weight), he will be a decent PF defender. His height will make up for his lack of strength for now, but maturity and some wise weight lifting should allow him to be a legitimate PF at some point. No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities- C.N. Bovee
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fishmike
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1/22/2009 10:01 AM
the guy has all the tools to be a total stud. He's got IQ at 19 to back it up as well. It all comes down to the back. You look at his game and how he's played since coming back and he is a layup at #6. He reminds me a bit of a white Lamaar Odom. A guy that can play 5 positions at any given time.
He's 2 years from being allowed to drink beer and he doesnt look like he shaves. "winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs
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Cartman718
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1/22/2009 10:28 AM
Posted by martin:yes......but playa would have you believe that terry porter deserves coach of the year LOLPosted by Marv: Nixluva is posting triangle screen grabs, even when nobody asks - Fishmike. LOL
So are we going to reference that thread like the bible now? "The thread of Wroten Page 14 post 9" - EnySpree
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NYKBocker
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1/22/2009 10:31 AM
Gallo is Bird Lite. His BBall IQ is off the charts. He plays defense like Bird in that he know how to position himself and gets a lot of deflections. I really see him taking over more next year. If we can draft a stud SG that is long (6'6" or taller) that can shoot then I think we will be 4-5 seed in the playoffs next year.
I am digging the DLee at center look. He looks like Moses out there against the trees, except a diff type of game. |
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TMS
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1/22/2009 10:46 AM
let's wait, I say let's wait til the Rooster crows before we start comparing him to Rhode Island Red.
 After 7 years & 40K+ posts, banned by martin for calling Nalod a 'moron'. Awesome.
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Game thread: Suns set on the Garden...Hope the Knicks rise and the Rooster Crows!!!