Papabear wrote:

nixluva wrote:I'm gonna say that this was something many of us were worried about and it's not just an "I Told You So" moment. It's really upsetting to see the Coach not being what many thought he was. There's no depth to Woody's coaching. He simply doesn't show the ability to do battle with other top coaches on this level. I know some were giving Woody credit for beating the Celtics, but I wasn't that impressed and was bashed for saying it. If Doc had just a little more to work with he would've beaten Woody.

Now Vogel had totally embarrassed Woody. He's EXPOSED Woody's lack of preparation and inability to adjust. I can only hope to God that somehow Woody can step up to the plate and show me he's got the skills to save this season, but I have my doubts, since we haven't seen any sign of it so far. DAMN

Papabear Says

When was the last time we got this far in the playoffs?? Phil Jackson couldn't get this team to beat the Pacers. We just don't have the talent. Woody can't make those shots the team must. The Pacers are just a better team. We have the oldest team in the league. I'm happy we got this far. Lets face it they have better players and Woody can stand on his head and it will be a hard win. The only way we win will be if we play at a high level and we are not playing that way. it's not Woody's fault they just can't shoot the damn ball. It's not Woody who have to step up to the plate its the team. Damn the way some of you are complaining you would think that we had a record like the Lakers or the Heat or Dallas for for the past 10 years. When we really sucked in years past I have not heard such complaining. Show me a year in the past 13 years that we were this good?? You can't so it is what it is. We need better players to surround Melo. Not a bunch of old men who are worn down come playoff time. Woody will get another half season or more to prove himself. Just be thankful that we got this far. But just don't blame Woody blame the whole damn team.

Im kind of in agreement.

Nalod sees the knicks this season had problems against youthier athletic teams. Indy was the 2 seed most of the time and we got hot to finish.

Our bigs are old and limited. JR is a "Scratch and Dent" talent who came at a discount. Dude is defective. He was great this year and the kind of side kick Melo needed. At the moment of glory the dude melted down.

Melo is a great player but playoff pressure and series is a different animal. few players can put a team on its back in the playoffs. This is not regular season. Tyson has his hands full with a bigger and younger player. Indy is young and very strong. We are old where they are not.

54 wins is great. Got us 1st place. Woody did a great job getting us here and now we look cooked.

A series can change at any moment and JR can break thru mentally and fix this.

Not likely but its why they play the series out.

we started out 1-11 on some good looks at the basket

knicks1248 - coaches do not shoot the basketball

dk7th wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

nixluva wrote:Oh and let's make this clear. In both the Boston and Indy series, neither opponent is playing great offense! We simply can't run good offense against their defenses. Now mind you the Knicks were a top offensive team this season. All that should've been necessary was a small tweak here and there to adjust to the way these teams have been defending us. Instead we've totally abandoned all the principles that worked all year. This is how the team looked at times during the middle of the season and really we haven't seen the really good ball and player movement we had early on. Instead we got a hot Melo and JR. As would be expected after a hot stretch they came back to earth. You have to run solid TEAM BB and not be fooled into thinking that heavy ISO ball with hot streaky shooters is enough.

Woody went from a bit too much ISO to even more in the playoffs and then when we tried to get back to TEAM BB they couldn't flip the switch back.

Well actually against Indy the Knicks are below their season avg in Iso's.

According to Synergy, on the season, 22% of New York’s plays ended as a result of a pick and roll and 16% are isolations. Here are the numbers for games 1-3:

Game 1 –36.9% pick and roll, 13.6% isolation

Game 2 — 28% pick and roll, 9% isolation

Game 3 — 28.2% pick and roll, 14.6% isolation

http://knickerblogger.net/knicks-pacers-game-four-preview-with-pick-and-roll-stats/

so the knicks win when they play isolation ball less than 9.1% of the time.

what were the percentages last night?

Jared Zwerling @JaredZwerling 14 May

A lot more pick-and-rolls for the #Knicks tonight: 38.8 percent of their offense (including passes). 8.3 percent isolation (with passes).

Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/tag/new_york_knicks#ixzz2TMeYGoJV

knicks1248 wrote:

misterearl wrote:stop the madness

we started out 1-11 on some good looks at the basket

knicks1248 - coaches do not shoot the basketball

Great so let me leave my struggling shooters in there, instead of using the fire power I have on my bench..gimme a break dude..

Novak played 1 min and scored more then kidd has in 100 min...your struggling to score so you insert a defensive minded kmart into your starting line up, prigs has done more in these playoffs then jr and kidd, and you bench him.

Don't act like the guys he got sitting on the bench weren't key contributers this season..without tyson, without amare..

Shump said he was clueless as to why he was sitting for so long..smfh

as a coach you risk losing your players if they know all you care about is production and their effort doesn't count

that said, **** losing the players right now - they have been awful and watching them has been a waste of time. Copeland looked great last night and Novak hit a shot from downtown Chicago. Priggy needs to get JR's minutes because I'd rather a SG that passes to a fault than a SG without a shot

As a Coach Woody was fond of the old MDA saying that he doesn't try to adjust to what teams do, they have to adjust to what we do. The reason is simple, if you don't have a very versatile team you have to go with your strengths. If you win by playing small, fast and loose, then you play even faster with more ball and player movement. You can't beat a team that wins by pounding it inside by changing what you do. Not playing Prigioni or his floor spacers Cope and Novak was a huge issue. Playing Kidd and JR too much was also a problem.

As a coach you have get into your Centers head that he must BOX OUT his man, which for some reason Tyson failed to do. Tyson was using HORRIDLY poor technique in the paint. Woodson failed to adjust his defense to limit the switching so that they didn't give up open shots and drives to the hole from being out of position.

SupremeCommander wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

misterearl wrote:stop the madness

we started out 1-11 on some good looks at the basket

knicks1248 - coaches do not shoot the basketball

Great so let me leave my struggling shooters in there, instead of using the fire power I have on my bench..gimme a break dude..

Novak played 1 min and scored more then kidd has in 100 min...your struggling to score so you insert a defensive minded kmart into your starting line up, prigs has done more in these playoffs then jr and kidd, and you bench him.

Don't act like the guys he got sitting on the bench weren't key contributers this season..without tyson, without amare..

Shump said he was clueless as to why he was sitting for so long..smfh

as a coach you risk losing your players if they know all you care about is production and their effort doesn't count

that said, **** losing the players right now - they have been awful and watching them has been a waste of time. Copeland looked great last night and Novak hit a shot from downtown Chicago. Priggy needs to get JR's minutes because I'd rather a SG that passes to a fault than a SG without a shot

why not give Q a look. I've been saying it since last week, if JR isn't producing, give Q a look. He isn't a terrible defender, is in good shape, isn't a great shooter but, is about as good outside as JR. Who knows what he can give us if he's not given the chance.

Q. knicks1248 - So why is tyson claiming to be 100%?

A. For the same reason most pro athletes never admit to their injuries. Fear of being labelled "soft."

Uptown wrote:

eViL wrote:i recall reading an article which featured video highlights demonstrating Woody's very unique switching concepts which the author thought were revolutionary; or at least very unique.

what i've noticed, during this series, is that the constant doubling, switching, and the scrambling that results, leaves this team prone to giving up long offensive rebounds. it appears Vogel has given his guys the green light to shoot more threes than usual knowing that second chance points will be easier to get off of those misses. if Woody is going to adjust, first thing he has to do is tell his defenders to stay at home. that's the minimum.

Woody's defensive scheme is killing us. it's forcing first shot misses, but giving up frequent second chance points.

Their is nothing revolutionary about the switching concept. Woodson got this from Booby Knight who used to do this alot at Indiana....

yeah, well my point really wasn't concerned with whether or not his concepts were all that innovative. that said, i wish i could find the article.

appears to me that Vogel is taking advantage of the Knicks switching and doubling. Vogel has his team running an offense that results in our bigs contesting shots away from the basket; drawing our main rebounders out of the paint. so if the Pacers miss, they have a higher chance of getting the offensive rebound because the Pacers bigs are still under the basket while our bigs are on the perimeter.

Bonn1997 wrote:Has every NBA coach Melo has played for failed him?

I would say every GM he had failed him. Give him a legit No. 2 and decent point guard. He will win at least one championship.