GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:Tony Parker is probably going to kill us but that's ok because he does that against most of the league.

If we move the ball like we did the first 4 games and play inspired defense I think we have a shot at this game and I'll be happy.

If we spend 16-18 seconds of the shot clock standing around forcing the ball into Melo, get beat backdoor repeatedly, complain about calls and then jog up court we will get crushed.

Spot on. If we get the Knicks of the first 4 games, we should be okay. Ball movement and defense is the ticket.

ChuckBuck wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:Tony Parker is probably going to kill us but that's ok because he does that against most of the league.

If we move the ball like we did the first 4 games and play inspired defense I think we have a shot at this game and I'll be happy.

If we spend 16-18 seconds of the shot clock standing around forcing the ball into Melo, get beat backdoor repeatedly, complain about calls and then jog up court we will get crushed.

Spot on. If we get the Knicks of the first 4 games, we should be okay. Ball movement and defense is the ticket.

Ya i never want to see sulking melo again. Thank God woody let him hear it and he went back to being the new melo from the olympics

IrishKnickFan wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:Tony Parker is probably going to kill us but that's ok because he does that against most of the league.

If we move the ball like we did the first 4 games and play inspired defense I think we have a shot at this game and I'll be happy.

If we spend 16-18 seconds of the shot clock standing around forcing the ball into Melo, get beat backdoor repeatedly, complain about calls and then jog up court we will get crushed.

Spot on. If we get the Knicks of the first 4 games, we should be okay. Ball movement and defense is the ticket.

Ya i never want to see sulking melo again. Thank God woody let him hear it and he went back to being the new melo from the olympics

To be fair, Kobe, Tim Duncan, Wade, Lebron also complain about call/non-calls. But try to be smart about it and maybe quietly say something during a break in play or a free throw without showing the official up.

Working the officials smoothly = the bawse move.

Conversatin' during play while your teams plays 4 on 5 on the other end = sucker move and sort of disrespectful to the other 4 guys on your team. Y'all play D, I got some issues I need to talk about over here!

Nobody Panic if the Knicks Lose Tonight, Okay?
By Will Leitch

The Knicks are the only undefeated team in the NBA. What a statement that is to make, right? Just typing it feels cool: If the NBA were The Road Warrior, the Knicks would be the rampaging band of pirates, hoarding all the gas, the last survivors. The Knicks haven't lost! They're 5-0! Zero losses at all! Pretty amazing, right? Say that a lot now, all you can, because it's very likely you won't be able to at some point in the next 36 hours.

The Daily News calls the Knicks "untested," but that hardly seems fair: They did, after all, wipe out the defending champs in their opener and have beaten five teams who made the playoffs last season. (Orlando probably shouldn't count there, but bare with us.) Point is, the Knicks' start has been impressive by any possible measure, and it should be celebrated. But the wins are probably gonna stop real soon.

The Knicks face the Spurs in San Antonio tonight and the Grizzlies in Memphis tomorrow, and those games are as tough as any that will be on their schedule all season. The Spurs and the Grizzlies are, essentially, the two hottest teams in the NBA right now. They're a combined 13-2 and have won a combined nine in a row; the Spurs won on the road against the Lakers on Tuesday, and the Grizzlies won on the road against Oklahoma City last night. These teams are not messing around.

In come the Knicks, coming off a deeply unimpressive win over the Magic and a bit hobbling, with Ronnie Brewer missing practice yesterday. The signature ball movement, the thing that has made people believe that this Knicks team might be for real, wasn't there in Orlando, though, to be fair, Epcot can make people woozy for days afterward. The Knicks will have to be perfect once again to have a chance against the Spurs tonight. That's not a slight on the Knicks: It just means that this is a serious leap in competition.

We said earlier this week that if the Knicks went 4-3 on this little two week road trip, their fans should be ecstatic. They're 1-0 so far. If, 36 hours from now, they're 1-2, there's nothing to worry about. And if they're still undefeated? OK, then you can probably go batty.

Tempered expectations, but win or lose, I expect a good showing.

gunsnewing wrote:I don't care what people say we need Amare starting against upper-echelon teams like the Spurs despite Amare's lack of effort on defense

Definitely agree..Amare has a place on this team. Sucks he got injured because I think if he was playing right now people would have a different tune. I think we still would be 5 and 0 also. We have no big guy right now scoring inside or even a threat to hit mid range jumper.