Posted by TMS:

i agree w/u there as i've said in the past... he played alot more under control last year when he was asked to orchestrate more of the offense... that's why i keep wanting him to be given the reigns to be our starting PG... i just think he's a much more heady player when he's looking to get his teammates involved instead of struggling to get touches in the flow of the offense & then chucking up shots every time he touches it out of the 2G spot.

i don't think he's a starting point guard either. too many brain farts. he's a 6th man that can snipe and that's what he should be used at. we need a new starting sg, sf, and pf.

Posted by martin:

Posted by Killa4luv:

5. Rebounding, we outrebounded them on paper, but in the game, they had some 2nd and 3rd chance oppurtunities that they really shouldn't have had in the 2nd half. That really costed us, imo. More than anything else. Rebounds killed us, even with the great D. Lee in there.

this is why I think our team rebounding numbers are not reliable... late in games, when guys don't or forget to block out, we lose games cause of missed rebounding opportunities.

rebounding late in games has cost us a couple of wins mostly because Curry is just standing around watching most of the time

And if you want to tell me i don't know anything, go ahead......

ISIAH HAS BEEN AWFUL LATE IN GAMES.........

Teams always get the basket to tie or win, and he never uses the foul to give or makes the right call, the crawford dribble the clock down and shoot the three is also brilliant play calling.....

The kid makes the big shot often, but when you are taking them your going to get your chance

We had 12 second chance points. The Wizards only had 9 second chance points

I never said anything, but you take the shot if you have it no matter how much time is on the clock if you were down by points you need the oppurtunity to get the rebound, it was a smart play by crawford.....

There was a zero percent chance he gets close on the heave, but who goes between the legs there.....thats nit picking

There is a difference between having a good fourth quarter and standing still in the final minute of the game, i never see the guy with his arms up at least creating havoc

You take the shot early so you have a chance to rebound a miss or foul if the wizards get the ball. Nothing wrong with taking the shot at 12 seconds.

& in the other 19 games according to your ratings, he's either been good - awesome... i'll take that for a player who's still not yet reached his peak... what Jamal needs is some tough coaching that will force him to play the way he was under LB & put him into a position where he'll be looked upon to be more of the orchestrator rather than a haphazard shooter, as i've said time & time again.

if you ever watched John Starks play in his day, he'd give you games where you wanted to pull your hair out too, & also games where he'd come through in the clutch & hit the big shot even when he'd play like crap the rest of the game... he was by far my favorite Knick of alltime... i am developing the same type of affinity for Jamal (obviously not yet on Starks level because this team hasn't been through the postseason wars as of yet).

there were times when Starks was awful on both ends of the floor too... he'd collect boneheaded technicals for head butting a player, or arguing w/the refs, & spend a big chunk of the game on the bench... what good was he to the team then? that didn't make he hate him though... i still loved his intensity & knew there'd be games where he'd show how good of a player he really was... it was just a question of maturity... w/Jamal, i love the kid's attitude... he's very coachable, he's humble, he's well liked by his teammates... i don't have those concerns over his maturity... i just think he needs the right coaching to mold him into the player i know he can be.

Posted by Bippity10:

Jamal is erratic, inconsistent, maddening and makes you want to kill him. But he's not a bad guy. He'd be willing to listen if he was coached. I have no problem with the guy. He just needs to be taught.

So basically its not his fault its the coaches fault. Interesting take from you of all people.