Comments on: 2010 Game Thread Knicks v. Bucks

By: marxster

marxster — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:58 +0000

A bit off topic, but boy am I glad we didn’t sign Iverson! I give Donnie credit for resisting the temptation.

By: Gorky

Gorky — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:14:43 +0000

These guys need some more practices together. Before the trades we were basically a Lee centric team, doing pick and rolls and kick outs with him. Now with TMac and Sergio here, we look really different. It’s going to take some time to mesh.

By: nicos

nicos — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:17:13 +0000

The amazing thing was that Sergio with 8 steals and still wound up minus 19. Also, if he keeps his dribble as high as he has the last two games he may give up 8 steals to Rondo. It was kind of sad to watch him constantly looking to attack while the other Knicks just stood around- Chandler and Gallo were especially passive. Hopefully playing with both Rodriguez and McGrady will get guys cutting a little more.

By: Ted Nelson

Ted Nelson — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:51:21 +0000

What is wrong with this team?

Only two Knicks had more points than FGAs.

At least Jennings looked like a Knick tonight. (You can take that to mean it was like we drafted him for one night, or it was good we didn’t draft him in the first place… whatever you prefer.)

8 stls… one of the bigger positives to take from this one.

Primoz Brezec still plays in the NBA… you learn something new every day.

By: greatscott

greatscott — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:13:52 +0000

They have been much worse with Duhon in many games all year. This is just one game.

By: Z

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:52:46 +0000

Who could have guessed that after trading Jeffries the Knicks would still be playing 4 on 5 on offense. Only now its Gallinari that is the offensive 0.

(But his defense really has been good, which I’d actually rather see at this point than him taking a bunch of 22 footers).

By: Z

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:49:54 +0000

“The good news: Duhon a DNP coach’s decision. The Duhon era is over.”

Unfortunately, the results were even worse! 67 points, barely an assisted basket all game. Seriously bad. Worse than anything Duhon has had his hands in all year.

I think it is coincidental, but why can’t Knick fans catch a break? We beg for Duhon to be benched and when it finally happens, they play even worse.

He’ll be back tomorrow, starting against the Celtics. For coach, Correlation = Causation when it comes to his guards.

By: nicos

nicos — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:40:12 +0000

I agree with Jon Abbey that Gallo’s perimeter defense has really improved and there was one play on a fast break where he blocked Ilyasova-I think- and then turned around and forced a miss by the rebounder. Of course, this being the Knicks, they gave up a second offensive rebound for an easy put back (both he and Chandler really have to make a concerted effort to hit the boards- I’d say AH as well but that ain’t happening). Offensively, though, he’s really struggling. He had one dunk off of a very nice drive and one turn-around off of a post-up that was lucky to go in. That’s it. It’s not that guys are freezing him out- he just seems much more hesitant to shoot off of kick-outs than he was earlier in the year- maybe it’s the forearm. Going forward, I’m really not worried about his long-range shooting but he’s shown no real mid-range game at all- something to work on this summer.

By: greatscott

greatscott — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:35:26 +0000

The good news: Duhon a DNP coach’s decision. The Duhon era is over.

By: villainx

villainx — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:00:35 +0000

“what I saw was Sergio always trying to push the ball and his teammates taking their sweet ass time getting up the court.”

Me too. Or they just kept waiting behind the three point line. It’s highlight time and they don’t want to be in it?