misterearl wrote:You Can Trust The Answer Man Anytime Q. Bonn1977 - Will he trust his teammates in close games or only when there is a 30 point cushion?
A. So long as Bargnani continues to shoot .46 from the floor and Hardaway Jr is money (43 pct) from three point range, trust becomes second nature.
JR Smith (.35) and Ray Felton (.41) have work to do.
As I said before the season:
Hardaway > Novak
Bargs >>>>>>>>> Cope
Bonn1997 wrote:misterearl wrote:Push it real good.gunsnewing - the new argument is that if you squint real hard, Andrea Bargnani is playing more like Scottie Pippen (chicks dig the blocked shots) and Iman Shumpert is good for solid double figures on a nightly basis.
“Our defense is generating offense for us,” - Mike Woodson
Whose idea was it to platoon the forwards?
Teamwork takes time.
Yeah, it comes out once every 10 years for Melo!
Seriously, if he could play like this it would be awesome but I don't expect it
exactly...we played two bad teams.. it reminds me in boxing of a guy who is a slugger who looks like a complete boxer vs a bum.... but vs a guy who can really fight he reverts back to his slugging ways.. the past two games carmelo had a comfort level vs two bad teams, thats all..
tkf - perhaps
Would young consider that our second leading scorer, quietly finding his voice in New York, has also adapted his game, with an assist from the coaches, to his new surroundings?
I Man Shumpert is playing with passion. Tim Hardaway Jr is picking up the shots Steve Novak left in his locker.
Nothing stays the same.
misterearl wrote:tkf - perhapsWould young consider that our second leading scorer, quietly finding his voice in New York, has also adapted his game, with an assist from the coaches, to his new surroundings?
I Man Shumpert is playing with passion. Tim Hardaway Jr is picking up the shots Steve Novak left in his locker.
Nothing stays the same.
i personally want to see what they do when the threes dont fall and are in a tight game.
Does the ball and player movement continue as it should?
knickscity wrote:misterearl wrote:tkf - perhapsWould young consider that our second leading scorer, quietly finding his voice in New York, has also adapted his game, with an assist from the coaches, to his new surroundings?
I Man Shumpert is playing with passion. Tim Hardaway Jr is picking up the shots Steve Novak left in his locker.
Nothing stays the same.
i personally want to see what they do when the threes dont fall and are in a tight game.Does the ball and player movement continue as it should?
Or more important, how much Carmelo defers when the Knicks are playing from behind. During the Nets and Magic games we never had a significant deficit.
No matter the opponent, each game has peaks and valleys... Runs and droughts... The responsibility for making certain everyone touches the ball starts with the point guard. Raymond Felton also bears responsibility for how and where the ball moves.
Less dribble. More outlet passes.
misterearl wrote:knickscity wrote:misterearl wrote:tkf - perhapsWould young consider that our second leading scorer, quietly finding his voice in New York, has also adapted his game, with an assist from the coaches, to his new surroundings?
I Man Shumpert is playing with passion. Tim Hardaway Jr is picking up the shots Steve Novak left in his locker.
Nothing stays the same.
i personally want to see what they do when the threes dont fall and are in a tight game.Does the ball and player movement continue as it should?
Or more important, how much Carmelo defers when the Knicks are playing from behind. During the Nets and Magic games we never had a significant deficit.
No matter the opponent, each game has peaks and valleys... Runs and droughts... The responsibility for making certain everyone touches the ball starts with the point guard. Raymond Felton also bears responsibility for how and where the ball moves.
Less dribble. More outlet passes.
Lets be honest, our point guards dont run the offense, Melo does, our points guards merely bring it up and flick it off.
The difference in these last two games imo are quicker tempo, quick decisions from melo, and guys hitting shots when getting the ball in rhythm....with emphasis on getting the ball.
It's not ironic guys played well when involved, and the only player who reduced their shots was melo and JR, the guys who normally shoot the most.
True
knickscity wrote:
Lets be honest, our point guards dont run the offense, Melo does, our points guards merely bring it up and flick it off.The difference in these last two games imo are quicker tempo, quick decisions from melo, and guys hitting shots when getting the ball in rhythm....with emphasis on getting the ball.
It's not ironic guys played well when involved, and the only player who reduced their shots was melo and JR, the guys who normally shoot the most.
Knickscity - you make an excellent point about how our guards do not run things. we have a long tradition of point caddies, dating back to Chollie Ward.
The more Bargnani and Shump are engaged, on both ends of the court, the better we will be.
Driving and dishing leads to more swishing.
The way I see it Knicks didn't give Melo a chance to become inefficient. They limited his minutes due to blow out. The formula for a good to great player has always been about the ability to get teammates involved and keep them involved. Picking and choosing when to get your points. This how Melo played when he won an NCAA championship 20 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists.
