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nixluva
Posts: 56258 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 10/5/2004 Member: #758 USA |
10/10/2010 10:20 PM
Good stuff. I was wondering if anybody went to the open practice. I'm really glad that TD and Rautins are showing good signs, cuz I think we're gonna need them during the season. I'm really hoping that Felton come around. I seem to remember Duhon looking bad in the preseason his 1st year and then he came out on fire and was the MVP of the 1st half of the season. Duhon was good in yr 1 he just got exposed and overworked. He wasn't a starter. Felton tho should be able to sustain solid play once he figures things out.
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Olbrannon
Posts: 21913 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 10/2/2009 Member: #2919 USA |
10/10/2010 10:24 PM
Discussion on the thread somehow meanders to philosophy thread here
Blackfeet @realgm Starksfor3 wrote: Bill Simmons on Tyreke Evans
"The prototypical 0-guard: Someone who handles the ball all the time, looks for his own shot, gets to the rim at will and operates best if his teammates spread the floor to watch him."
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Childs2Dudley
Posts: 23906 Alba Posts: 5 Joined: 1/25/2010 Member: #3051 USA |
10/10/2010 10:32 PM
Please don't quote TheBluest aka True Blue.
He's one of the worst posters of all-time. "Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us." - Earl Nightingale
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Olbrannon
Posts: 21913 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 10/2/2009 Member: #2919 USA |
10/10/2010 10:34 PM
Practice clip 2 via nybombers3
Bill Simmons on Tyreke Evans
"The prototypical 0-guard: Someone who handles the ball all the time, looks for his own shot, gets to the rim at will and operates best if his teammates spread the floor to watch him."
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izybx
Posts: 22366 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 10/16/2006 Member: #1178 USA |
10/10/2010 10:39 PM
Childs2Dudley wrote:Please don't quote TheBluest aka True Blue. he really is. At least his whole post wasnt full of those ridiculous nicknames he always used Beat the Evil Empire. BEAT MIAMI
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nixluva
Posts: 56258 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 10/5/2004 Member: #758 USA |
10/11/2010 1:59 AM
Ya know it goes unnoticed that even without a good PG last year and with all the selfish players we had, this team still managed to be a good assist team. People bash MDA for a lot of things, but his system even when run horribly does tend to help create more ball movement and sharing. Just imagine now with some guys that should be a bit more willing to pass to each other.
With regard to Gallo. The only thing holding Gallo back is Gallo. He's got the green light to go to the hole whenever he wants. Contrary to popular belief, Mike loves his players to get to the foul line. It's high efficiency BB. The more we get other shooters going on this team, the less Gallo will feel compelled to stick to the the 3pt area. We absolutely need his shooting until others start to step up so that teams don't pack it in the paint on us, to try and stop Amar'e. Let's remember that Amar'e isn't a back to the basket big. He needs space to operate in. That requires great shooting to keep defenders honest. The chicken or the Egg? In this case it's the ROOSTER, cuz Amar'e can't get off with a crowd around him so we MUST establish a serious threat to score at a high clip from 3. That guy TheBluest wrote about the virtues of grind it out BB, but how many of those teams have won recently? The Lakers are certainly not that kind of team. The only teams that really were somewhat successful grinding it out last year were Houston and Charlotte. That's not how this team was built. We have to allow time for these players to get it together. |
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knicks1248
Posts: 42059 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 2/3/2004 Member: #582 |
10/11/2010 8:30 AM LAST EDITED: 10/11/2010 8:32 AM
I think raymonds out of shape, and although he's a notorious slow starter, he came in a month before TC, so there is definitely a measure or concern. Duhon some how pick this offense up really quickly in 08, he just tailed off rather quickly by january of 09.
It's not unusual for vets to have a suspect camp, then take off once the BELL rings, hopefully thats the case here. ES
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MS
Posts: 27060 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/28/2004 Member: #724 |
10/11/2010 9:15 AM
I agree on Felton. The guy looks about 10-15 pounds too heavy. You would have thought he would have really spent the summer conditioning his body. Considering he is a relative nobody in the league and now is the starting point guard of the knicks coming off a important summer for the franchise. Hopefully he gets it going out there. It's just two preseason games, but no excuses. If you can play you can get people the ball and get to the rim period.
