tkf wrote:orangeblobman wrote:yes he is good
come on man... you know I was upset with the trade as well, but with the way melo is playing on both ends of the court, the guy is moving himself into that elite level.. he has a chance this playoffs with amare to become legendary.. no kidding..
I tell you what, outside chance Knicks go on a different kind of '99 run. Boston has cracks in their armor and then Orlando, Knicks don't match them well at the C or PG spots, but neither does Orlando match the PF, SF spots for the Knicks. Could be interesting.
Melo, Amare get hot and Billups finds his playoff fever, anything can happen.
martin wrote:tkf wrote:orangeblobman wrote:yes he is good
come on man... you know I was upset with the trade as well, but with the way melo is playing on both ends of the court, the guy is moving himself into that elite level.. he has a chance this playoffs with amare to become legendary.. no kidding..
I tell you what, outside chance Knicks go on a different kind of '99 run. Boston has cracks in their armor and then Orlando, Knicks don't match them well at the C or PG spots, but neither does Orlando match the PF, SF spots for the Knicks. Could be interesting.
Melo, Amare get hot and Billups finds his playoff fever, anything can happen.
yea, I agree.. should be real interesting.. even if the knicks make it to the second round, imagine the buzz next year surrounding this team..
martin wrote:tkf wrote:orangeblobman wrote:yes he is good
come on man... you know I was upset with the trade as well, but with the way melo is playing on both ends of the court, the guy is moving himself into that elite level.. he has a chance this playoffs with amare to become legendary.. no kidding..
I tell you what, outside chance Knicks go on a different kind of '99 run. Boston has cracks in their armor and then Orlando, Knicks don't match them well at the C or PG spots, but neither does Orlando match the PF, SF spots for the Knicks. Could be interesting.
Melo, Amare get hot and Billups finds his playoff fever, anything can happen.
If the Knicks got to the second round, wouldn't it be Miami?
I kind of feel like they will somehow get to at least the second round in these playoffs.
It'd be nice to finish off Boston's run. Very nice. And even nicer to take out the Heat. Here's hoping.
crzymdups wrote:martin wrote:tkf wrote:orangeblobman wrote:yes he is good
come on man... you know I was upset with the trade as well, but with the way melo is playing on both ends of the court, the guy is moving himself into that elite level.. he has a chance this playoffs with amare to become legendary.. no kidding..
I tell you what, outside chance Knicks go on a different kind of '99 run. Boston has cracks in their armor and then Orlando, Knicks don't match them well at the C or PG spots, but neither does Orlando match the PF, SF spots for the Knicks. Could be interesting.
Melo, Amare get hot and Billups finds his playoff fever, anything can happen.
If the Knicks got to the second round, wouldn't it be Miami?
I kind of feel like they will somehow get to at least the second round in these playoffs.
It'd be nice to finish off Boston's run. Very nice. And even nicer to take out the Heat. Here's hoping.
oh, i think you are correct.
martin wrote:crzymdups wrote:martin wrote:tkf wrote:orangeblobman wrote:yes he is good
come on man... you know I was upset with the trade as well, but with the way melo is playing on both ends of the court, the guy is moving himself into that elite level.. he has a chance this playoffs with amare to become legendary.. no kidding..
I tell you what, outside chance Knicks go on a different kind of '99 run. Boston has cracks in their armor and then Orlando, Knicks don't match them well at the C or PG spots, but neither does Orlando match the PF, SF spots for the Knicks. Could be interesting.
Melo, Amare get hot and Billups finds his playoff fever, anything can happen.
If the Knicks got to the second round, wouldn't it be Miami?
I kind of feel like they will somehow get to at least the second round in these playoffs.
It'd be nice to finish off Boston's run. Very nice. And even nicer to take out the Heat. Here's hoping.
oh, i think you are correct.
It wouldn't be Miami, but the Sixers. 
crzymdups wrote:If the Knicks got to the second round, wouldn't it be Miami?
NBA play-offs are not a bracket like the NCAA tournament.
The highest seed in the 2nd round plays the lowest seed left.
So if the Knicks won, and Chicago won, they'd likely play Chicago, unless the Sixers or Pacers won.
2nd round = match the lowest vs. the highest, then the remaining 2 in the other series.
Knickoftime wrote:crzymdups wrote:If the Knicks got to the second round, wouldn't it be Miami?
NBA play-offs are not a bracket like the NCAA tournament.
The highest seed in the 2nd round plays the lowest seed left.
So if the Knicks won, and Chicago won, they'd likely play Chicago, unless the Sixers or Pacers won.
2nd round = match the lowest vs. the highest, then the remaining 2 in the other series.
The NBA is fixed bracket, so this is completely off
The only caveat is that homecourt gets distributed by record, not seed
Knickoftime wrote:crzymdups wrote:If the Knicks got to the second round, wouldn't it be Miami?
NBA play-offs are not a bracket like the NCAA tournament.
The highest seed in the 2nd round plays the lowest seed left.
So if the Knicks won, and Chicago won, they'd likely play Chicago, unless the Sixers or Pacers won.
2nd round = match the lowest vs. the highest, then the remaining 2 in the other series.
Is that new? I remember '99 when we went to the Finals; NY was the 8 seed, beat 1 seed Miami in the first, then beat Atlanta (don't remember which seed) in the second, and beat 2 seed Indy in the third.
