Pure, 100 percent pure, Titanium.

No son, you evidently are not a coach because 200M is a lot of chedda to have riding the pine after the National Anthem, and the Dolan family does not sign those supersized payroll checks for no substitutes.

Moving forward, it will take the entire month of March for this crew to get acquainted and stop throwing the ball into the second row. There will be blood and the thrill is gone. Dig this, it would have been gone anyway. Linsanity was fun while it lasted. Everyone knows you don't spit on Deron Williams' cape, you don't mess with the Celtics IN Boston and the Spurs have the indefatigable heart of a champion.

Next up. Derrick Rose in Chicago. Good luck with that.

If March is a replay of January, you start scouring the earth for a 6'9-6-10 clone of Terry (not Pat) Cummings.

Watching Amar'e Stoudemire having his layups rejected like food stamps is too painful for words.

ChuckBuck wrote:It's fun to say Linsanity would've continued, but I point out the New Orleans Game(Team is dead last in the West) to say it wouldn't. This was before Carmelo could even show up to "suck the life out of the Knicks". That game pointed out the blueprint to stop Linsanity, which the rest of the Knicks opponents seem to put as a top priority in their scouting reports. Trap the Pick and Roll, bang Lin around, and you stop the Knicks offense. I put more stock in opponents knowing Lin's weaknesses and tendencies, then the simple addition of Melo and Stoudemire mucking things up. And People harping about Melo and Stoudemire's lack of Defense(they do suck on D btw), Lin is arguably the worst defender on the Knicks. It's bad enough they have to take Shumpert off his man constantly to guard Lin's, to make up for his defensive deficiencies. I'm not harping on Lin, because I love his offensive game(minus the turnovers), but it's like people always overlook this aspect of his game. Anyways, with all that practice time after the All Star Break, you have to pin all this on the coach. Knicks had Melo and Stat for both Cleveland and Atlanta wins post Linsanity, so I don't get all this crap about you can't win with those guys. You know teams are gearing up to trap and push Lin around, and you still haven't made adjustments 5 losses in a row...This is all on coach.

I would have to disagree with the Lin defense. Here is my take on Lin's defense.

1. Very Good on ball defender when in an island. He keeps in front of his man and hands are very active. Causes steals or jump balls.
2. Very bad guarding opponents when being ran through screens. Not sure if this is coach instructed but he keeps going under screens now. He used to fight through screens but was getting banged up. Coaches might have told him just go under screens to save his body from getting dinged a little.
3. Very good help defender in that he is a willing to double team and recognizes which player to cover when the offensive player swings the ball.
4. Very bad help defender in that while he has great hands and nose for the ball he does not understand his point-of-no-return. Meaning on a double you should only double if you can get back to your own man no problem. He gets burned a lot on this.

He needs work on certain aspects of his defense but saying he is the worst defender is just false.

NYKBocker wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:It's fun to say Linsanity would've continued, but I point out the New Orleans Game(Team is dead last in the West) to say it wouldn't. This was before Carmelo could even show up to "suck the life out of the Knicks". That game pointed out the blueprint to stop Linsanity, which the rest of the Knicks opponents seem to put as a top priority in their scouting reports. Trap the Pick and Roll, bang Lin around, and you stop the Knicks offense. I put more stock in opponents knowing Lin's weaknesses and tendencies, then the simple addition of Melo and Stoudemire mucking things up. And People harping about Melo and Stoudemire's lack of Defense(they do suck on D btw), Lin is arguably the worst defender on the Knicks. It's bad enough they have to take Shumpert off his man constantly to guard Lin's, to make up for his defensive deficiencies. I'm not harping on Lin, because I love his offensive game(minus the turnovers), but it's like people always overlook this aspect of his game. Anyways, with all that practice time after the All Star Break, you have to pin all this on the coach. Knicks had Melo and Stat for both Cleveland and Atlanta wins post Linsanity, so I don't get all this crap about you can't win with those guys. You know teams are gearing up to trap and push Lin around, and you still haven't made adjustments 5 losses in a row...This is all on coach.

