Especially the way he had trouble putting any weight on his foot. Im guessing at least a couple of months.

Watching the MSG higlights from the previous game, Mario had more points in half court than I noticed, was busy

I've read Fizdale prefers him at the 4. Since Knox is out for while I'm guessing. Would'nt mind seeing a big lineup with Mario starting at the 3.

Might not work out, but its worth a shot, this early in the season IMO.

GustavBahler wrote:Had a flashback watching Knox roll his ankle, like my last year in NY.

Especially the way he had trouble putting any weight on his foot. Im guessing at least a couple of months.

Watching the MSG higlights from the previous game, Mario had more points in half court than I noticed, was busy

I've read Fizdale prefers him at the 4. Since Knox is out for while I'm guessing. Would'nt mind seeing a big lineup with Mario starting at the 3.

Might not work out, but its worth a shot, this early in the season IMO.

TheGame wrote:The team definitely looks better than last year. hopefully they continue to play tough. Hardaway is earning his money.

Its early in the year so the energy is up. Will Fizdale be able to keep them playing this hard if loses start to mount? If they play with this level of energy every night in the East they will hang around the 8th spot. I'm kind of torn because we need another high level player but Im not sure this draft has them. From what I've seen Knox would go number 2 or 3 in this draft.

Jmpasq wrote:

TheGame wrote:The team definitely looks better than last year. hopefully they continue to play tough. Hardaway is earning his money.

Its early in the year so the energy is up. Will Fizdale be able to keep them playing this hard if loses start to mount? If they play with this level of energy every night in the East they will hang around the 8th spot. I'm kind of torn because we need another high level player but Im not sure this draft has them. From what I've seen Knox would go number 2 or 3 in this draft.

Keep an eye on the three prospects coming out of Duke. All 3 project to be top of the lottery and any of them would fit on this team

martin wrote:

Rookie wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

TheGame wrote:The team definitely looks better than last year. hopefully they continue to play tough. Hardaway is earning his money.

Its early in the year so the energy is up. Will Fizdale be able to keep them playing this hard if loses start to mount? If they play with this level of energy every night in the East they will hang around the 8th spot. I'm kind of torn because we need another high level player but Im not sure this draft has them. From what I've seen Knox would go number 2 or 3 in this draft.

Keep an eye on the three prospects coming out of Duke. All 3 project to be top of the lottery and any of them would fit on this team

Yeah, Knicks GOTTA get a top 5 pick

Jmpasq wrote:Its early in the year so the energy is up. Will Fizdale be able to keep them playing this hard if loses start to mount?

Guys who play hard because it's in their character

- Thomas
- Baker
- Lee
- Frank N

Guys who will play hard because it's their interest for their next contract

- Thomas
- Baker
- Kanter
- Hezonja
- Vonleh
- Burke
- Dotson
- Trier

Rookies will play hard just like employees at a new job want to put their best foot forward

- MRob, Knox, Trier

Some guys here are saying Fizdale is such an amazing coach. Well he's got more talent than either Fish/Hornacek had for sure, and he's got guys fighting for their next deal. He's also got a GM actually trained for the job.

THJr is interesting because with close to three years left on his deal, he has the most incentive to dog it. But he's playing hard.

Bill Parcells was considered a master manipulator because he knew how to push buttons. With Keyshawn Johnson, he toyed with his ego. (Not that KJ ever really broke out) With Ricky Williams, he mostly left him alone. With Phil Simms, he enraged him over and over again, to play well to spite Parcells. I suppose how THJr reacts now is the only true mark on the roster as to how Fizdale is going to be able to handle people.

While he's got clear flaws, Baker changes the tone on the floor. Every possession is like street brawl. Baker will not back down. It's hard not to want to fight too if you are on the floor with him. It's something that won't translate into the box score though for Baker.

It helps that there are no malcontents on the roster.

I see them playing hard, but if injuries mount, the healthy players might hit a physical wall by the All Star break.

BigDaddyG wrote:

TripleThreat wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:Its early in the year so the energy is up. Will Fizdale be able to keep them playing this hard if loses start to mount?

While he's got clear flaws, Baker changes the tone on the floor. Every possession is like street brawl. Baker will not back down. It's hard not to want to fight too if you are on the floor with him. It's something that won't translate into the box score though for Baker.

It helps that there are no malcontents on the roster.

I see them playing hard, but if injuries mount, the healthy players might hit a physical wall by the All Star break.

I've seen this mentioned elsewhere, but Baker reminds of a poor man's Marcus Smart. Their box scores will rarely impress, but you can clearly see their impact on the floor. Everybody would be ranting about how underrated Baker is if he was on the Warriors. We're a crap team, so his flaws become magnified.

Always fascinated on the interest fans have on the 10 through 15 guy on a roster. Baker hustles but lets face it. If he is on a teams rotation, that team is probably not a playoff team.

Btw. Did you see Dotson. Been wondering why he is not getting any playing time! 😆
Seriously though, thought he was going to be first off the bench.

HofstraBBall wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TripleThreat wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:Its early in the year so the energy is up. Will Fizdale be able to keep them playing this hard if loses start to mount?

While he's got clear flaws, Baker changes the tone on the floor. Every possession is like street brawl. Baker will not back down. It's hard not to want to fight too if you are on the floor with him. It's something that won't translate into the box score though for Baker.

It helps that there are no malcontents on the roster.

I see them playing hard, but if injuries mount, the healthy players might hit a physical wall by the All Star break.

I've seen this mentioned elsewhere, but Baker reminds of a poor man's Marcus Smart. Their box scores will rarely impress, but you can clearly see their impact on the floor. Everybody would be ranting about how underrated Baker is if he was on the Warriors. We're a crap team, so his flaws become magnified.

Always fascinated on the interest fans have on the 10 through 15 guy on a roster. Baker hustles but lets face it. If he is on a teams rotation, that team is probably not a playoff team.

Btw. Did you see Dotson. Been wondering why he is not getting any playing time! 😆
Seriously though, thought he was going to be first off the bench.

Dotson's gonna be that guy that its just all gonna click for him by like year 3 or 4 and be a strong role player. Hopefully its still with the Knicks. Type of player that gets plucked by an MDA after he took his lumps his first few years then finds himself in a good role.