Comments on: 2011 Game Thread: Knicks @ Suns

By: alsep73

alsep73 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:12:48 +0000

And even when the Newsday paywall goes back up, most of Hahn’s stuff also winds up on the mobile version of the site, which is A)Not paywall-blocked, and B)Browseable on a computer.

Just bookmark mobile.newsday.com. A lot of the time, Hahn actually just links to that version from Twitter, since he knows a lot of his followers aren’t Cablevision subscribers and can’t access the proper site.

By: nicos

nicos — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:48:47 +0000

Encouraging that TD seems to be returning to form a bit- if he can regain his scoring touch, force a few turnovers on D, etc… then he can be a perfectly adequate back-up for the 10 minutes a night Felton sits even if he does struggle to run the offense. And nice to see Walker hit the boards and hit both his threes- if he and TD can get back to anywhere near their shooting #s from last year all of a sudden the bench, with TD, Williams, and Walker all able to knock down threes, could start being a real plus.
Looking forward to Sunday- L.A. hasn’t looked like much a championship team yet this year but their size should cause the Knicks all kinds of problems- I think the Knicks will need a repeat of tonight’s performance from behind the arc if they want to get the win.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:36:23 +0000

Also, I have no idea what he’s doing camping out on the 3 point line and trying to spread the floor on offense. He’s no threat to hit a 3 and he’s not fooling anyone. Shouldn’t he be setting up near the elbows, or roving around the top of the key like Turiaf?

While I certainly agree that his positioning is absurd, I find it hard to believe that that is his decision. Remember when he actually got into games? That’s the same way he was used – in positions where his skills were nearly useless. It’s like D’Antoni is trying to pound the square peg into a round hole, and I wonder, “Didn’t Donnie Walsh realize that this would happen when he traded for Randolph?” and then I think, “I guess they hoped Randolph would learn an entirely new game during training camp.” Either way, it’s a weird situation. Another thought is perhaps they always intended on trading Randolph in a future deal, and just figured he was the best trading chip they could get for David Lee.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:10:12 +0000

BigBlueAL: The worst thing about AR tonight to me was his brutal body language.nbsp;

Dude, I know. When Felton came out after getting the triple-double, AR gave him one of the most indifferent high fives I've ever seen. Basically, he barely made eye contact. Also, I have no idea what he's doing camping out on the 3 point line and trying to spread the floor on offense. He's no threat to hit a 3 and he's not fooling anyone. Shouldn't he be setting up near the elbows, or roving around the top of the key like Turiaf?

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:18:47 +0000

Great night for the Knicks and their point and rebound differentials lol.

The worst thing about AR tonight to me was his brutal body language. I wouldnt be surprised if next time there is garbage time he doesnt even come off the bench.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:13:53 +0000

Newsday is only free until the 11th; some sponsorship thing.

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:11:59 +0000

ah, the wall goes up again on the 11th. I actually never liked Hahn as much as most here seem to, no big loss for me.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:08:30 +0000

Hooray!

He is worth it just for the Twitter, but if I can read his articles, too? Awesome.

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:07:43 +0000

actually it looks like Newsday might have backed off the pay-only thing, didn’t realize that.

By: Robert Silverman

Robert Silverman — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 07:07:36 +0000

He’s been free for the last two weeks