CrushAlot wrote:

Chandler wrote:I don't know what defines setback but they lacked mental toughness down the stretch.

Oh well. Hope they regroup and learn. If we miss the playoffs by a game this will sting of hat much more.

They also got off to a terrible start. It wasn't their night but the way they have been playing to lose to the Nets sucks.

Agree. Last night they were automatic at FT line. Tonight they lost the game at it (and several other sub par performances)

GustavBahler wrote:

crzymdups wrote:We needed fewer KP shots and more Afflalo shots tonight. And better D all around. DWill's 31pts are nice, but his defense was bad. But Knicks got jobbed by the refs tonight. Absolutely jobbed.

Nets are elite rim defenders, AA wanted no part of that. Left him to shoot jumpers, but couldn't get the space he needs because he wasnt going to the rim enough.

He was shooting well tonight though and scoring pretty well inside. I don't think the Knicks ran enough plays for him, or he wasn't aggressive enough getting to his spots. He was letting Wayne Ellington keep him off his spots? Really?

This was a bad loss. The refs were absolutely horrendous, Knicks missed too many FTs... but still... terrible loss. Knicks didn't force their matchup advantages nearly enough. Grant got to the rim at will and didn't do it enough. Afflalo was scoring well from the post and didn't get the ball enough.

Knicks honestly looked like they thought they'd win this and didn't really bring enough intensity. Terrible terrible loss. But again, the refs took this game away from them at the end of the 4th with no calls on the Nets and bad calls on the Knicks. Hell the game started with Rolo blocking Brolo cleanly and refs called a foul. It was so blatantly awful that Brook was laughing.

mreinman wrote:larkin instead of jerian and we win the game.

Jerian will be as good as Larkin next season

nixluva wrote:

Cartman718 wrote:

PresIke wrote:

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

PresIke wrote:This game had "setback" written all over it.

Joe Johnson turning back the clock the last few plays...

how is it a setback? We are playing well. Its a back to back and we are shorthanded. Cant win every game

Agree! It's not a setback. This is just one of those games.

Damn y'all making me sound like a hater...haha.

Losing to the Nets as bad as they have been, knowing this game was a "trap" game after yesterday, we were at high risk to lose is tough to take either way.

I don't think saying it's a setback is exactly a poor comment. A good team should be winning it, no?

exactly

Over 82 games you're get a game like this. A lot of things went wrong. No MELO! KP with one of his worst games! The Refs not calling a good game! Just not having the focus and energy on D!

You're right about what you say bro, just tough given that we could have won, Williams was playing very well, and the Nets have been so bad. I know it happens, but ughh.

Cartman718 wrote:does wally need to do something about those eyebrows? he's looking like frankenstein a bit

and his hunch....

mreinman wrote:Larkin crushed the knicks in constant PnR. Our picks were rare and pathetic

Larkin was playing for revenge. Knicks were playing hungover from hanging out in Williamsburg last night.

Certainly think if Porzingis isn't tired and playing like he has been previous 5 games in terms of shooting the ball, they can win. Porzingis just didn't have his shot tonight. Everything seemed a bit off. Without Melo, really needed Porzingis to play like a star, which he was willing to do (took 17 shots and was aggressive in calling for the ball and taking shots) but unable to convert them.

Real stinger - hate losing to a team we're better than. This is part of the regular season grind though. At Memphis will be another tough game.

mreinman wrote:Larkin crushed the knicks in constant PnR. Our picks were rare and pathetic

Knicks are not that bad. Just need another shot maker in the event that we need a guard to come in like tonight. Sasha just doesn't have it anymore