when the score was 91 90, there was no need for the 3 point shot. Why was Zack out of the game?

7 assists.....pathetic!!

Posted by Travla:

7 assists.....pathetic!!

More evidence of bad basketball. We should be relying on motion and passing to get shots and all we did was rely on one on one ball from a hot player. This is not a formula for winning.
What it does show me tho is that we need to change our approach when it comes to a guy like Jamal. He could be a deadly weapon if used right. We should be using him differently. Have him coming off screens and curls and run more things thru him. Once he get's warmed up offensively teams can't stop him. His handle is too good. If you have an offense that is still capable of scoring in the post but doesn't force it then we'd be a much more potent team. It's too easy for teams to defend our post offense cuz it lacks that perimeter aspect. Jamal and Nate could give us that with their speed, elusivenes and shooting. Run those guys using picks and screens and then have them use their creativity to open up easy looks inside rather than strict post ups with no motion on the perimeter.

Posted by Nalod:

bad pass, but Nate did not goe far enough to the ball either. Farmar stepped in but Nate also crumbled.

Dam, That energy group almost made isiah look good ruining his plan to get fired!!!!

yea, nate should have come to the ball, lee had no timeouts, but this unit gave me something to cheer about, get two more legit starters in there to replace malik and jeffries and we will be ok, but that is only going to come through the draft I feel. Malik and jeffries should be getting time off the bench.. this team is so phuched up!!

Who cares about the lineup? It isn't the problem. It's just the same ****, different smell. Nothing is going to change. Knicks lost a lot more games this season due to poor play and terrible defense and less on bad starts.

Posted by nixluva:


What it does show me tho is that we need to change our approach when it comes to a guy like Jamal. He could be a deadly weapon if used right. We should be using him differently. Have him coming off screens and curls and run more things thru him.

Nixluva, does Jamal do most of his scoring off screens and curls or Iso's off the dribble?

Jamal isn't much different than most scoring combo-guards. They work best through ball domination.

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Knicks-Lakers Game Files 12/23/07
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First Half:


First Half Game File


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Second Half:


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Post-Game:

Post Game Isiah

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Entire game, minus game stoppage, missing a few FTs and a play or two.
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Giants game is on

So Nate had 9 times as many rebounds as Eddy! Where's that Nate/EY rebounding thread?

I honestly think that Phil Jackson left his backups in, even as the Knicks were coming back, because he didn't want his team to get too full of themselves heading into their Christmas showdown with the Suns. Like a 20+ point win would have had them feeling too good and he didn't think there was any chance that they would lose once he put Kobe and the other starters in. It's the type of psychological crap that Phil loves.