2011 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Wizards
November 5th, 2010 by Mike Kurylo | @KnickerBlogger | Comments | Permalink |
For your in-post game thoughts.
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Firsties!!!!
Classic Clyde with “look at Mozgov at 7’1″ with the agility, the mobility, and previously the hostility on the dunk!”
Props to Amare: he’s passing!
i guess defense is optional in this game
Nice sequence from Mosgov earlier.
Got to do something about Blatche
I’ll get this out of the way quick: like Blatche a lot
Great play by Amare taking the charge.
Smart defensive play.
Remember it, Ted, because these teams are running their asses of tonight.
Defense is going to be situational…:)
He’s got skill, but he’s also got a gut… A big risk on a long-term deal…
Spoke too soon about Amare…
I didn’t notice the weight.
He’s been pretty productive so far this year.
Gonna have a tough time rebounding – getting second chances – tonight.
TURIAF
Dumb foul.
I like how when a confident player takes a bad shot and misses Clyde doesn’t say “that’s what happens when you’re confident…” Only when they make one.
I have to listen to Washington announcers tonight. MSG blacked out in DC.
Their quite pleased with Blatche.
There have been I think 9 lead changes so far.
Pretty bad for both teams after one
Nice sequence by AR.
Nice jumper, nice defensive play.
Another charge. See that?
TDDWTDD
Okay, they need to pull AR after that sequence.
He needs to pass out and let O reset. He was 1 on 5
Then AR commits a fouls.
Bench, please
I know he’s there because they need to boards.
TDDWTDD
AR is making some really dumb plays.
Someone has to let AR know he’s not a good shooter
AR needs to stop shooting. this is exactly the reason why i did not think he deserved minutes on this team.. the guy is horrible on offense.
indeed
If he focused on boards and defense he could be useful, but it almost looks as if the Knicks were trying to get the ball to him. He hit one shot, and then he started trying to force four more.
Pretty juvenile.
Make me appreciate Fields that much more.
AR 1-5 with 2 turnovers in 5 minutes Wow. Does have 4 rebounds and took a charge but he can’t be out there playing like this.
Bump and a basket for WC!
Why did he get a T?
Who thought of Charles Oakley when Turiaf nailed that shot?
Wow Wall should have just layed that in
wow the knicks are actually a really good shooting team
Douglas and Fields.
The 3s are raining down again
OMG OMG OMG
WC Reverse dunki!!!!
Whoaaaaa! So what you’re saying, Ted, is that Wilson should drive to the hole. Now I get it. Whatta dunk.
The Master Blaster!!!
You know it’s a great dunk when Chandler actually cracks a smile while walking off of the floor.
W-I-LLLLLLLL-SOOOON!!!!!
Unbelievably athletic play.
But the 3s a couple stops, and that monster jam.
Nice defense again. Shot clock violation.
Important defensive play.
Nice block by Amare. Too bad they couldn’t get the rebound
Man, they are looking good.
Wish I could hear Clyde about now.
Is there still any doubt whether Felton is better than Duhon?
How about some Ray Felton love?
Late, whistle.
But a good hard foul.
WTF? Since when do rookies get calls like that?
STAT is soooo cold.
Nice start. Everyone contributing, even Mozgov, tho AR looks raw to put it nicely. Is Turiaf becoming anyone elses favorite?
I think the Knicks’ second unit is going to get them a lot of wins this year.
very nice play by Turiaf, but if y’all recall, Oakley couldn’t jump over a phone book. No way he even attempts that block
Great cut by Fields.
Nice charge take by Gallo.
Another nice defensive play
more than likely he would have “innocently” undercut him.
Stat is a master at getting fouled.
um….What’s a kaleidoscopic pace? A pace of many shapes and colors?
Clyde’s special like that. A “vacillating” pace is also a misnomer. “Vacillate” means to rise and fall or swing between poles. Clyde means to say, “fast”, but ya know, that’s not nearly as fun
HAHAHAHAhaha!
What ever happened to that dude a few years ago on the blog that used to blame the Knicks poor play on Clyde”s negativity about their play? Kept on calling for Clyde’s firing. Clyde’s like that eccentric uncle…or Yogi.
Boy, that was a while ago.
By the way, the Knicks have forced three shot clock violations and this last turnover should have been one but the Wiz traveled in the last second.
The D at times has been outstanding.
Knicks are sucking from the line tonight. Hope that doesn’t come back to haunt them. Wiz have hit 94 percent of theirs.
But Wiz is horrible from three.
Wow.
I mean, the Knicks are looking like a very good team.
Do my eyes deceive me?
AR back in, never mind.
oh hai Mr. Walker….
AR is simply stupid. I’m convinced he doesn’t know how to play basketball.
I mean horrible shot. Then stupid soft foul. A 7 footer allows a 6 footer to actually get off a shot there. Pathetic
Clyde says Blatche is overweight. hahaha
The guy who kept calling Clyde the ‘boo generator’ and blamed him for all the Knicks woes? I think that was Isiah.
