BRIGGS wrote:Fields hasn't carried his weight in either Heat game. The way to beat this team is to be 8 strong and have a legit 6-11 260 pound C as one of those guys--were maybe 5.5 strong.

knicks bench played 48 minutes.

heat bench played 85 minutes.

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TymeLessKnicks wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:What a strange game.

strange?

do you mean exciting?

You would think that with that late rally it would be exciting but it felt like they were toying with us, even when the game was down to 6. Still work to do.

They weren't toying..Wade hit a 3..Fields bricked shots. Game loss. I'd rather have a loss like this than last time we play'd when the likes of Arroyo and Chalmers was killing us. We shut down the others besides Z early.

I'm talking about the whole game. Lebron went a quarter without a shot attempt. The Knicks made their rally and the Heat hit their shots like it was no big deal. The Knicks aren't the only victims, the Heat have been on a tear, but it does show where the Knicks are vulnerable.

You would think Chandler would be a good matchup defensively on Lebron but seems Gallo plays him better. Just can't figure out why it takes a game and a half for D'Antoni to make adjustments. He needs to utilize his timeouts better. Coach performance was one step slow today it seems too.

I think Gallo has better lateral quickness than Chandler and he takes up more real estate. I'm not the first to point this out but D'Antoni coaches often like he is in Vegas. He counts on the Knicks to make their own runs and hopes its enough to get back in the game and puts the other stuff on the back burner at times.

Papabear Says

Stop trying to make Gallo what he is not. Gallo will be an up and down player as long as he is in this league. Chandler is a better player and they both have issues trying to get rebounds and boxing out.

nixluva wrote:Knicks showed a lot of toughness. Sloppy and nervous start to the game. They played like they wanted it too much and were pressing and rushing shots. The Thing I loved was how they fought back and don't try and tell me the Heat just relaxed cuz that's not what happened. The Knicks actually stepped up their defensive pressure and if you go back and watch the game you'll see some really great D from the Knicks. The sad thing is that the Knicks play good D!!! They just can't rebound. We have too many guys that aren't natural rebounders and in games like this is stands out. How many extra shots did the Heat get due to our lack of rebounding?

If we can somehow fix that problem I think we're a VERY competitive team. Forget for a moment that the Heat have 3 Superstars that can make ridiculous shots. This game was MUCH closer than they wanted it to be and if we had made FT's we could've pulled an upset. EVen after that horrid start. I like the core of the Knicks team and really can't wait to see what Donnie does to boost the bench. WE need some size and rebounding badly. It's all about the rebounding and whether we can get some help. Adding a Verajao or Nene would be a huge boost.

Papabear Says

I agree! With all the missed shots by the Knicks there was no one under the basket. They all were about 10 or 15 feet away from the basket. And they were not even boxed out. They looked at the ball bounce and then they started running the other way. We need a 7 ft rebounder and defender shooter.

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Papabear wrote:

nixluva wrote:Knicks showed a lot of toughness. Sloppy and nervous start to the game. They played like they wanted it too much and were pressing and rushing shots. The Thing I loved was how they fought back and don't try and tell me the Heat just relaxed cuz that's not what happened. The Knicks actually stepped up their defensive pressure and if you go back and watch the game you'll see some really great D from the Knicks. The sad thing is that the Knicks play good D!!! They just can't rebound. We have too many guys that aren't natural rebounders and in games like this is stands out. How many extra shots did the Heat get due to our lack of rebounding?

If we can somehow fix that problem I think we're a VERY competitive team. Forget for a moment that the Heat have 3 Superstars that can make ridiculous shots. This game was MUCH closer than they wanted it to be and if we had made FT's we could've pulled an upset. EVen after that horrid start. I like the core of the Knicks team and really can't wait to see what Donnie does to boost the bench. WE need some size and rebounding badly. It's all about the rebounding and whether we can get some help. Adding a Verajao or Nene would be a huge boost.

Papabear Says

I agree! With all the missed shots by the Knicks there was no one under the basket. They all were about 10 or 15 feet away from the basket. And they were not even boxed out. They looked at the ball bounce and then they started running the other way. We need a 7 ft rebounder and defender shooter.

That's another problem with the system if we're not working the ball inside, like the first 2 quarters in the Miami game. We launch up a 3, and we're one and done since no one is in position to grab an offensive board.

the 3ball and the reliance on it during the first quarter was the key to the loss. Everyone was chucking and no one was making. Lazy ball and sign of inexperience and very good defense.

nixluva wrote:Gallo as he's maturing is a guy that I think we need to make SURE to get going in terms of him getting touches and being used as more than just a spread the floor guy. He could be used a bit more as a PnP man given his size and shot, when Amar'e leaves the floor. I know he's not a bigtime post threat, but when he has the ball good things seem to happen. He draws fouls with his long lanky body and I love to see him drive. All those guys who used to harp on him having stiff legs seem to have disappeared. When you watch him actually giving guys like Melo, Pierce and Bron a bit more of a fight than you'd expect it's very gratifying to see.

He was picking Lebron up at half court last night, he was basically telling Lebron "I'm not afraid of you because you're a punk B"

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orangeblobman wrote:

nixluva wrote:Gallo as he's maturing is a guy that I think we need to make SURE to get going in terms of him getting touches and being used as more than just a spread the floor guy. He could be used a bit more as a PnP man given his size and shot, when Amar'e leaves the floor. I know he's not a bigtime post threat, but when he has the ball good things seem to happen. He draws fouls with his long lanky body and I love to see him drive. All those guys who used to harp on him having stiff legs seem to have disappeared. When you watch him actually giving guys like Melo, Pierce and Bron a bit more of a fight than you'd expect it's very gratifying to see.

He was picking Lebron up at half court last night, he was basically telling Lebron "I'm not afraid of you because you're a punk B"

Gallo did play point forward in Europe...

There you go.