Knicks · New poster here (page 1)
.Seriously though, welcome to the site.
TeamBall wrote:I know. The site keeps evolving.martin wrote:SJUknicksfan wrote:Hi, I've been lurking on this board for a couple months now and finally decided to register. Seems like a great place to discuss my Knicks (the Alba draft caught my interest as well). Most other Knicks boards I looked at were pretty lame, but this one seems to have a lot of good discussion.I don't think I've been this excited for a season to start since I became a Knicks fan. I am a younger fan (21), so I only vaguely remember the Ewing days.
I look forward to joining the discussion here.
GO KNICKS!
Dont miss these 2 threads too:
Rack of the day thread: http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topi...
Great Butt thread: http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topi...
How did I miss these....
loweyecue wrote:Where do you fall on the Melo is a one dimensional chucker to Melo is the greatest thing in basketball scale?
And Jeremy Lin- is he a basketball god in the makings or a bum?
What did you think of the Sprewell for Van Horn trade?
What was your reaction when you read this for the first time:
KNICKS’ DYNAMIC BACKCOURT DUO RUNS WILDStephon Marbury and Steve Francis formed a strong friendship off the court over the summer and in the Knicks’ final preseason game Friday at The Meadowlands, they showed how dangerous they can be as an on-court tandem.
Francis (39) and Marbury (24) combined for 63 points in the Knicks’ 138-121 loss to the Nets, both players thriving in the transition offense, slicing to the basket at will.
Nobody knows if the Knicks’ defense will be competent enough to make them a playoff team when the season opens Wednesday in Memphis, but they should have an explosive offensive club spearheaded by the Marbury-Francis backcourt.
“Steve and I have a really good feel for each other now,” Marbury told The Post. “We both want each other to do well, which no one knows.”
During the summer, Francis did his backcourt mate a favor by filming an extended interview for a TV talk show Marbury’s shopping. In the preseason opener, Francis, in a show of sneaker solidarity, wore Marbury’s “Starbury Ones.” Francis clearly is making an effort to be Marbury’s buddy.
Often compared by their playing styles, Marbury says the 29-year-olds are being propelled by the same forces.
“We are trying to really win a championship,” Marbury said. “Our whole lives we wanted something, and that one thing was to make it to the NBA. Now that’s done. It has to be something else. And the “chip” is the only thing left to do in basketball. We have everything that we want as far as money. So now you have to have something else to push you.”
The moment Francis arrived from Orlando in a trade last February, Marbury immediately lobbied for the Knicks to be a “run and gun” team. Incensed at Marbury’s public plea, former coach Larry Brown slowed the offense further, making Marbury look over to the sidelines to get the play every time he crossed midcourt.
New coach Isiah Thomas’ free-wheeling, react-and-read offense could not be more opposite Brown’s philosophy.
“The offense is conducive to the way [Francis and Marbury] like to play,” Thomas said. “We want to play an up-tempo game, we want to put those guys in positions where they can be very effective. [Friday] they were extremely effective. They can spread the floor, they can get to the basket. They’re a tough combination to guard when they’re on top of their game.”
Although Marbury and Francis each had six assists, they also committed five turnovers, as they still are adapting to the quick speed. Francis and Marbury played three of the six preseason games as a tandem; Francis missed two games with injury and Marbury rested his foot in another.
“It’s more of an open motion, where all five guys are going to get a chance to contribute,” said David Lee, who has outplayed Channing Frye at power forward.
Marbury and Francis can’t do it alone. Marbury knows they will need Eddy Curry to turn into an angry beast in the paint, play with the “manliness” Thomas proclaimed last week. But the dynamic backcourt – with Jamal Crawford and Nate Robinson off the bench – is the Knicks’ strength, no doubt.
“This is going to be way better than last year,” Robinson said. “We’re going to have a lot more fun.”
tkf wrote:martin wrote:SJUknicksfan wrote:Hi, I've been lurking on this board for a couple months now and finally decided to register. Seems like a great place to discuss my Knicks (the Alba draft caught my interest as well). Most other Knicks boards I looked at were pretty lame, but this one seems to have a lot of good discussion.I don't think I've been this excited for a season to start since I became a Knicks fan. I am a younger fan (21), so I only vaguely remember the Ewing days.
I look forward to joining the discussion here.
GO KNICKS!
Dont miss these 2 threads too:
Rack of the day thread: http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topi...
Great Butt thread: http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topi...
holy hell martin, where have you been hiding these!!!!! LOL
I'm not hiding, you guys just not finding!