Knickoftime wrote:

misterearl wrote:Knickoftime - Better not count those playoff victories before Ticketmaster prints the discount coupons. The Bulls just beat the Heat.

Not counting anything other than a trip to the dance, but that said, yes, the Bulls just beat the Heat. But the Bulls just lost to the Raptors too.

Putting weight in 1 game of 82 is never a good proposition.

The Cleveland game tonight is no cakewalk. This road trip is not simply about the playoffs, but sets a tone for the franchise moving forward.

Why isn't it a cakewalks?

Talk about low expectations.

If you try hard enough you can come up with reasons why a bad team is dangerous on any given night. But Cleveland is the worst team in the league, and are going to be without some of the few healthy players they had on their roster.

Knicks should absolutely expect, and win, this game.

There are no cakewalks in the NBA

I miss Mozgov

crzymdups wrote:glad to see you guys are being patient.

Patience and New York City are rarely used in the same sentence.

crzymdups - How many games do you want to allow this rotation to become coherant?

C'mon son, it was the Cavs, who just lost 26 in a row.

The fact that he had two very good defenders benched (Brewer, Shelden) for one of the worst in Bill Walker and playing Shawne Williams at center because they can shoot 3's is pathetic and sad.

crzymdups wrote:

misterearl wrote:

crzymdups wrote:glad to see you guys are being patient.

Patience and New York City are rarely used in the same sentence.

crzymdups - How many games do you want to allow this rotation to become coherant?

C'mon son, it was the Cavs, who just lost 26 in a row.

Earl, I thought you were all about looking for incremental growth and the beginnings of chemistry and stuff?

Tonight, I saw Carmelo and Amar'e having no idea how to play together whatsoever and trying to learn on the fly. The team looked okay when it was either Carmelo or Amar'e. Amar'e seemed to find his game in the late fourth quarter, at least. Chauncey took over the game and looked good.

The offense is going to take some time to figure out. It took Miami a good 15 games + pre-season. Give the Knicks at least 10-15 games before you start expecting cohesion.

And the Cavs beat the Lakers and lost to Houston by 5 in their last two games - they're playing a little better lately.

Whatever, you don't need to be patient. Rage on, my good man. Wilson is 2-7 out in Portland and Denver is losing to Portland by 10 in the second quarter, the same place where the Knicks won in a blowout a month ago. I guess it might take Denver a minute to adjust? Oh, wait, I forgot patience is rarely mentioned on the internet.

crzymdups - there are 20 fewer rebounds reasons to rage on.

Pointing out The Ex-Mayors scoring stats are so far away from the issue that you disappoint me. Even Doris Burke recognizes Chandler's strong defense as a benefit to Stoudemire.

Forget the porous defense. The Knicks need to develop fourth, fifth and sixth options on offense and do it quickly because three NEVER beats five. The top heavy shot distribution is an indicator of selfishness. How can Landry Fields, one of the best shooters (3-3 from three point range) manage only 7 shot attempts?

Playing without a center is crazy. No, Ronny Turiaf is NOT a center. He is a forward.

I have a bad feeling about this.

"Rage on, my good man. Wilson is 2-7 out in Portland and Denver is losing to Portland by 10 in the second quarter, the same place where the Knicks won in a blowout a month ago"

Not so fast crzymdups, Denver is up by 7 after three quarters, Gallo has 25 and 7 - and the Ex-Mayor (17) is leading the way with a solid effort on both ends.

misterearl wrote:crzymdups - exactly how much patience are you suggesting (in terms of number of games) for two all stars and a hall of fame point guard?

Please define patience my good man.

i did in the same post which you've been cherry-picking for quotes out of context. i said how about 10-15 games?

that's what i'm expecting.

here's what i said the first time:

Give the Knicks at least 10-15 games before you start expecting cohesion.

nixluva wrote:I'm just wondering why they haven't signed Barron yet? He's not under any kind of restriction is he? I know Jared has to wait to clear waivers, but what's the deal with Barron? I thought for sure he'd be brought in, since he's a perfect fit. Anyone heard anything?