Knicks · Win or lose- this is the moment for Anthony to step up. (page 1)

Game two is the game where we find out if Anthony is worthy (in the short term) of what we gave up for him. Billups will be out of the picture, and although many eyes, including mine, will be watching to see if Douglas can rise to the occasion and Amare can give a repeat performance, there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Anthony’s performance on the court, which probably cost us a victory in Sunday’s game, has to improve for us to even have a chance of winning.

5/18 from the field, 2/8 from the 3, only 4 shots from the line, and 5 turnovers, is not the kind of performance I expected from him in the first game, especially since so many on UK have assured me that his value would be proven during the playoffs, where stars are supposed to shine. That foul call was total BS- a pure home court call (Garnett’s knee pick on TD was also a terrible non-call), and I have no problem with Anthony over that, especially since he was fighting for post position and not just jacking up a 3, but his numbers were more like a bad Gallinari/Chandler game, than one I expect from a player of his caliber. (In fact I can just imagine the threads some would have started if Gallo had the kind of game Anthony had in Game 1.).

Another point of contention for he are all the folks who seem to think that you judge players on how they do in crunch time, without taking into consideration that what happens earlier in a game determines if you have to win/lose on the final possession, or have a comfortable 8 point cushion in the final few seconds. Anthony’s shooting and turnovers can be seen as one reason the Celtics were actually able to be in the game at the end, a game which we outplayed them for most of the night. His final shot attempt was perhaps a fitting ending to a game in which he let the team down.

I’m on record as being against the trade that we made, and will not back down from that, but I’ll be quite happy if Anthony has a dominating game in Boston, and he and Amare push us to a road victory.

There was a line (Actually Biblical in origin) in the Robin Hood movie of a few years ago:

“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.”

Well the hour is close at hand, and I really hope that Anthony comes to the game with the eye of a tiger and his “A” game, and shows us he’s the “man.”

Maybe we lose, even though he scores 40, but this is the game (a playoff game on the road) where he can win over someone like myself, who was not happy about how we came to acquire him, with the right kind of performance.

I'm pretty sure you'll get your wish.

Paladin55 wrote:“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.”

yeah i hear ya. it took me that long last night.

Marv wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.”

yeah i hear ya. it took me that long last night.

i just spit water onto my pc screen. marv you are coming up w some classics these days...

For some reason i'm not so worried about Melo. I'm concerned that we get another big performance from STAT and that we don't stop going to him if he's going good. IMO if Melo gets his usual number shots he's gonna do well on most nights. I think game 1 was a fluke. I do hope that Melo changes his tactics and looks to drive on Pierce more. We need to make the C's top guys work hard and use up their fouls. That's where Melo can really help the team out.

jimimou wrote:

Marv wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.”

yeah i hear ya. it took me that long last night.

i just spit water onto my pc screen. marv you are coming up w some classics these days...

it's playoff intensity

Marv wrote:

jimimou wrote:

Marv wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.”

yeah i hear ya. it took me that long last night.

i just spit water onto my pc screen. marv you are coming up w some classics these days...

it's playoff intensity

LOL! I love it!!

Marv wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.”

yeah i hear ya. it took me that long last night.

Sounds like a urinary track issue.

... and so far he is meeting the challenge. Too many shots getting blocked, but he is playing a complete game so far.

C. Anthony 42 Pts, 17 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Blks...Can't be mad.

ATrain wrote:C. Anthony 42 Pts, 17 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Blks...Can't be mad.

Shit, I would be mad if 2 players put half those numbers up.