Posted by Travla:

Posted by VDesai:

Knicks got hurt on the boards tonight. In the few minutes Wilcox got I thought he was a beast hitting the glass. He got brought down by the fact that he had to play all of his minutes with Hughes out there, who was forcing the game and playing like ****. I think if Wilcox takes over Jeffries minutes we will be a lot more imposing inside.

Wilcox should definitely be starting for Jeffries after a few games.

the one thing I noticed about Wilcox - and Hughes to a degree - was that they were confused on D. The Knicks seem to switch on everything and these 2 guys weren't used to it and it made for some weird spacing or guys being open.

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by TMS:

Posted by martin:


Marb TO/A career is somewhere around 2.55 where Duhon is 2.75 this year.

over his career there's no question Marbs has been the better player... last year's stats tell a different story tho, that's all i'm saying.

Come on TMS, why are you using last year's stats. We all know about the Marbury situation last year with his father and Isiah.

Posted by martin:

Posted by Travla:

Posted by VDesai:

Knicks got hurt on the boards tonight. In the few minutes Wilcox got I thought he was a beast hitting the glass. He got brought down by the fact that he had to play all of his minutes with Hughes out there, who was forcing the game and playing like ****. I think if Wilcox takes over Jeffries minutes we will be a lot more imposing inside.

Wilcox should definitely be starting for Jeffries after a few games.

the one thing I noticed about Wilcox - and Hughes to a degree - was that they were confused on D. The Knicks seem to switch on everything and these 2 guys weren't used to it and it made for some weird spacing or guys being open.

Man, Hughes has quick hands. He also looked good bringing the ball up and has a great handle. I can definitely see his role being backing up Duhon as he learns to orchestrate the Offense. Wilcox looks awesome on the offensive glass. Pretty active defender too. Looking forward to seeing these guys get their legs, build some chemistry and contribute

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by Rookie:

Posted by martin:

Posted by Travla:

Posted by VDesai:

Knicks got hurt on the boards tonight. In the few minutes Wilcox got I thought he was a beast hitting the glass. He got brought down by the fact that he had to play all of his minutes with Hughes out there, who was forcing the game and playing like ****. I think if Wilcox takes over Jeffries minutes we will be a lot more imposing inside.

Wilcox should definitely be starting for Jeffries after a few games.

the one thing I noticed about Wilcox - and Hughes to a degree - was that they were confused on D. The Knicks seem to switch on everything and these 2 guys weren't used to it and it made for some weird spacing or guys being open.

Man, Hughes has quick hands. He also looked good bringing the ball up and has a great handle. I can definitely see his role being backing up Duhon as he learns to orchestrate the Offense. Wilcox looks awesome on the offensive glass. Pretty active defender too. Looking forward to seeing these guys get their legs, build some chemistry and contribute

What about the rookie Gallo where does he fit into this. I don't think Hughes is much of a player he looked like garbage. If he couldn't help Chicago how the hell is this crappy player going to help NYK. Someone put him on the inactive list please get Jerome back because Hughes is going to mess the rotation up big time and ruin Gallo's chance to be a player in the league. This is a huge mistake what D'Antoni is doing there is no way Hughes is going to help this team he is aweful I don't need to see more of this player.

can't really determine what MDA's gonna do w/Hughes based off 1 game... he has to have some time to evaluate these guys & figure out how he wants to use them... u can't do that w/in the span of 1 practice or 2... he's gotta see them in game action.

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by Rookie:

Posted by martin:

Posted by Travla:

Posted by VDesai:

Knicks got hurt on the boards tonight. In the few minutes Wilcox got I thought he was a beast hitting the glass. He got brought down by the fact that he had to play all of his minutes with Hughes out there, who was forcing the game and playing like ****. I think if Wilcox takes over Jeffries minutes we will be a lot more imposing inside.

Wilcox should definitely be starting for Jeffries after a few games.

the one thing I noticed about Wilcox - and Hughes to a degree - was that they were confused on D. The Knicks seem to switch on everything and these 2 guys weren't used to it and it made for some weird spacing or guys being open.

Man, Hughes has quick hands. He also looked good bringing the ball up and has a great handle. I can definitely see his role being backing up Duhon as he learns to orchestrate the Offense. Wilcox looks awesome on the offensive glass. Pretty active defender too. Looking forward to seeing these guys get their legs, build some chemistry and contribute

What about the rookie Gallo where does he fit into this. I don't think Hughes is much of a player he looked like garbage. If he couldn't help Chicago how the hell is this crappy player going to help NYK. Someone put him on the inactive list please get Jerome back because Hughes is going to mess the rotation up big time and ruin Gallo's chance to be a player in the league. This is a huge mistake what D'Antoni is doing there is no way Hughes is going to help this team he is aweful I don't need to see more of this player.

I'm looking at it from more of a 'working in two new guys who haven't played much and need to get their legs' point of view. Someone had to sit, coach needs a look at his new guys, they need some game action to knock the rust off, and they will need a rest tomorrow. Gallo, should be ready to go and motivated to fight for his minutes. Gallo need to show some signs of improvement tomorrow. Q got minutes because he deserves a chance to fight for his spot. Of course, he did exactly what we expect from him....nothing. Q should start to be phased out, but Gallo needs to start to show something. These guys need to learn what it's like to fight for a playoff spot even if they don't make it it's another learning/growing experience for the team. Coach is going to play his best players and right now, Gallo needs to show that he is one of them. I like the move, MDA is a great motivator....except if he thinks your useless like *cough* Curry and Marburry then he could give two craps about you.

