This may be a reach but anyone sensing Jalen is not pushing action as much as normal - could be D but hoping some of the bitching about shots/flow haven’t pissed him off.
D is 95% effort and last 6 quarters we getting absolutely cooked.
Knixkik wrote:Knicks are playing well, especially on offense but this is like deja-vu with a great team shooting lights out and clicking on offense. Knicks can beat anyone except Boston and Milwaukee playing like this.
When you say playing well are you including defense or we just talking about 1 side of court?
Most of these shots are wide open or guys just walking to the basket - see Holiday/White abusing our guards to the rack.
LivingLegend wrote:This may be a reach but anyone sensing Jalen is not pushing action as much as normal - could be D but hoping some of the bitching about shots/flow haven’t pissed him off.D is 95% effort and last 6 quarters we getting absolutely cooked.
I'm guessing fatigue.
LivingLegend wrote:Mitch a complete zero again - KP looks like Wilt with a 3 pointer and Mitch looks like he’s playing on hockey rink on D.Celtics on pace for 148 and treating our D like Bucks did — hopefully something breaks and these tools start missing.
Hmmm - I’m watching Celtics feed was Mitch injured or benched?
3rd quarter best down in progress.
LivingLegend wrote:Mitch a complete zero again - KP looks like Wilt with a 3 pointer and Mitch looks like he’s playing on hockey rink on D.Celtics on pace for 148 and treating our D like Bucks did — hopefully something breaks and these tools start missing.
I guess the scouting report is to shoot the 3 against us?
Variance. The team gives a lot of threes by design. We lucked out last year with misses. Now the pendulum has swung to the other side.
LivingLegend wrote:Knixkik wrote:Knicks are playing well, especially on offense but this is like deja-vu with a great team shooting lights out and clicking on offense. Knicks can beat anyone except Boston and Milwaukee playing like this.
When you say playing well are you including defense or we just talking about 1 side of court?
Most of these shots are wide open or guys just walking to the basket - see Holiday/White abusing our guards to the rack.
I don’t mind a high scoring game. Celtics are a great team making shots. The 3pt defense needs to be addressed but until the third quarter they were playing well.
So now Donte only has two shots tonight. Can't win for trying.
This week we learned that we can only hang with Boston and Milwaukee for a half.
BigDaddyG wrote:Variance. The team gives a lot of threes by design. We lucked out last year with misses. Now the pendulum has swung to the other side.
Just maybe we not a good defensive team? We have a defensive coach but need defensive players. Then offense is iso heavy with low efficient volume shooters.
So we will either blow out teams or get blown out. Our offense dictates defensive energy.
BigDaddyG wrote:So now Donte only has two shots tonight. Can't win for trying.
So true
That ref is soft as tissue. I agree with j brown, he’s a B………
blkexec wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:Variance. The team gives a lot of threes by design. We lucked out last year with misses. Now the pendulum has swung to the other side.
Just maybe we not a good defensive team? We have a defensive coach but need defensive players. Then offense is iso heavy with low efficient volume shooters.
So we will either blow out teams or get blown out. Our offense dictates defensive energy.
Well at least 3/5 of our starters are poor defenders with Dd/Grimes avg. with Mitch reverting to Mo Bamba lately but still we have one of highest defensive ratings in league.
Put this game on a combination of mediocre 3pt D, and great shooting from Boston. Much of our offense looks improvised. While Boston looks like they have a plan.
This was DDVs first start in a while, against a top 3 team at home. Im confident he'll be more aggressive going forward.
Grimes took it to the rim twice this game, for maybe the first time this season. Looks like it was the right move.
LivingLegend wrote:blkexec wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:Variance. The team gives a lot of threes by design. We lucked out last year with misses. Now the pendulum has swung to the other side.
Just maybe we not a good defensive team? We have a defensive coach but need defensive players. Then offense is iso heavy with low efficient volume shooters.
So we will either blow out teams or get blown out. Our offense dictates defensive energy.
Well at least 3/5 of our starters are poor defenders with Dd/Grimes avg. with Mitch reverting to Mo Bamba lately but still we have one of highest defensive ratings in league.
That’s going to change the way we look.
I'm stuck with the Boston broadcast on NBA TV and I've got to say I've never seen worse announcers. It's a stark contrast to Clyde, Kenny, Mike, Wally, etc.
You can take and use all kinds of stats to get yourself thru the night if your Thibs. What's our record against play off teams, that's all that matters to me
WP76 wrote:I'm stuck with the Boston broadcast on NBA TV and I've got to say I've never seen worse announcers. It's a stark contrast to Clyde, Kenny, Mike, Wally, etc.
Boston always has Homer announcers.
Grimes should be our Derek White but instead he’s our Austin Rivers without the crossover
GustavBahler wrote:Put this game on a combination of mediocre 3pt D, and great shooting from Boston. Much of our offense looks improvised. While Boston looks like they have a plan.This was DDVs first start in a while, against a top 3 team at home. Im confident he'll be more aggressive going forward.
Grimes took it to the rim twice this game, for maybe the first time this season. Looks like it was the right move.
Seems like every good team we play shoots the lights out from distance.
