Knicks · GAME THREAD: Knicks are Hungry and Boston Baked Beans are on the Menu !! KNICKS vs CELTICS 03/04/12 1300hrs (page 2)

She is in SUPER slow mode !!! lol

nyshakespeare wrote:

Boston still can play... are they?

CHAOS wrote:

I'm in love <3

Big game gotta win this and move up in the standings

gunsnewing wrote:Big game gotta win this and move up in the standings

Prediction:

Knicks by 8

Lin for 16 and 12 dimes, 4 steals

JR SWAGBALLLS goes off for 15 points

and Novak hits all four of his treys

Amar'e with a quiet 12 points but grabs 11 boards.

I think this Lin will record his 1st triple double today. 21 pts 10 rebs 12 assists.

Only two teams in the league I hate right now, Boston & Miami.
It would be great to see them get trounced on their home court.
They are all smug, but especially Pierce & KG.
H-A-T-E

Tough game; the Celts are always up to play us and we always struggle on the Parquet floor. Worried about Rondo exploding today. With all the trade talk, and Linsanity, I can see Rondo having a big game. Rondo has a 6'9 wingspan and can play hounding defense when he wants. I can see the Celts employing the Heat defensive strategy by picking up Lin full court and trapping off picks. This will be a tough game for Lin. Hoepfully, he's learned alot from the Heat game.

Hopefully the long lay off wont equate to rust to start the game because we cant affoed to play from behind on the road.

Some pre-game keys:
Defending Pierce: Melo has to get into him on the defensive end and not let him get into rhythm. Pierce always seems to have a 5 min stretch were he is unconscious and nails everything against us. Also, Melo needs to go at him on the offensive and get him into foul trouble.

Rebounding: Amare needs to get into the paint and help Chanlder out on the boards. 1 and done. Also, as well as our second unit played against the Cavs, we are very small when we go JJ at center and Novak at 4. The Cavs got plenty of second looks against that unit but didn't capatilize. The Celts will.

Rondo: We have to get back on defense. Rondo is a one-man fastbreak and puts a ton of pressure on us in transition. also, I hate when teams sag off of him and dare him to shoot. When teams do this, it allows him to see his offensive players, unharrased, and make easy passes. At some point, I can see Shump on Rondo, probably in the second half.

Pick-n-Roll/Lin: As I said earlier, I can see Rondo picking up Lin full court. Rondo's long arms may lead to some deflections and steals. Lin has to keep the turnovers down and we may need to get another ballhandler (Shump) in early to halp Lin bring the ball up. No JO, I think, so Garnett will be the primary shot blocker and defender of the pick and roll. I think we should run the pick-and-roll with whomever Garnett isn't guarding. If we dont, Garnett along with Rondo are going to trap Lin off the picks. This spells danger. Rondo and Garnett are clearly the two best defenders on the Celts. Garnett is also the best forward in terms of helping and recovering. We may have to do some secondary pick and rolls after the ball has swung, and sideline/weakside pick and rolls away from Garnett. Why not some Melo and Stat pick and rolls. Its worked in the very few times we saw it.

Melo: We really need a good game from him. He needs to offset Pierce and thensome. An effecient 25-6-6 would be great. Dont settle for the midrange jay, would like to see more bully-ball like we saw against Cleve. Put pressure on the defense and force the refs to make the calls.

we always beat the crap out of boston most of the game and tehn we let them back in. Its true if you watch most of our games with them th elast two years we should have won most of those games. now i think with the new system we have boston wont be abke to keep up with us

Knicks got run run run run run..play quick and we got this

knicks1248 wrote:Knicks got run run run run run..play quick and we got this

Since the rumor came out that he might be on the block,
Rondo's offensive prowess has been off the charts the past two games.

NBA COUNT DOWN ; Cris Brussard just said that the Knicks maybe willing to trade Melo and Tyson for Howard !!!

CHAOS wrote:NBA COUNT DOWN ; Cris Brussard just said that the Knicks maybe willing to trade Melo and Tyson for Howard !!!

GTFO!