These guys are banged up and usually come in for treatments for injuries. They can come in and shoot around and perhaps work with coaches on things one on one.

This notion of them doing nothing is silly.

Nalod wrote:I read last week in Milwaukee they didn't practice but watched video in the hotel.

These guys are banged up and usually come in for treatments for injuries. They can come in and shoot around and perhaps work with coaches on things one on one.

This notion of them doing nothing is silly.

This. franco, Killa. Practice is when the dudes physically get it on, they don't count video sessions and whatnot as practice, and they do that stuff on off days.

martin wrote:

Nalod wrote:I read last week in Milwaukee they didn't practice but watched video in the hotel.

These guys are banged up and usually come in for treatments for injuries. They can come in and shoot around and perhaps work with coaches on things one on one.

This notion of them doing nothing is silly.

This. franco, Killa. Practice is when the dudes physically get it on, they don't count video sessions and whatnot as practice, and they do that stuff on off days.

There is such a thing as burnout. These guys have games, shootarounds, therapy, game film, travel, etc, just about everyday. There are no weekends in the NBA.

It doesn't do a person harm to have a day with the wife/kids, not have to be with teammates/bosses you don't like, not have to talk to the press, to be able to watch some tube, take a bath, get a blow job before a nap.

I know these guys get pad a lot of money and all, and I'm not exactly feeling pity for them, but between NY and Denver there's been a hell of a lot of pressure and scrutiny this year. Fried bodies and minds are not conducive to excellence. A day off here and there in a grueling month of a grueling season is not outrageous.

BlueSeats wrote:

martin wrote:

Nalod wrote:I read last week in Milwaukee they didn't practice but watched video in the hotel.

These guys are banged up and usually come in for treatments for injuries. They can come in and shoot around and perhaps work with coaches on things one on one.

This notion of them doing nothing is silly.

This. franco, Killa. Practice is when the dudes physically get it on, they don't count video sessions and whatnot as practice, and they do that stuff on off days.

There is such a thing as burnout. These guys have games, shootarounds, therapy, game film, travel, etc, just about everyday. There are no weekends in the NBA.

It doesn't do a person harm to have a day with the wife/kids, not have to be with teammates/bosses you don't like, not have to talk to the press, to be able to watch some tube, take a bath, get a blow job before a nap.

I know these guys get pad a lot of money and all, and I'm not exactly feeling pity for them, but between NY and Denver there's been a hell of a lot of pressure and scrutiny this year. Fried bodies and minds are not conducive to excellence. A day off here and there in a grueling month of a grueling season is not outrageous.

good post... and expanding the rotation can't hurt either.. I am just blown away that a guy like rautins and brown can't give 5-10 minutes. we have jeffries out there who is completely inept on offense, shawn williams who just shoot threes.. I mean, we can't find any time for guys, especially guys like brown who bring athleticism and defense?

Vmart wrote:

martin wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Knicks no longer allowed to use the "not enough practice time" excuse. Could have practiced Sat. and didn't. Can practice Thursday but won't
http://twitter.com/fisolanydn

This is the thing with Isola: He's not really a good reporter.

No mention/consideration of 4 games in 5 days, with Saturday as the midpoint. Also no thought about travel days as well, cause both the Friday and Sunday games are away.

And then he blames something on team that has not yet happened. Yay for reporting.

Wow this is a first for Martin rarely criticize reporters. But you make a very valid point. Amare needs the time off he looked tired. This will be good for the team they have I believe 4 games in 6 days coming up.

Yeah, I don't usually like to go there. But really, Isola goes back and forth on Twitter with Childs2Dudly with the insults (and I am guessing a lot of other fans too). And now it seems like he had a tiff with TommyD from the Knicks Blog in the same manor. Isn't he supposed to be a professional? Seems more like a spoiled brat. Could just be his online persona and him trying to garner hits and eyeballs the same way Steven A. Smith pushes his crap.

I hate what ESPN has done to sports reporting, kind of what Fox has done to news and political "reporting". Sensationalism sells.

islesfan wrote:We all understand the 4 games in 5 days excuse and there is validity to it, but it goes much much deeper than that. Antoni's "practices" have been notorious for a few things since his Phoenix Suns days and they've continued here.

Those things are:

1) Lack of attention to defense
2) Practices run very short
3) Lack of intensity

Because of this there is a perception that the Knicks don't work hard because it's not demanded by the head coach that they work hard and that they're unprepared, especially on the defensive end. Concerning Antoni's Knicks, these things haven't been a problem since the Melo trade but for his entire 3 years here. People like to use the quality of the players and the turnover as an excuse but there is never an excuse for not preparing these players on both ends of the court and demanding that they give max effort in practice and in games.

p.s. Why was there a practiced scheduled for today anyway when the Knicks staff knew about the March schedule and the 4 games in 5 days thing ahead of time?

Makes perfect sense too because when you look at the minutes played/gm really what player realistically could go hard in practice on a consistent basis and play those amount of minutes? I think this is his way of making sure he can get the 40min out of his horses without passing out although Amar'e is close. We've seen it every year though. You saw Duhon get ran into the ground....Lee wilted late last year. Al Harrington was played heavy minutes with a bad knee to the point he couldn't go anymore....Felton was showing signs before the trade.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks/2011/03/plenty-to-blame-for-knicks-woes-but-excuses-must-stop

Fields is a nice player but the Knicks would have been better off keeping either Danilo Gallinari or Wilson Chandler.

I guess Frank is suggesting that perhaps Knicks had a choice of making the package Gallo/Fields or Chandler/Fields instead of Gallo/Chandler for 2 out of 3 players to trade away.

Awesome.

Regarding the "flip flop", can we really trust any reports?

What if the practice was in place but was cancelled and made to look like Amare was the guy who got them out? Think it installs a bit of leadership cred? Alpha installed.

If Im MDA I let Amare take the credit. If Im amare I let it happen. Maybe its this way, maybe not.

Reporters have to report something even if its crap.

We don't have to comment on everything but many do. Reporters are around the players a lot more than we are and we project all kinds of stuff.

I don't feel sorry for these guys but they are under enormous pressure as are the coaches.

COllege players are taught good habits and the work ethic.

A professional player, or any other profession is expected to show up and perform. College players eat together. A pro knows how to take care of his body. College players have curfew. Pro's know how much to sleep and when to go to bed. College players get motivated to play by coaches and play on emotion. They play up to 30 games a season. Pro's are PAID to play at least 82 games. A pro does not get emotional motivation 82 times to play for its city. A pro is motivated by money and is responsable for living up to the contract. A pro comes prepared. If not, there are perhaps a 100 guys ready and hungry to take that spot.

Thats why some get the contracts and some don't. We can talk about AR and other players talent but we don't know if they are "professional" or not in how they show up.

i wonder what's going on. turmoil in the locker room? not good.