Tom!!! finally BB chat! Thanks for the good response. A couple of things
- It's already been mentioned but bears repeating: nothing really meaningful can be projected from these #s just yet. The sample size is very small and very biased.
I disagree for this reason. LB is playing so many players and guys have been pretty inconsistant, but there are some patterns that are hard to ignore. The thing that jumps out at me is the types of players at the top and bottom are very similar. Guys at the top in Ariza, Frye, Nate, Lee and Rose are all hustle guys and very active. They are always moving on offense and defense.
On the flip side the guys on the bottom in Curry, Q, AD and JJ are less active. Q is usually spotting up somewhere. When Curry has the ball everyone stops and watches. AD is a position rebounder and JJ... well we wont go there.
The two anomalies are Rose and Barnes. Now I think Barnes has really be hurt by his D; ie whoever he's guarding has done very well. Rose has simply played very hard and better than his stats would indicate. The game where he drew the 2 charges for one.
The big conclusion? Our guards. Crawford, Nate and Marbury are all better when surrounded by active players, and they are better on both sides of the ball. The lack of motion with the bottom guys takes away from their ability to find open guys, get offensive boards, crash the glass, fill the lane, get steals, etc.
when the Knicks are moving good things happen. The guys at the top move.
Just my take on that
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