Is it just me or have the knicks had 40+ from their bench in every game? Also – randolph showing his defensive presence now.
Ted said the same earlier.
Blatche has went 8-9 in first half, then 1-9 or something like that.
Blatche has a fat finger now too. :)
That was supposed to say “Oh hai Mr. Walker!” again
Amare just seems so out of sync
Walker with a nice drive.
Man Amare is hurting us again
Also i think i’ve seen more dunks in this game than all of the last 2 years combined.
They mentioned football players on teh sideline? Who is that?
Foul???????
Mark Sanchez, for one
The passing has been fantastic
Hosed by the refs. Yet again. That was an awful call
So are we the folks who aren’t at the game tonight?
BTW scoring is spread out nicely. So balanced.
Felton 13 pts
Stat 14
Gallo 16
Douglas 15
WC 14
wall showing lots of bad judgment, driving into traffic and throwing up prayers. He’s fast, but he lacks the muscle and finishing skill of derrick rose (and apparently an even worse perimeter shooter).
DENIED
wow, the first felton- amare pick’n'roll all season… bout time
It seems like Wall is getting frustrated.
he needs to use his big men better.
Did I just see a pick and roll? And gotta love the interior D!
The crowd is already cheering their heroes with 2 mins remaining. That makes me smile =)
Oh and btw there’s the pnr! with turiaf tho
Not to nitpick, but does it seem to anyone else that Felton runs the pick and roll better with Turiaf than with Stoudemire?
No let down after a big win.
No let down in second of a back to back.
Knicks have controlled this game.
Great bench.
This is a good team. There was a reason why they gave portand and the celts all they could handle.
Way better.
Seriously, I think Amare turns the wrong way.
Knicks now 3-1 vs the East, their conference record is going to be real important come end of the season so these games against the weaker East teams, including obviously Sunday vs Philly, are the real key games to make the playoffs.
i thought yesterday’s game was a mirage with all of those 3′s going down. this win is the way we need to play for the season
Toney Douglas had as many boards as Turiaf, Mozgov and Stoudemire combined. Obviously, TDDWTDD, but I’d like to see the big guys doing a little better on the glass. Otherwise I’ve got no complaints about tonight. Double digit blocks! Again!
Better and better every day
TDDWTDD prasing the fans – nice move ;-)
i dont think ive ever been this excited for a knick team. we have a lot of unselfish players that like to pass the ball
wow do I feel old
yah i am to young to remember the 90s. i was only 3 when they made the finals in 94. so for most of my life the knicks have been bad
11 blocks
11 steals
17 points of TOs.
Sure you win when you score more than the other guy, but defense wins games.
In his defense, the last 10 years have felt like a lifetime.
Great win. 11 steals, 11 blocks – wow!! Everyone sharing the ball. A decent game from Amare – 18 points on 11 shots, a bunch of blocks, a couple taken charges. Another amazing +/- ratio for Turiaf, who’s quickly becoming one of my favorite players. Gallo continuing his strong multifaceted play. TDDWTDD, which seems to be stealing the ball a lot. Best of all, a winning record!
Only negative: I don’t think a lot of teams are going to sleep on the Knicks anymore. Won’t be too many games we can steal this year; the word will be out that we’re for real.
At last…!!
Anyone who criticizes STAT that actually watched this game is crazy, I don’t care what his final stat line says. He was a PRESENCE on D.
Every time the Wiz sniffed getting into the game, Toney D had a big bucket. I am really loving this kid.
Stat plays D
d-mar – I don’t think anyone is criticizing STAT after tonight. When he had 14 points on 21 shots, with 8 turnovers, he was hearing it. Tonight, he had a good game on both ends of the floor.
Like I said, a little bit better every game….
I only saw the 4th quarter which AR played a little and after looking at the box score saw an ugly 1 for 7 FG including 0 for 1 from 3pt and 0 for 2 from the FT line plus 3 TO’s. BUT in just 10 minutes he did have 7 boards, 2 blocks and a steal (plus 3 fouls).
If he ever gets a clue on offense you can definitely see the value he can bring to the team.
I um..expected the defense to be better this season…but wow. I don’t even think the Riley/JVG teams were this active defensively. More physical..yea. But man, what a difference having better athletes make. Douglas is looking like an All Defense 1st teamer in the early going and even Stat looks more than competent defensively. Maybe our defense is not quite at Boston or Miami’s level..but boy do we have a chance to be VERY dangerous on defense becuz we have the athletes to turn a steal, block or rebound into a bucket quick. Maybe I should be more patient and less critical..if the team is able to play like they did tonite more often, then we should expect big things. We may still need another scorer though, just so teams won’t key on Stat
Miami is down for with 3 left in New Orleans btw.
I think a team like Miami is going to have tough times with us because of our deep bench. We should be able to run their starters to death and make their bench show something. But that might just me dreaming.
four even
Wow New Orleans is about to knock off the heat….
For those who prefer Bosh to Amar’e, tonight Bosh played 34 minutes and had one board and zero FT attempts.
Yeah, yeah, it’s a long season. Just sayin’…
And zero blocks.