NY Knicks 1999 Small Ball Team - 1st of his name
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newyorknewyork
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6/30/2016 11:20 AM
NYKBocker wrote:I was watching some old youtube clips of the Knicks and it just dawned on me. The 1999 Knicks were the first successful team to implement the small ball scheme in the NBA. We had as our starting 5 I don't know if we were the first ever or not. But having LJ be a stretch 4 and Camby dominating the paint with all that spacing to a finals run may have influenced future coaches at the time. https://vote.nba.com/en Vote for your Knicks.
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NYKBocker
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6/30/2016 11:31 AM
^ Remember when everybody was complaining about JVG playing Spree at the 3 and H20 at the 2? JVG was a visionary!!!
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GustavBahler
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6/30/2016 11:34 AM
NYKBocker wrote:^ Remember when everybody was complaining about JVG playing Spree at the 3 and H20 at the 2? JVG was a visionary!!! Should have traded Houston for a SF. Spree never complained. Too bad he lost his mind in Minny. |
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newyorknewyork
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6/30/2016 11:46 AM
Thought about it a couple yrs back how that team was built for MDA. Probably would have even made Wars an all-star.
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dacash
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6/30/2016 11:56 AM
wasnt run tmc also small ball made for mda offense back in the day before mda?
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NY Knicks 1999 Small Ball Team - 1st of his name