orangeblobman wrote:I don't think he was calling him out, Coach Mike is a play fiend, he jokes around. But then, I didn't hear the stuff with my own ears, the ears I have on my head, of which I have two, and they have served me well as far as listening goes.

And I agree with Coach Mike, you get it to the open guy. Hotness and coldness come and go, they fluctuate, but what must remain constant is the way the offense flows, the way it works. Do you think it's worth it to possibly derail the offensive flow to feed a hot potato? The potato will be hot for a while but eventually cool off, once you derail the flow I would imagine it takes more energy to put it back on the railroad tracks. But it also depends on the timing. Like, Amar'e was hot last game in the 4th, where it was a crucial time, late in the game. You feed the potato, you butter it at that point because there isn't enough time left in the game to worry about derailing the offense.

I like me some boiled potatoes with some oil(sunflower or any other does the trick) and they go together with most things, boiled potato and herring being my favorite. To clean herring: Assume there are no scales, or clean them off, make a cut in the middle of the top and bottom, longitudinally. Make a continuous cut around the tail that meets the longitudinal cuts + peel the skin starting from the tail. With a knife's edge, scrape the abdominal cavity lining off(where all the insides, caviar and all, are , unless previously they were removed) Then separate the "back" from the "stomach" meat by pressing and running your finger between the 2 on both sides, starting from the tail. Next, you peel the meat from the backbone starting from the tail. All the ribs and small bones should stay attached to the spine. Then you have 4 pieces of herring, boneless and ready to be cut up. Bottom parts, where the stomach was, has more fish oil and omega 3 fatty acids.

BlueSeats wrote:Clyde also likes to reward the big-man after a block.

Clyde is a leader, D'Antoni a coach. They're both right. A good PG when to do which.

Rewarding the big man makes him continue to play inspired D. Thats good coaching even if its the PG doing it. Of course you do that within reason and dont just force it.

Clyde would've loved playing for Mike too. This is as close to the style of play that the 70's Knicks played, as we'll every get.

nixluva wrote:The thing I love about Mike's system is that he's not calling every single play and holding his players back from being creative or using their brains. Mike teaches players how to really play the game and then he lets them actually PLAY!!! So what happens is that the players police themselves when it comes to shots. They make sure on their own to get an open shot for a guy that's hot, but it still requires some effort on the part of the player. I just love this style of ball, which is why I was so glad we got Mike. IMO this is BB at it's best. Ball and player movement is so beautiful to watch.

Clyde would've loved playing for Mike too. This is as close to the style of play that the 70's Knicks played, as we'll every get.

I'm with you luva, it's a very enjoyable brand of offense; and while it seems like there's a controversye here, I Don't think there is. D' gave Nash a lot of leadership flexibility and I don't think he begrudged him riding a hot hand. It's possible D' is just having Felton's back here.

Of course it's also possible he's being extremely defensive. I hope not.

Elite wrote:on Brandon Tierney... he said "even our announcers say.. if a guy is hot, get him the ball.. well no, move the ball to who is open"

Brandon was like "throwin some shots at breen!" Mike was like "no its not that one"

and i remember Clyde saying that.. personally I agree with Clyde on this.. but kinda lame Mike called him out

You should work for the NY Post.