No Jerian. No D Will. Sasha playing over them. Not liking Rambis much right now.
Knicks waking up! Make a couple of shots and get some stops things look much better.
Ok that was one major change. Melo out there to start the 2nd. Always 1 go to guy seems to be the plan with Rambis. When Melo goes out, I think Porzingis and Afflalo will come in. We've stuck with the same guys we closed the Q with. And given Seraphin significant playing time vs 1-2 minutes and a quick hook.
Only positive is that Kurt is actually giving Seraphin a real shot by playing real minutes and he's getting in a rhythm and contributing. He really is a good offensive Big if you give him time.
Melo has played the whole game so far. I guess we'll see how long that knee can last!
Better sequence minus Jose, Rolo, AA and KP
SocraticBallin22 wrote:No Jerian. No D Will. Sasha playing over them. Not liking Rambis much right now.
Rambis going with the Triangle true-believers (?)
Finestrg wrote:I thought more Seraphin could be one difference we could see. He's looked good so far. Getting a nice run here.. This dude can help us.
easy baskets get him going like many players...he wants to be more involved in the offense...looks like...
nyknickzingis wrote:Ok that was one major change. Melo out there to start the 2nd. Always 1 go to guy seems to be the plan with Rambis. When Melo goes out, I think Porzingis and Afflalo will come in.
I hope so cuz that's what they should've done all year.
SocraticBallin22 wrote:Only positive is that Kurt is actually giving Seraphin a real shot by playing real minutes and he's getting in a rhythm and contributing. He really is a good offensive Big if you give him time.
It's also an opponent he knows very well - his old team
SocraticBallin22 wrote:crzymdups wrote:SocraticBallin22 wrote:So far Rambis has done nothing different and the results are the same.
Sort of lends creedence to the idea that the problem was not Fisher, but the Triangle.
That's what I think at least.
Still early but he has done nothing different with the rotation so far. I am not liking the Triangle much these days. Initiating offense with Rolo is a joke. It should be Melo or KP or don't do it at all. Rolo is not a threat.
What did you expect him to do different in the 1st quarter exactly?? The starters play the most minutes in every 1st quarter just like every team does and Rambis said he's gonna try to always have one of his starting scorers on the court at all times which is something Fisher didn't always do so what were you looking for to change in the 1st quarter???
nyknickzingis wrote:Ok that was one major change. Melo out there to start the 2nd. Always 1 go to guy seems to be the plan with Rambis. When Melo goes out, I think Porzingis and Afflalo will come in.
Yeah but I just hope he doesn't run Melo into the ground with a bad knee. BTW, Melo has more lift tonight on his J.
Clyde just said Seraphin has lost 20 lbs! Wow!
SocraticBallin22 wrote:No Jerian. No D Will. Sasha playing over them. Not liking Rambis much right now.
Yeah, that I don't understand. It's this goddamn loyalty Phil/Kurt have with Sasha. No other team in the league would even have Sasha on the team, let alone play him.
nyknickzingis wrote:Ok that was one major change. Melo out there to start the 2nd. Always 1 go to guy seems to be the plan with Rambis. When Melo goes out, I think Porzingis and Afflalo will come in.
Yes, this has been widely discussed . . .
Finestrg wrote:I thought more Seraphin could be one difference we could see. He's looked good so far. Getting a nice run here.. This dude can help us.
Clyde says he's lost 20 lbs...did not hear the time frame.
SocraticBallin22 wrote:Only positive is that Kurt is actually giving Seraphin a real shot by playing real minutes and he's getting in a rhythm and contributing. He really is a good offensive Big if you give him time.
Agreed.
newyorker4ever wrote:SocraticBallin22 wrote:crzymdups wrote:SocraticBallin22 wrote:So far Rambis has done nothing different and the results are the same.
Sort of lends creedence to the idea that the problem was not Fisher, but the Triangle.
That's what I think at least.
Still early but he has done nothing different with the rotation so far. I am not liking the Triangle much these days. Initiating offense with Rolo is a joke. It should be Melo or KP or don't do it at all. Rolo is not a threat.
What did you expect him to do different in the 1st quarter exactly?? The starters play the most minutes in every 1st quarter just like every team does and Rambis said he's gonna try to always have one of his starting scorers on the court at all times which is something Fisher didn't always do so what were you looking for to change in the 1st quarter???
Start Gallo over Jose for defense. Run the triangle through Melo on the high post not ROLO.
nixluva wrote:crzymdups wrote:SocraticBallin22 wrote:So far Rambis has done nothing different and the results are the same.
Sort of lends creedence to the idea that the problem was not Fisher, but the Triangle.
That's what I think at least.
So why did the Knicks look so good running the Triangle before MELO tweaked his ankle? They hadn't really gone to the heavy PnR back then but they were playing at a higher level. I don't think it's the offense. The players just lost their groove and have to get it back.
It's the players. They're missing all their shots and aren't playing defense. Same as it was with Fisher.
IMO if we're going to turn this around, Grant will have to be an afterthought for awhile. Once (if) we're out of playoff contention, then we can afford to bring him around. This team needs wins and it needs them now. For all the griping about our (admittedly flawed) roster, I think it's a lot better and has more potential than many of us are giving it credit for.
