Knicks live and die by the 3. We will see how far it will take us versus Miami, Boston and Brooklyn in a 7 game series. Defense will only get you so far. Defending Lebron James for 7 games is not easy!

Knicks looking like the Yankees: 3ball = Home Runs LIVE & DIE

Knicks looking like Jets: "We are a defensive team" Jets get smoked when they play a good offense and can't keep up offensively.
Knicks offense becomes predictable with Melo Hero Ball as it becomes a game of 1 on 5.
When those 5 include Lebron, Wade & Bosh you are doomed

ChuckBuck wrote:Brook Lopez is more in the Brad Daugherty/Rik Smits mold of center. More finesse than rugged brute strength like Dwight Howard or Shaq.

I give him props last night. He's still overall soft, but he can still kill you offensively.

I wouldnt call Brook soft, I'd say he isnt physical. Hes a more cerebral guy. Duncan wasnt physical either and hes one of the best that Ive ever seen do it at his position.

smackeddog wrote:It's strange that Amar'e gets blasted on these boards for his rebounding, but Lopez gets admired when he's even worse. Any respect I have for his offense is cancelled out by the fact he is 7 foot, is a centre and regularly seems to have 3 rebound games- I just don't get how that's possible. He's averaging 6.5 rebounds- that's an absolute disgrace.

I was watching him intently last night. While he does not board very well. He boxes out very well. His teammates seem to collect the rebounds while he seels off his own man.

NYKBocker wrote:

smackeddog wrote:It's strange that Amar'e gets blasted on these boards for his rebounding, but Lopez gets admired when he's even worse. Any respect I have for his offense is cancelled out by the fact he is 7 foot, is a centre and regularly seems to have 3 rebound games- I just don't get how that's possible. He's averaging 6.5 rebounds- that's an absolute disgrace.

I was watching him intently last night. While he does not board very well. He boxes out very well. His teammates seem to collect the rebounds while he seels off his own man.

good point.. But he's still to soft for me..

tkf wrote:he is still goofy and doofy, but he is very skilled.. and last night he showed when he can focus, he can be a force...

If he had longer stretches of Seriousness/Focus/Nasty he'd be a Top 20 player easily.

knicks1248 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

smackeddog wrote:It's strange that Amar'e gets blasted on these boards for his rebounding, but Lopez gets admired when he's even worse. Any respect I have for his offense is cancelled out by the fact he is 7 foot, is a centre and regularly seems to have 3 rebound games- I just don't get how that's possible. He's averaging 6.5 rebounds- that's an absolute disgrace.

I was watching him intently last night. While he does not board very well. He boxes out very well. His teammates seem to collect the rebounds while he seels off his own man.

good point.. But he's still to soft for me..

Knicks are 28th in rebounding. Nets are 12th. If he boxes well and other guys are good rebounders its a team thing.

BRIGGS wrote:He's kind of always reminded me of a poor mans Tim Duncan who if he played a little harder and smarter could be Tim Duncan 2. Hes only 24--he was 22-11 and -5 on us last night and while he hit 9-20 it shouldve been 14-20 i mean he missed bunnies that a guy his size with his touch should make. Kudos to Chandler for playing well but Lopez can get his own offense while Chandler is a secondary guy who cleans up and scores point blank. Forget about people saying Bynum would be the best C in the east--maybe if healthy but Lopez easily could be the best C in the east and hard for any team to contain if he plays the right way and up to his enormous potential.

I know he had a nice game yesterday but he's still way closer to Eddy Curry than to Tim Duncan. Lopez is a good scorer and not much else. Duncan was a very good scorer, dominant rebounder, dominant defensively, a very good to great passer for a big man, a 2-time MVP, and possibly the greatest power forward of all time.

ChuckBuck wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Brook Lopez is more in the Brad Daugherty/Rik Smits mold of center. More finesse than rugged brute strength like Dwight Howard or Shaq.I give him props last night. He's still overall soft, but he can still kill you offensively.

so what are you saying, he is not black enough?

Half kidding btw! over the years white guys are seen as "soft!"

Brad Daugherty is black last time I checked.

Just because Brad Daugherty loves NASCAR doesn't make him white!

What?! I don't remember ever seeing him play and always assumed he was white from based on his name. I'm in shock right now.