jrodmc wrote:

misterearl wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:I agree with MDA..the 1st week melo was a knick fields cutting was becoming a problem..he started utting even more uase billups and melo never saw him in the corner..he's not making shots and that always hinders a rookies overall game, especially a good offensive player like him...You can tell his confidence is not all there..not to mention melos ability to rebound offensively, that really puts fields in a bad sitution.

His best bet is to work very hard on his perimeter game and let everything else will fall in place, even lay ups are becoming a challenge for him

The first weeks after the trade EVERYONE was struggling. To single out Fields, one of the brightest spots of a chaotic season is not only unfair, it's downright un-American.

It's time to stand up and be counted!

"We want Land-Ree!"

Can't you just see Fields standing, head tilted up, in front of the unfurled American flag... or dressed as Uncle Sam...
I WANT PLAYING TIME!

Stinking Dantoni's probably a closet socialist pig.

jrodmc - it ain't that deep.

D'Antoni simply needs to trust Landry for the same things that don't show up in the boxscore that he trusts Jeffries for.

At least Landry can dunk in traffic.

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Douglas
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Shawne Williams, if Amare's back is jacked
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jrodmc wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:This situation reminds me of an article back in november. D'antoni told Fields that he was cutting too much. Since then his rebounding numbers have dropped steadily and he doesn't seem to have the same nose for the ball that he had early in the season. Maybe D'Antoni should let "Fields be Fields" and see if that helps him and how it affects the team's performance. At least try to find a better balance, if not in the playoffs, then next season.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/cut_it_out_kid_7z1dvIkrfKhsNhGBPstyiP

"With Landry Fields, Mike D'Antoni explained that the rookie's instinct is to be forever cutting on the offensive end. Fields is always moving.

That probably seems good. But it's not.

"He needs to cut sometimes. But he's cutting all the time. You have to understand when it is to cut and when you don't," D'Antoni said yesterday. "Because otherwise you cut right into Amar'e [Stoudemire] and you mess Amar'e up." "

Yeah. Much better to stand around and make sure he's not messing up Stat's moves. Maybe he should just drift over and talk to Spike during half court sets. The F-ING guy WENT TO STANFORD!!!! He's not a F-ING MORON, D'ANTONI!!!

You can take the boy out of West Vajinya, but you can't take the West Vajinya out of the boy...

I don't hate on D'Antoni, but sometimes, he sounds like an idiot. And the results bear out that if something's going good (Fields), don't F with it.

How many NBA games have you won as head coach? I agree, MDA shouldn't rein in the youngin's enthusiastic motion too severely, but his point about not clogging the lane on an interior pass to Stat is clearly both logical and based on sound principles. He said "cut when it's the right time, don't when it's not". Why do you have a problem with that statement?

Sheesh, some folks just have a need to be a h8ter.

I think the main reason Fields' rebounding numbers have declined is that Melo is putting out a similar effort to grab rebounds, with similar instinct for timing his crash to the boards. Fields just has some new competition and it has affected his play. He'll adjust, and he'll figure out how to cut when the time is ripe.

nixluva wrote:Landry is still a rookie and he's never faced this level of competition. I really don't have a problem with the fact that he's struggled since it's understandable that he'd have issues in such a big stage on the road. I think our role players will probably play better at home. That boost of confidence you get from your home crowd should help.

Completely agree. I'm not worried about Fields not contributing this year. But his playoff experience this year will be invaluable for next year. Fields is a great fit for this team (doesn't need the ball on offense, great size for defense) and he's extremely cheap right now.

He just has to gain as much confidence as possible from this experience and use it for next year. In the offseason he should just work on his jumper and defense and he'll be solid.

jrodmc wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:This situation reminds me of an article back in november. D'antoni told Fields that he was cutting too much. Since then his rebounding numbers have dropped steadily and he doesn't seem to have the same nose for the ball that he had early in the season. Maybe D'Antoni should let "Fields be Fields" and see if that helps him and how it affects the team's performance. At least try to find a better balance, if not in the playoffs, then next season.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/cut_it_out_kid_7z1dvIkrfKhsNhGBPstyiP

"With Landry Fields, Mike D'Antoni explained that the rookie's instinct is to be forever cutting on the offensive end. Fields is always moving.

That probably seems good. But it's not.

"He needs to cut sometimes. But he's cutting all the time. You have to understand when it is to cut and when you don't," D'Antoni said yesterday. "Because otherwise you cut right into Amar'e [Stoudemire] and you mess Amar'e up." "

Yeah. Much better to stand around and make sure he's not messing up Stat's moves. Maybe he should just drift over and talk to Spike during half court sets. The F-ING guy WENT TO STANFORD!!!! He's not a F-ING MORON, D'ANTONI!!!

You can take the boy out of West Vajinya, but you can't take the West Vajinya out of the boy...

I don't hate on D'Antoni, but sometimes, he sounds like an idiot. And the results bear out that if something's going good (Fields), don't F with it.