IMO this is the best Larkin has looked since summer league. I think he's been working hard on D but we have to remember his size too. Those picks are rough on smaller PG's.
Seeing some nice ball movement now. A lot less thinking-- guys are reacting and playing ball.
Larkins energy is refreshing.
Love the rebounding and running
See right there --- exactly Clyde -- why is Larkin looking to give the ball up like a hot potato all the time? keep the ball young man. You're the QB out there
When did Larkin turn into Jason kidd with the rebounding.
Finestrg wrote:Seeing some nice ball movement now. A lot less thinking-- guys are reacting and playing ball.
They're much better than they were at the start of preseason but still have more to go.
Good close to the half.
Dalembert is a better shot blocker than Tyson IMO.
So many careless turnovers but I like what I see---an infinitely more aggressive Larkin, good rim protection by Sammy, Jason knocking down open looks, Timmy finishing on the break...
Finestrg wrote:So many careless turnovers but I like what I see---an infinitely more aggressive Larkin, good rim protection by Sammy, Jason knocking down open looks, Timmy finishing on the break...
This team has to use those mindfulness classes more cuz the TO's are just mindless passes.
I thought shump looked good when he was in there too. Jumper looked good and he was making good quick decisions on the high screen and rolls with STAT.
Larkin looked impressive (on offense)
Dalembert had defensive moments
Amare was consistently stupid
Shump looked great
Melo played ugly selfish basketball that won't help him when his shot is off - CREATE TO PASS PLEASE
Like Cole on the floor
THJ ... eh
Knicks defense was pretty awful but tightened up towards the end of the half
Finestrg wrote:See right there --- exactly Clyde -- why is Larkin looking to give the ball up like a hot potato all the time? keep the ball young man. You're the QB out there
Larkin and Hardaway did the same thing- looking to hard to get the ball to Anthony- and in both cases you ended with a turnover.
Always a problem when youngsters play with a scorer like Anthony- they feel the urge to defer. Sometimes they play better and more naturally without the star on the floor.
I expect that this goes on all over the league at times.
Hopefully Fisher has a good talk with Larkin.
mreinman wrote:Larkin looked impressive (on offense)Dalembert had defensive moments
Amare was consistently stupid
Shump looked great[coming off the bench is his lane hope he stays in it]
Melo played ugly selfish basketball that won't help him when his shot is off - CREATE TO PASS PLEASE
Like Cole on the floor
THJ ... eh
Knicks defense was pretty awful but tightened up towards the end of the half
Nice finish to the quarter.
WaltLongmire wrote:Finestrg wrote:See right there --- exactly Clyde -- why is Larkin looking to give the ball up like a hot potato all the time? keep the ball young man. You're the QB out there
Larkin and Hardaway did the same thing- looking to hard to get the ball to Anthony- and in both cases you ended with a turnover.
Always a problem when youngsters play with a scorer like Anthony- they feel the urge to defer. Sometimes they play better and more naturally without the star on the floor.
I expect that this goes on all over the league at times.
Hopefully Fisher has a good talk with Larkin.
He must have because Larkin closed the half pretty nicely but I agree. I hate the deferring to "the alpha dog"
WaltLongmire wrote:Finestrg wrote:See right there --- exactly Clyde -- why is Larkin looking to give the ball up like a hot potato all the time? keep the ball young man. You're the QB out there
Larkin and Hardaway did the same thing- looking to hard to get the ball to Anthony- and in both cases you ended with a turnover.
Always a problem when youngsters and other players play with a scorer like Anthony- they feel the urge to defer. Sometimes they play better and more naturally without the star on the floor.
I expect that this goes on all over the league at times.
Hopefully Fisher has a good talk with Larkin.
Did anyone read the article on Kobe Bryant by ESPN?
The article was such a powerful exposing piece of the douchebag that is Kobe
There is going to be some ugly looking turnovers as players get used to teammates cutting back door.
Also, Dalembert has looked very good protecting the rim and doing everything else. If he can continue play in the defensive system and not roam like he sometimes does he is going to be a pretty good player.
The things that Sam does is the same things Cole does and why I think he should be the back up center
F500ONE wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:Finestrg wrote:See right there --- exactly Clyde -- why is Larkin looking to give the ball up like a hot potato all the time? keep the ball young man. You're the QB out there
Larkin and Hardaway did the same thing- looking to hard to get the ball to Anthony- and in both cases you ended with a turnover.
Always a problem when youngsters and other players play with a scorer like Anthony- they feel the urge to defer. Sometimes they play better and more naturally without the star on the floor.
I expect that this goes on all over the league at times.
Hopefully Fisher has a good talk with Larkin.
Did anyone read the article on Kobe Bryant by ESPN?
The article was such a powerful exposing piece of the douchebag that is Kobe
LINK PLEASE????????
I like how it doesn't look like Fish has settled on his lineup yet. There's a lot of different combos that could work and I don't think we've seen them all yet. Like Shump working well with STAT on the high P&R--haven't seen much of that so far. They've been on different units for the most part
yellowboy90 wrote:There is going to be some ugly looking turnovers as players get used to teammates cutting back door. Also, Dalembert has looked very good protecting the rim and doing everything else. If he can continue play in the defensive system and not roam like he sometimes does he is going to be a pretty good player.
The things that Sam does is the same things Cole does and why I think he should be the back up center
Cole has far more offensive promise
Sam look like a clog on offense a lot of the time.
mreinman wrote:Larkin looked impressive (on offense)Dalembert had defensive moments
Amare was consistently stupid
Shump looked great
Melo played ugly selfish basketball that won't help him when his shot is off - CREATE TO PASS PLEASE
Like Cole on the floor
THJ ... eh
Knicks defense was pretty awful but tightened up towards the end of the half
Will Fisher address this? I started watching the game with about 4 minutes left in the half. You can see how the flow stops at times when Anthony holds the ball too long or other players pay too much attention to getting him the ball.
The real issue is how Fisher and Jackson deal with this tender subject.
