limpidgimp wrote:Totally agree with what Uptown said about defense being more important than focusing on offense, and how D'Antoni does not seem to have made defense a top priority. Accountability goes to the top, but I just wonder what the heck the assistant coach who is in charge of defense is doing, or not doing, about this.

"Switch everything!!!!"

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Uptown wrote:So, we give up 60 points in the paint on 54% shooting, not to mention 118 points, and Stat wants to talk about spacing the floor? Our priorities are ***-backwards and that starts with the coaching staff.

I agree that amare's defense is terrible, but I also think that both sides of the game are more connected than any of us regularly acknowlege. When you play good offense the opposing d has to work to keep up. When you pound the rock and take hero shots all game long, it gives the other team a breather on defense because they don't have to guard an entire play but rather just one player. When linsanity took hold, both our offense and defense improved. It was not coincidental.

I agree evil but unfortunetly there are a few people who dont wnat to hear the truth lol

Sure because MDA was the one who shot 7 from 20 against the Heat, 8 from 21 against Boston and 2 from 12 against Dallas. It’s all MDA.

Everytime I post about defense, somehow you guys always manage to flip it back around to offense. 8-21 against Boston was more than enough, not to mention 2 key baskets down the stretch. The game was in hand, up 3 with 19 seconds to go and no timeouts for the opposing team. MDA continued to allow the defense to switch and Pierce got a clean look at a 3 over a smaller guard. Could have instucted his team to foul, but "Thats not how he does things."

Uptown i want your honest opinion is melo a good defender? Im not blaming him because amare is the worst i just wonder what you think

I think he gives good effort in spurts and but consistantly through the whole game. So, no. But thats on the coach. If he's not playing good defense, MDA shoue sit his butt on the bench, but our coach does not hold players aacountable on a consistant basis on the defensive end.

well i think you started off honest but you cant blame the coach. I mean i played basketball my whole life and if i got beaten on a play i never blamed the coach nor should i have i get the blame

Carmelo does give effort on his man to man defense only; unfortunately his rotation and help defense is atrocious and he never challenge layups, he usually move out of the way. So you can blame all MDA about our defense, but the guy you are defending is arguably our second worst defender.

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I really can't wait for MDA to leave New York so I can watch a fun basketball team again wherever he ends up.

Really, what this four year stint under Dolan did was rob the NBA and the fans of fun basketball.