Paladin55 wrote:

martin wrote:

tkf wrote:

martin wrote:

martin wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Why so much isolation down the stretch? No one could touch the ball except amare and felton the last 3 minutes and we cant rebound.

this is the summary of the 6 game losing streak in a nutshell.

felton may attempt the PnR and hand off to Amare, but it turns into iso. Felton gotta go back and get the ball and run it again or find some other guys.

other teams are now not guarding the knicks perimeter late in games, and it's not because they don't respect our shooting.. they just know felton and amare will force up a bad shot rather than pass.. simple and plain..

i wish we could see that whole court on the last play the Knicks had the ball. Wonder how open the other guys were.

Realistically though, Felton had a good, open shot.

More upsetting because it was not the only time it took place in the game.

I still can't get an earlier play, which also took place in the 4th, out of my mind. Gallinari cut to the basket and was alone in the paint with nobody within 2-3 feet of him, and Felton, who must have seen him, chose to pass the ball to his left. I don't think we scored on the play, either.

he was wide open on that play. I know exactly which one you were talking about... it would have been an easy layup...

NYKBocker wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Felton's helter skelter play that won us games earlier in the season when he was making shots is now hurting us. Surprising!

Felton is not a 20/10 pg. Now that he has come back to reality dudes are complaining when he has played the same way all season. Hilarious.

That is not true. When we were losing with a record of 3-8 a lot were critical of him. When we started winning was when he was moving the ball and running the PnR to perfection. I remember posting on a successful PnR execution from him sarcastically. He then started looking for others and was averaging almost 9 assists per game. In this losing streak he has been doing a Starbury imitation. Not good.

He's just not the quality of point guard we are looking for. There is a reason he's signed to a two year deal, remember the last guy we signed to a two year deal? Chris Duhon. It's a "we'll give you a shot, but keep our options open if something better comes along". He's an improvement over Duhon by 26.2 miles, but he's not The Guy yet, the organization is not sold on him. We're finding out why.

Let's hope he can turn the heat up and drop some buckets, but I'll tell you right now- Felton ain't about it.

He seems to have that 'I'll put my head through a concrete wall' demeanor, which is good, in some limited number of situations, but it's not healthy for longevity, for consistent, positive leadership over many seasons. He'll show flashes for you, that's all.