misterearl wrote:Pop QuizName one NBA team that the Knicks have a matchup advantage at point guard over.
Time Limit: 5 minutes
Great Bbal mind mister Dolan who is running this club (into the ground) decided that Knicks should have matchup advantage on SF/PF position with Melo which created disadvantage in C, PG, and SG positions... Something gonna give when this kind of mind(less) people are in charge.
WhachootalkinboutWillis?
Burned... : The Knicks have had a difficult time stopping opposing point guards in recent weeks, and Friday's game was no different. Nuggets guard Ty Lawson scored 22 points and handed out eight assists.
- Paul Willis, ESPN
While the Knicks’ intentions were good, the (uptempo) strategy sometimes left them vulnerable in transition. The Nuggets’ J. J. Hickson had back-to-back dunks in the first quarter — the first after Lawson drove by Felton as if he were a lamppost and slipped a pass to Hickson, the second after Foye misfired on a jumper and Hickson jammed the put-back. Nobody had bothered to box him out.- Scott Cacciola, NYTimes
My kingdom for a lead guard who can guard
Blow it up. I'll drink the Kool-Aid with the best of them, but you know you are going to have trouble with this team from here on. To be clear, "blowing it up" is not trading your young players, its moving the vets.
D-Day is December 10.
How Slow Can You Go?
".... through the first 15 games they are playing at the second slowest pace of any team and somehow still posting the worst turnover ratio in the NBA."
Raymond Felton playing at an indecisive pace kills any flow or sense of attack. Our offense stagnates from the moment it crosses half court.
Pablo tries to push, but at 73 years old there is only so much he can do. At an accelerated pace, Udrih is a turnover machine.
The saddest news is that Tim Hardaway Jr is desperate for a running buddy and flourishes in the open court.
I miss little Nate with the big heart
Some little Nate sure would hit the spot right now,
Things are getting awful gloomy when even Mr. Earl asks "What's the point?" What indeed.
misterearl wrote:How Slow Can You Go?".... through the first 15 games they are playing at the second slowest pace of any team and somehow still posting the worst turnover ratio in the NBA."
Raymond Felton playing at an indecisive pace kills any flow or sense of attack. Our offense stagnates from the moment it crosses half court.
Pablo tries to push, but at 73 years old there is only so much he can do. At an accelerated pace, Udrih is a turnover machine.
The saddest news is that Tim Hardaway Jr is desperate for a running buddy and flourishes in the open court.
I miss little Nate with the big heart
BasketballJones wrote: Things are getting awful gloomy when even Mr. Earl asks "What's the point?" What indeed.
I can't decide what's more disheartening:
1) tkf actually appearing to moderate himself slightly as the losing continues.
2) BRIGGS inane number of depression threads.
3a) AnswerMan with Don'tCareToAnswerAnymore threads.
3b) We've come to the point of missing lil Nathaniel, for something other than comic relief. It's come to this.
LET'S GO KNICKS! BEAT SOMEBODY, ANYBODY!!!
EwingsGlass wrote:Blow it up. I'll drink the Kool-Aid with the best of them, but you know you are going to have trouble with this team from here on. To be clear, "blowing it up" is not trading your young players, its moving the vets. D-Day is December 10.
No chance. Even though there is data that shows just how poor this team is in many important metrics. the bottom line is the Knicks are 3 games out of a 3 seed. If this team was 3-23 and 5 games out--no difference. Were on a collision course to either let Melo walk for no compensation OR paying him 30mm per to watch him play well into his mid 30's. Dolan put so much on Carmelo--he wont back out even if Jerry West was advising him. And thye will hold on to this ECF run coming were in it and they can do that because the ECF does sck.
BRIGGS wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:Blow it up. I'll drink the Kool-Aid with the best of them, but you know you are going to have trouble with this team from here on. To be clear, "blowing it up" is not trading your young players, its moving the vets. D-Day is December 10.
No chance. Even though there is data that shows just how poor this team is in many important metrics. the bottom line is the Knicks are 3 games out of a 3 seed. If this team was 3-23 and 5 games out--no difference. Were on a collision course to either let Melo walk for no compensation OR paying him 30mm per to watch him play well into his mid 30's. Dolan put so much on Carmelo--he wont back out even if Jerry West was advising him. And thye will hold on to this ECF run coming were in it and they can do that because the ECF does sck.
I agree with your determination of what the Knicks will do in actuality. Clearly, my opinion is more hopeful than informed. But if there is anyone reading this and taking a poll regarding what they should do, I think the collective brain-trust that is UK.com is pointing them toward a re-build. Dolan would need to eat some crow to pull this off, but perhaps that kind of humility would ingratiate him for once with the people who actually care about this team.
