Knickoftime wrote:Cartman718 wrote:meloshouldgo wrote:This will be a key match to win, and boost the team's enthusiasm. Otherwise we may slide into moral victories mode. We are supposedly keeping the same lineup to start. Let's see what they can do.
This is what Fiz said I think in an interview that he'd keep the same lineup for 1 more game and then tweak it if necessary. Hopefully that tweak involves mario and dotson into the starting lineup and lance to bench.
between frank, dot, mario, thjr, i think there's enough people to bring the ball up the floor and this also fits in with fiz's whoever gets the ball first brings it up mantra.
there's a part of me hoping for a loss to force fiz's hand into a lineup change. if we win big tonight, he may not tweak it, which is desperately required.
If the Knicks win big, they'll be 2-3 with positve scoring differential, with two of those three losses being against two of the best teams in the east.
Why would they desperately require a line-up change?
They lost to Nets Bucks and Celtics yes, but Celtics was on the home floor and they haven't gelled yet. We should have been able to take them especially with Hayward out. The matchup against Celtics is a lot worse this season in April than in October.
Also, without the last play drive bys against hardaway. We could have been sitting at 4-0 or 3-1, that's the potential of this team. Imagine them coming into Monday's game with a 3-0 record...they'd have probably eked out the win in Bucks land.
They desperately need a lineup change because of:
1. slow starts, we have yet to win the first quarter
2. bailouts by bench all the time in the 2nd and 3rd.
3. defensive breakdowns, wide open 3s to opposing players in crucial moments
4. After all, we did come back from 19 down on the road, and if i remember at least 12-14 down against celtics
5. Hardaway is not a closer on offense. We need a closer. KP is out. Kanter is not a closer, so maybe we can close with some good D?
6. Kanter/Lance taking an outside shot is something teams will live with all season long.
And I am not proposing a lineup change that reduces bench production, but with burke going to bench and Dotson or Trier in the starting lineup, I think we have better stoppers in the starting lineup, better chance at having a start faster than the other team. And...Burke can focus on scoring, his biggest plus. With Lance going to bench and Hezonja coming to starter spot, Lance gets the mins he deserves and shores some of the bench D and Hezonja provides more O to the starting lineup.
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