Don't give up fans, our rotation is not yet set. We need continuity at certain positions, and hopefully things will alright...

Crawford looked great IMO. Still took a couple bad shots but really played hard on D and helped on the glass. What did he finish with? 7 boards? 8? There was one sequence where he played Terry tough, then went into traffic for the rebound. LB called a time and you could see LB go right to Crawford, say "good job" and give him a high five. Pretty cool

good point fish and craw also hit a big shot late and gave frye a nice pass late in the game, lee and ariza had a nice give and go as well as frye and ariza. Nate played fearless late, I love that guy.... but craw did a good job running the team late, and when he realizes that he can take the ball to the hoop at will, he will be better...

Posted by SlimPack:

it becomes clear to me now that jerome james is not an "impact" player

I would not say that so quick, look at where the mavs operated during the first half, On the perimeter, his length caused prolems, he had a block early, and changed a lot of shots, that is what we need from him...

yeah your right he should have a few more chances first, anyway to me it seems whenver the knicks go up tempo their scarcely defeatable.

[Edited by - slimpack on 10-21-2005 11:33 PM]

Posted by PhilinLA:

Boy, I saw a lot to be excited about. People can rip Marbury all they want but he played tenacious D and he's learning a different way to play. Likewise Craw. Those two played hard and will adjust. I saw every Knick think d tonight and I can't remember the last time I saw that.

The rooks and Ariza are really, really impressive and will grow by leaps and bounds. I thought Mo Taylor was really buying into the program.

It looked to me like they are doing the work and I think we are likely to see rapid improvement.

to me, mo taylor played selfish at times, refusing to pass the ball until he got into deep trouble, he was upsetting me all night long...

vdfebduderock's player by player analysis

Marbury: Good 1st half, but looked lackadaisical in 2nd. Too many foolish passes which helped Dallas cut lead. Some poor decisions there also
Craw: Good game. He made some good shots. If his 3 point shot was more accurate, then the team couldv'e used him in clutch. Good rebounding and assists today. Didn't lose the ball too much. Still needs to work on shot.
Nate: Good game, but seriously needs to slow down. He turned the ball over too many times. Some of the offensive fouls were made because he wanted to shoot over everyone. Defense wasn't atrocious, but could use some work. Will have to learn to shoot more pull up jumpshots. We saw him show his range today, just needs to do it consistently.
Ariza: Good shooting game also, and defense was decent, especially when getting charges. Rebounding and hustle were there today. It was great for him to play great D with the steals and dunks. Also, i liked that he attacked the basket. However, he should work on FTs, ball handling, not being too aggressive on D, and developing jumpshot. He can't attack all the time. In the end, good game.
AD: Good game for him. He did a good job getting the rebounds, playing D, positioning himself on offense, and scoring. He was lackadaisical in 2nd half, but he stil had a good game.
Frye: Good game, but I wish he was on the floor more. He has to watch his fouls. He gets too many offensive fouls and the 2nd quarter killed him. His offensive touch was there, minus the blocked dunk. His rebounding needs lots of work as he's getting overworked on the boxout. Should block more shots, but he was fine.
Lee: tough game for him. He worked hard in the 4th, but there was no rhythm. No shots would go down. This is what will happen if u don't have a polished offensive game and mid range shot. Needs more efficiency scoring in paint. He reminds me of Weatherspoon grabbing his missed shots from the paint and struggling to score. Free throw shooting bothers me the most.
Mo: Good game for him. He played good D and had a great offensive game. He also grabbed a handful of boards.
Curry: Good offensive game, and good that he had 2 blks, but there were times that I thought he wasn't focusing. He didn't grab rebounds on offensive and defensive end, let Howard and Daniels steal his rebounds, and shot poorly from the line.
James: I don't know why the team runs plays for him on the offensive end. He's a decent defender, but needs to go to Aguirre's boot camp to learn how to score in the post. He couldn't make anything.
The Refs: were horrible. They called numerous offensive fouls for the heck of it. Many bad calls today.

The good thing about the rooks is they keep playing d. They all have to smooth out their offense and boxing out, but kids who've already committed to d can pick that stuff up fast. They all have good hands, so shooting and boarding etc, shouldn't be a long term problem.

Brown needs to work with Frye on setting picks boxing out and securing rebounds. No point in the muscles if you're going to TT it when their called for.