interesting game... some observations:
We went a legit 10 deep in the rotation and it really worked well. We actually played 11 (Kuz got a very short run). There isnt a ton of redundancy in our bench. Everyone does some different things.
Lance picked up his poor shooting where he left off, but at least hitting those corner 3s was a great sign. Btw Lance is shooting 43% from 3 and 33% from 2. Ouch. Just bang and hit the long ball kid!
We have some muscle. I think the OKC game really lit a fire under these guys. Just because they are pros doesnt mean the cant lose focus. Since then our bigs have played big. With KOQ, Noah, Willy and Lance we have some real muscle. When you consider some of skill around them its a nice mix. We have a nice balance of size, speed and skill on the roster.
KOQ was a bigtime shot blocker in college and in the pre-draft measurements he showed a 7'5 wingspan. With him looking lighter and quicker dont be surprised to see more of this from him. He's 26 and looking like a very nice low budget acquisition by Phil.
Boy does Rose look good. He hasnt been a great facilitator yet but his scoring is really have a great impact. When KP and company were bricking away in the first qtr Rose's easy looking forays to the basket kept the Knicks going. He's been taking great shots. Look at his chart from last night. He either kills you taking it right to the hole or kills for for defending him like he's taking it right to the hole. Next to KP/Melo's outside shooting he's looking like a great fit every game.
Jose Calderon WS/48 (last year): 096
Derrick Rose WS/48 (this year): 062
Once again we are seeing that Rose is "the worse PG in the league" and "hurting his team" right? 
Sometimes you just have to watch the games.
Rose/Melo/KP is a legit big 3. I dont expect all 3 to make the AS game, but they are all that caliber. Whats nice is the role players are really good and we are getting nice contributions from the rest nightly.
Coach continues his pattern of letting players play and not making quick subs. It seems to be working really well. Guys look comfortable and are playing hard and look like they can play through stuff without looking over their shoulders.
Kings really stink. Cracks me up when you consider how much negativity Melo gets from fans and then you see guys like Boogie and Gay.
20 games in Knicks are 11-9, 6th in the East, and 8-3 over their last 11 games.
"winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs
12/4/2016 10:33 PM
