dk7th wrote:very satisfying win tonight. the heat looked flummoxed, baffled. lebron's expression was priceless.kerr said a couple of things worth bearing in mind.
1)while he believes that "the knicks are for real, the real deal," he maintained that age will very likely be a factor and will remain a question mark as the season progresses.
2)he also wonders what happens with stoudemire and shumpert. he said that he thinks shumpert displaces ronnie, a notion that seems sound. but the chemistry question with stoudemire remains. it's tough because i believe stat is actually going to return to action before shumpert.
i will add:
3)as others have said, we were hoisting up a bunch of threes (by necessity), but 44 threes and hitting at a 40% clip is categorically impossible to sustain.
4)the low turnover rate is a very big deal for this team. and a key stat: miami got a paltry 8 points off turnovers!
5)i have been saying that a player like carmelo pretty much plays in a vacuum and remains closer to a zero-sum player for the most part. the way the knicks played without carmelo-- dismantling the champs (high rate of 3-point conversions notwithstanding) is a positive sign.
I really think #4 is why the Knicks keep winning - well, that and their usually great FT shooting. I think that deserves to be #1 (although I don't think your points are ordered). The Heat are a transition team. Rebound and don't turn the ball over and, well, you should have a chance against the Heat. I know the Knicks are a poor rebounding team but they are miles better than the Heat in that category
As for the 3 point percentage, I don't entirely agree. Obviously the high percentage can kill another team's momentum, but even still... If the Knicks had hit 33% of their threes last night, they still end up beating Miami.