Cosmic wrote:That had to be one of the longest halves of basketball I've ever watched. So many damn stoppages.

Nice of us to give up 45 points in the 2nd quarter.

Lee made Hill his bitch a couple of times.

Why don't we go back to posting up Gallo? Seemed to work pretty good and then we don't see it again.

we have to get T-mac and lee their shots.. can't let gallo go off for 40 points.. He looked good today, athletic and mobile.. posint martin and hitting threes.. nice game..

Douglas had a good game, has to learn to pull up and hit the open shooter and not committ leaving his feet..

I hate the slide under offensive foul BS.. another flaw in NBA rules. was made so the offensive player doesn't have an unfair advantage uprooting defenders and running guys over.. Jeffries sliding under guys is something I wasn't that much of a fan of, even when he was here... BS way to defend...

Hill looked good as well...

tkf wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:Gallo should just put up the jumper without looking to back up for the 3. Hate when anyone does that.

walt frazier calls the shot where your foot in on the three point line, the worst shot in the league.. that long 2..LOL.. he feels why not step back and inch and hit that shot... so it is really not a bad shot, just depends on how you look at things..

i hate when they do that too... breaks any rhythm of the catch & shoot... i think they should only do that when you absolutely must have a 3 pt shot.

TMS wrote:

s3231 wrote:Was at this one and all I have to say is without David Lee, Knicks get blown out easily.

I think Douglas is a good prospect but I think the end of the game perfectly sums up why D'Antoni waited this long to insert him in the lineup. Some awful decision making in the end by Douglas and I still can't fathom why the ball wasn't going to Gallo or Lee within the last 2 minutes...

w/o Gallo or TD we woulda got blown out easily too... both those kids had incredible games... TD had a rough final 2 minutes but he was draining big shots all game long & w/o that we don't even have a chance to win it down the stretch.

Agreed. Gallo was huge and TD and had a good game (really wish we could take back those awful last 2 minutes though).

I mentioned Lee specifically though because he had several huge offensive rebounds that led to more points for us. Not to mention, I think he played very good D today and he was very aggressive in the 2nd half. I don't think his production could have been replaced today by any one else on this team. It was really one of the better performances I've seen from him, he was great,

We'll only win a game here or there if NO ex knicks are playing.
If we really thought ny can win games like these we shoulda kept
Jeffries, Hill and Ariza.

That formula doesnt add up those guys had to be traded
so if you're a smart BETTING Knick fan and needed some $$$dough
you'd bet vs Knicks in these type of games where a ex Knick comes back.

Even though Knicks has Hawks number & Jamaal I am sure Knicks fans would prefer
to have Atlanta's record!

TMS wrote:lol... thanks dude... actually was hoping for better out of Jordan but he held his own out there... Lee pretty much had his number but that's to be expected... w/more experience i have no doubt Jordan Hill is going to be a very good player in the NBA... u can see him developing into one right before ur eyes... seriously hope we land Lebron & Bosh this summer so i don't have to be pissed everytime i see him put up a good statline.

Lee was all over Hill's ass, but Hill had that big play toward the end where he tapped in his own rebound..he also contested some shots...it goes to show, a coach like Adelman who makes certain moves during a game for a rhyme or a reason...like putting in Jeffries solely for defense, or putting in Brooks for his ability to break down a defense and shoot from the outside...can actually help a team win with "in game" coaching.

D'Antoni is all about his "system" but his in-game coaching is virtually non-existent.

oohah

tkf wrote:funny with all of the jordan Hill love.. when I was on here defending him and aruging with another poster about the Hill pick, there was very little support for Hill.. most seemed to want to play it safe and not defend Hill because they also were unsure of the pick.. Now the love for hill is hilarious.. LOL.. that is cool, but it is also why I said, lets not be so quick to call kids bust before they play a game... I do remember those who stood by hill and those who kept quiet.. just funny to see the outpouring of love now...

Honestly he's not that good and people are going way overboard with the love today. They must have watched a different game than I did. I saw him get murdered by Lee and even though Al shot like crap today he easily blew past Hill whenever he wanted to. I saw him drop a couple of passes with those little hands of his. He plays raw and clumsy and uncomfortable. Missed several gimmie layups ala Jeffries. He had a couple of nice little post ups where he dropped the ball in. But other than he didn't do anything special out there.

But hey if fans want to see a budding superstar and over dramatize 13pts and 4bds that's not up to me. I'm not going to do that though. He's a mediocre player and had little impact on the game.