Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by djsunyc:

first unit goes down to the opposing team's first unit. 2nd unit re-energizes the team and brings them back. then it comes down to the wire where nobody can stop nobody and hope crawford can take over. i've seen this game many times over the past 12 months.

That's how I see it too.

Jamal seems to be playing closer to the rim this year, which I'm very happy to see, last year the 3-pointer was his weapon of choice. In a season that we won 33 games, giving us a .402 win percentage, we went 14-8 for a .636 percentage when Jamal shot .340+ from 3-point land.

The point being, we do well when Jamal is hot, and poor when he's not. I was told he shot 55% last night. How many games a year can we count on a career .400 shooter shooting .550?

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by djsunyc:

first unit goes down to the opposing team's first unit. 2nd unit re-energizes the team and brings them back. then it comes down to the wire where nobody can stop nobody and hope crawford can take over. i've seen this game many times over the past 12 months.

That's how I see it too.

Jamal seems to be playing closer to the rim this year, which I'm very happy to see, last year the 3-pointer was his weapon of choice. In a season that we won 33 games, giving us a .402 win percentage, we went 14-8 for a .636 percentage when Jamal shot .340+ from 3-point land.

The point being, we do well when Jamal is hot, and poor when he's not. I was told he shot 55% last night. How many games a year can we count on a career .400 shooter shooting .550?

The fact is every team needs a finisher, a guy who gets open and can take the last shot...The great Chicago teams had a guy name Jordan...Dallas don't have such a player...Spurs has Parker...We have Jamal and soon we can add Zack in terms of taking the last shot....

My problem with expecting a blowout is that one local newspaper guy says the Knicks shoud win by 20...Everyone jumps on the bandwagon...The coach told his team this will be a close game because Minny is a tremendous offensive rebounding team...He said this will not be a blowout...But we all here believe the guy who knows little about the game...We evaluate the outcome based on the expectations of a beat writer...

I thought it should have been an easier game for the Knicks but I didn't expect a blowout...
We got the win and that's what is important...





[Edited by - holfresh on 11-05-2007 5:18 PM]

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by BigC:

I think the Knicks main problem in the lineup is Q. It looks like the scouting report is to go at Q because he can't play defense because he is too slow to react. Not only is he not able to guard his man but he is doing nothing on the offensive end.

Q can not pass, create space between himself and his man, does not drive to the lane, nor cut to the basket and he is not even knocking down the 3 ball. It's at a point where Q's man does not even try to guard him because they know his shot is not going to go in. Who ever guards Q is now leaving him open to double Eddy or Zach or play the passing lane (example Lebron). Q is now becoming a liability on offense and defense.

NOw the next problem is Isiah's subsitition patterns. It seems he takes out the guy who has the hot hand instead of riding the hot hand.

On a side note, Telfair is hot trash with sprinkles on top. If he was to stand on any corner the trash man would pick him up in morning with the rest of the garbage.


We won yesterday but in reality Gomes should have had 30 points but Telfair had his own plans for last nights game. For Telfair it was, "I'm going to get back at my cousin night."







[Edited by - BigC on 11-05-2007 5:15 PM]

With you around, I might not have to post ever again.

How do you feel about wally z? if not realistically, how bout hypothetically? Just delete q and insert wally. I think his presence in the lineup instead of q would turn up the heat against the defense. He would supply the same d as q. Balkman would be the stopper off the bench.