Damn if only Woodson yelled at Melo like he just chewed into Novak
If Rasheed, Marcus and Kenyon are healthy come playoff time, does that mean no more minutes for Novak?
Good. I'm glad woody ripped into Novak. Fuck him. Biggest waste of money since the isiah years.
STATMELO wrote:If Rasheed, Marcus and Kenyon are healthy come playoff time, does that mean no more minutes for Novak?
I hope so
Stupid switching leads to bad(late, very late) rotations by Novak.
Kenyon takes his minutes. He is going to play a lot as backup SF
MSG3 wrote:Good. I'm glad woody ripped into Novak. Fuck him. Biggest waste of money since the isiah years.
Since Jerome James. Yet we "couldn't" afford Lin
Now Woody openly trashes Novak...
That makes Amar'e and Novak casualties of public humility...yet he didn't berate Felton or Melo for their despicable effort and lapses...
Now he's simply trying too hard....
OGkush121 wrote:knicks1248 wrote:Hey melo worshipers, did you see that pathetic defense, I would have yanked him..
Bad defensive move, doesn't change the fact that he's got 13 points on 50% shooting, so he's not playing bad.
There's no denying that was a bad way to end the quarter and he should've done better, still though, it's like people hope for these moments just so they can take a dig at him
He's shooting decent, so defense is an option for him..gimme break, I would like him to play like a super star, not some scorer who can't win see the big picture
2nd Qtr 9:33
TOR 37 NYK 34
Looks like both Chicago and Indy are off to easy wins tonight.
Must win or else we're dropping in the standings tonight.
Maybe we get lucky and Houston knocks off Brooklyn because it's not looking like Charlotte/Pistons can knock off Chicago/Indy.
MSG3 wrote:Good. I'm glad woody ripped into Novak. Fuck him. Biggest waste of money since the isiah years.
Come on, Novak isn't THAT bad. He's still an elite three point shooter, arguably the best spot up shooter in the NBA. He isn't a great defender but he definitely stretches the floor, he's a guy defenses know they have to keep a body on.
I have no idea why Woody is so mad at Novak.
JR switched onto Lucas leaving Pablo on Gay.
They throw it down to Gay and JR has to double..leaving Lucas open.
I know that Novak is supposed to rotate over and then someone has to rotate to his man but if JR made any attempt to get over that screen wouldn't the double have been unnecessary?
STATMELO wrote:OGkush121 wrote:STATMELO wrote:So much for Melo being an improved defender, horrible D there.
yeah cause that move right there completely negates his improvement this year.
Melo hasn't improved. He still has a terrible defensive rating (107), he hasn't produced many defensive win shares either. Too often he gets burned by other SF's, remember Luol Deng lighting him up? Melo is average on the perimeter, good in the post, and terrible offball defensively, he has too many lazy defensive possessions.
really? you're going to deny the fact that he's improved on defense this year? you don't have to be a genius to see it.
Is he a defensive player of the year? heck no, but he's not freakin Novak
3G4G wrote:Now Woody openly trashes Novak...That makes Amar'e and Novak casualties of public humility...yet he didn't berate Felton or Melo for their despicable effort and lapses...
Now he's simply trying too hard....
Exactly what I was thinking.
Amar'e never passes the new Eddy Curry
STATMELO wrote:GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:Did Copeland and White bang Woody's wife or something? I guess STAT and Shump are taking those minutes. Makes sense I guess but if we keep on sucking maybe put them in for some hustle
Why would you want those guys to play? Copeland takes terrible shots, and is way to 3 point happy, he also isn't great defensively. White isn't any good, there's a reason this guy hasn't stuck on any NBA team in his career. He seems to have lost the freak athleticism he used to have.
Cope doesn't take bad shots! He just needs his coach to have some faith in him and give him a chance to prove himself. Woody has some kind of thing against the kid.
AnubisADL wrote:If Novak can't make shots he is useless. 
So when melo plays d like novak and shoots 4 for 20
is he useless
nixluva wrote:STATMELO wrote:GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:Did Copeland and White bang Woody's wife or something? I guess STAT and Shump are taking those minutes. Makes sense I guess but if we keep on sucking maybe put them in for some hustle
Why would you want those guys to play? Copeland takes terrible shots, and is way to 3 point happy, he also isn't great defensively. White isn't any good, there's a reason this guy hasn't stuck on any NBA team in his career. He seems to have lost the freak athleticism he used to have.
Cope doesn't take bad shots! He just needs his coach to have some faith in him and give him a chance to prove himself. Woody has some kind of thing against the kid.
Cope and White shouldn't be playing unless say the whole team looks like crap and not playing any D and we're down 30 to Indy...
this is the 4th and-one Toronto made and it's not even the end of the 1st half. If you're gonna foul you better make sure they don't score...fuck.
GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:I have no idea why Woody is so mad at Novak.JR switched onto Lucas leaving Pablo on Gay.
They throw it down to Gay and JR has to double..leaving Lucas open.
I know that Novak is supposed to rotate over and then someone has to rotate to his man but if JR made any attempt to get over that screen wouldn't the double have been unnecessary?
This system is broken. Too many key low IQ players
