Knicks · GAME 3 THREAD: Miami @ OUR HOUSE 7PM 5/3: QUIT BEING INTIMIDATED AND PROTECT THIS HOUSE!!! (page 16)

mrKnickShot wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:Lift up your head Melo! You had Novak open!

He is just trying to hard now - he needs to relax

He needs some lay ups. They need to set some screen for him and Novak and Melo needs to actually run off those screens.

nixluva wrote:There you go spread em out and move the ball. PnR with a spread floor works! They need to make faster passes so that they can get Novak going.

how are they going to get novak open by spreading the floor, when the defender is told to stick to him like glue, thats..

Maybe if bibby or baron would penetrate, or melo set a screen, i mean cmon, there all over him

knicks1248 wrote:no screens for novak, no penetration for novak,.smh

Why doesn't Woody have them set some DAMN SCREENS FOR NOVAK!!!!

yellowboy90 wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:Lift up your head Melo! You had Novak open!

He is just trying to hard now - he needs to relax

He needs some lay ups. They need to set some screen for him and Novak and Melo needs to actually run off those screens.

Something

yellowboy90 wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:

MaTT4281 wrote:Lift up your head Melo! You had Novak open!

He is just trying to hard now - he needs to relax

He needs some lay ups. They need to set some screen for him and Novak and Melo needs to actually run off those screens.

He's had several nice runs bullying his way to the basket...but he can't afford to be a one trick pony this game.

knicks1248 wrote:

nixluva wrote:There you go spread em out and move the ball. PnR with a spread floor works! They need to make faster passes so that they can get Novak going.

how are they going to get novak open by spreading the floor, when the defender is told to stick to him like glue, thats..

Maybe if bibby or baron would penetrate, or melo set a screen, i mean cmon, there all over him

It's not just the spreading of the floor, you also have to have player movement off the ball and the Knicks have done this before. I have a whole thread talking about this. You don't just spread the floor to stand around and watch. There's a natural rotation of player motion and PnR, that can lead to open shots.

nyk4ever wrote:i don't know how to get melo going tonight. he is forcing everything inside and has no confidence in his j

Thats because Bonnie asked him to take higher pct shots - the chart said "closer to the basket"

nyk4ever wrote:i don't know how to get melo going tonight. he is forcing everything inside and has no confidence in his j

nixluva wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:no screens for novak, no penetration for novak,.smh

Why doesn't Woody have them set some DAMN SCREENS FOR NOVAK!!!!

Yes, this is what continually makes me think. Novak is one of the best shooters in the NBA right now. The Knicks are facing elimination and still they have not run one play, not one for Novak. The pacers used to run reggie off stagger screens and have him catch and shoot. Im not sure why the Knicks dont do the same with Novak.

nyk4ever wrote:i don't know how to get melo going tonight. he is forcing everything inside and has no confidence in his j

They need to set a cross screen for him to get him better post position or more Hi/Low passing.

mrKnickShot wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:i don't know how to get melo going tonight. he is forcing everything inside and has no confidence in his j

Thats because Bonnie asked him to take higher pct shots - the chart said "closer to the basket"

LOL. i think we've all done better not listening - melo should do the same

mrKnickShot wrote:thats what happens when novak moves

That's not the play I'm talking about and you Know it. I'm talking about the play we have where they have a high PnR and either Jared or Tyson rolls of the PnR into a screen for Novak coming from his corner spot. It's a real play just for him!!!