Nice job at the line and dribble Shump
LOL god Derozan didn't have a good last couple minutes
Good half. Sloppy at times but good effort. As long as the effort is high they can be competitive until the offense smooths out. It gets rough on O sometimes.
If Sammy can bring this type of effort every night, we're in excellent shape.
gunsnewing wrote:Great D AGAIN Shumpert
So Shump is going to be relegated to being a defensive stopper, 'cause his offense goes from tepid to nonexistent.
knicks1248 wrote:shump 1st team defense
He can do it.
They made a good point. He's not gambling as much. Hold his ground and staying in defensive position.
Now that's great coaching right there
Sangfroid wrote:gunsnewing wrote:Great D AGAIN Shumpert
So Shump is going to be relegated to being a defensive stopper, 'cause his offense goes from tepid to nonexistent.
That's fine. Someone has to defend the wing
The whole team's energy is way up tonight. Probably didn't like losing to these fools the other night at the garden.
And while we're at it, what's up with Jason Smith? Acy has a more effective influence on the game. Offensively as well as defensively.
JR is such a lazy defender
Sangfroid wrote:gunsnewing wrote:Great D AGAIN Shumpert
So Shump is going to be relegated to being a defensive stopper, 'cause his offense goes from tepid to nonexistent.
The O is gonna come and go. Shump looked good in other games but tonight the spacing and flow hasn't been there. It's a work in progress. Up and Down offense but pretty good D.
Sangfroid wrote:And while we're at it, what's up with Jason Smith? Acy has a more effective influence on the game. Offensively as well as defensively.
Acy has looked great. I wonder if some of it is getting fired up to play against his old team.
gunsnewing wrote:Sangfroid wrote:gunsnewing wrote:Great D AGAIN Shumpert
So Shump is going to be relegated to being a defensive stopper, 'cause his offense goes from tepid to nonexistent.
That's fine. Someone has to defend the wing
So, he's gonna start?
Sangfroid wrote:And while we're at it, what's up with Jason Smith? Acy has a more effective influence on the game. Offensively as well as defensively.
That's what I've been saying throughout camp. It's clear Acy really worked on his offense even before joining the knicks. I'm surprised fish is going with the injury prone jason smith. Shuffling guys in and out of the lineup is not good for chemistry as woodson proved
Sangfroid wrote:And while we're at it, what's up with Jason Smith? Acy has a more effective influence on the game. Offensively as well as defensively.
When they don't execute then it takes away from guys like Jason. This team has so much upside offensively. They aren't even close to their best yet.
Sangfroid wrote:gunsnewing wrote:Sangfroid wrote:gunsnewing wrote:Great D AGAIN Shumpert
So Shump is going to be relegated to being a defensive stopper, 'cause his offense goes from tepid to nonexistent.
That's fine. Someone has to defend the wing
So, he's gonna start?
Did he start today?
gunsnewing wrote:Sangfroid wrote:And while we're at it, what's up with Jason Smith? Acy has a more effective influence on the game. Offensively as well as defensively.
That's what I've been saying throughout camp. It's clear Acy really worked on his offense even before joining the knicks. I'm surprised fish is going with the injury prone jason smith. Shuffling guys in and out of the lineup is not good for chemistry as woodson proved
Acy looks great tonight but it is definitely his best game offensively.
gunsnewing wrote:Sangfroid wrote:And while we're at it, what's up with Jason Smith? Acy has a more effective influence on the game. Offensively as well as defensively.
That's what I've been saying throughout camp. It's clear Acy really worked on his offense even before joining the knicks. I'm surprised fish is going with the injury prone jason smith. Shuffling guys in and out of the lineup is not good for chemistry as woodson proved
You gotta look at WHY Acy has been better tonight. He's gotten more looks in the Pinch post with Prigs who got him open jumpers. Jason has been in the Triangle which has had poor spacing and bad post feeds. It makes it hard for Jason to get off.
Jason is not a paint presence on D. He sometimes makes nice defensive recovery stops as a help defender closing on a penetrator. But Jason does very little to deny big men getting post passes in good position near the basket. Smith is definitely not a stopper in the middle.
Acy may not fill that role exactly either, but he is probably a more dynamic defensive player who may have more impact on D overall.
