gunsnewing wrote:Well there goes all momentum
I agree
I dont like the way they are playing despite Carmelo 3pt barrage
they seem to be fine, with no desire for establishing an inside game NOR trying to draw fouls via
going to basket by guards.
Seems Knicks/Coaching seem fine to drive ball then kick back out to open 3pt Knick for shots
where Hawks are more than happy to give the Knicks that.
This isn't playing hoops the right way
your scoring needs to be a little bit less predictable rather than 3-4 knicks trying to get their three(3) point game
going which is fine with Woodson it appears
StarksEwing1 wrote:way too inconsistent
I agree - fortunately this is the first time all the key pieces have played together. experience well hopefully smooth everything out
SupremeCommander wrote:isomelo (or whatever the new political rhetoric is now) led to 52 first half points - context is important
Pretty much. We have 52 pts at half, shooting close to 50% and we are complaining about offense?
Cartman718 wrote:StarksEwing1 wrote:why do they knicks cough up leads so fast
we are like the falcons of the NBA.
Harsh but true. Especially in the playoffs. We are like the Woodson Hawks too
nixluva wrote:There were perfect examples of TEAM BALL vs. SELFISH BALL. Melo goes 1 on 5 and turns it over. Just before that we got great looks off ball movement. Felton goes into the teeth of the D, but fails to pass to Melo wide open. This team has to stick to the ball movement in order to succeed.
i agree. even if we start averaging 2 more turnovers a game, that's the way we have to play.
Cartman718 wrote:gunsnewing wrote:ISOMELO off the timeout SMFH
right now 5 iso-melo shots. ok now that was not a good shot to end the half.
Do you know the difference between an ISO and a shot off ball movement? The good shots weren't ISO Melo, they came after good ball movement. WTF?
StarksEwing1 wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:isomelo (or whatever the new political rhetoric is now) led to 52 first half points - context is important
hawks also have 52
what does that have to do with melo's offensive sets?
Need to put a body on that guy with the beard. He is killing us from the 3.
we could be playing better, but it's not a bad half. Certainly one which can be built upon, Woodson just needs to set it straight.
random side-comment: I wish the Knicks had someone like Sir Alex Ferguson coaching the team, his half time talks are so brutal, yet inspiring and 9 times out of 10 work out, he holds everyone accountable, and not by just saying something, players need to look at themselves and really focus in the 2nd half. Defense and ball movement, get open shots, work from the inside out.
StarksEwing1 wrote:im still not happy with melo's perfomance. Sure he finally hit some three's but it takes him 10 shots to get going and then he goes iso way too much.
Whats worrying me is that hes getting overly concerned with finding his shot at the expense of some movement. Yeah, we need him to get going but we cant force feed him until it happens.
nixluva wrote:Cartman718 wrote:gunsnewing wrote:ISOMELO off the timeout SMFH
right now 5 iso-melo shots. ok now that was not a good shot to end the half.
Do you know the difference between an ISO and a shot off ball movement? The good shots weren't ISO Melo, they came after good ball movement. WTF?
huh? i have been keeping count all game buddy. how many did you count?
Uptown wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:isomelo (or whatever the new political rhetoric is now) led to 52 first half points - context is important
Pretty much. We have 52 pts at half, shooting close to 50% and we are complaining about offense?
The reason is that off bad shots and turnovers off BAD offense has led to a lot of easy buckets and open shots for the Hawks. They can get out and run and get early offense off poor offensive play by the Knicks. Just cuz you're shooting 50% doesn't mean that you're playing consistently good offense.
Shooting much better as a team tonight when compared to last night.
TeamBall wrote:StarksEwing1 wrote:im still not happy with melo's perfomance. Sure he finally hit some three's but it takes him 10 shots to get going and then he goes iso way too much.
Whats worrying me is that hes getting overly concerned with finding his shot at the expense of some movement. Yeah, we need him to get going but we cant force feed him until it happens.
Who takes the shots other than Melo?? REALLY?
Problem with you melo lovers is simple: you love pinball players who light up the scoreboard without realizing that in a team game like bball you need to learn how to play FOR others. Melo almost never does. The way you dudes drool over 3 three pointers in a row is shallow....
No Sheed No Camby No Defense. Tyson alone isn't enough. Gonna take a miracle to pull this one out at home. Hawks are good and fast and shot the 3
Knicks at home are very content with giving the fans a 3pt show as oppose to ball movement
spreading the offense and playing team / individual defense.
Early in season Knicks played right way & I'd say teams didnt want to play them
Now if I'm NBA team I'd love to play knicks in playoffs since they are content on trying to beat you on ISO
or 3 point shots without any desire to draw fouls or get an inside game going to make other team play D.
I don't like what I'm seeing, Hawks a good team but 52-52 has nothing to do with what Knicks does to
enable Hawks a chance to win the game.
The team whom makes adjustments in their game play in 2nd half will win the Game
beware Coach Woodson
Cartman718 wrote:nixluva wrote:Cartman718 wrote:gunsnewing wrote:ISOMELO off the timeout SMFH
right now 5 iso-melo shots. ok now that was not a good shot to end the half.
Do you know the difference between an ISO and a shot off ball movement? The good shots weren't ISO Melo, they came after good ball movement. WTF?
huh? i have been keeping count all game buddy. how many did you count?
My point is that we've gotten good shots off quick and accurate ball movement and we've also seen some bad shots off ISO plays with no ball movement. Just cuz Melo takes a 3 doesn't count as an ISO play if it came after good ball movement and a catch and shoot.
dk7th wrote:Problem with you melo lovers is simple: you love pinball players who light up the scoreboard without realizing that in a team game like bball you need to learn how to play FOR others. Melo almost never does. The way you dudes drool over 3 three pointers in a row is shallow....
2 of them were off ball movement. We built a decent lead and lost it immediately once we went back to isoMelo off the time out
