Posted by djsunyc:

[quote]Posted by arkrud:


wow...no playoff? then why in the blue hell did we give up an unprotected #1 pick? not making the playoffs would be an unmitigated DISASTER for us.

Why? Even if we miss the playoffs but would have gotten the 10th pick I rather have Curry. As its been said many times- curry is 23yrs old , coming out of college he would be a top 1-2 pick. Some people are never happy and love to 2nd guess every move.

Posted by Nalod:


WE don't always Lose the game, sometimes the other team is better and/or plays better to Win!

I agree with knights brilliant short answer.

We lose becasue Jerome James did not play? Wow, we then really suck! Maybe JJ was worn out from the nite before? Kaman is far to mobile for some of our bigs.

Curry actually playing in the 4th is a landmark event for us! He was not hurt, not in severe foul trouble and able! This landmark event must happen. He must miss foulshots in the 4th before he progresses and does hit them. He must play in crunch time to become a clutch player! It does not happen at once.

This rotation of players is a big old classroom on wheels where winnig is secondary. There is a larger objective than winning early games right a wasy. There is a larger prize that is likely 2-3 years away, and while I don't understand everything, I can see the logic of Larry.

Motto:

I can understand that any other day of the week, but not on that loss. We had the game. We survived the third quarter because of defense. But then in the fourth it all came apart, both defense and offense. While the Clippers are a good team, the Knicks aren't a bad one. They are just, as you put it, learning. Seeing the whole picture it is great because we are learning now to be a great team in the near future. But it still doesn't makes up for the fact that we let another game slip away, and one where we played great for three quarters against a good team. Its tough because I see this team and they aren't as bad as their record shows. They always have one part of the game where all falls apart and never recover. Its tough. But, oh well, this is a transition year, the one where Larry establishes his knowledge. We aren't supposed to win now, but... you still want them to as a fan....