Knicks · CHRISTMAS DAY: New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Lakers. 3:00 P.M (ABC). (page 2)

Uptown wrote:And this was my fav Christmas game....We came back and beat the eventual champs....

gunsnewing wrote:Felton should be able to exploit Nash and his lack of defense. We should be able to know down some open 3's. Lakers are still learning to play together

Shhhhh! Much as I like Felton, he doesn't exactly need anymore encouragement to take even more shots at the moment.

This isn't going to be anywhere near as easy as the last game vs the Lakers- with Gasol back along side Dwight Howard, it's a nightmare match up for us, especially when it comes to rebounding. We could easily get in foul trouble too. Really, if ever there was a game for Camby to come back and shine, this is it. Whether he'll even get any minutes, or even if he does, what kind of shape he's in, I have no idea.

Nash hit some key shots and made some great passes that lead to important baskets in the Lakers last win. Kobe will be out looking to kill. We've looked ropey the last few games, hope we can get back on track starting with this game.

Oh and whats with the schedulers also giving us a game tomorrow as well?! If a teams playing christmas day, at least give them boxing day off.

playa2 wrote:Who's calling the Knicks game today ?

I think Breen and Van Gundy

XMAS IS NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL LET'S DO IT@!!!!

GO NASTY NASH, GO MDA

BUT I WANT MELO TO WIN IT ALL!!

MSG3 wrote:

playa2 wrote:Who's calling the Knicks game today ?

I think Breen and Van Gundy

At least Jeff will keep Breen in check with his nonsense.

MSG3 wrote:

playa2 wrote:Who's calling the Knicks game today ?

I think Breen and Van Gundy

Aren't Breen and Van Gundy ABC's #1 announcing team? I would think they'd be doing OKC-Miami.

1)handling mismatches and cross matching among artest, gasol, and melo
2)defensive intensity
3)maintaining poise and playing under control, drawing fouls
4)moving the ball to find the player with the best look
5)do we outrebound or get outrebounded
6)does felton take fewer than 13 shots and does melo take fewer than 18 shots

if the knicks get blown out they have some soul-searching to do.
if they win, even if not convincingly, it will be a huge lift and momentum provider.

Plenty of reason why we could win this game, defense being the first..

ray should have a good game

smackeddog wrote:Woody said Camby will play tonight- hope he does well!

dk7th wrote:should be an interesting, litmus test sort of game. here's what i will be watching for with our squad:

1)handling mismatches and cross matching among artest, gasol, and melo
2)defensive intensity
3)maintaining poise and playing under control, drawing fouls
4)moving the ball to find the player with the best look
5)do we outrebound or get outrebounded
6)does felton take fewer than 13 shots and does melo take fewer than 18 shots

if the knicks get blown out they have some soul-searching to do.
if they win, even if not convincingly, it will be a huge lift and momentum provider.

Melo is averaging 20 shots per, why do you feel he needs to take less than 18? Felton is averaging 16 shots per, which is a bit much on paper, however, if the Lakers roll under the picks to take Tyson away, Felton has to take some to keep them honest.

The flow/tempo of the game will dictate how many shots each person takes. Cant put a cap on the number of shots player takes before the game...

simrud wrote:Streaming link anybody? Thanks.

Try http://www.thefirstrow.eu/

dk7th wrote:should be an interesting, litmus test sort of game. here's what i will be watching for with our squad:

1)handling mismatches and cross matching among artest, gasol, and melo
2)defensive intensity
3)maintaining poise and playing under control, drawing fouls
4)moving the ball to find the player with the best look
5)do we outrebound or get outrebounded
6)does felton take fewer than 13 shots and does melo take fewer than 18 shots

if the knicks get blown out they have some soul-searching to do.
if they win, even if not convincingly, it will be a huge lift and momentum provider.

I am looking for Melo to take 20 pct fewer shots than Kobe

Uptown wrote:

dk7th wrote:should be an interesting, litmus test sort of game. here's what i will be watching for with our squad:

1)handling mismatches and cross matching among artest, gasol, and melo
2)defensive intensity
3)maintaining poise and playing under control, drawing fouls
4)moving the ball to find the player with the best look
5)do we outrebound or get outrebounded
6)does felton take fewer than 13 shots and does melo take fewer than 18 shots

if the knicks get blown out they have some soul-searching to do.
if they win, even if not convincingly, it will be a huge lift and momentum provider.

Melo is averaging 20 shots per, why do you feel he needs to take less than 18? Felton is averaging 16 shots per, which is a bit much on paper, however, if the Lakers roll under the picks to take Tyson away, Felton has to take some to keep them honest.

The flow/tempo of the game will dictate how many shots each person takes. Cant put a cap on the number of shots player takes before the game...

i think a balanced attack is better and speaks to genuine cohesion and synergy. when felton takes that many shots it is indicative of an unbalanced attack. and anthony has always taken 4-5 too many shots for most of his career, which has led him nowhere.