Welpee wrote:

fishmike wrote:I think this was the first time I listed to the whole post game... I really like this coach. I really like Wally's points also.

A few points/observations:
- Nobody froze out KP. Coach said they called 3-4 plays down the stretch for him and just couldnt get him the ball.
- There is a price to pay for small ball and you saw we had troubles on the boards late in the game and it almost cost us
- The thing Wally couldnt shut up about? Rose's athleticism. He must have said "he's got his MVP legs" at least 3x
- Jennings continues to shoot poorly, however 11 assists, 3 rebs, 2 steals and ZERO turnovers is fantastic. Great job on the Blazer's wings
- Alan Crabbe sucks as much as his hair doo. Sorry Briggs
- $35mm a year for Crabbe/Turner combined. Really makes our offseason look better and better
- We all knew Kuz could score, but last night he was really engaged on defense, helping on the boards. He's a great piece for the coach. He played like a seasoned stud in that 4th qtr.
- I dont have a problem with the rotation. Coach has had to lean on Melo/KP and thats OK. We need wins. We need good play. He should back off those minutes pretty soon as we continue to establish the bench guys (which I think we are seeing).
- As the talent starts to gel the team simply looks better and better.
- We need Noah back. Frontcourt depth is huge for us

Great exciting game. Impressed with the defense on our wings. They fought and played their asses off. Rose and Jennings never lack effort.

Agreed. And instead of bringing in Josh Smith or Lance Stevenson like people here have suggested I am glad it appears we have elected to develop Kuz and Willy and Ndour and Holiday instead.

This is a key point and I totally agree. The Knicks always looked outside for additional help from aging vets or reclaim projects. That is excuse-making, cover-your-ass moves from ineffectual front office. It demonstrates that they have no faith in their prior picks/moves.

Phil isn't doing that. He has an eye toward the future and keeping our flexibility. And that also empowers the coach, knowing what tools he will be working with. Props to big chief talks-less.

meloshouldgo wrote:Didn't watch game at all, box score shows KP6 had a good game
Melo - 7 of 22 has reverted back to the nightmare I can't seem to wake up from
Jennings - 11 Assists! 0 Turnovers and 2 steals - Very happy to see that line
Rose - Still not shooting well, but he made clutch shots
Willy did a lot better with his 20 minutes than Kylo did with his 25 - I really want to see Willy move ahead of Kylo
Holiday and Kuz were both solid

Like others said - I am glad we are using our bench guys and they are stepping up. Hopefully we have moved past the blind starfukks of the past - No more Bargnani trades

meloshouldgo wrote:Didn't watch game at all, box score shows KP6 had a good game
Melo - 7 of 22 has reverted back to the nightmare I can't seem to wake up from
Jennings - 11 Assists! 0 Turnovers and 2 steals - Very happy to see that line
Rose - Still not shooting well, but he made clutch shots
Willy did a lot better with his 20 minutes than Kylo did with his 25 - I really want to see Willy move ahead of Kylo
Holiday and Kuz were both solid

Like others said - I am glad we are using our bench guys and they are stepping up. Hopefully we have moved past the blind starfukks of the past - No more Bargnani trades

Also when you start off saying you didn't watch the game, you gotta admit your critique is based on limited intel.

reub wrote:Kuz is the Lithuanian Iceman.

Welpee wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:Didn't watch game at all, box score shows KP6 had a good game
Melo - 7 of 22 has reverted back to the nightmare I can't seem to wake up from
Jennings - 11 Assists! 0 Turnovers and 2 steals - Very happy to see that line
Rose - Still not shooting well, but he made clutch shots
Willy did a lot better with his 20 minutes than Kylo did with his 25 - I really want to see Willy move ahead of Kylo
Holiday and Kuz were both solid

Like others said - I am glad we are using our bench guys and they are stepping up. Hopefully we have moved past the blind starfukks of the past - No more Bargnani trades

I know you're a Melo hater but his game wasn't as bad as his box score revealed. The only thing he did that I didn't like was down the stretch he tried to take over but was ice cold. But what he did do that I liked, he then deferred to Rose and did some other things that helped us win the game.

Also when you start off saying you didn't watch the game, you gotta admit your critique is based on limited intel.

The point of saying I didn't watch the game is to broadcast that my critique is indeed based on limited intel. Not sure if that was an argument or an affirmation.

The most useful thing Melo is doing this season is shooting 3s like Novak. He is not incapable of playing defense but mostly chooses not to. But he has to shoulder the scoring load being the highest paid player and the de facto star on the team. I am just looking for more consistency, his overall shooting efficiency is actually better than most of his career stats at this point, also looking for less clock wasting.