StarksEwing1 wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:I knew KP was going to miss on of those FT's, his body language said it all. He was confident, but yet nervous having never been in the position

fatigue was a issue. He had played for like 20 straight minutes

Missed the 3rd one on purpose...

That first miss was a killer...obviously.

CrushAlot wrote:The first video in this article allows you to see what was going on between Melo and Thabo. After grabbing/hugging Melo to prevent him from getting position for the rebound, Thabo lets go and drops his arms in what appears to be trying to avoid getting called for a foul. Melo then reacts.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/watch-knicks-carmelo-anthony-gets-ejected-for-hitting-thabo-sefoloshas-face/

Not sure there was enough done by Thabo to warrant his reaction, by the way. Wonder if something happened on another possession?

The refs made at least 5 really bad calls:
1. Melo's ejection...if this is warranted, then how is #4 below not warranted????
2. Foul on KP against Schroeder
3. No foul against Millsap for pushing KP to the ground
4. No flagrant 2 against Howard for pushing KP to the floor when he was in the air and could not defend himself. The wrong landing could have ended his season
5. Gave the ball to the Hawks when the Knicks had possession and the pass went through a Hawks player's hands
6. No foul on a Rose drive that was clearly a huge foul (after which Rose could be seen running back complaining and got T'd up)

Oh and Lance Thomas has his contract now and is already playing for his next one....as in not really playing. He was the worst Knick on the floor in the few mins he had. Sasha is Sasha, and we know what to expect, but I know many on this forum had more hopes for LT. (Remember the training in sand on the beach??)

The refs really gave the Hawks a Christmas gift tonight.
I know that they are human, but there should be something that says they get docked some thousand dollars for every wrong call they make. I mean they are messing with people's livelihoods here. Also...fans pay good money to be at games and don't want to see this mess! The NBA needs to figure out a way to clean this up. They need to show more transparency regarding how their refs are trained, maintained, and re-evaluated every 2 months.

I mean if the players can get surprise drug evals...why not surprise evals for the refs? and dock them some money if they cant pass tests.

Cartman718 wrote:There were so many Knicks fans at the game...after the Paul Millsap charge they booed him like hell. After the charge call on Porzingis, the Hawks were booed again. There were obviously more Hawks fans in the house than Knicks fans, but the blue and orange were there everywhere in each section.

The refs made at least 5 really bad calls:
1. Melo's ejection...if this is warranted, then how is #4 below not warranted????
2. Foul on KP against Schroeder
3. No foul against Millsap for pushing KP to the ground
4. No flagrant 2 against Howard for pushing KP to the floor when he was in the air and could not defend himself. The wrong landing could have ended his season
5. Gave the ball to the Hawks when the Knicks had possession and the pass went through a Hawks player's hands
6. No foul on a Rose drive that was clearly a huge foul (after which Rose could be seen running back complaining and got T'd up)

Oh and Lance Thomas has his contract now and is already playing for his next one....as in not really playing. He was the worst Knick on the floor in the few mins he had. Sasha is Sasha, and we know what to expect, but I know many on this forum had more hopes for LT. (Remember the training in sand on the beach??)

The refs really gave the Hawks a Christmas gift tonight.
I know that they are human, but there should be something that says they get docked some thousand dollars for every wrong call they make. I mean they are messing with people's livelihoods here. Also...fans pay good money to be at games and don't want to see this mess! The NBA needs to figure out a way to clean this up. They need to show more transparency regarding how their refs are trained, maintained, and re-evaluated every 2 months.

I mean if the players can get surprise drug evals...why not surprise evals for the refs? and dock them some money if they cant pass tests.

Melo has the lowest IQ in the league.

Porzingis needs to take over games. He is too laid back and the most important thing is that he MUST develop a low post game. Even with a smaller player on him, he does not have a go to move and often misses.

Holiday is a nice player that needs grooming but he can be a very valuable piece of a winning team.

Jennings is going back to his days of throwing up bad shots.

Rose kept in the game despite shooting horribly. All his shots were short. Legs? If he had a decent shooting game, NY wins by 15.

nyknickzingis wrote:On the bright side some of Porzingis moves in terms of dribbling were insane. I can't believe how much talent he has. Just needs an offseason with Dirk and others like him in size to work on post moves in isolation situations. He stresses and overthinks sometimes too much. A year or two from now I think this kid will have it.

IMO KP simply must stop passing out of great scoring opportunities!!! The kid is too unselfish right now. He's gotta stop deferring and worrying about being a "team player" right now. We need KP to be a bit more aggressive than he has been.

Great scorers need shots to get in a groove and IN THE ZONE! He needs to take MORE SHOTS, not less.

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

magicTs wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Knicks67 wrote:This is on Melo and I mean it. You can't leave your team like that no matter what happened prior to you lashing out. Rose was beyond foolish to run into a double at the end when Kp has Damn Schroeder on him in the post. Frustrating these are the ones you can't lose, I'm getting nervous for the rest of the season if we can't beat playoff caliber teams or close out close ones.

They were 6-1 in games decided by 4pts or less before this BS.

If there's a professional referee crew in the house, they have a better shot.

Yes but we are also now 3-11 against teams in play off positions. That is worrying. We are basically beating teams we should be and failing the vast majority of the time against anyone decent.

knicks still need to add pieces in the offseason before we truly take the next step

Knicks need to keep working and improving with the players they have. Rose and KP PnR should be a lethal weapon, but they aren't clicking fully. They don't really have great chemistry and I think there are TONS of points left on the floor because Rose missing the window to hit KP and then goes Solo. Also KP could develop a nice 2 man passing and cutting game with Rose, but you just don't see it as a big time weapon when it SHOULD BE!!! Kind of reminds me of the Melo/Amare PnR that was great but they never used it.

We saw THIS time and again last night. It's a big part of the problem with the team. Rose is so accustomed to being "the man" in Chitown that he hasn't really developed elite PG skills (i.e., looking to set dudes up to score), even in obvious PnR situations.

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smackeddog wrote:

Cartman718 wrote:Oh and Lance Thomas has his contract now and is already playing for his next one....as in not really playing. He was the worst Knick on the floor in the few mins he had. Sasha is Sasha, and we know what to expect, but I know many on this forum had more hopes for LT. (Remember the training in sand on the beach??)

He has Plantar fasciitis in both feet- you try playing bball whilst it feels like you're walking on knives

didn't know that, but then why is he on the floor...he cant help the team feeling like that. bad call by hornacek on that one.