Knickoftime wrote:crzymdups wrote:If the Knicks got to the second round, wouldn't it be Miami?
NBA play-offs are not a bracket like the NCAA tournament.
The highest seed in the 2nd round plays the lowest seed left.
So if the Knicks won, and Chicago won, they'd likely play Chicago, unless the Sixers or Pacers won.
2nd round = match the lowest vs. the highest, then the remaining 2 in the other series.
I'm sorry. You are incorrect. The NBA playoffs brackets are fixed. There is no re-seeding the brackets.
BlueSeats wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:Not even Michael Jordan is better than spring break in Montreal. Why Montreal? The legal drinking age is 19
Classic.
I went with fraternity brothers when I was still underage. Saw Busta Rhymes randomly at some 2,000 person venue--he literally passed the courvoisier to the crowd. The girl across the hall was there with her sorority sisters... the hall was more private than the rooms
martin wrote:tkf wrote:orangeblobman wrote:yes he is good
come on man... you know I was upset with the trade as well, but with the way melo is playing on both ends of the court, the guy is moving himself into that elite level.. he has a chance this playoffs with amare to become legendary.. no kidding..
I tell you what, outside chance Knicks go on a different kind of '99 run. Boston has cracks in their armor and then Orlando, Knicks don't match them well at the C or PG spots, but neither does Orlando match the PF, SF spots for the Knicks. Could be interesting.
Melo, Amare get hot and Billups finds his playoff fever, anything can happen.
Expect The Unexpected
and expect The Garden to extremely loud for the first home playoff game.
Doesn't that have a nice sound to it?
"The first home playoff game"
The Miami Heat guaranteed they would win the whole thing and the cursed Boston Celtics are aging faster than an autumn leaf.
I like our chances to make some noise on a big stage. We have absolutely nothing to lose.
I stand corrected. And thanks for that.
One more thing, Carmelo was fouled going up for the shot.
misterearl wrote:One more thing, Carmelo was fouled going up for the shot.
Yup. Blatantly. I hope the Knicks get a few calls in the playoffs, they seem to not get a ton right now from the refs.
misterearl wrote:BlueSeats wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:Not even Michael Jordan is better than spring break in Montreal. Why Montreal? The legal drinking age is 19
Classic.
Caribana in Toronto is the sh!t.
I would submit that Carmelo is better than a weekend trip to Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Coney Island combined.
Maybe not better than a six day trip to Amsterdam. (with a Five star hotel in The Hague) But it's close.
But that is so fickle to trade one of the wonders of the NBA for a trivial one week stay. As well I've no idea where you came by Jacksonville as a prime destination. It's flat dirty and sprawling and at no time have I hear anyone ever mention it in the same breath as 'Spring Break' Though it's nothing compared to walking in flip flops down to the end of the island and catching a 4 foot stork for a short eyeball to eyeball session. Pulling in supper from a pier or playing sandlot baseball in a pickup game on Saturday morning. Floating down the Ichtucknee in an old inner tube or fishing the 'cracks' along Santa Fe River.
Next time try one of Daytona, Panama City or South Beach. Though doubt you'll see a single stork.
i'd say it's pretty clear that melo = 10xgallo.
Marv - my Spider Sense tells me that Gallo will resign with the Knicks in 2013.
You heard it here first.
Somewhere Melo is smiling at the ticket requests blowing up his text messaging.
Marv wrote:i'd say it's pretty clear that melo = 10xgallo.
If only it were that clear to everyone.
Tailgating On Seventh Avenue Would Be Epic
But this is nothing new to Carmelo. “The fans and some of the players on the team, like people in the organization, they haven’t really experienced what it’s like being in the playoffs,” he says. “The energy level. How much fun it is to prepare for a playoff game with the fans the way they are. It’s amazing. I wouldn’t be surprised if Knicks fans were tailgating. They’ll be tailgating out there. I’ll be out there with them.”
In person, Carmelo is disarmingly casual about pretty much everything. He speaks in a slow, laconic drawl, and seems bemused by all the fuss he causes. Every big-name athlete who comes to New York has to devise a strategy to deal with The Media. Some attempt to ingratiate themselves (Nick Swisher), some are combative (Randy Johnson), some are both (Alex Rodriguez), and some magically dance between the raindrops (Derek Jeter). Carmelo sees the media circus the way a native New Yorker might: With wry humor and the perspective that, hey, this is just what happens here—it’s kinda fun. After a March loss to Detroit, one that started a six-game losing streak, Carmelo left the visiting team’s locker room without talking to reporters. This led to the “Carmelo Fails Yet Again” and “Carmelo Hides on the Bus!” headlines that inevitably appear when the maw is not fed. “Man, people just freak out here,” Carmelo says, chuckling in a way that makes it clear he’s hardly offended. “It’s just something you deal with. It’s mostly funny. I just play basketball, you know?”
The best part of his game, his ability to get off his own shot as time expires in a close contest, is his favorite part of his game. “It’s an adrenaline rush like nothing else,” he says. “It makes it even that much better because the opposing team knows who the ball is going to. They still can’t stop it. That’s the extra motivation.”
But is this a championship team? Right now? Probably not yet. “This is a long-term plan,” Carmelo says. “We’re trying to build a mansion here.”
- NY Magazine
http://nymag.com/news/sports/games/carmelo-anthony-2011-4/index3.html
