Papabear Says
I refuse to give up! We must step up our defence and not let Boston slow the game down. Let Carter start as our point guard. Let's start all shooters. Williams, Melo, Carter, Stat, and Walker. Let's take it to the basket. The first time Rondo drives to the basket make him pay with pain. If they double team Melo that means a man is open so we must spread the floor then drive to the basket. We must make them defend all of us. Don't play Jarret because they won't defend him.
I'm with the knicks til the end papa! Let's do the impossible.
eViL wrote:I'm with the knicks til the end papa! Let's do the impossible.
we still have a 50% chance, right?
wing game 4, and take it from there.. then go back to boston and win game 5 and you put all the pressure on them for game 6.. the last thing the celtics want is to have to win a game to avoid game 7..
martin wrote:eViL wrote:I'm with the knicks til the end papa! Let's do the impossible.
we still have a 50% chance, right?
Did bonn take over your account? It's one thing to say 0 teams have won a series after being down 0-3. It's another thing to say it's a 0% chance a team could come back. The former would be true. The latter not. Don't make it more than it is. I think they are done, but that doesn't mean they can't shock me and the rest of the world while they're at it. Probable = no. Possible = sure, I guess.
And it's rarely a 50/50 shot in these games. Basketball games are not simple coin flips. Too many factors. Rarely are the games toss ups.
getting healthy would be a nice start. really getting sick of injuries ruining knicks playoffs runs. you have to go back to 1997 for a knicks team that didn't have a major injury in the playoffs. and of course, that was the year half the team got suspended for games 6 and 7 against miami.
eViL wrote:Did bonn take over your account? It's one thing to say 0 teams have won a series after being down 0-3. It's another thing to say it's a 0% chance a team could come back. The former would be true. The latter not. Don't make it more than it is. I think they are done, but that doesn't mean they can't shock me and the rest of the world while they're at it. Probable = no. Possible = sure, I guess.
Records are made to be broken, right? We were the first 8th seed to go to Finals. Why not also be the first team ever to overcome an 0-3 deficit?
K22 wrote:eViL wrote:Did bonn take over your account? It's one thing to say 0 teams have won a series after being down 0-3. It's another thing to say it's a 0% chance a team could come back. The former would be true. The latter not. Don't make it more than it is. I think they are done, but that doesn't mean they can't shock me and the rest of the world while they're at it. Probable = no. Possible = sure, I guess.
Records are made to be broken, right? We were the first 8th seed to go to Finals. Why not also be the first team ever to overcome an 0-3 deficit?
i feel like the knicks run from the 8th seed to the finals is actually one of the worst things that could've happened to this team. now every fan expects to get to the finals whenever the knicks make the playoffs. it's not EVER happening again. it was a fluke due mainly to the lockout season (aka everyone's record was scrambled due to the the compressed 50 game schedule)
Lol...this would be Epic but I agree that it ain't over until it's over so I will be making the trip back to NY for Game 4. Go Knicks! Alright, time to grab some food and drive back to DC.
crzymdups wrote:getting healthy would be a nice start. really getting sick of injuries ruining knicks playoffs runs. you have to go back to 1997 for a knicks team that didn't have a major injury in the playoffs. and of course, that was the year half the team got suspended for games 6 and 7 against miami.
why did u bring that up? That hurt so badly.
We just need to somehow get STAT and CB healthy. We can't expect this team to beat the C's undermanned. No matter how we feel about the C's, they're still capable of remembering how great they are. I don't think this one game means that the C's are fixed and will play on this level every game from here on out. It could easily be just one hot game. Knicks have to win the next game and take it from there. It's all you can do.
Prolonging the series has value even if we don't win 4 in a row. Remember we still have young players that need to experience all of this. Plus going thru this will serve to inspire a deeper bond among the players going into next year. I hope they win the next game and stretch this out and prevent them celebrating on our home floor.
If it aint rough it aint right, right?
Get me a healthy Billups, Amare and Turiaf and I will TRULY believe its possible. But I wonder if THEY believe it. It sure looked like they threw the towel last night AND at home.
Players got play defense better than like they are in a walk thru.
Coach gotta play the bigs.
Unfortunately, the series is over. Let's just not get swept. I believe the Knicks have now lost 9 playoff games in a row. Not good.
Only so much you can do with the worst bench in the NBA.
Worst bench? Only worthy starters are Melo and Stat, and Stat is injured. Talk about worst case scenario.
In order to win 4 in a row, you have to win one first.
Duh.
nixluva wrote:We just need to somehow get STAT and CB healthy. We can't expect this team to beat the C's undermanned. No matter how we feel about the C's, they're still capable of remembering how great they are. I don't think this one game means that the C's are fixed and will play on this level every game from here on out. It could easily be just one hot game. Knicks have to win the next game and take it from there. It's all you can do. Prolonging the series has value even if we don't win 4 in a row. Remember we still have young players that need to experience all of this. Plus going thru this will serve to inspire a deeper bond among the players going into next year. I hope they win the next game and stretch this out and prevent them celebrating on our home floor.
Very good points. We're not going to win four straight, but we CAN get some playoff experience for whatever guys will still be here next season, and there's tremendous value in that. Plus, avoiding a Celtics sweep is essential to all of our mental health.