I would have to disagree with the Lin defense. Here is my take on Lin's defense.

1. Very Good on ball defender when in an island. He keeps in front of his man and hands are very active. Causes steals or jump balls.
2. Very bad guarding opponents when being ran through screens. Not sure if this is coach instructed but he keeps going under screens now. He used to fight through screens but was getting banged up. Coaches might have told him just go under screens to save his body from getting dinged a little.
3. Very good help defender in that he is a willing to double team and recognizes which player to cover when the offensive player swings the ball.
4. Very bad help defender in that while he has great hands and nose for the ball he does not understand his point-of-no-return. Meaning on a double you should only double if you can get back to your own man no problem. He gets burned a lot on this.

He needs work on certain aspects of his defense but saying he is the worst defender is just false.

I agree on all 4 points. Most NBA guards can get by the PG that are guarding them. If you watch most of the recent Knick games, when Lin gets by the opposition there is always help. When a guy gets by Lin, Amare waves his bull fighting cape. Point 4 is where he is the weakest IMHO. He gets caught in the point of no return often and guys end up wide open for jumpers...which of course go in against the Knicks. Did you ever notice that all the statistically bad 3 point teams hit ridiculous 3 pointers against the Knicks. LOL!

Again, Jeremy Lin is part of the solution but Jeremy Lin is not the solution.

Uptown wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:It's fun to say Linsanity would've continued, but I point out the New Orleans Game(Team is dead last in the West) to say it wouldn't. This was before Carmelo could even show up to "suck the life out of the Knicks". That game pointed out the blueprint to stop Linsanity, which the rest of the Knicks opponents seem to put as a top priority in their scouting reports. Trap the Pick and Roll, bang Lin around, and you stop the Knicks offense. I put more stock in opponents knowing Lin's weaknesses and tendencies, then the simple addition of Melo and Stoudemire mucking things up. And People harping about Melo and Stoudemire's lack of Defense(they do suck on D btw), Lin is arguably the worst defender on the Knicks. It's bad enough they have to take Shumpert off his man constantly to guard Lin's, to make up for his defensive deficiencies. I'm not harping on Lin, because I love his offensive game(minus the turnovers), but it's like people always overlook this aspect of his game. Anyways, with all that practice time after the All Star Break, you have to pin all this on the coach. Knicks had Melo and Stat for both Cleveland and Atlanta wins post Linsanity, so I don't get all this crap about you can't win with those guys. You know teams are gearing up to trap and push Lin around, and you still haven't made adjustments 5 losses in a row...This is all on coach.

I would have to disagree with the Lin defense. Here is my take on Lin's defense.

1. Very Good on ball defender when in an island. He keeps in front of his man and hands are very active. Causes steals or jump balls.
2. Very bad guarding opponents when being ran through screens. Not sure if this is coach instructed but he keeps going under screens now. He used to fight through screens but was getting banged up. Coaches might have told him just go under screens to save his body from getting dinged a little.
3. Very good help defender in that he is a willing to double team and recognizes which player to cover when the offensive player swings the ball.
4. Very bad help defender in that while he has great hands and nose for the ball he does not understand his point-of-no-return. Meaning on a double you should only double if you can get back to your own man no problem. He gets burned a lot on this.

He needs work on certain aspects of his defense but saying he is the worst defender is just false.

I'm rooting for Lin just as much as the next Knick fan, but facts are facts, he's been getting lit-up by opposing guards lately. Take a look at 4 of the last 5 guards we've faced:

Rondo 18 pts, 20 ast, 17 rebs (legendary numbers)
Parker 32pts, 6 ast
Jennings 25 pts, 10 ast
Lou Williams 28 pts 2 ast

Not to mention Deron Williams going off on us and Calderon was playing so well Lin had to be switched off of him.

To say that "he keeps in front of his man when on an island" is just silly.

Did you watch the games? Did you see yesterdays game? He keeps nobody in front of him - everyone is blowing by him.

Please!

