SupremeCommander wrote:the Magic remind me of the David Lee/Jamal Crawford Knicks... capable of playing a good game for three quarters every now and again
Yeah and people say MDA is not a good coach for coaching a roster like the magic have
bottom line...
team stepped up when they had to...
typically the mark of a quality team...
i am continually impressed...as a skeptic of this year
I am so happy to have Felton back !!!! That was an awesome interview on the Orlando broadcast
PresIke wrote:and p.s.see felton miss fairly open jump shots?
watch defenses collapse on him as they did under mda with stat's first season later in the year...
something to watch for, that is a potential weakness teams' will look to exploit...
At least he is hitting his 3's. It's been better than his career would indicate. Its a struggle though when he struggles offensively and doesnt get to the basket. Love the way the maestro Kidd runs the offense. Such a calming effect!
NUPE wrote:holfresh wrote:Just move the damn ball...It's an easy game Melo....Melo and Woody made the game harder than it needed to be...Yeah and Chandler!!!
Ball movement is based upon double teams or dribble penetration. Melo was not being doubled much the first half so he shot and scored 70% of the time he shot the ball. Nothing wrong with that. In the 4th they decided to double Melo and he passed out of the double.
I just thought the defense wholly sucked until the 4th.
Not true..guys where cheating in the lane when he was posting...He needed to make the quick pass and never did....
NUPE wrote:holfresh wrote:Just move the damn ball...It's an easy game Melo....Melo and Woody made the game harder than it needed to be...Yeah and Chandler!!!
Ball movement is based upon double teams or dribble penetration. Melo was not being doubled much the first half so he shot and scored 70% of the time he shot the ball. Nothing wrong with that. In the 4th they decided to double Melo and he passed out of the double.
I just thought the defense wholly sucked until the 4th.
I agree to a point but its still a balancing act with Melo. I liked his mentality of attacking the Rim though however I do not like pouty Melo even though he was getting hacked. He has to run back.
We used to lose these games...
Wow they still gave up 89 points..that's crazy..great response. I think they play'd hard thru out the game but just wasn't in sync. Magic came to play. They play'd the best they could with the lack of talent they have. I honestly think the Knicks would have blown them out by more if Jameer Nelson and Turk were healthy.
PresIke wrote:bottom line...team stepped up when they had to...
typically the mark of a quality team...
i am continually impressed...as a skeptic of this year
Yeah. I was really worried watching the teamin the preseason. They have been very impressive. 5 game winning streak!
Bottom lined is Knicks increased defense and won the darned game. 13 fourth quarter points for Orlando.
gunsnewing wrote:PresIke wrote:and p.s.see felton miss fairly open jump shots?
watch defenses collapse on him as they did under mda with stat's first season later in the year...
something to watch for, that is a potential weakness teams' will look to exploit...
At least he is hitting his 3's. It's been better than his career would indicate. Its a struggle though when he struggles offensively and doesnt get to the basket. Love the way the maestro Kidd runs the offense. Such a calming effect!
Kidd was so important to start the 4th. Really took control and calmed everyone down. Melo hit a couple big shots.
It's good to win games by double digits when you don't play well. Two games in a row now that has happened. Hopefully they bring their A game Thursday and Friday. They won't win either if they play like they did tonight.
gunsnewing wrote:PresIke wrote:and p.s.see felton miss fairly open jump shots?
watch defenses collapse on him as they did under mda with stat's first season later in the year...
something to watch for, that is a potential weakness teams' will look to exploit...
At least he is hitting his 3's. It's been better than his career would indicate. Its a struggle though when he struggles offensively and doesnt get to the basket. Love the way the maestro Kidd runs the offense. Such a calming effect!
he has been, and i am glad, but he did do that under mda while stat was on fire in 2010-11...interesting to see similarities observed late in the last few minutes i remember from under mda...we shall see...
either way, running two pg's like this has been a wise idea when the ball movement is on..
wasn't too keen on the jr smith show going on too long, but noticed how it ended as soon as his hot streak ended...
my guess is this is a woody move...
Orlando had some no name dudes knocking down the jumper...Kudos to them...
The Hahn/Szczerbiak duo is pretty damn entertaining on the post game.
JR is just balling folks!!
holfresh wrote:Orlando had some no name dudes knocking down the jumper...Kudos to them...
They played hard and were on fire for most of the game.
holfresh wrote:NUPE wrote:holfresh wrote:Just move the damn ball...It's an easy game Melo....Melo and Woody made the game harder than it needed to be...Yeah and Chandler!!!
Ball movement is based upon double teams or dribble penetration. Melo was not being doubled much the first half so he shot and scored 70% of the time he shot the ball. Nothing wrong with that. In the 4th they decided to double Melo and he passed out of the double.
I just thought the defense wholly sucked until the 4th.
Not true..guys where cheating in the lane when he was posting...He needed to make the quick pass and never did....
Alright, I saw hard doubles in the 4th and no hard doubles for most of the first three quarters. If Melo is left 1v1 against an opponent and shooting 70% (as he was during the first half) then I can live with him shooting the ball. I don't mind Melo shooting 1v1 so long as he is making shots. When Melo starts trying to shoot over and drive through double teams then I will complain about him.
Give JR his money now!!!!
I'm so glad we have JR on this team man...
I'm so glad we have JR on this team man...
