here are some positive vibes to share:
- rose is really really really fast. he should be a pain in the ass to defenses because he's constantly penetrating. He will fit in with the new "TurboTriangle" offense. we havent had a PG this good in years. since this is his contract yr he will be playing hard to prove doubters wrong.
- Courtney Lee is a professional 3&d guy. lock down defender who can hit the open three. EVERYWHERE he has gone (and he has truly gone everywhere), he has fit in without a problem
- Carmelo can still score the ball. dude is a 1st ballot hall of famer and one of the best scorers of this generation. dude just knows how to score - whether thats running the circle, triangle or square
- Porzingus - has the chance to be a top 10 player some day. no matter how bad things may get all i have to do is think of how good KP can and will be. i've never seen a basketball player like him before at that size. right now K.A.T is getting hyped but i truly believe KP could be better than him
- Noah - lives and breathes NYC. what he doesnt provide in stats he will provide in intangibles. dude has LOTS of heart and isnt afraid of ANYONE. he DEMANDS excellence and hard work

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BENCH
- B. jennings - wants to be NYC and will make exciting plays to get the crowd hype. the former lottery pick has finally learned to combine his quickness & talent with intelligence. that injury might have humbled him
- Sasha knows the triangle inside and out and even though it seems like he has been here forever hes only like 32. dude still has a nice outside jumper and he plays hard
- Lance thomas - yet another native new yorker who has worked hard to get to where he is. a capable defender who can also knock down 3s
- hernanogomez - this was a great draft pick who is experienced playing in pro ball overseas. kinda reminds me of scola. but he plays hard, sets solid screens and has soft hands
- oquinn - i really like NYC natives. kyle is a rugged big man who has versatile traits such as passing and outside shooting

BENCH BENCH (holiday, plumlee, ndour, kuz, baker)
- collectively they played well in the preseason and were always competitive

COACHING
- Hornecek - im highly satisfied with whatever the hell the coach is running (which seems to me 2ndary break sets - like drag stagger screens, swing action, etc - before settling into the triangle if necessary). Its uptempo and plays to their strengths

ok so thats ned's positive spin on things - no negatives...just positive vibes #nixluvaVibes

callmened wrote:I have the feeling many folks here perceive me to be a "negative" person...always looking on the down side. or maybe none of you do or none of you have noticed or care (lol). But this was inspired by EnySpree (who probably is a NedHater lol). i hope you dont take any of my "hate" seriously - i just try to be objective. i really really am a knicks fan! i swear!

regardless here are some positive vibes to share:
- rose is really really really fast. he should be a pain in the ass to defenses because he's constantly penetrating. He will fit in with the new "TurboTriangle" offense. we havent had a PG this good in years. since this is his contract yr he will be playing hard to prove doubters wrong.
- Courtney Lee is a professional 3&d guy. lock down defender who can hit the open three. EVERYWHERE he has gone (and he has truly gone everywhere), he has fit in without a problem
- Carmelo can still score the ball. dude is a 1st ballot hall of famer and one of the best scorers of this generation. dude just knows how to score - whether thats running the circle, triangle or square
- Porzingus - has the chance to be a top 10 player some day. no matter how bad things may get all i have to do is think of how good KP can and will be. i've never seen a basketball player like him before at that size. right now K.A.T is getting hyped but i truly believe KP could be better than him
- Noah - lives and breathes NYC. what he doesnt provide in stats he will provide in intangibles. dude has LOTS of heart and isnt afraid of ANYONE. he DEMANDS excellence and hard work

----
BENCH
- B. jennings - wants to be NYC and will make exciting plays to get the crowd hype. the former lottery pick has finally learned to combine his quickness & talent with intelligence. that injury might have humbled him
- Sasha knows the triangle inside and out and even though it seems like he has been here forever hes only like 32. dude still has a nice outside jumper and he plays hard
- Lance thomas - yet another native new yorker who has worked hard to get to where he is. a capable defender who can also knock down 3s
- hernanogomez - this was a great draft pick who is experienced playing in pro ball overseas. kinda reminds me of scola. but he plays hard, sets solid screens and has soft hands
- oquinn - i really like NYC natives. kyle is a rugged big man who has versatile traits such as passing and outside shooting

BENCH BENCH (holiday, plumlee, ndour, kuz, baker)
- collectively they played well in the preseason and were always competitive

COACHING
- Hornecek - im highly satisfied with whatever the hell the coach is running (which seems to me 2ndary break sets - like drag stagger screens, swing action, etc - before settling into the triangle if necessary). Its uptempo and plays to their strengths

ok so thats ned's positive spin on things - no negatives...just positive vibes #nixluvaVibes

fishmike wrote:I feel like Phil has done a good job. We have a good team with a good future. Good post.

Moonangie wrote:I agree with your post wholeheartedly. I'm stoked for tonight's game. So I no longer need to privately think of you as "CallMeNeg"?

Moonangie wrote:I agree with your post wholeheartedly. I'm stoked for tonight's game. So I no longer need to privately think of you as "CallMeNeg"?

ahhaahahhaah....no no...please dont. lol

EnySpree wrote:Callmened....

I just don't like doom and gloom... I also don't like the stupid sarcastic jokes that come along with it. If the Knicks sucked and had no chance to fix like in the Laden era then you could do that. Under Phil the Knicks have been in anew upward spiral. We can actually predict more positive outcomes than negative and we should. Not because we're trying to be positive. It's because we have a healthy franchise and we deserve to enjoy this come up. I don't want to waste time being a negative Nancy and infecting the rest of the forum with that garbage. I believe the last 3 years that's been my tone.

I been on this forum since 2003 and man I have went off the deep end plenty of times. The team was gong nowhere and there was no relief in sight. Times like that everyone is negative and rightfully so. We have to do things like the Alba thread to keep everyone together. 2016 should be a time where sticking together should be no problem at all.

You know why I'm here like my sig says.... to talk Knicks. Real talk, not the garbage you hear fake fans rant about at the office or barbershop. The guys in here should all be well versed in everything knick. No need to educate. If that's the case then right now should be the beginning of a new era of winning. Signs are pointed to that. After the last 15 years, we know these times can be few and far between.

I grew up in Denver. I remember the FIRST season of the Broncos in 1960.

My gawd were they awful -- didn't get above .500 for first 13 years (!)

Anyone remember Steve Tensi and Lou Saban (?)

Mention those names to old timers in Denver . . . and you can still feel
their pain.

So I know what it means to follow a home team for a long time -- through
good and bad.

All I can say to long time Knicks fans: in my heart I think that the
Trangle is your best chance to see a good Knicks team any time soon.

Let's all hope that's true (!) We can all agree on that . . .