Hersports85 wrote:Another thing that was made clear tonight .... For those saying we have no future, we're looking at it right now. Shump is going to be very good. I remember him saying how his injury was actually a blessing, made him focus on shooting the ball better and the little things. His mid-range game has improved drastically. That dunk was nasty! His progress from this year to next could be major.

NYDiva wrote:

misterearl wrote:Dis Dude Kills Me

dk7th - once again, your angle is laced with half truths and lime flavored haterade.

The three day break allows Carmelo's shoulder to heal and Amare some valuable practice reps. Raymond Felton can also receive treatment on his ankle.

Carmelo needs to do better than 50 per cent? Okayfine. He should never miss a shot. Sheesh.

Good win? A win by nearly is a GREAT win. Too bad it had to be on Mike Woodson's watch.

We sent a message that defense WILL be played. The turnovers were NOT unforced. They were took.

Get real. Win one in Indiana. Come back home for a big game 5.

I think there are folks that won't be happy unless Melo is putting up Bron numbers. I am happy with his being the best Carmelo Anthony he can be. I don't need him to be Bron. 50% shooting, 32 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 0 turnovers is more than good enough for me. I'd take that every night from him gladly.

His stat line is great tonight. No one can take that away from him.

Did the lock down defense remind you of anything from the Mike Woodson playbook during the Boston series?

36-4.

36-4.

Hersports85 wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

misterearl wrote:Dis Dude Kills Me

dk7th - once again, your angle is laced with half truths and lime flavored haterade.

The three day break allows Carmelo's shoulder to heal and Amare some valuable practice reps. Raymond Felton can also receive treatment on his ankle.

Carmelo needs to do better than 50 per cent? Okayfine. He should never miss a shot. Sheesh.

Good win? A win by nearly is a GREAT win. Too bad it had to be on Mike Woodson's watch.

We sent a message that defense WILL be played. The turnovers were NOT unforced. They were took.

Get real. Win one in Indiana. Come back home for a big game 5.

I think there are folks that won't be happy unless Melo is putting up Bron numbers. I am happy with his being the best Carmelo Anthony he can be. I don't need him to be Bron. 50% shooting, 32 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 0 turnovers is more than good enough for me. I'd take that every night from him gladly.

His stat line is great tonight. No one can take that away from him.

Yeah and his shoulder is really messed up. He shoed a ton of heart and character. Also, I don't think Tyson's neck is better.

nixluva wrote:What created a sloppy game from the Pacers was the Knicks defense was more up into them. As the game went into the 2nd half the Knicks turned it up even more and that's what this team does when they're playing well. The only thing we've been missing is our perimeter shooting. God help these teams if we get hot again. That's the only part of the game we've really not seen yet except for today we saw a glimpse of what it can be like. Now imagine if JR and Kidd get it going???

dk7th wrote:

misterearl wrote:chillax?

Did the lock down defense remind you of anything from the Mike Woodson playbook during the Boston series?

36-4.

36-4.

the defense was not great in the first half and there was a bulk of unforced turnovers by the pacers-- several offensive fouls among them-- that kept the score closer than it should have been. miller even remarked how casual the knicks were, they lacked focus and intensity. that clearly changed in the second half, and prigioni's contributions really catalysed and galvanized the team. it's also great to see shumpert blossoming for us.

Mostof the turnovers were forced due to trapping out off of the PNR, and high ball pressure making the interior passes much longer than they were in game 1. Also, Reggie remarked about our lack of intensity it was during the early parts of the 3rd Q when we let the Pacers climb into the lead. We did let up a bit, but we turned it back on mid-3rd Q and took off from there.

Shump is playing with a lot of confidence right now,and Im happy to see he's not thinking about the knee at all. If we can get JR back on track along with Shump, we will be alright...

CrushAlot wrote:Sam Mitchell mentioned shump with tony Allen and sefalosha as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.

Jimmy Butler is also in the Scussin

This was a great win and as I said before if Melo has it going on we win the series. So proud of the team with this win.