We need to turn this thing around starting tonight. With three very winnable games coming up, starting tonight against the Nyets, Jazz and Wizzards before a showdown with Kobe and company this is going to say alot about the chance of this team to turn things around. Things are bad right now but we're still only 2.5 games out of the 8th spot. We need to start beating the teams we're supposed to beat or this season is over!
It's gut check time fellas..... LET'S GO KNICKS!!!!!!!
If we lose tonight the excuse will be because its the 3rd of a back to back to back.
Brutal loss last night...I don't think I felt like this in a while knowing what the potential of this team could be...Last time I felt like this was the 90s after those brtual losses to the Bulls...The tream is coming together...Guys are beginning to define a roll for themselves...Even MDA is coaching better I think..Calling timely timeouts...The threes are more selective... A few calls went against us that meant a basket here or there...What's going to be key for this team is knocking down that open three...Fields is going to have that open three for the rest of the season and he has to step up...Maybe JR Smith can fill that hole but we need that in a big way...It will make doubling Melo a nightmare and clogging the lane on Amare drives a gamble...
But first we have to take care of the Nets...Fumes or not..No excuses...Where the hell is BD...Is he down with this or not???...Go Knicks...
To come to gut check time you have to have a gut to begin with.
holfresh wrote:Brutal loss last night...I don't think I felt like this in a while
It's not worth taking it that seriously. In the 90s, the Knicks' performance would actually affect my mood throughout the day. Now, it's not worth it.
JonsTintedTails wrote:If we lose tonight the excuse will be because its the 3rd of a back to back to back.
No excuses....it's time to beat the teams were SUPPOSED to beat.
JonsTintedTails wrote:If we lose tonight the excuse will be because its the 3rd of a back to back to back.
Yep- I can hear that BS already.
The worst part about it is that we're expecting it. It's a sad indicator as to how far morale has fallen.
I'm impatiently waiting for the shakeup to happen.
HARDCOREKNICKSFAN wrote:JonsTintedTails wrote:If we lose tonight the excuse will be because its the 3rd of a back to back to back.
Yep- I can hear that BS already.
The worst part about it is that we're expecting it. It's a sad indicator as to how far morale has fallen.
I'm impatiently waiting for the shakeup to happen.
D'Antoni is making Darryl Morey look brilliant for making the McGrady trade. If that pick is 6-9 the trade becomes top 7 worst in the history of the franchise in my opinion.
I really think we've blown it- we're in too big of a hole now to dig ourselves out of it in time. BD won't be back til the all star break, I suspect, and in the meantime we have no PG and no bench players, plus in Toney Douglas, we have a player who can single handedly destroy any lead we have.
I would love to be proved wrong, but we needed to win all 3 of these games and instead we're probably going to lose all 3. Look at the standings:
1. Chicago 19-6
2. Miami 17-6
3. Indiana 16-6
4. Philadelphia 16-7
5. Atlanta 16-7
6. Orlando 14-9
7. Boston 12-10
8. Milwaukee 10-12
9. Cleveland 8-13
10 New York 8-15
11. New Jersey 8-16
12. Toronto 8-16
If we lose tonights game (which is likely), we fall down to 12th place. If you look above us in the standings, I'd say the teams from1 to 5 are pretty much locked in and are playing well. Maybe Orlando bombs out depending on Dwight Howard being traded (but if he goes to the Nets, they'll rise). Boston are on the up, and so are Milwaukee. I don't like our chances at all.
smackeddog wrote:I really think we've blown it- we're in too big of a hole now to dig ourselves out of it in time. BD won't be back til the all star break, I suspect, and in the meantime we have no PG and no bench players, plus in Toney Douglas, we have a player who can single handedly destroy any lead we have.I would love to be proved wrong, but we needed to win all 3 of these games and instead we're probably going to lose all 3. Look at the standings:
1. Chicago 19-6
2. Miami 17-6
3. Indiana 16-6
4. Philadelphia 16-7
5. Atlanta 16-7
6. Orlando 14-9
7. Boston 12-10
8. Milwaukee 10-12
9. Cleveland 8-13
10 New York 8-15
11. New Jersey 8-16
12. Toronto 8-16
If we lose tonights game (which is likely), we fall down to 12th place. If you look above us in the standings, I'd say the teams from1 to 5 are pretty much locked in and are playing well. Maybe Orlando bombs out depending on Dwight Howard being traded (but if he goes to the Nets, they'll rise). Boston are on the up, and so are Milwaukee. I don't like our chances at all.
Miami and Chicago are VERY good. If we actually do turn things around, we still have to make it to the 6th seed to have any shot at winning in the first round. We're already 6 games out of the 6th seed.
