Not going to sugar coat it- the next 5 games are awful- sixers, bulls, blazers and pacers twice, we could easily lose all of them. At this point I'm worried by the time I get back we'll be out of the playoffs. How are the rest of you feeling about it?

I guess the key points are:

When is Tyson back?
When is JJ back?
Is shump injured again? That's our only 3 defenders out of it.
Will JR ever regain his 3pt shot?
Is Melo going to get his stuff together or will he become a chemistry killer?

We are in a really dangerous place heading into this killer week. Hope I come back to find we've righted the ship, but Im really worried I'll get back to find its sunk.

Good luck, hope you all cope regardless of how it goes!

Have a safe, Knicks-less trip.

MSG3 wrote:This is why the chemistry argument is bull**** after a certain point. Our offense has looked much better without Tyson and Jeffries, but our D has been horrible. When they come back Sunday and we lose 89-81 it'll all be about needing time to gel with Tyson, but hey, our D looked great!

Chemistry is not an excuse anymore. The coaches need to coach. Players need to play with effort....and not only when we're down 15 with 6 minutes left.

So, you are basing your argument on a prediction

Clearly offenses have off nights but defense can always be brought. We have to focus there also because it is our (Stat and Melo, ok and Novak, etc.) greatest weakness.

We need the offense to be cohesive when Chandler and Jeffries return. Really, I am talking about STat. He is producing from inside with Chandler out, when Chandler is gone the spacing is gone. Those P&R will go to Chandler now, or at least more often. Melo will not be as affected.