BRIGGS wrote:

blkexec wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Brutal win--I was hoping to just finish this out with 3 straight losses to SA Minny and Philly to give us a nice working margin for the last 10. Ill say San Antonio called some strange plays at the end and didnt use Splitter enough in the 2nd half

Seems like teams will start taking their foot off the gas pedal as we approach the end of the season. And of course, the roll players need to feed their kids, so they will be playing hard. But we will still finish within the top three worst teams. So we still good.

I just dont want to go through this awful season and be rewarded with pick #6. Any wins will have absolutely zero carry over affect and are completely valueless to the mission. Its fine to "play well" and lose down the stretch while competing.

If the Knicks win too many meaningless games and as a results don't get a top 3 pick and a bunch of posters here start saying "It's all good" then I might go back into hulk mode.

Splat wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

blkexec wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Brutal win--I was hoping to just finish this out with 3 straight losses to SA Minny and Philly to give us a nice working margin for the last 10. Ill say San Antonio called some strange plays at the end and didnt use Splitter enough in the 2nd half

Seems like teams will start taking their foot off the gas pedal as we approach the end of the season. And of course, the roll players need to feed their kids, so they will be playing hard. But we will still finish within the top three worst teams. So we still good.

I just dont want to go through this awful season and be rewarded with pick #6. Any wins will have absolutely zero carry over affect and are completely valueless to the mission. Its fine to "play well" and lose down the stretch while competing.

If the Knicks win too many meaningless games and as a results don't get a top 3 pick and a bunch of posters here start saying "It's all good" then I might go back into hulk mode.

If you are a true knick fan, then you should know how this story will end!

A tanking order comes from higher management, or perhaps a guy like Popovich, who is an institution unto himself, and has nothing to prove. Fisher is too new and too proud to tank it, and nobody presently capable of playing on the court for the Knicks would even think about tanking.

It doesn't even have to be a pride thing, although for many on this team it is- almost everyone is playing for a spot on the team next year, or trying to look good for other teams.

I agree with the play tough lose tight concept- unfortunately, no player on the Knicks is even thinking about next year's draft slot.

WaltLongmire wrote:At one point I thought Fisher hinting that Calderon might not play the rest of the season was the team's way of tanking, but quickly realized he and Phil were probably more interested in seeing Shved and Galloway, and maybe even Larkin, get big minutes the rest of the year.

A tanking order comes from higher management, or perhaps a guy like Popovich, who is an institution unto himself, and has nothing to prove. Fisher is too new and too proud to tank it, and nobody presently capable of playing on the court for the Knicks would even think about tanking.

It doesn't even have to be a pride thing, although for many on this team it is- almost everyone is playing for a spot on the team next year, or trying to look good for other teams.

I agree with the play tough lose tight concept- unfortunately, no player on the Knicks is even thinking about next year's draft slot.

Id like to see Quincy Acy Wear Lance Thomas and Larkin get significant burn the next two games as in their turn to play. If the organization doesnt want bargs back--i dont care if he plays but balance it by giving Acy minutes. And by all means bring Calderon back anytime they want:)

bargs with 10 rebounds? amundsen with 17??? this happened also with hardaway getting hot against the lakers also... these guys play out of their minds at the worst possible times and it is killing our future....

crzymdups wrote:As long as Timmy Hardaway can make a healthy return to the lineup soon, the losses should continue to pile up.

exactly!

GustavBahler wrote:First time in NBA history that a sub .200 team beat the defending champs. Shows that some of these guys might make good role players going forward.

Or the Spurs laid off the gas pedal, as they enter the last stretch of the season. Some of them are pushing 40, and mentally checked out against the worst team in the NBA. It happens on all levels.