Posted by TMS:

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by Rookie:

Posted by martin:

Posted by Travla:

Posted by VDesai:

Knicks got hurt on the boards tonight. In the few minutes Wilcox got I thought he was a beast hitting the glass. He got brought down by the fact that he had to play all of his minutes with Hughes out there, who was forcing the game and playing like ****. I think if Wilcox takes over Jeffries minutes we will be a lot more imposing inside.

Wilcox should definitely be starting for Jeffries after a few games.

the one thing I noticed about Wilcox - and Hughes to a degree - was that they were confused on D. The Knicks seem to switch on everything and these 2 guys weren't used to it and it made for some weird spacing or guys being open.

Man, Hughes has quick hands. He also looked good bringing the ball up and has a great handle. I can definitely see his role being backing up Duhon as he learns to orchestrate the Offense. Wilcox looks awesome on the offensive glass. Pretty active defender too. Looking forward to seeing these guys get their legs, build some chemistry and contribute

What about the rookie Gallo where does he fit into this. I don't think Hughes is much of a player he looked like garbage. If he couldn't help Chicago how the hell is this crappy player going to help NYK. Someone put him on the inactive list please get Jerome back because Hughes is going to mess the rotation up big time and ruin Gallo's chance to be a player in the league. This is a huge mistake what D'Antoni is doing there is no way Hughes is going to help this team he is aweful I don't need to see more of this player.

can't really determine what MDA's gonna do w/Hughes based off 1 game... he has to have some time to evaluate these guys & figure out how he wants to use them... u can't do that w/in the span of 1 practice or 2... he's gotta see them in game action.

I thought you earn your stripes in practice. Why was Hughes out there playing when it is obvious he hasn't earned the right to play in game situation. This is bullshyt. MDA cost the Knicks a game and you know this affected Chandler to some degree he is already looking over his shoulder. this is a MDA f'up.

Posted by TMS:

MDA's a proven winning coach, i trust he knows what he's doing... he's been doing a good job so far this season from what i've seen... Gallo hasn't earned his stripes yet either & u can't blame a coach for wanting to see his new players in action to see how they fit in... if Hughes continues to get big minutes & still struggles then u'll have a reason to be angry.

Posted by TMS:

MDA's job is to coach to win games, bottomline... if he feels that playing Gallo more minutes will give him a better chance to win right now, that's what he'll do... if he feels Gallo still needs more developing, then he'll go w/other guys til he deems Gallo is ready to take on a bigger role... that doesn't mean he places no importance on the rebuild & solely focused on making a push for the playoffs... i'm sure he's trying to do both at the same time... there's no set formula for a coach to give out minutes in every game... sometimes a player is playing well & warrants more, sometimes he doesn't... unless u're an established star player in the NBA u'r not always guaranteed a certain amount of minutes every single game... it varies sometimes from 1 game to another, with young developing players the variance is a lot more than on more experienced ones... u have to expect this... Gallo's gonna take some time to grow into the player he might be someday as most 19 yo players do when they hit the NBA.

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by TMS:

MDA's job is to coach to win games, bottomline... if he feels that playing Gallo more minutes will give him a better chance to win right now, that's what he'll do... if he feels Gallo still needs more developing, then he'll go w/other guys til he deems Gallo is ready to take on a bigger role... that doesn't mean he places no importance on the rebuild & solely focused on making a push for the playoffs... i'm sure he's trying to do both at the same time... there's no set formula for a coach to give out minutes in every game... sometimes a player is playing well & warrants more, sometimes he doesn't... unless u're an established star player in the NBA u'r not always guaranteed a certain amount of minutes every single game... it varies sometimes from 1 game to another, with young developing players the variance is a lot more than on more experienced ones... u have to expect this... Gallo's gonna take some time to grow into the player he might be someday as most 19 yo players do when they hit the NBA.

How can his opinion on players change so drastically? One game they deserve to start and the next there's a pecking order that explains a DNP-CD?

That's not coaching, that's flying by the seat of your pants.

Posted by Rookie:

I guess Duhon's turnovers, Chandler's and N8's cold shooting or our horrible transition defense had nothing to do with the loss.

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by Rookie:

I guess Duhon's turnovers, Chandler's and N8's cold shooting or our horrible transition defense had nothing to do with the loss.

What lost the game was MDA that is who lost the game. MDA needs to realize that if he is going to make the playoffs the players who will lead him to the playoffs is Chandler, Gallo, Nate, Lee and Duhon. Not Hughes he isn't a savior and he isn't much better than Gallo at this point in his career.

I don't know what you guys are watching but when I saw Hughes coming to the game a second time After a minute I was cursing at my tv to get Hughes out of there. This guy has a ****ty game that is going to ruin the Knicks chance of accomolishing anything good this year.

Dude, we haven't won in Toronto in a long time