Knicks · semi-OT: I was watching a euroleague game today on the xbox espn ondemand service (page 1)

there were not many flashy dunks, i only remember one dunk shot, but i saw tough competition and fluid ball movement that puts many nba clubs to shame.

for me, it reminded me of coach mike and the way he wants his teams to ball. but it seems that most teams in euroleague ball this way. this is basketball.

if implemented properly at nba level it would be awesome.

this concern about defense, look, i'll tell you something about defense right now, and remember this:

DEFENSE IS EFFORT. it's up to the player to exert effort, all coaching be damned.

WHAT A COACH DOES IS give you an offensive scheme, it is up to you, a mature adult, to give effort on defense. period.

mda, visionary, good man. i hope this knicks team grasps this before the celtics series.

i agree, defense and rebounding does consist of mostly effort!

TymeLessKnicks wrote:nice xbox and espn plug

i agree, defense and rebounding does consist of mostly effort!

i was shocked when i discovered the espn thing on xbox.

it lets me watch a ton of sports from all over the world.

i caught a bunch of the euro 2012 qualifiers, a bunch of friendlies, you can even get cricket.

and the nba hoops of course. so that was impressive.

i don't watch espn on tv and am generally against all that stuff, but this is quality, bro.

anyway, yea, defense, mostly effort. they have to be willing to do it.