Posted by Uptown:

Posted by Pharzeone:

Hey, Uptown how about taking it to the coach after hearing about no executions being drawn up instead of throwing blanket praises.

As I said, there is a difference between calling a set play from the bench each time down the floor, and simply running your predicated offense. I am a middle school coach, (I mention this for a point) and we have a set offense that we run just about every time down the floor depending on the defense. I dotn have to call anything, its a set motion offense we run that I drill them on in practice everyday. Now, I have set plays that I call as well, when needed.

I'm not sure what premiss Chandler meant when he said we didn't call any plays. Did he mean they just stood around and went one on one? Or, did they still move the ball, cut and screen away until something opens up. That might not be a called play, but its a set motion offense. Theres a difference.

[Edited by - uptown on 12-30-2008 11:00 PM]

My assumption based on Tina's questions where his drives in the 4th quarter. I noticed during the game that the Knicks didn't have any set plays. I would say ok he meant D'Antoni was in motion offense but that wasn't apparent from the previous plays where the Bobcats where playing zone. Then Breen and Tripucka brought up the point that they don't think the Knicks have a set go to guy and what plays to run in crunch time. My point wasn't in vain since Trautwig actually commmented on this issue about D'Antoni lacking execution plays even with the Suns at the end of games (there goes that theory about me picking on D'Antoni) and praising Van Gundy about focusing on this issue while HC of the Knicks. Tina asked Harrington about what is drawn up at the end of games in her post game interview and he said coach gives them 5 plays but mentioned that they didn't execute them or coach didn't make it a point during the past games.

D'Antoni spoke about wanting Nate and Chandler to be go to guys (I can only assume if that is with Harrington on the bench). Point is that there doesn't seem to be an establish 2 minute gameplan. If seems to be more on the players shoulder to decide end of game execution and plays.

Hey, if that is how he is coaching that is fine but I have a hard time blaming players these situations if they fail and have equally a harder time giving the coach credit. I guess I am used to guys like Riley, Jackson, Van Gundy and even Brown who draw up plays and say hey you going to run this no matter what, make sure you execute it. Motion offense is great during games but I still think at the end of games you need a set half court game at the end.

Its back to the future with this team.

S.s.d.y. = Same sh!t, different year. We barely beat a bad team, but such is life for another bad team. This was a game we were gonna win even if we didn't want to, so i was just business. The lottery count will have to wait at least another game.

Those of you who still get excited by a win like this one, I admire you. I've lost all the excitement on this team. The lack of effort after the Lakers game was telling. And its hard to root, even if you know they will lose, when there are only a few "keepers" in the team.

Oh well, same story...

Was at the game last night. Was sitting right behind the "no push" foul on Duhon late in the game...even I had to shake my head on that one.

Lee played great against Okafor. It was the first time seeing Okafor up close and he's not that big.

Morrison is a BUM.

Asked MDA during shoot around, while he was signing autographs, when we can expect Danilo Gallinari back and he said in a couple of weeks.

Duhon plays well enough for me to see him being here when we finally get bigtime talent and by then Chan and Gallo will hopefully have been fully developed and in place to help this team win. I would love to keep Lee and Nate, tho I don't know exactly how Walsh will be able to work that out.

P.S. MDA is the MAN! I'm tired of reading how he's somehow clueless as a coach. Let's get real here. This team has for most of the season played very hard and at times looked very solid. I think the true state of the team this year will show itself as we move along, get some players back healthy, the team settles in and perhaps once the Steph saga is settled. Hopefully we can get some help.