... i wouldn't say "lots"... but a few seem to fear the knicks a little.
they seem pretty confident, which is fine. we're confident, too.
we'll have to see how it plays out.
Most of them are saying Celtics in 5. I think it is more likely to be Celtics in 6. If Rondo plays poorly, the Knicks MIGHT have a chance, but I am not holding my breath. If Melo, Stat, Billups all play at an elite level and Fields rises to the occasion, we might push it to 7 games. No matter what, it will be a great learning series for Fields.
One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment.
Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
Boston is limping. Its no stretch to say they are vulnerable.
JrZyHuStLa wrote:One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment. Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
doesnnt every team in the league rely on jumpers?
knicks defense is better of late. "stats" like ppg might not say it but if you watch the games the defense is improved
nyk4ever wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment. Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
doesnnt every team in the league rely on jumpers?
Yea, just not as much as the Knicks. I guess you can throw the Mavericks in there too, which is usually why they face first round exits annually.
I don't buy the notion that the Celts are old, injured and done. I know they're a year older than last year and they have no Perkins, but they limped into the playoffs last year also. Experience is often overrated but these guys play so well together when they turn it on. Just look at the game a few weeks ago when they went on that rediculous run seemingly out of nowhere to beat us at the garden.
I think we've got a shot, but if we win it'll be as hard of a series to take as the 99 Miami first round matchup. STAT, Melo and Billups have to go 150% from Game 1. CAN'T WAIT....
I'm glad not one of them fools mention tony D...who I think is the complete x factor...he has been (along with melo) the reason for our success..and if they think billups will spend and real minutes guarding rondo..there in for a surprise..
The only way the celts win this series if we don't play hard...yeah our bench is suspect..but don't expect mda to rotate more then 8 guys..
Nalod wrote:
Boston is limping. Its no stretch to say they are vulnerable.
Word.
Still, it's the playoffs. They could be hopping around the court on one leg, blindfolded, and high on junk but they still gwine bring it hard every game.
The only chance I think we have is if somehow Billups was playing possum and runs a flawless PnR with STAT...Some get Melo in on the action...Otherwise Boston will pound us...Boston has pride, they will show up...
holfresh wrote:The only chance I think we have is if somehow Billups was playing possum and runs a flawless PnR with STAT...Some get Melo in on the action...Otherwise Boston will pound us...Boston has pride, they will show up...
I think given time to gameplan and to fully adjust to them we can beat them. We can more than match KG, Pierce and Allen with STAT, Melo and CB. I think STAT, Melo and CB can be consistently better over a stretch of games. I don't think the C's big 3 has the stamina to go as hard for as long as our big 3. Pierce is the guy that always seems to stick the knife in so we've got to do a better job of making him work harder. That's where Melo comes in. In his wildest dreams I don't think Pierce can stop Melo, so the more we get them ISO'd the better.
The next thing is Rondo and TD. If TD is playing like he's been playing we will see a really competitive series. We must attack Rondo, cuz he's the key to their success. He's the most creative and athletic guy they have and we have to be aggressive with him defensively and make him work on D.
Gotta hope that the Knicks can keep it close on the boards. Not having Perkins will help us, but they still have plenty of size. That's one of the big concerns I have and likely a reason we could end up losing the series. So rebounding is something i'll be watching closely.
Celts are 3-0 against us so far this season. I know they're stumbling of late but they're not that much older than earlier this season.
JrZyHuStLa wrote:One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment. Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
Any points for guessing who that was? 
JrZyHuStLa wrote:nyk4ever wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment. Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
doesnnt every team in the league rely on jumpers?
Yea, just not as much as the Knicks. I guess you can throw the Mavericks in there too, which is usually why they face first round exits annually.
I think a fair assessment of this is a look at how many points in the paint we score each game- we're ranked 19th:
http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/poi...
But oddly - we're not near the top of 3pga this year.
franco12 wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:nyk4ever wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment. Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
doesnnt every team in the league rely on jumpers?
Yea, just not as much as the Knicks. I guess you can throw the Mavericks in there too, which is usually why they face first round exits annually.
I think a fair assessment of this is a look at how many points in the paint we score each game- we're ranked 19th:
http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/poi...
But oddly - we're not near the top of 3pga this year.
miami is ranked 25th
TymeLessKnicks wrote:franco12 wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:nyk4ever wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment. Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
doesnnt every team in the league rely on jumpers?
Yea, just not as much as the Knicks. I guess you can throw the Mavericks in there too, which is usually why they face first round exits annually.
I think a fair assessment of this is a look at how many points in the paint we score each game- we're ranked 19th:
http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/poi...
But oddly - we're not near the top of 3pga this year.
miami is ranked 25th
That is odd - check their rankings for FTA:
http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/fre...
Miami is 3rd & we're 6th.
I think though the difference is Miami plays great defense, and we don't.
BlueSeats wrote:Celts are 3-0 against us so far this season. I know they're stumbling of late but they're not that much older than earlier this season.
The first two were against the "old" Knicks and we were winning the last game until they collapsed in the 4th quarter. The Knicks are coming together and the C's have been struggling. I think our boys have a legit shot at taking this series.
franco12 wrote:TymeLessKnicks wrote:franco12 wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:nyk4ever wrote:JrZyHuStLa wrote:One Celtic fan was fairly accurate in his assessment. Our defense is trash and we rely on jumpers.
doesnnt every team in the league rely on jumpers?
Yea, just not as much as the Knicks. I guess you can throw the Mavericks in there too, which is usually why they face first round exits annually.
I think a fair assessment of this is a look at how many points in the paint we score each game- we're ranked 19th:
http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/poi...
But oddly - we're not near the top of 3pga this year.
miami is ranked 25th
That is odd - check their rankings for FTA:
http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/fre...
Miami is 3rd & we're 6th.
I think though the difference is Miami plays great defense, and we don't.
This points in the paint stat is only so valuable by itself. in the top 10 you have 5 lottery teams and 5 playoff teams. In the bottom 10 you have 6 playoff teams and 4 lottery.
Whats does this mean?
Naturally, I want the Knicks to win this, but my biggest concern is that they don't get swept.
Papabear Says
They won't get swept. This Knicks team will play hungry. Anthony will have great games. We must continue to run. Make Shaq huff and puff. What concerns me is the other bigs they have. They can hurt us. Garnet will talk trash and Amare will make him pay. Make Ray Allen run till he have no lift in his legs to shoot.
