bigbasketballs wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:mreinman wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:mreinman wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:mreinman wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:The remedy to the second unit is simple; consistent minutes (20+) for:
Grant, Galloway, Williams, Lance, and KO.At times, infuse that second unit by adding Calderon to strictly be a scorer, and rotate Seraphin and KO if KO is not effective.
Early needs to assume all of Sasha's minutes for the moment. Use just an 11 men rotation by rotating Seraphin and Early as the 11th man
that is a terrible lineup! I think that you need to let that go already.
How is it terrible? That was our speed/fastbreak lineup when it was deployed for more than 10 minutes of play. It had athletes and dudes that could make shots. It is not a coincidence why the second unit's productivity has dropped since fisher decided to mess with that chemistry. We transitioned from fastbreak second unit to a boring half court group because of the addition of Lou and Seraphin instead KO.
Williams is a hamster, KOQ is just not that good. LT can be good at times when playing with some really good players (not koq and dwil). Grant can't shoot at all and can be serviceable when playing with other very good / smart players. Gallo can't do it all. He can hit the three at a high rate but not really gonna get many good looks with this terrible lineup.
I think that we need to mix the bench with the starters. Pulling all the starters for a terrible lineup like this is a recipe for toronto getting a better pick then they deserve.
I agree with mixing the bench with the starters, but I see no use for a 13 men rotation. That needs to stop. It is not allowing or promoting continuity in my opinion
I don't like the rotations but fisher is trying a number of things and this is the time to do that. Your issue is, is that you feel that he is messing with our playoff chances when he does this. I don't give a sh1t about the playoffs this year. I care about building a team that can compete for years.
Getting in the playoffs gives us a chance to win a championship. Not getting takes that away from us. I know losing for so long forced a lot of you not to believe that we have a chance, but I am one who believes on living for the moment; tomorrow is not a promise.
Am I mistaking you for the guy who wants/wanted consistent rotations no matter what the score or record?
If I remember correctly were you arguing that Fisher should have taken whatever bumps in the road came, or were you arguing there wouldn't have been any?
I want for Fisher to pick 11 guys and allow them to develop some much needed chemistry. I proposed a five games,20 minutes per, to figure out who the 11 men would be. We already know our starters; thus, we simply have to find out the remaining 6 players. Use the analytics we will be gathering within those five games and eliminate the player (s) that is not productive.
I do understand that there are many intangibles that don't present themselves on a stat sheet, but we could also use other ways to figure out who fit or not. We have been a terrible second half team, and the contribution we used to get from the second unit has been drastically disrupted; which in my opinion stems from the instability within that rotation. You simply can't play a guy 2 minutes, sit him for the rest of the game and expect a positive outcome. We've been blessed with a talented roster , and I believe my 11 men, 5 games, with the second unit getting a constant dose of 20 minutes of play, proposition to be the best approach.
