meloshouldgo wrote:Our starting backcourt is averaging 8 assists combined and taking close to 35 shots a game.

That's pathetic too...not sure why ya'll trying to make this about Frank and Trey.

BigDaddyG wrote:

Uptown wrote:Regardless...9 & 4 from the 3 & 4 spots combined is pathetic...no way to spin that unless you are telling me that we are holding the opposition to 9 and 4 too....

We're bad, but Frank is being agressive and I believe the shots will fall. Flipside?

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Personally I would prefer Mario starting at the 4 and allowing him to handle more —- give him legit minutes and see if he can blossom.....I mean what is Lance getting us or Burke for that matter. Mudiay May suck but let’s make 100% sure because Burke is 25, small, ball dominant and very mediocre

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TheGame wrote:Who is going to replace Thomas as a starter? Mario plays little defense and I still don't think Knox is ready (plus he is hurt). Noah is in a good role as backup. So I am not sure there is a better option. Plus, the thinking may be that Thomas is holding the spot for KP, so when KP comes back, everyone else would stay in their current roles and Thomas can move to the bench.

I think you go with Lee or Dotson. Dotson is a really good rebounder for a wing player. I don't think you can have two guys at the forward spots that don't score or rebound and be successful. KP would be perfect because the Knicks need shot blocking and scoring. His rebounding isn't that great but it doesn't have to be to improve on what the Knicks are getting from those spots now.

That is not going to work. You are going to start four guards and Kanter. We would get killed by any team with size. Frank is slightly undersized for a SF and Dotson and Lee would both be overmatched at pf. Right now, Thomas is the best option until Knox gets healthy and gets a few more games under his belt. Robinson might be another option but he too needs another 15-20 games under his belt before I would even consider starting him.

BigDaddyG wrote:

Uptown wrote:Regardless...9 & 4 from the 3 & 4 spots combined is pathetic...no way to spin that unless you are telling me that we are holding the opposition to 9 and 4 too....

We're bad, but Frank is being agressive and I believe the shots will fall. Flipside?

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how much did they score on tatum

knicks1248 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

Uptown wrote:Regardless...9 & 4 from the 3 & 4 spots combined is pathetic...no way to spin that unless you are telling me that we are holding the opposition to 9 and 4 too....

We're bad, but Frank is being agressive and I believe the shots will fall. Flipside?

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BigDaddyG wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

Uptown wrote:Regardless...9 & 4 from the 3 & 4 spots combined is pathetic...no way to spin that unless you are telling me that we are holding the opposition to 9 and 4 too....

We're bad, but Frank is being agressive and I believe the shots will fall. Flipside?

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how much did they score on tatum

I dunno? How many meaningful defensive stops did your man THJ have on Tatum?

Here's a quote from draymon green tonight

It's been called pretty tight," Green said after his team's first loss of the season, a 100-98 defeat to the Denver Nuggets. "We were told that. Defense isn't really an emphasis anymore in this league. So I think you're seeing it all around the league with these high scores. We know what the emphasis is. Just got to be better and we haven't done that in three games. Maybe we win two of them, but it caught us tonight."

The better offensive team is going to win the game

RainMan1248 is right. The team that scores more points always wins!!!!

1. Gaines only works for Phil Jax. Not sure how "Respected" he is as seemingly he has only worked with phil. Granted, PHil the coach is very respected!!! PHil trusted him but he was out of the league for 14 years before Phil bought him back. I expect him to resurface in some capacity with the Lakers but he has some personality traits that he don't always gets along with others. His tweets are not incorrect and as a fan he can say what he wants. If he is looking for a job in the league this might not be a good way to go about it. Maybe Triple can equate Gaines to some kind of chick nobody wants to phuch? I dunno.

2. We all good with the rebuild and getting a good pick. WE good with losing but it feels awful and the games break hearts. Home loss to Celts never good. It was close game. That's good.

3. Mario. One year 8mm and remember he played really well at the end of last season. Now he looks like he don't give a about anything unless he has the ball.

4. Gaines tweets about his guys. I like that he wants to see his guys do well.

5. Letting Hardaway guard Lavert the other night? Hardaway is an emerging leader on the team and he gets to make that call. As discussed he knows him very well. He messed up. All part of the growth thing right? Maybe Next time Timmy does better or as a leader trusts his mates to play up and let Frank take the assignment. Maybe if Frank is on Lavert they move the ball away from him? Many variables.

6. Lance is who he is and Knox/Mitchell are doing what many 19 year olds do when playing with the varsity, they get banged up. Sprained ankles. It can happen to anyone. It happening to the kids.

7. Reclamations: Vonleah doing good, Mario not, Mudiay incomplete and Burke steady. So we batting .500 which is good. We all know these are low % things anyway. Some of UK called it "stupid" for not locking Mario up for more in the event he really took off. 79 games more to go, he has time.

But to be honest, if he was on any other team, I'd probably feel about the same way as when we got him: Who?

He showed some promise a couple of years ago when he seemed to buckle down on shooting and vaguely resemble a 3 and D

Uptown wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:Our starting backcourt is averaging 8 assists combined and taking close to 35 shots a game.

That's pathetic too...not sure why ya'll trying to make this about Frank and Trey.

I am always opposed to high volume chuckers playing isolation ball. And that's what THJR exemplifies. Burke is in the same mold, but he is at least looking to pass a few times. THJR is trying a bit harder on defense between the two of them.

Even though Kanter was shooting 1000 3 a day over the summer, we have put him in the post and made him one dimensional

Lance and frank do absolutely nothing on offense, the knicks are 3 on 5 on offense when those 2 are in the game.

bucks shot a red hot 65% against the starters in the first half.

Then you have wild man Baker, his reckless play will land him on the injury list, it's just a matter of when. Broken nose, busted lip, dislocated shoulder, I mean damn bro, love the effort, but he's a little nutso

I say bench lance or frank(not both) and add dotson to the starting line up.

Is Mitch still Hurt?