CrushAlot wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

nixluva wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Damn, looks like Woody and the medical staff were right keeping his minutes down to 20-23 per game. This month is brutal, we're not even past the half way mark and our two best players have already gone down.

This makes it all the more strange why no minutes for Cope! Even KMart got a DNP for some reason recently. Woody could easily find a way to limit STATS minutes or rest him a game when he needed to. I don't understand his resistance to using his bench forwards.

I think he keeps dogging it in practice- every time there's a clip on msg.com from the Mike Woodson show, he is telling Cope off for being lazy- here, scroll down to vids and click on show more until you see the "coach knows best one"- you'll see him getting told off right at the start:

http://msg.com/teams/knicks.html

Shame because we could really use his youth and scoring.

Reports are that Cope plays tonight. KMart's first game as a Knick really was OKC. He wasn't part of the rotation yet so I think that was why he sat. If Martin is back next year the Knicks might want to go every other game with Martin/Amare. Martin plays all out but also has had micro fracture surgery on both of his knees. These are guys that the Knicks will need in the spring so keeping them healthy will be paramount.

Woody needs to cut the BS! It's not like the team plays some elite level of defense and rebounding and only Cope is messing that up. Woody hasn't been able to get anyone to defend consistently. Picking on a useful player like Cope makes no sense when we need quality minutes at the forward spot. OK u wanna wait on KMart but why not get some minutes from Cope who's been here all season?

Papabear wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Lol at those wanting Amare to start or play more minutes.

Dude hadn't even played all season and his knees are sore.

Papabear Says

I wanted Amare to start so we could score more points but also stay within the 30 min.

knicks1248 wrote:Ok, Im losing hope in this guy, what a let down..

Suns back office must be chuckling there asses off.shaking there haeds..

Either that or the knicks medical staff is pure trash

really can't blame the medial staff...they didn't give him an uninsured contract.

knickscity wrote:

Papabear wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Lol at those wanting Amare to start or play more minutes.

Dude hadn't even played all season and his knees are sore.

Papabear Says

I wanted Amare to start so we could score more points but also stay within the 30 min.

that would involve him having more wear on those knees during those 30 minutes going against starters.

Damn! What is he playing on? Toothpicks?

AnubisADL wrote:Copeland isn't a difference maker. The guys defense is awful.

This. Its not like this is his first game starting. He had chances. If he is not hitting shots hes a liabilty. Turnover s and no rebounding

Besides novak is their to hit open 3s. Copeland is not novak. He hit a couple doesnt mean he can fill novaks role. We have shooters scorers. Role players cant turn the ball over

knickscity wrote:30 minute limit, exceed it, and this is what you have.

This was obvious. Its like what happened to Johan Santana. The bottom line I dont think he can play more than 24-26 minutes and no back to backs. If they want to exceed it---theyll have no player who makes 30mm for 2.35 more years.