Rookie wrote:

ToddTT wrote:Spotting them 20, turnovers, crap continuity, a 7 footer who scores 4 points, a sharpshooter acquisition with a disgusting +/- night after night.

Had to watch the Toronto broadcast. They said the team who wins the 1st Q wins the game 70% of the time. Can we get the starting unit right please.

So - I'm trying to see if there is a recent stat about this - found this article from 2015

https://www.numberfire.com/nba/news/4198/does-winning-the-first-quarter-really-matter-in-the-nba

Basically, good teams win the 1st & 3rd quarter.

Those are the quarters we are losing.

I know - that article is nearly 7 years old. BUT! I bet the data is very similar if you took a sample from this year.

Why is Thibs continuing to play a starting line up that gives up 20 point leads?

HofstraBBall wrote:

NYStateOfMind wrote:No doubt the starting lineup with the current roster is as follows:

C Obi
PF Randle
SF Burks
SG Quickley
PG Rose

How many times does Thibs have to see us down 10-20pts in the first quarter? Then lose by 1-5 points. So frustrating.

Assuming you are willing to remove our center because the NBA is now a 3pt league. With that in mind, during our recent woes here is what your lineup is shooting from there:
IQ=23%
Randle=32%
Burks=31%
Obi=19%
Rose=31%

Who exactly will be shooting the ball?

If you don't think that that 5 has been killing it more than giving it, you haven't been watching closely. Almost every time Thibs went away from this line-up in the last game, the Raps would make a 6-8 pt run. I'm sure Fornier and the rest have similar or worse stats during the recent woes.

1) We do not defend well against dribble penetration and perimeter shooting
2) Our offense is stagnant ISO ball
3) We run out of energy and get outworked by the other team
4) We do not draft well, get no superstars
5) We do not develop players well, create no superstars
6) Our free agent signings never work out, superstars either do not sign with us, or go into decline once they do
7) Opponents love playing at MSG and have career nights against us

And this crap has been going on for most of the last 20 years. Different coaches, different GMs, different players - same crap. So, for lack of any other factors to blame, I put it on NYC water. No, wait, Brooklyn is doing fine drinking the same water. Then I put the blame on Tarrytown water.

ESOMKnicks wrote:Does it even matter what our starting roster is? Year in year out, the Knicks have the same problems:

1) We do not defend well against dribble penetration and perimeter shooting
2) Our offense is stagnant ISO ball
3) We run out of energy and get outworked by the other team
4) We do not draft well, get no superstars
5) We do not develop players well, create no superstars
6) Our free agent signings never work out, superstars either do not sign with us, or go into decline once they do
7) Opponents love playing at MSG and have career nights against us

And this crap has been going on for most of the last 20 years. Different coaches, different GMs, different players - same crap. So, for lack of any other factors to blame, I put it on NYC water. No, wait, Brooklyn is doing fine drinking the same water. Then I put the blame on Tarrytown water.

Dolan is the common denominator. But to be fair, he’s been away from the media and letting these GMs run things.

blkexec wrote:

ESOMKnicks wrote:Does it even matter what our starting roster is? Year in year out, the Knicks have the same problems:

1) We do not defend well against dribble penetration and perimeter shooting
2) Our offense is stagnant ISO ball
3) We run out of energy and get outworked by the other team
4) We do not draft well, get no superstars
5) We do not develop players well, create no superstars
6) Our free agent signings never work out, superstars either do not sign with us, or go into decline once they do
7) Opponents love playing at MSG and have career nights against us

And this crap has been going on for most of the last 20 years. Different coaches, different GMs, different players - same crap. So, for lack of any other factors to blame, I put it on NYC water. No, wait, Brooklyn is doing fine drinking the same water. Then I put the blame on Tarrytown water.

Dolan is the common denominator. But to be fair, he’s been away from the media and letting these GMs run things.

Dolan is a piece of work, no doubt, but I wonder what is it specifically that he does to demoralize players and coaches, often to a point where they go bananas.
I do not remember when it is exactly when the ISO crap started, but do recall Ewing still being around when I was getting frustrated watching the primary offensive tactic of dumping the ball to a player while the other four cleared out to stand and watch on the other side.