jrodmc wrote:fishmike wrote:Chandler wrote:fishmike wrote:crzymdups wrote:One thing about Sasha last night - he does know how to run the damn offense. He came in last night when things were dire and it was like he ran a little two minute clinic on how to set up good shots in the Triangle and then Galloway and Grant were like "ohhhh, okay. alright. fine." Watch the shots they were getting before Sasha came in and then the shots they got with Sasha running things briefly. It was like he was a coach on the floor to fix the offense last night.
great basketball post. People just see Sasha come in and the Fisher hate starts. I read one guy in this thread comment 4 times that KP's foul on Haywood was on Fisher (SMH). Very few teams and coaches foul there. I get the logic but dont really agree. You foul you hand the other team points and control of the ball. I understand why coaches hate doing that.Great game. KP continues to develop and work through his rookie mistakes while playing good bal. DadMelo is a top 10 NBA player without question. The Knicks have a good defensive team. Our frontcourt is fantastic.. really elite with Melo/KP/Rolo and DWill/Lance off the bench. Obviously we need guard help.
Love watching Melo's battle with Haywood. Great game. Super exciting and entertaining. Knicks have some heart
Agree re great post
Not sure I agree about ur point on the foul. if you foul (eg w 2 secs) left and assuming not in the act of shooting worst case is a 2 shot foul. You're up by 3. Lots of coaches will defend the 3 pt line in a that instance to prevent the 3 pt attempt
Lt made the same mistake on a corner 3 a few games back. Regardless of whose fault it is (player or coach or both) needs some attention in practice
here is the choice... guard the 3, or guard against the putback on a missed FT. Thats really the choice. You foul you put the guy at the line. If he hits the first and misses the 2nd you are at risk of an easy lay in, tip in or kick out to tie or win the game. So many things can go wrong there. Also by fouling you are literally handing the other team a point and a chance to tie with a loose ball that is around your basket. The Knicks are a good defensive team and defend the 3 very well. I would prefer to defend that as well. Fouling to prevent the 3 is not foolproof.
And on top of possibly losing the game after a missed FT, fouling an 81.5% FT shooter is not a great bet anyway. Let him shoot the three. Much lower percentage, right?
nerds on the board will appreciate that shooting a free throw is like flipping a loaded coin. In pretty boy's case it's 80% heads. SO hitting three in a row is .8 * .8 * .8 = 51% compare that to let's say a good three attempt (being generous is 40% if wide open and a good shooter). Under pressure of the clock and some (but not too aggressive) defense and it's probably low 30s . So you definitely don't want to foul him in the act of shooting the three.
You can debate the odds of grabbing an offensive rebound if he misses one of his FTs, and the merits of committing a two shot foul.
Keep in mind in this instance they needed three to tie, not win. You can foul before the act and trust your rebounding and own FT shooting, or pressure the inbounds and the shot but don't foul in the act. Either approach is legitimate. But twice in recent games Knicks have been overzealous on the shooter. That's clearly bad and needs fixing
Frankly on that play i was talking to the TV and telling the team to watch the inbounds passer for the old fashioned give and go. I thought they defended it real, real well to the absolute last instant
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