SupremeCommander wrote:This stuff is pretty frustrating to constantly read and re-read... do people realize how rare it is to get an NBA starter mid season when the opposition has literally no knowledge of that player? has that ever happened? other NBA teams were going to adjust and it is naive and foolish to assume otherwise

Again, Jeremy Lin is part of the solution but Jeremy Lin is not the solution.

You are making sense - thats not what people want. They want to rant that when they won the 8-1 championship it was impossible to shut that all star team down. And if now, they would go back to that line up, we would of course based on the roster and previous history, go 8-1 again? Right?

Tunnel-Vission-Illogic

mrKnickShot wrote:

Uptown wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:It's fun to say Linsanity would've continued, but I point out the New Orleans Game(Team is dead last in the West) to say it wouldn't. This was before Carmelo could even show up to "suck the life out of the Knicks". That game pointed out the blueprint to stop Linsanity, which the rest of the Knicks opponents seem to put as a top priority in their scouting reports. Trap the Pick and Roll, bang Lin around, and you stop the Knicks offense. I put more stock in opponents knowing Lin's weaknesses and tendencies, then the simple addition of Melo and Stoudemire mucking things up. And People harping about Melo and Stoudemire's lack of Defense(they do suck on D btw), Lin is arguably the worst defender on the Knicks. It's bad enough they have to take Shumpert off his man constantly to guard Lin's, to make up for his defensive deficiencies. I'm not harping on Lin, because I love his offensive game(minus the turnovers), but it's like people always overlook this aspect of his game. Anyways, with all that practice time after the All Star Break, you have to pin all this on the coach. Knicks had Melo and Stat for both Cleveland and Atlanta wins post Linsanity, so I don't get all this crap about you can't win with those guys. You know teams are gearing up to trap and push Lin around, and you still haven't made adjustments 5 losses in a row...This is all on coach.

I would have to disagree with the Lin defense. Here is my take on Lin's defense.

1. Very Good on ball defender when in an island. He keeps in front of his man and hands are very active. Causes steals or jump balls.
2. Very bad guarding opponents when being ran through screens. Not sure if this is coach instructed but he keeps going under screens now. He used to fight through screens but was getting banged up. Coaches might have told him just go under screens to save his body from getting dinged a little.
3. Very good help defender in that he is a willing to double team and recognizes which player to cover when the offensive player swings the ball.
4. Very bad help defender in that while he has great hands and nose for the ball he does not understand his point-of-no-return. Meaning on a double you should only double if you can get back to your own man no problem. He gets burned a lot on this.

He needs work on certain aspects of his defense but saying he is the worst defender is just false.

I'm rooting for Lin just as much as the next Knick fan, but facts are facts, he's been getting lit-up by opposing guards lately. Take a look at 4 of the last 5 guards we've faced:

Rondo 18 pts, 20 ast, 17 rebs (legendary numbers)
Parker 32pts, 6 ast
Jennings 25 pts, 10 ast
Lou Williams 28 pts 2 ast

Not to mention Deron Williams going off on us and Calderon was playing so well Lin had to be switched off of him.

To say that "he keeps in front of his man when on an island" is just silly.

Did you watch the games? Did you see yesterdays game? He keeps nobody in front of him - everyone is blowing by him.

Please!

I think we all agree that he is far from a Defensive Stopper...but in the Parker game specifically, Parker was toasting the entire Knick team, including Shumpert. I guess you missed Lin's D on Jennings when he forced him to throw an airball during a crucial time in the game. Remember...when Amara and Melo were boxing out the same guy! LOL!

misterearl wrote:HugeKnick4 - according to your own promise, you were done if the Knicks lost yesterday. Sup?

I cannot help myself! LOL!

holfresh wrote:U gotta love Knicks fans..They think their favorite player can take on the NBA by themselves..Always pitting one guy against the next..Their player will take every shot..Bron and Wade teamed up to go after a ring..Kobe looking for more help, not us tho, We don't need Amare or Melo, Linsanity will see us thru..P