Bulls are pushing the Knicks off their spots - they're receiving passes about 3-4 feet off where they want to be catching them.
Knicks1969 wrote:Question: why is Aflalo defending Butler who is 6'8"???
He's too quick for Melo (and most nba SF) - Lance is their best matchup on him.
Same starting 5....lets see if its the same starting result. Based on history, our 1st and 3rd quarters have terrible starts. Old legs take a while to warm up Fisher......So guess what happens when you have a starting 5 of old legs. They should feature KP at the start of the 1st and 3rd quarters.
blkexec wrote:Like Clyde said....when you play catchup, thats not enough.....You need to get the lead. Thats my issue....We use so much energy to catchup, it's always an uphill climb to get the lead...and keep it.
Starting slow is a norm for the Knicks
More garbage being thrown.
nixluva wrote:knickscity wrote:nixluva wrote:Until we see who Phil brings in and what if any trades he makes I see no point to panicking about how the roster looks right now. They had to play games in order to learn what worked and what didn't. Now there's no doubt about what needs to be done to fix the roster.
The issues are with Phil's longer contracted players. Gonna be tough to make changes. Lopez seems to be mismatched with any team that has a big that can step out which is nearly every night, and Calderon....is actually playing well tonite, but cant really count on him.
Not really worried about Jose or RoLo. As long as Phil can bring in younger talent at guard I expect their to be improvement.
they are our biggest issues.
melo is just not in this game. this is where he needs TO LEAD
Knicks1969 wrote:Question: why is Aflalo defending Butler who is 6'8"???
To protect melo's alleged great defense.
nixluva wrote:knickscity wrote:nixluva wrote:Until we see who Phil brings in and what if any trades he makes I see no point to panicking about how the roster looks right now. They had to play games in order to learn what worked and what didn't. Now there's no doubt about what needs to be done to fix the roster.
The issues are with Phil's longer contracted players. Gonna be tough to make changes. Lopez seems to be mismatched with any team that has a big that can step out which is nearly every night, and Calderon....is actually playing well tonite, but cant really count on him.
Not really worried about Jose or RoLo. As long as Phil can bring in younger talent at guard I expect their to be improvement.
My gut feeling is the only major improvement will be in Fisher's coaching and sub strategy, like that quick timeout and sub.
crzymdups wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:Question: why is Aflalo defending Butler who is 6'8"???
He's too quick for Melo (and most nba SF) - Lance is their best matchup on him.
Lance in for AA again after the timeout.
knickscity wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:Question: why is Aflalo defending Butler who is 6'8"???
To protect melo's alleged great defense.
Butler is the Bulls SG. It's not like he's their SF and Melo isn't playing him.
terribl pass by melo geezus
Good sub getting Lance in for AA
Knicks defense looks miles better as soon as Lance comes in.
crzymdups wrote:crzymdups wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:Question: why is Aflalo defending Butler who is 6'8"???
He's too quick for Melo (and most nba SF) - Lance is their best matchup on him.
Lance in for AA again after the timeout.
Thats going to be a common theme.....Just my guess, based on AA's slow start lately and flat jumpshot. I think his legs are starting to show their age.
crzymdups wrote:knickscity wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:Question: why is Aflalo defending Butler who is 6'8"???
To protect melo's alleged great defense.
Butler is the Bulls SG. It's not like he's their SF and Melo isn't playing him.
Bulls arent really running a conventional lineup. they dont have an actual pg or sf in the starting lineup/
Here comes my broken record.....My new favorite Knick......Lance Thomas
