newyorknewyork wrote:(I may have it backwards) Melo likes to opperate on the right elbow. Amare likes to opperate (operate) on the left elbow. I don't know where Tyson likes to position himself.

Anyone who loves the tactical side of baskteball and can give great explanation. How does it work where they can compliment each other in there sweet spots becoming an unstoppable duo where if you double one, one of the 3 will get you?

the reason it wasn't working last year was because Amare's jump shot went south while he stayed in the north. If his jumper had been working, it would have opened up the other parts of his game. Also, with the death of his brother, I'm not sure how focused he could be after that.

DurzoBlint wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:(I may have it backwards) Melo likes to opperate on the right elbow. Amare likes to opperate (operate) on the left elbow. I don't know where Tyson likes to position himself.

Anyone who loves the tactical side of baskteball and can give great explanation. How does it work where they can compliment each other in there sweet spots becoming an unstoppable duo where if you double one, one of the 3 will get you?

the reason it wasn't working last year was because Amare's jump shot went south while he stayed in the north. If his jumper had been working, it would have opened up the other parts of his game. Also, with the death of his brother, I'm not sure how focused he could be after that.

ChuckBuck wrote:Besides easing into the lineup and shaking off rust, once fully healthy, Amare needs to be primary screener for Raymond to develop that Pick and Roll chemistry that he and Chandler have. That and we'll see if his Hakeem training was money well spent on the left block.

I think this will be an adjustment Ray and Prigs will have to make, and it may not be pretty at first. Chandler is a great screener right now, and the defender always seems to get caught up in the pick. If I remember correctly, Amare loves to slip the pick...alot. This will be interesting to see how long it takes to get it right.

fishmike wrote:

Andrew wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Besides easing into the lineup and shaking off rust, once fully healthy, Amare needs to be primary screener for Raymond to develop that Pick and Roll chemistry that he and Chandler have. That and we'll see if his Hakeem training was money well spent on the left block.

I think this will be an adjustment Ray and Prigs will have to make, and it may not be pretty at first. Chandler is a great screener right now, and the defender always seems to get caught up in the pick. If I remember correctly, Amare loves to slip the pick...alot. This will be interesting to see how long it takes to get it right.

Felton and Amare were pretty open about their already established chemisty from their prior play together.

I cant wait... I know Amare may not be the player we first signed, but he's going to bring something and I expect it to be good. Especially considering our bench has been Knicks weakness and Sheed's shooting makes me miss Jamal

yup. Felton and Kidd will make Amare look awesome. Hell, even prigs will benefit if he's runs with the 2nd unit. The 2nd units major weakness is there is no established scorer there. JR Smith is the closest thing and he's to unreliable.

ChuckBuck wrote:It's never been Melo and Amare, it's always been Amare and Tyson. Can't have those 3 on the floor at the same time for long stretches offensively.

Which might be easier to understand and fix actually since Tyson gets in such quick foul trouble at times.

The key still is Amare's mid range jumper. If it is on then all problems go out the window. Look at all the open looks Kurt gets. Imagine if that open look has a threat for a pump fake and drive. Also Amare has to be a willing passer. No need to force into bodies anymore with so much offensive talent on this team.

Also you can run high PnR from the elbow area where STAT likes it and have Tyson lurk baseline waiting for a pass too. The main thing is that guys have to know when to move and clear out space as the play develops. You can't have guys just standing around clogging up space. Ball and Player movement is key. We didn't have any of that last year in the playoffs against the Heat. Guys just stood around and watched.

Here we see the Knicks weren't actually working together. No ball movement, spacing or player movement. Just an ISO for Melo. The defense is not having to work at all. Instead Melo takes a bad long 2, which is his lowest % shot. This year we don't see the Knicks doing this as much anymore. Now the spacing is right, guys are moving and the ball is moving. STAT should fit right into that. With MUCH better PG's, they should be able to execute and make it work much better this year. With both Felton and Kidd playing at the same time you can have a PnR tandem on the strong side or the weak side at any time. They just have to run it.