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Bippity10
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12/27/2005  12:41 PM
Just wanted to point this out because noone seems to be talking about this in a good light. We go all season letting guys come in and dunk and shoot wide open jumpshots.

Then one night AD gets sick of it and takes a shot at Parker

A few nights later Robinson provides a hit on Vaughn after another slew of open jumpers. Coincidence? I think not.

No doubt there will be more incredibly open jumpers against this crappy bunch.

No doubt someone else will step up and get fed up with it.

The team is learning. Those that do learn will be LB's guys 3 years from now.

Those that don't get fed up will be gone.

These are the little things coach's notice.

[Edited by - bippity10 on 12-27-2005 12:41 PM]
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12/27/2005  12:49 PM
This team is softer than even Layden's teams. It was embarassing the first three quarters to watch Carter Jefferson and Kidd just dismantle us and laugh at our team. Nobody would even foul them when they were going to the rim. I give Nate and AD props for showing some heart, but I was just disgusted at the fact that nobody else was doing anything about it.
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Bippity10
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12/27/2005  1:09 PM
That's the point of my post Nyballer. This stuff spreads. For three years we have been playing ole d and noone besides KT has ever done anything about it. Now you are slowly seeing guys learn about pride.

All I'm saying is a few games from now you will see AD or Nate get fed up again. And a few games after that you will see another player get fed up with it. These are the little things coach's are teaching the players. These are things you don't see results from now but you will 40-50-75 games from now. We bash AD for not being able to bring it but this is the reason he was brought here and this is the reason he plays and some of the young guys have to sit in their suits and stew. Patience. It's all about learning.
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Bippity10
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12/27/2005  1:10 PM
My guess is the day Jamal gets fed up with it is the same day he plays 35 minutes a night and never leaves the starting line-up. It's the little things that we have to learn.
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12/27/2005  3:14 PM
I agree. In general, this group does not play with a high enough level of effort. Also, possibly because there are so many new guys, they don't feel sufficiently embarrased for being humiliated on the home court.

I wanna see these guys play some defense and leave it all out on the floor. What are they saving it up for?

[Edited by - BASKETBALLJONES on 12-27-2005 3:14 PM]
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12/27/2005  3:57 PM
If nate intentionally threw vaugn to the ground after he fouled him, and Im not sure that he did, then I'm actually not sure if I agree with that
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12/27/2005  4:15 PM
I don't agree with the act. I thought it was dirty and if I was a net I would have gone after Nate too. That being said it was still nice to see a Knick player not give up an easy lay-up. Now the goal is to teach him to do what AD did, send a message without the extra nonsense.

Although I do not know too many knick fans that had a problem when Charles ro Mase did the same thing.
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