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Nalod
Posts: 71208 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
10/11/2010 10:15 AM LAST EDITED: 10/11/2010 10:18 AM
Raymond is a big body type. His compact type body makes him look heavy.
The kid has to peel the shackes of Larrys half court offense to a adapt to MDA freenzy approach. They had a week of practice then took it to the continent. Ray never had a superstar like Amare to completely feed and take care of. Excuses? Naw, just reasons. THe hype is good but its going to take some pain to adjust. IN a way he has big shoes to fill. Not Du-Du's, but Nash! MDA and Amare both had Nash. Im sure Raymond watched a lot of Suns film trying to learn the system and see what Nash did. This is not "Larry Ball" we talking about. Raymond came from the UNC Tar Heal system and the last two year had Larry who's Tar Heal Blue is deep in his DNA. Lets just hope Rubio is learning it. |
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JohnWallace44
Posts: 25119 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 6/14/2005 Member: #910 USA |
10/11/2010 10:21 AM
Felton: based on the way he's played against us, I would be absolutely blown away if he had a bad season. The LB system is so taxing on the point guard, the switch to Mike D'Antoni's has to be a lot easier from a production standpoint. I almost think that he has so many choices that he's confused. He isn't supposed to be the greatest pick and roll PG, but that can't be very tough to pick up. Its a basic play that he's been doing since peewee ball.
Mason: From what I've seen of him in pressure defense situations, he is so good on that side of the ball that I just need him to be adequate on offense, forget being "Money Mase." Just set people up and get to the line until your shot comes back man. Gallo: The light switch needs to come on in a hurry. When you're trying to make the playoffs, you can't have a key player who is on one day and completely off the next. You can only win one game a night, so his great shooting nights don't get us two wins or anything. Its almost impossible to win when a starter goes 3-13. We need those nights to go away. Chandler: I smell a breakout year. Especially if he can be the guy who Amar'e can consistently kick it out to. Early on, he seems to be the guy who will benefit most from our new personnel. Rautins: You can't knock the kid's smarts or hustle. (I get that these are Canadian racial stereotypes) Dude seems to have the NBA 3pt line down at the moment, and he looks like a guy who can come in for a few minutes in a full court press scenario and thrive in short bursts. Randolph: I have a quick way to fix the rebounding problem. Give AR a role, not an ambiguous slot on the team. If he's your center and his stated role is to rebound. I'm pretty sure he'll close that rebounding gap to a point where we're not losing games because of it. If you lose his 3pt shooting because of him playing in the post... that's probably a positive anyway. He needs to play in Jeffries' position (MikeD edition), just with a much better skill set. Alan Hahn:
Nate Robinson has been on a ridonkulous scoring tear lately (remember when he couldn't hit Jerome James with a Big Mac in early January?)
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nixluva
Posts: 56258 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 10/5/2004 Member: #758 USA |
10/11/2010 12:26 PM
I think Mike is allowing AR to do a lot of stuff just so he can see what he's capable of so far. I fully expect that he'll trim things down as we get near the season, in order to simplify things for AR and help him to be more productive. The idea of him being a better version of Jared is probably right for this stage of his career. I will reserve final judgement on that tho cuz last year once he got things figured out he was very productive in all facets of the game. You don't want to stunt the growth of that much talent.
I think Felton is simply going thru what Duhon did when he 1st got here. Remember how bad he looked in preseason? Then he came on strong in that 1st year. Felton likely will have the same sort of emergence. His job is the toughest of any new player. Very upbeat about Rautins. This is making it clear why Mike and Donnie wanted this kid. You can see that he's perfect for this system. Smart, skilled, decent athlete, good pedigree, winning mentality and he hustles. You add that to a guy that can handle the ball and shoot 3's and you've got a perfect MDA guard. |