MaTT4281 wrote:What I'm most proud of from tonight is the toughness this team showed. The first half of the season, we had a tendency to lag around after a play complaining about a noncall. Tonight, we watched our guys get hacked (enough that even the ESPN announcers admitted to it) and there was no yelling - they just stayed with the play and finished. Amar'e goes up strong, grabbed by Wade, hit by LeBron, finishes and goes back on defense. Chauncey drives, gets a clear hack that throws him off balance, recovers, and goes in for the layup.

well said

babyKnicks wrote:

BlueSeats wrote:

FeltonandAmare wrote:

CHAOS wrote:ORANGEBLOBMAN, BRIGGS and all the rest of the fake Knick fans where are you now ??? Everyone loves to bash my Knicks when we lose. When we win, i hear CRICKETS !!!!

Best post of the night especially the astute use of the word fake. It's incredible how snakes climb back into their holes after a win like tonight!

There's gonna be a lot of losses too. Spare us this sort of back and forth all season long.

Not any more. Open your eyes.

You take issue with me pleading for maturity and to stop grandstanding after every win or loss? Okay, you win, it's your night to dance on the tables and drive around town honking your horn.

SupremeCommander wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:What I'm most proud of from tonight is the toughness this team showed. The first half of the season, we had a tendency to lag around after a play complaining about a noncall. Tonight, we watched our guys get hacked (enough that even the ESPN announcers admitted to it) and there was no yelling - they just stayed with the play and finished. Amar'e goes up strong, grabbed by Wade, hit by LeBron, finishes and goes back on defense. Chauncey drives, gets a clear hack that throws him off balance, recovers, and goes in for the layup.

well said

+1

Hate to say this though- it is only one game, and we have a game with Orlando which might arguably be more important in terms of telling us where this team is going.

We seemed to play this game like the fate of the franchise depended on a victory. Can we do this on a continual basis, or will we look like we did against Cleveland the other day. You can't show this kind of defensive intensity one game, and then slack off the next 2 or 3.

By the way, the block by Amare only emphasizes the interest which Briggs (and others) had/has in getting a 5 who can give us some defense in the middle. The play might have ended up like the Jamison drives to the hoop the other day, with Anthony backing up and making no attempt to impede the progress of the guy he was defending,(In this case the lack of contact might have helped because we all know that if anyone even touches James on his way to the hoop he gets the call,) but unlike Cleveland, he had some good help down low and Amare blocked the shot, reminiscent of the beginning of the year when we seemed to be more aggressive as shot blockers.

Some folks have to get a grip on reality and understand that consistency in purpose and effort is what separates the good teams from the very good teams. From what I just heard we will be getting enough rain tomorrow, so I don't want to rain on anyone's parade now, but even though this is a wonderful victory, it is only one victory- we did not win a title last night.

One more thing- this kind of effort will only be duplicated if MDA increases the number of guys he uses in his rotation. You cannot play like this with an 8 man rotation- you need about 10-11 in your rotation to keep guys fresh enough to play like this on a regular basis. It will be interesting to see what he now does. It would also be nice is Azubuike could somehow give us some decent minutes over the final part of the season.

Childs2Dudley wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:Fun game to watch, and it might also introduce a bit of insecurity into the egos and self-esteem of Wade and James. Good to see those two humbled a bit.

Hate to say this though- it is only one game, and we have a game with Orlando which might arguably be more important in terms of telling us where this team is going.

We seemed to play this game like the fate of the franchise depended on a victory. Can we do this on a continual basis, or will we look like we did against Cleveland the other day. You can't show this kind of defensive intensity one game, and then slack off the next 2 or 3.

By the way, the block by Amare only emphasizes the interest which Briggs (and others) had/has in getting a 5 who can give us some defense in the middle. The play might have ended up like the Jamison drives to the hoop the other day, with Anthony backing up and making no attempt to impede the progress of the guy he was defending,(In this case the lack of contact might have helped because we all know that if anyone even touches James on his way to the hoop he gets the call,) but unlike Cleveland, he had some good help down low and Amare blocked the shot, reminiscent of the beginning of the year when we seemed to be more aggressive as shot blockers.

Some folks have to get a grip on reality and understand that consistency in purpose and effort is what separates the good teams from the very good teams. From what I just heard we will be getting enough rain tomorrow, so I don't want to rain on anyone's parade now, but even though this is a wonderful victory, it is only one victory- we did not win a title last night.

One more thing- this kind of effort will only be duplicated if MDA increases the number of guys he uses in his rotation. You cannot play like this with an 8 man rotation- you need about 10-11 in your rotation to keep guys fresh enough to play like this on a regular basis. It will be interesting to see what he now does. It would also be nice is Azubuike could somehow give us some decent minutes over the final part of the season.

100% agreed.

he played 11 guys tonight. anthony carter was fantastic. shawne williams and billy walker were great. balkman was solid. the bench had a big role.

crzymdups wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:Fun game to watch, and it might also introduce a bit of insecurity into the egos and self-esteem of Wade and James. Good to see those two humbled a bit.

Hate to say this though- it is only one game, and we have a game with Orlando which might arguably be more important in terms of telling us where this team is going.

We seemed to play this game like the fate of the franchise depended on a victory. Can we do this on a continual basis, or will we look like we did against Cleveland the other day. You can't show this kind of defensive intensity one game, and then slack off the next 2 or 3.

By the way, the block by Amare only emphasizes the interest which Briggs (and others) had/has in getting a 5 who can give us some defense in the middle. The play might have ended up like the Jamison drives to the hoop the other day, with Anthony backing up and making no attempt to impede the progress of the guy he was defending,(In this case the lack of contact might have helped because we all know that if anyone even touches James on his way to the hoop he gets the call,) but unlike Cleveland, he had some good help down low and Amare blocked the shot, reminiscent of the beginning of the year when we seemed to be more aggressive as shot blockers.

Some folks have to get a grip on reality and understand that consistency in purpose and effort is what separates the good teams from the very good teams. From what I just heard we will be getting enough rain tomorrow, so I don't want to rain on anyone's parade now, but even though this is a wonderful victory, it is only one victory- we did not win a title last night.

One more thing- this kind of effort will only be duplicated if MDA increases the number of guys he uses in his rotation. You cannot play like this with an 8 man rotation- you need about 10-11 in your rotation to keep guys fresh enough to play like this on a regular basis. It will be interesting to see what he now does. It would also be nice is Azubuike could somehow give us some decent minutes over the final part of the season.

100% agreed.

he played 11 guys tonight. anthony carter was fantastic. shawne williams and billy walker were great. balkman was solid. the bench had a big role.

Right but he's played 10 guys before in a game. It's about him sticking to that rather than going back to his old ways.

Paladin55 wrote:
The funniest/most amazing play of the night was earlier in the game where James must have taken 4-6 steps on that strange play where he through the ball at the backboard, and actually had the balls to put up some kind of argument about what he had just done.

The mere fact that he would argue over something like that tells you how many calls he gets in his favor on a regular basis.