Posted by misterearl:

joeC - not a bad guard combo to bring off the Pine either

I have been saying for a while that is his absolute best position. We were too dependent on a sixth man before we got Francis, IMO. Craw will always be inconsistent imo, just because of his game style. Put Jamal in a no real pressure position where what we get from him helps but is not vital just because of his inconsistency would be nice.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by rvhoss:

Could it be that LB is finally setting them free? that and the meeting with Dolan that nobody would be fired.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/sports/basketball/08knicks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

There is no one factor fueling the Knicks' minirevival, but [Malik] Rose credited Brown for simplifying the offense and for loosening the reins on the team's best individual players. The meeting with Dolan — in which he stressed that neither Brown, nor the team president Isiah Thomas, nor anyone else, would be fired — might have helped a little, too.

"I think the meeting was good," Rose said. "I don't think it brought much bearing on our belief or whatever. It kind of cleared some things up." Noting that Dolan voiced support of Thomas and Brown, Rose added: "Once we heard that and guys kind of took it to heart, it was like a weight off our mind. We didn't have to worry about any more changes or anything. It's like, this is what we have in this locker room and we're going to go from there. So that's what we took away from the meeting. I guess that's what helped fuel this change of heart."

I don't think Larry minds letting loose the reins a bit as long as the team is playing defense, which they have been doing the last 3 games. Everything with Larry starts at 1 point before anything else and thats defense. If you wanna play up and down you gotta play defense first and I think he loosened up becuase the team has been putting forth the effort on the defensive end lately.

Posted by fishmike:

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by rvhoss:

Could it be that LB is finally setting them free? that and the meeting with Dolan that nobody would be fired.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/sports/basketball/08knicks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

There is no one factor fueling the Knicks' minirevival, but [Malik] Rose credited Brown for simplifying the offense and for loosening the reins on the team's best individual players. The meeting with Dolan — in which he stressed that neither Brown, nor the team president Isiah Thomas, nor anyone else, would be fired — might have helped a little, too.

"I think the meeting was good," Rose said. "I don't think it brought much bearing on our belief or whatever. It kind of cleared some things up." Noting that Dolan voiced support of Thomas and Brown, Rose added: "Once we heard that and guys kind of took it to heart, it was like a weight off our mind. We didn't have to worry about any more changes or anything. It's like, this is what we have in this locker room and we're going to go from there. So that's what we took away from the meeting. I guess that's what helped fuel this change of heart."

I don't think Larry minds letting loose the reins a bit as long as the team is playing defense, which they have been doing the last 3 games. Everything with Larry starts at 1 point before anything else and thats defense. If you wanna play up and down you gotta play defense first and I think he loosened up becuase the team has been putting forth the effort on the defensive end lately.

exactly... this has NOTHING to do with Larry. Its about the players showing up and playing hard. Mo riding pine didnt hurt either

nate mcmillan and jerry sloan are in similar situations in portland and utah where they openly questioned the effort given by their players. for those that are upset with lb, are mcmillan and sloan dropping the ball also?

Posted by fishmike:

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by rvhoss:

Could it be that LB is finally setting them free? that and the meeting with Dolan that nobody would be fired.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/sports/basketball/08knicks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

There is no one factor fueling the Knicks' minirevival, but [Malik] Rose credited Brown for simplifying the offense and for loosening the reins on the team's best individual players. The meeting with Dolan — in which he stressed that neither Brown, nor the team president Isiah Thomas, nor anyone else, would be fired — might have helped a little, too.

"I think the meeting was good," Rose said. "I don't think it brought much bearing on our belief or whatever. It kind of cleared some things up." Noting that Dolan voiced support of Thomas and Brown, Rose added: "Once we heard that and guys kind of took it to heart, it was like a weight off our mind. We didn't have to worry about any more changes or anything. It's like, this is what we have in this locker room and we're going to go from there. So that's what we took away from the meeting. I guess that's what helped fuel this change of heart."

I don't think Larry minds letting loose the reins a bit as long as the team is playing defense, which they have been doing the last 3 games. Everything with Larry starts at 1 point before anything else and thats defense. If you wanna play up and down you gotta play defense first and I think he loosened up becuase the team has been putting forth the effort on the defensive end lately.

exactly... this has NOTHING to do with Larry. Its about the players showing up and playing hard. Mo riding pine didnt hurt either

I agree with the defense stuff, but if anything Brown has tightened his grip on the offense. He's calling out a play every time down the floor. It's a lot more structured, there's a lot less dribbling. He is calling more plays for Francis and Crawford and Jalen though.