@sheridanhoops: Joakim Noah had 14 assists yesterday for #Bulls, who have won 21 of 29. Players on other teams are taking notice. - Chris Sheridan
Better to give than receive. When your big man can dish out 14 assists, that informs us that the Bulls play team basketball. Our beloved Knicks are an assemblage of solo acts. One virtuoso, and the remainder a mixed bag of guys who play with their eyes on the hoop.
On defense, the same applies. There is no collective responsibility for defending. It is not the strategy, but the mental focus to communicate via body language and verbal commands, and committed to protecting the paint and the perimeter.
In one example from last season, having Rasheed Wallace to constantly banter with his running buddies, whether he was on the court or not, was not entertainment. His constant chatter forced everyone to lock in on the action. He held teammates responsible for paying attention at all times. He made casual observers laugh. Reporters missed it totally.
Ball don't lie.
We need to start over with a general manager who can implement a playing personality derived from a mission statement based on team play. Individual acts are not encouraged.
2015 cannot get here soon enough.
Noah was the draft pick we traded away for....Eddy Curry. Its funny the Knicks continue to make the same mistakes
StarksEwing1 wrote:Noah was the draft pick we traded away for....Eddy Curry. Its funny the Knicks continue to make the same mistakes
Hilarious! 
Can't believe that Amare talks about the lack of ball movement when he averages 1.4 assists for his career and coming off a game where Noah ...
Tyson is at 0.8 - NICE!
Just shows everything that is wrong with this team.
Should have blown it up before the deadline.
Mike and Mike
Jakim had 14 assists yesterday. He has had four double assist games in the past 26 days
Melo has five double digit assist games in his entire career.
