markvmc wrote:2 not very good defenders coming back in the next week though.

Nice to see Jeffries finally getting the respect he deserves.

nixluva wrote:How about a hand for MDA and Woodson having this team ready to defend what the Lakers wanted to do. They made Kobe work hard for everything he got. The double teams and pressure D the Knicks used was very effective. That wasn't just bad offense by the Lakers. There was a LOT of really good D and hustle by the Knicks. They were ready.

martin wrote:I am super impressed with how JJ and Chandler are controlling the defense and leading the team.

They complement each others defense very well... the opposing team gets scared with chandlers presence, they eventually forget about jeffries, who ends up drawing the charges.

Jeffries is a good team defender especially at the 4 spot.

We will be mad deep when everyone is healthy

Davis/Lin
Fields/Shumpert
Melo/Shumpert/Walker/Novak
Amare/Jeffries
Tyson/Harellson

I want Lin in the second unit with shumpert,novak, jeffries as they know how to play off each other.

Davis and tyson will be lethal. Lin has a hard time throwing alley oop passes.

Jeffries and Chandler have established a respectable partnership down low, and it's started with communication. Both guys credit approaching each other during timeouts and on the court discussing defensive schemes, and calling out switches and player movements on the court.

"We've built a lot of camaraderie, man," Jeffries said. "Tyson does a great job of talking and it's easy for me to go out there and play with a guy like him, and play at that level. It's fun right now. We're all having fun and we're just riding the wave of what Jeremy and Tyson are doing for us."

"I love having Jared on my side," Chandler said. "His communication, coming in and out of timeouts, telling me what he's seeing out there. I know he's somebody that I can rely on. Also, I don't have to help as much. When I can key in, like tonight, on Bynum and that's it, I'm going to shut people down. When I get in trouble is when I have to help other people a lot, and I come over and my guy already has the ball in scoring position."

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"We have a guard now that's getting out on the break and making quick decisions," Chandler said. "Our problem before is we were getting stops, but then we were walking the ball up, playing at a slow pace. We didn't have the personnel to do that. We don't have anybody who's just going to just drop the ball in the post to and demand double teams, and all that kind of stuff. I'm not that type of player. We've got to get out. When we get stops, we've got to run, get into pick-and-rolls, slash, find open guys and knock down shots."

unstopaball12 wrote:

martin wrote:I am super impressed with how JJ and Chandler are controlling the defense and leading the team.

They complement each others defense very well... the opposing team gets scared with chandlers presence, they eventually forget about jeffries, who ends up drawing the charges.

Jeffries is a good team defender especially at the 4 spot.

We will be mad deep when everyone is healthy

Davis/Lin
Fields/Shumpert
Melo/Shumpert/Walker/Novak
Amare/Jeffries
Tyson/Harellson

I want Lin in the second unit with shumpert,novak, jeffries as they know how to play off each other.

Davis and tyson will be lethal. Lin has a hard time throwing alley oop passes.

Nice. Our only shooter on the periphery of the rotation. MDA will probably have it that way, too. I can already tell you guys what's going to happen when Melo/Amare return. The offense will be more dynamic but it won't be as fluid. Teams will pack the paint. NYK fans will look to crucify Melo because he still doesn't have the shooters to take advantage of his double teams.

You want Lin to work with Melo in the same offense? That requires an elite shooter at SG.

We NEED JR Smith to be an elite team and to make this offense work. plain and simple.