Knicksfan wrote:Lin not earning his starting status tonight.

Am I watching the wrong game? I could have sworn Lin was playing solid with 6 assists and his defense was pretty good.

GustavBahler wrote:No one was complaining about the level of competition during Linsanity but now all of a sudden its an issue? I agree we are going to have to beat better teams but its funny how all of a sudden its more about the other team than us.

C'mon...I think my son's 7 year old team could beat the Blazers right now. They were down 30 at half time the other night.

NYKBocker wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:Lin not earning his starting status tonight.

Am I watching the wrong game? I could have sworn Lin was playing solid with 6 assists and his defense was pretty good.

Lin is my man...he was NOT good in the first half. He had just as many TO as ASSISTS.

gunsnewing wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

crzymdups wrote:wow. was amar'e dogging it, too? or is melo playing better just a domino effect? or is portland really this bad?

We would've gotten destroyed by Portland if Dantoni was still coaching. Is obvious the players wanted a new voice

i'll believe it if they go better than 2-8 over the next ten. anyone can beat portland right now.

Im as skeptical as you, but this team has been so awful, they could easily be winning or trailing by only 2 points and give up the game in the third.

i'm not rooting against them. i'm waiting to see them beat a quality opponent. the doubleheader against the pacers is HUGE. if they can sweep that, it'd be a crazy good sign for the rest of the season.

they SHOULD be able to beat the pacers. they match up well with that team.

on the flip side if the Knicks were down by 26 people would be killing Melo, Dolan & Woodson.

Of course...

gunsnewing wrote:Amare & Melo both 15pts...when was the last time they both played well together?

Hold down your enthusiasm...IT is the BLAZERS!

ChuckBuck wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:No one was complaining about the level of competition during Linsanity but now all of a sudden its an issue? I agree we are going to have to beat better teams but its funny how all of a sudden its more about the other team than us.

After 6 games of Dumbtoni losses, we'll take any win!

Are you guys really trying to argue that Woodson is making the difference tonight??? What if the Knicks came out flat? I wouldn't really blame Woodson given that he didn't have as much as a practice to make any kind of changes. This is still the same style we've been playing all year. The energy is up, but how can you give Woodson any credit for that with no practice directed only by him? The team is just running what they know.

With time we can give Woodson proper credit for the work his does to close out the year. Let's not get carried away just to kick dirt on MDA.

GustavBahler wrote:

HugeKnick4 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:No one was complaining about the level of competition during Linsanity but now all of a sudden its an issue? I agree we are going to have to beat better teams but its funny how all of a sudden its more about the other team than us.

C'mon...I think my son's 7 year old team could beat the Blazers right now. They were down 30 at half time the other night.

Were you saying that during Linsanity? The level of competition wasn't much better at times.

That is BS! They didn't blow anybody out like this. The T-Wolves, The Jazz, Mavs and Lakers are 4 of the 7 victories. They are all capable of making the playoffs...and some are a lock.

gunsnewing wrote:

HugeKnick4 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Amare & Melo both 15pts...when was the last time they both played well together?

Hold down your enthusiasm...IT is the BLAZERS!

Then why did they both look awful when we lost to the bobcats & hornets. The leagues worst

I am placing you on ignore...

MaTT4281 wrote:Trying to catch the game between watching my niece. Wow. Figures they wait until D'Antoni's first game gone and hold Portland to 29 first half points?!
Amar'e might still have room for improvement, but definitely happy with his early 2nd half of the season performance.

STAT's been coming around lately. This is all based on defensive effort so the Knicks can run. That's what they need to get back to. They won't all be this easy of course, Blazers are laying down, but the effort is what I like to see.