dammit i did not see this.
i expect a blowout..for the Knicks!
Tony Parker has been a stud this season... will be interesting to see how Lin does against him, and how the offense as a whole does against the Spurs
Lin, Smith, Melo, Novak, Chandler
Baron, Smith, Shump, Novak, STAT
These are the lineups that I think get us a W tonight.
Shump has to guard Parker. Lin is going to get owned by him when trying to go over screens. We contain Parker we'll be ok. Oh yea....we also need Melo to not go 2-12.
When will Shumpert start GODAMIT! Hate these flat 1st and 3rd quarters. I agree with the "Melo sucked the whole game" peoples but who's fault is it for the lack of urgency and intensity for the entire starting units at the beginning of halves???
I want to see the STAT from the 2005 WCF schtick it to Timmy D tonight.
ChuckBuck wrote:When will Shumpert start GODAMIT! Hate these flat 1st and 3rd quarters. I agree with the "Melo sucked the whole game" peoples but who's fault is it for the lack of urgency and intensity for the entire starting units at the beginning of halves???
When you're a FRICKIN' SUPERSTAR like Melo, YOU are the urgency and intensity.
That's the crux.
A guy named Alex Kennedy who shows up on NBA Tweets is saying he heard Shump is starting tonight.
I envy the Spurs
Poppovich
Continuity
Franchise player who plays both ends of the court
Ability to find guys like Manu, Parker late in drafts
Ditto with finding and developing Gary Neal, Tiago Splitter, etc,
MSG3 wrote:A guy named Alex Kennedy who shows up on NBA Tweets is saying he heard Shump is starting tonight.
can't believe I'm supporting this, especially after Fields yanked down 10 boards, but Shump has to start
The turnover yesterday was appalling. Ironically enough, Lin only made 2 TO's while the rest of the Knicks were Turnover-heavy themselves. How many times did they lose the ball off a pass? are they not communicating out there?
Is Chandler also trying to set a streak for himself for most consecutive "Technical Fouls" in a row? "Alright, I have 10 Techs this season, I should maybe just keep my mouth shut and play basketball."
And are refs going to allow players to hammer Lin and get away with it? And Team coaches should really just lay off of Lin. Enough of the extreme defense. Lin isn't Kobe Bryant so stop approaching him like he was.
Freaking Dallas collapsed in on Lin (all three big men) and whacked him all to hell during that one play. What are they afraid of?
Syniko wrote:Is Chandler also trying to set a streak for himself for most consecutive "Technical Fouls" in a row? "Alright, I have 10 Techs this season, I should maybe just keep my mouth shut and play basketball."And are refs going to allow players to hammer Lin and get away with it? And Team coaches should really just lay off of Lin. Enough of the extreme defense. Lin isn't Kobe Bryant so stop approaching him like he was.
Freaking Dallas collapsed in on Lin (all three big men) and whacked him all to hell during that one play. What are they afraid of?
No but he is going for the most drops under the basket. I get that he is hurt but he had trouble before the injury. If it is not high he has a problem catching it. I think it is just bad hand eye cordination or recognition on passes below the chest.
MSG3 wrote:A guy named Alex Kennedy who shows up on NBA Tweets is saying he heard Shump is starting tonight.
His sources are usually legit, he does pieces for hoops world and looks about 13, but he is strangely well connected and has players texting him inside info.
Urgh, I can't take another loss- for some reason peoples reactions to losses are much worse this year, these boards are absolute misery when we don't win! It's the curse of raised expectations. I think we'll be lucky if we go 50% the rest of the way and end up 8th seed- that will be okay for me. A win tonight would be great- will be interesting to see:
Was amar'es performance a one off or is he really back?
Will Melo bounce back or blow up?
Will Lin get his groove back or is he just going to be mediocre the rest of the way?
Is jr going to rediscover his 3pt shot?
Is Landry going to the bench? How's that going to affect his confidence?
Don't know if we can do it but I'd like to see us get a win against a top tier team
#2 in the West and they are 14-3 at home. This will be a tough game. It's amazing how consistent the Spurs have been since forever!
MSG3 wrote:Shump has to guard Parker. Lin is going to get owned by him when trying to go over screens. We contain Parker we'll be ok. Oh yea....we also need Melo to not go 2-12.
+1. MDA should have done that last night to keep Kidd off from lighting us up.
Yep two superstars are playing badly so Fields has to sit.
loweyecue wrote:Yep two superstars are playing badly so Fields has to sit.
Fields was playing badly in his own right and Shump has earned that starting spot, that's how i see it.
