since our perimeter defense is so poor and we're giving up so many open three's anyway, maybe larry should have this team play zone for an entire game- maybe the other team will get cold for a long enough stretch for us to win.

Posted by martin:

Posted by Bonn1997:

I was thrilled to see Ariza hit two jump shots in the last game.

good point. And they looked smooth too. Total difference between this year and last.

IM looking at each game for signs. THe lack of passion is uncertainty, its a lack of confidence as they are tentitive to Phuch up and get benched. This is how you do it, break the young men down and find out who is mentally tough and who is not. I have said for years Isiahs over paid underachievers were mentally soft. Thats why they underachieve. This team is a bit different, but we have to do this.

Craw is starting to come around. I also saw against the nets more transition points. They started to run, and the defense sucked!

ITs pretty simple, get the defense down and larry will let them off the leash! Not there yet!

Signs: Reezy, Craw, the fast emergence Frye, James ( I see improvement) and marbs at the 2.

larrys teams begin with Defense. No D, no playing time, no win.

It's so frustrating that this guy is so power mad that he'll lose games to coach the kind of players he wants, which are guys that are gonna be far less talented than what we have now.

I honestly never thought it was going to come to this. I thought Larry could add 10 wins to the roster. I didn't think he was gonna make us sit through dreck like this to trudge our way to 45 win roster in 2 years rather than right now.

It's too bad we didn't give Flip a real shot at the job. He would've been the right fit with this roster.

Posted by martin:

Posted by Bonn1997:

larrys teams begin with Defense. No D, no playing time, no win.

That's why it's puzzling that Q is still starting and that Lee and Butler aren't playing at all.

I dont know if you caught the NJ game but I saw a few instance where Q played OK D against Carter. Bodied him up. I think in PHO there was no real D going on, just running your opponents into the ground. Q may be picking it up too!

I actually like how Q played against NJN. If he had his shot going, it would have been his best game as a Knick.

What's puzzlingis why is Curry still a fast bastard and can't sense a double team and not only appears to have a heart condition, but maybe an eye condition. If he was being tripled and had friggin' Mark Price wide open at the free throw line, he would throw up a brick and pick up an offensive.

He can't coach this team, it appears. Or doesn't want to in a manner in which they might win a few games. Up tempo and let it fly! Larry thinks he is doing a Memphis Grizzlies Hubie Brown coaching clinic and it is at the expense of the fans. Hubie got that team winning in a hurry though, one big difference. This team should win 45 games. If it doesn't, blame Larry, or Isiah for hiring the wrong coach for the mission at hand.