No one expects us to beat SA, and who knows if they rest anyone important, but I'm sick of reporters not giving the Knicks credit. Billups had the nerve to say after a game we lead pretty much the who way, that there is no way the Heat should lose to a team like that, referring to the Knicks.

It is bad enough the Knicks can't get calls at home, but these 3 wins should have earned across the board credit. I hope the Spurs game is close and see what they say then. In the end, all that matters is the boys playing well and winning, not what others think and say. Keep it going Knicks. I'm liking what I see recently.

NYStateOfMind wrote:So, as we have seen and even reporters are picking up on, a 9 man rotation leads to better teamwork, confidence, established roles, and wins. Bring in an extra guy when fouls happen, like Kyle for KP. Maybe the system is starting to click as well, plus Fisher even seems better with decisions and his interviews.

No one expects us to beat SA, and who knows if they rest anyone important, but I'm sick of reporters not giving the Knicks credit. Billups had the nerve to say after a game we lead pretty much the who way, that there is no way the Heat should lose to a team like that, referring to the Knicks.

It is bad enough the Knicks can't get calls at home, but these 3 wins should have earned across the board credit. I hope the Spurs game is close and see what they say then. In the end, all that matters is the boys playing well and winning, not what others think and say. Keep it going Knicks. I'm liking what I see recently.

A 9-man rotation was necessary and i'm glad it has been established.

Lopez, Porzingis, Melo, Afflalo, and Calderon with Galloway, Thomas, and Dwill covering a majority of the bench minutes with Grant as 9th man playing 10-12 mpg to get his feet wet and confidence going is the right move. O'Quinn is the ideal 10th man and has plenty of use in case of injury, foul trouble, and matchup issues that require another true big man. Seraphin is a useful player, just doesn't really have a place, particularly in a league where everyone is going smaller and athletic, its usually a tough matchup to plug him into. Vujacic and Amundson, great leadership types, but aren't nba rotation players.

Malcolm wrote:

Knixkik wrote:A 9-man rotation was necessary and i'm glad it has been established.

1Lopez, 2Porzingis, 3Melo, 4Afflalo, and 5Calderon with 6Galloway, 7Thomas, and 8Dwill covering a majority of the bench minutes

It's really 8 man rotation.

Works pretty well. But it's a long season . . .

Fisher has stepped up and improved, even out of timeouts.
Melo simplifying his game, playing team ball and working less hard as to still be effective late in games. The Melo we want all season.
KP might have hit his second wind, but Melo playing more team ball and RoLo playing better might have helped him find his role.
Jose continues to improve, his overall defense is still lacking.
RoLo hitting shots and banging hard, nice to see.
Gallo aggressive even when shots are not falling.
Bench doing their thing.

I mentioned even without moves, if they improve in a few areas, this is a 500 team at worst, and here we are at 19-20. Future looks bright and a playoff spot is within realistic reach. People still think this is a 33 win team, mreinman and others? MREINMAN "I picked 33 wins. Thats a good prediction. 40-45 is a bad prediction. Thats why vegas knows what they are doing and diehards are not setting over/unders".

Most important, 9DEEP.

Keep up the great work Knicks.

martin wrote:

NYStateOfMind wrote:5 games later:

Fisher has stepped up and improved, even out of timeouts.
Melo simplifying his game, playing team ball and working less hard as to still be effective late in games. The Melo we want all season.
KP might have hit his second wind, but Melo playing more team ball and RoLo playing better might have helped him find his role.
Jose continues to improve, his overall defense is still lacking.
RoLo hitting shots and banging hard, nice to see.
Gallo aggressive even when shots are not falling.
Bench doing their thing.

I mentioned even without moves, if they improve in a few areas, this is a 500 team at worst, and here we are at 19-20. Future looks bright and a playoff spot is within realistic reach. People still think this is a 33 win team, mreinman and others? MREINMAN "I picked 33 wins. Thats a good prediction. 40-45 is a bad prediction. Thats why vegas knows what they are doing and diehards are not setting over/unders".

Most important, 9DEEP.

Keep up the great work Knicks.

If the Knicks' starters continue on their current path, you will see development of the bench over the next 20 games. Grant, Gallo, DWill, KOQ need to play better.

Kyle needs to play better, but in general, they just need to get consistent minutes for improvement. Dwill is fine, Gallo lost his outside touch, grant is all about getting time and finding his role.