This seems to be a theme we hit on nightly, but once again the Knicks had a tough time stopping the opposing point guard. Damian Lillard had 23 points and six assists. He routinely got by Beno Udrih, the Knicks' starter. New York entered play Monday night allowing point guards to score an average of 21 points per game. Not good. You can bet that Chris Paul is looking forward to Wednesday night. - ESPN

Without quality leadership (and defensive stickiness) at guard, the entire tempo of the game on both ends is dictated by the opponent.

Carmelo bringing the ball up court is a desperation move. It is a last resort. Fantasy trades and hopes for Toure Murry being an answer are a reach. What else is there?

The Curse of Chris Smith lives.

misterearl wrote:The Knicks backcourt, focusing at lead guard, is overmatched. There may not be a single NBA team that either Raymond Felton, Beno Udrih or Pablo Prigioni can impose their presence offensively or defensively.

This seems to be a theme we hit on nightly, but once again the Knicks had a tough time stopping the opposing point guard. Damian Lillard had 23 points and six assists. He routinely got by Beno Udrih, the Knicks' starter. New York entered play Monday night allowing point guards to score an average of 21 points per game. Not good. You can bet that Chris Paul is looking forward to Wednesday night. - ESPN

Without quality leadership (and defensive stickiness) at guard, the entire tempo of the game on both ends is dictated by the opponent.

Carmelo bringing the ball up court is a desperation move. It is a last resort. Fantasy trades and hopes for Toure Murry being an answer are a reach. What else is there?

The Curse of Chris Smith lives.

Thats what Im looking for in the draft 1 good PG who falls and a 7+ C. I have to assume we will wield our 3mm in cash for picks with only 7 roster spot taken next yea rand cap ped out.

Seriously, though, can we get Toney Douglas?

Even with Felton, I feel like we're over-matched there, and if we could get a role playing defensive minded fleet of foot PG we'd be better off.

Knixkik wrote:I'm hoping we can send Shumpert for any upgrade at PG. It is a huge hole on this team. We have 3 backup PGs and no starters. That is where we hurt the most. Not one of our PGs would start for any other team in the league.

Defensively these PGs we have are very weak. On offense they are very good at executing Woody's offense though.

gunsnewing wrote:We don't need a PG if the game plan is to dump the ball to Melo and JR and move out the way

Bargs has been chipping in as well, Melo hasn't stopped him from contributing. The better the PG the better the looks everyone will get. I agree that JR needs to be reigned in though. No more carte blanche, that ship has sailed.

Depression lingers.

Don't worry, JRod will be here soon to tell you how silly your being and how your bad vibes are bringing the team down. Then he'll chime about my repressed Net love and ABA afliction to deflect the issue and elevate his UK cheer.

Reality? Charles Barkley is right. What he, and nobody can see is how it gets better. It can. Its why we watch.

Well, why some of you watch. Nalod been out of the country for a while and unplugged for a while. Been catching up on my reading instead of watching bad hoop.

Do real fans watch bad hoop? In the Mecca they do. Im not in the mecca literally for figurativly. I left because Knick management are disingenuious to their fans. No, its not the "NY Dolans" but he is the dude driving the decisions and how the roster is constructed. I'd support them if they rebuilt, made an effort to a better tomorrow.

What gets me is the low return we get. The team is just stuck in being mediocrity and yet we have so little assets to work with going forward. While some teams like Denver might be stuck as well, they have draft picks and a younger core. They COULD get better. We got cap space. So does lots of teams. What good is it if you can't support them? Good for selling tickets.

Vmart wrote:Don't forget the over matched coach who has lost the team.

VMart - please pay attention. the coach does not play.

This thread is about matchups.

Thank you for your contribution.

gunsnewing wrote:We don't need a PG if the game plan is to dump the ball to Melo and JR and move out the way

Read this again

New York entered play Monday night allowing point guards to score an average of 21 points per game

Who is checking chris Paul?

gunsnewing wrote:

True but going back to the Pacers series this offensive gameplan has been abysmal

Gunsnewing - you write as if an offensive game plan is executed against inanimate objects.

X's and O's are simply diagrams. You need superior people to execute against quality opposition.

We are not competing against cardboard cutouts. Where are the Knicks dominant at any position?

Please point out the matchup where Mike Woodson has an advantage in talent. On offense or defense. Pretty please.