Pace Eff eFG FT/FG OREB% TOr NYK 93.8 118.8 49.4% 22.2 29.8 12.0 LAL 125.1 57.7% 27.4 32.6 13.6 The first quarter was pretty much all David Lee. He didn’t enter the game until 6:48, but by the end of the quarter he had 9 points. The only shot he missed was blocked by Turiaf, [...]
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/blog/2008/01/fallibility_is_sexy.html From beat the Newsday beat writer: As for David Lee….I’ve often suggested to him privately that he needs to be more aggressive with his moves to the basket. David knows he’s not a top three option when he’s on the court. He’s an active rebounder, that’s his main role. I think he’s developed just [...]
Pace (Poss) Eff eFG FT/FG OREB% TOr NYK 94.7 (92.2) 105.1 45.9% 21.2 27.9 14.2 GSW 110.7 48.8% 26.5 31.3 14.0 Yet again the Knicks bobble, then catch up. They outscore the Warriors 59-47 in the middle two quarters, but are outscored 59-45 in the 1st & 4th quarters. The culprits: Curry & Randolph. The [...]
Your pre/in/post game thoughts.
BOBBLE- (n.) A bad step away from the starting gate by a racehorse. Every game I watch this year feels like it is has the same pattern. The Knicks play terribly in the first quarter, then spend the next three quarters trying to recover. As they did with their 2-9 bobble to start the season, [...]
Nothing I am about to say here is all that new, but I keep seeing comments that seem to belie this point, so I figured it would be worthwhile to bring it up. The focal point of this piece is why the Knicks are better off dumping Zach Randolph as soon as possible, even if [...]
Your pre/in/post game thoughts.
