Moonangie wrote:That game sucked. At least we got to see Hill get some burn. But still a sloppy, poor shooting affair. I hope the next game we get things back on track.

we gotta get this kid some burn when the minutes actually matter, not 12 4th quarter minutes in a blowout loss... he's never going to learn anything getting sporadic minutes like this.

BRIGGS wrote:That team has full capabilities to win more than 1 championship as they progress.

durant is a fantastic player and guys like green really play a supporting role.. they have 5 guys that understand what they are as players.. and that is good for a young team.... the young players lead and are allowed to lead.. no guys seeking contracts disrupting the team..

Pharzeone wrote:

tkf wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:That team has full capabilities to win more than 1 championship as they progress.

durant is a fantastic player and guys like green really play a supporting role.. they have 5 guys that understand what they are as players.. and that is good for a young team.... the young players lead and are allowed to lead.. no guys seeking contracts disrupting the team..

That is a good point. I'm tired of Duhon. Dude slows up the offense on purpose just to wait for Lee to get up the court. When his shot is off and teams guard against the pick and roll, he is utter useless. Get him off my team.

couldnt agree more pharz. i think you got duhon pegged pretty well...

tkf wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:That team has full capabilities to win more than 1 championship as they progress.

durant is a fantastic player and guys like green really play a supporting role.. they have 5 guys that understand what they are as players.. and that is good for a young team.... the young players lead and are allowed to lead.. no guys seeking contracts disrupting the team..

It seems like they really paid attention to detail--they are a long athletic basketball team with a star good size and depth upfront a high quality PG and a good young 6th man. Westbrook could easily become the second star there as well. Looks like a good character group as well and well coached. They are so far above the curve for their collective age it's pretty incredible. I don't think they need to be big FA players--you know add a vet piece like a Collison here and there and just save the money to pay their own guys. They also have two more draft picks this in year in what will be a nice draft. If Phoenix falters--they own their pick unrestricted

tkf wrote:

Pharzeone wrote:

tkf wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:That team has full capabilities to win more than 1 championship as they progress.

durant is a fantastic player and guys like green really play a supporting role.. they have 5 guys that understand what they are as players.. and that is good for a young team.... the young players lead and are allowed to lead.. no guys seeking contracts disrupting the team..

That is a good point. I'm tired of Duhon. Dude slows up the offense on purpose just to wait for Lee to get up the court. When his shot is off and teams guard against the pick and roll, he is utter useless. Get him off my team.

the knicks offensive sets suck... at times you will have two guys on one side, with gallo buried in the corner and bender or harrington standing next to him.. I mean really, how the hell is the guy deep in the corner ever going to touch the ball.. plus this way, it makes it easy for guys , long guys like durant and green to guard gallo, and chandler.... you have to move the ball and move bodies vs that kind of team....

It's not the sets but the guy running them that makes the diff. Until we improve at the PG spot things can only get so good. We have some pieces that can work but we all know the weaknesses we have. Not much we can do about it right now. There are no answers to fix all the problems we have currently on the roster.

D'Antoni convinced "everyone"? I don't think so. He may have convinced you. But anyone who follows Knicks basketball carefully KNEW that Chris Duhn was only a rental as a bridge to 2010.

I would contend the D'Antoni "system" will be bolstered by Lebron at guard.

By October, Jonathan Bender will have had a Summer of added confidence to provide frontcourt depth.

Against team's that have us beat athletically at every position sometimes you need to switch it up. Pound it inside a little, let him use his fouls. There was no flow to this game anyway. That team is too long and quick for the knicks to stay in the game.

MS wrote:I don't know why Mike can't play Curry the entire forth quarter in a blow out loss. I really don't care to see Bender this season, although he played well last night. Let him play next year.

Against team's that have us beat athletically at every position sometimes you need to switch it up. Pound it inside a little, let him use his fouls. There was no flow to this game anyway. That team is too long and quick for the knicks to stay in the game.

the thing is, the hawks are just as athletic and long, yet we have done well vs them.. I just think last night the knicks fell back into a lot of old habbits and just didn't play well..

martin wrote:

tkf wrote:

MS wrote:I don't know why Mike can't play Curry the entire forth quarter in a blow out loss. I really don't care to see Bender this season, although he played well last night. Let him play next year.

Against team's that have us beat athletically at every position sometimes you need to switch it up. Pound it inside a little, let him use his fouls. There was no flow to this game anyway. That team is too long and quick for the knicks to stay in the game.

the thing is, the hawks are just as athletic and long, yet we have done well vs them.. I just think last night the knicks fell back into a lot of old habbits and just didn't play well..

Difference for me was the speed of the guards and teams in general: Bibby ain't fast any more and Westbrook was lightening, same with Brooks in Houston game. And the Thunder just HUSTLED the entire defensive time, something that Atlanta doesn't do at the same clip.

yea.. also, the thunder challenged everything at the hoop.. perfect time to kick out.. but instead guys were forcing.. especially lee..

Aside from the Spurs I don't think I have seen someone dismantle a team so quickly and add so much young talent.

Maynor, Kristic, Greene, Westbrook, Durant, Harden

This team is lightening quick. The Hawks don't have anyone like Westbrook on their roster at the guard position that can blow by you at will and elevate around the basket. Smith is the only kid that really comes to mind. Marvin and Horford aren't as smooth as the guys on the Thunder. The Hawks are good don't get me wrong, but they are a far better matchup for us.

We really need to give Eddy time on the court a few minutes a quarter. You know he wants to play. I don't like his work ethic, I don't feel sorry for the guy, but when Al Harrington is the low post threat you are in massive trouble. Get the guy some reps.