misterearl wrote:MKS. How is it a horrible shot if it went in the basket?

That's a silly question.

How is crossing the street without looking without getting killed not dumb?

"He's going to have to do that," Woodson was saying earlier Tuesday. "When guys are struggling to shoot, especially when you play big minutes, you've got to do other things."

and anudder thing, if the shot goes in, it is a good shot.

misterearl wrote:MKS - ("JR Smith) had nine rebounds in the Knicks' win over the Nuggets on Sunday, a number that was overshadowed by his 5-for-19 night from the floor. He had six rebounds and four assists and played strong defense in the Knicks' upset of Miami this past Thursday. The previous night, when he hit the game-winner against Charlotte, Smith shot 6-for-16 but had four assists and two blocks."

"He's going to have to do that," Woodson was saying earlier Tuesday. "When guys are struggling to shoot, especially when you play big minutes, you've got to do other things."

and anudder thing, if the shot goes in, it is a good shot.

JR is obviously doing other things that keep him on the floor why else would he play when he shoots like he is drunk?

Is a drunk hook shot from half court with 10 seconds remaining in the game that goes in and you win even though you left time on the clock and you gave your coach a heart attack and ... A GOOD SHOT? I guess its depends on your interpretation of "good". Its "good" cause it fell. Its "bad" because I never want to see it attempted again.

misterearl wrote:MKS - if Mike Woodson is good with playing JR Smith until his tatoos fall on the floor from exhaustion, I'm cool with it.

JR Smith is our John Starks. Forget the shots. Look at his defense and rebounding. The most overlooked performance was Steve Novak. Novak did not make a shot but contributed better defense and had 3 rebounds, all in traffic.

Nice touch.

I am cool with it too (for now)

Novak is playing better defense and had a couple of nice rebounds. His inability to move without the ball is painful though. He can't get off a shot when his man stays with him (does not sag).

On the flip side, you can't leave him so it takes one defender away from helping on Carmelo when he goes off. I guess Woody likes that he stretches the defense and keeps them honest. Cool with it (for now)

misterearl wrote:Beautiful Basketball

One play from Tuesday night that ended in a rare Anthony miss exemplifies the Knicks’ commitment to ball movement and spacing. After the Nets neutralized a Felton-Chandler pick-and-roll, the ball found Anthony on the right block, where he was guarded by point guard C.J. Watson. Watson had switched onto Anthony in the scramble to stop Chandler, and now the Nets had to send a second player to prevent Anthony from scoring easily.

Anthony quickly passed out of trouble, setting off a chain of passes as the Knicks swung the ball to the left side of the court then back around to the right corner, where Anthony was now wide open because the Nets had raced to the other side of the court to prevent a Steve Novak 3-pointer. The Knicks strung together seven passes without taking a single dribble and in doing so completely compromised the Nets’ defense. - Beckley Mason, NYTimes

THAT sequence was pure, vintage Knicks basketball from the Red Holzman era. The ball flew from man to man. It was beautiful.

Once our reputation for taking the three point shot echoes around the league, guess what happens?

Amar'e enters the building, just in time to practice his Hakeem tutorials... INSIDE

The Knicks’ high volume of 3-point shots don’t come from desperation heaves at the end of the shot clock or off wild transition attempts. Of the 28 3-pointers they took Tuesday night against Brooklyn, a full 20 of them were basically wide-open shots. - Beckley Mason, NYT

The outside, inside, outside game is just developing... with a surgeon, wearing number 5, supervising the operation.

Oh my God that was indeed beautiful. I was there last night and during all those passes you heard oohs and aahs from the crowd. That possession was great.

You know what else is great? The Eastern Conference Standings. Can't stop looking at them.

misterearl wrote:Anthony quickly passed out of trouble, setting off a chain of passes as the Knicks swung the ball to the left side of the court then back around to the right corner, where Anthony was now wide open because the Nets had raced to the other side of the court to prevent a Steve Novak 3-pointer. The Knicks strung together seven passes without taking a single dribble and in doing so completely compromised the Nets’ defense. - Beckley Mason, NYTimes
THAT sequence was pure, vintage Knicks basketball from the Red Holzman era. The ball flew from man to man. It was beautiful.

And that is why our 3pointers aren't "fools gold"

The Knicks’ high volume of 3-point shots don’t come from desperation heaves at the end of the shot clock or off wild transition attempts. Of the 28 3-pointers they took Tuesday night against Brooklyn, a full 20 of them were basically wide-open shots. - Beckley Mason, NYT

misterearl wrote:We Must Protect This House Music

Bootleg Alert: blk exec - This team has flaws...just like every NBA team. Our main flaw is not SG, old age, etc....It's dumb azz Knick fans that always find something to complain about. Top team in the East, undefeated at home. Best team any Knick fan has ever seen or heard since the 70's. The thing this thread is good for, is to invite other fans to spread their negative cancer.

Regardless of this team blowing out Miami twice by 20, winning tough games while shooting under 40%....

Did we have enough men for a layup line last night? Sheed out. Camby out. Amar'e out, but close to creating an inevitable (cough) drama. Shump out for as long as he needs to be 100 per cent rock steady. Melo in stitches. Felton's hand throbbing. Jason Kidd with a swollen dome. JR Smith in a slump.

What happens? All they do is win. 15-5 has a nice symmetry to it. For those keeping score, about two decades since we have been 10 games over .500. Say it with me. Fifteen and five. Sounds so good, don;t you agree?

15-5

Now the good news. We can be better. Mike Woodson knows this. He is still auditioning. Note Raymond Felton stiing for a majority of the fourth quarter, only to be inserted with about 2 minutes remaining. Was it punishment or a message delivered the old-fashioned way? You Suck. You Sit. In this case, suckitude is a temporary thing that every player experiences from time to time. Even the superstars.

JR Smith will drive us crazy. So did John Starks. We still love the baseline lefthanded dunk over 3 Bulls. Raymond Felton will NEVER play beautiful basketball. Pit bulls are not interested in beauty contests. They live to tear you to pieces and get the damn bone. Melo will never be Lebron. Cool. Now go get me my 30 points the way you know how, in the clutch. Sheed WILL get a technical. So did Red Auerbach. The Celtics use his acting to fuel furious rallies. "Ball don't lie." Neither does the Boston Garden ceiling.

In past years the Knicks flaws created controversy, juicy headlines and locker room rumors of dissent. This season, mental mistakes are rewarded with time on the pine, watching your running buddies have all the fun. Amar'e wants to be on the court for one reason - he wants to apologize for last season and fulfill his prophecy that, "the Knicks are back!"

We will get banged around, harassed on the road and doubted all season. Cool. Meanwhile, Mike Woodson is not happy.

Isn't winning grand?

Homeristic fable-isms. Indeed.

My keyboard bows to the greatness that is the Answer Man.

Life am be is good.

Funny thing is, on Mike Fatcessa's Year Round Hot Stove Baseball/Swansong Social Activism Show, to the one guy who slipped by the screeners and actually asked a question about the Knicks, Mike actually just said Lebron is in a different, higher species than Melo. Greatest player in the history of this or any other game. Greatest athelete ever in the solar system.

Those things might be so, but that's high praise for someone who's accomplished one chip in an NBA decade. Alot better happen in less than the next 10 years.

Greatest in the history of the game = Great player + chips.