fishmike wrote:meloshouldgo wrote:nixluva wrote:People just don't get that efficient offensive teams can win too. The trick is to play just enough defense and ball out on offense. One of Phil's Laker teams did this. The 2000-01 finals team was great offensively but was 23rd in Pts allowed and 21st in defensive rating. They were #2 in offensive rating. It's not how you want to do things but it has been done. Not every great defensive team wins the title. It's more complex than that. Gotta hope they can scheme a defense like the Mavs did. Find a way to hide the weak links on D.
Sorry but how do you find a way to hide anywhere between 3-4 out of the 5 players on the court? Melo (on most days), Amare, Bargs, Calderon, THJR, JR( when he is clubbing) and Shumpert when he had confidence issues.
ask Dallas... they won 50 games with Monta and Calderon starting in the backcourt and Dirk at PF, three NBA turnstiles if there ever were any. Marion is a great defender and Dalembert is here now. Vince Carter was the #1 guy off the bench. Thats a horrible defensive team. Horrible... but they won 50 and took the Spurs to 7. Somehow when players come to the Knicks only the bad part of their games surface and fans seem to flush the good. One other thing. This rookie coach has a great staff and the full 100% backing of Phil Jackson. That and you have a bunch of guys in walk years. People act like this is going to be a mail it in year. Take a closer look....
It comes down to Dirk.
You can take those same players at every stop prior to Dallas and you'd qualify them as losers[although decent role players]
When you have great synergy players like Dirk, you get those results.
Dirk won with Brendan Haywood, Eric Dampier, Najera, Custodian, Maquis Daniels, Adrian Griffin, Josh Howard, Austin Croshere so on and so forth
Dallas was a lock for 50gms in the west every yr it didn't matter.
I don't see Dirk on our team, not in case Bargs has an out of body experience
I like Calderon for what he'll provide//// steady, deliberate, structured offense but he's going to get a Joan Rivers facelift on defense
Very efficient guard, heck one yr in Detroit his numbers were stupid but he has no significant impact either way.