Comments on: 2011 Playoffs, Celtics v. Knicks: Game 4

By: CapB

CapB — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:58:46 +0000

Thought the Knicks had one run in them, but the game ended on that offensive foul call on Extra E. It seems like we couldnt get one of those calls to go our way the entire series. Celtics did a good job at doing what they do though.

I thought Rondo was easily the key to the series. Without him, no way Boston wins.

I thought the team played very hard for the series, and I think we got a good glimpse of how good this team could be with a healthy Stat and Melo. I am very hopeful for the future of this team, just need a couple key pieces.

By: adrenaline98

adrenaline98 — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:00:05 +0000

Sorry ess-dog, there’s 3 people I’d like to see come off the bench for the Knicks only at this point: Williams, TD, and AC.

Despite the fact that AC has practically no offensive value, he’s got defensive hustle, and sometimes, that’s better than TDs more finesse style. Roger Mason Jr. is a blowup garbage time player. Jeffries isn’t a bad big to backup, but certainly, he’s no starter. Him and Turiaf are similar and having 2 is nice, but none of them are key. The Knicks need a solid STARTING 5, like DeAndre Jordan, not Jerome Jordan. They need a PASS FIRST STARTING point, or they keep Billups, who is at least a solid leader and smart defensively, despite his creaky knees. Rondo certainly wasn’t running circles around him in G1. He was a lot more steady than when TD was in the game.

TD is a great hustle PG to deal with the other teams’ backup PG, and really make them pay. That was his job all year, backing up Felton, who was a lot more gritty.

The Knicks essentially need a big man and they can make the ECF pretty easily. Barring injuries, it’s a team that can go far. But their bench players are their role players right now, and that’s the second biggest problem.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:51:59 +0000

Hopefully Jimmer falls to us since there are no real big men of which to speak in this draft. I think he could potentially be a Ty Lawson type steal.
We’ll likely start Billups and bring the kid along slowly. It would be real nice if Jerome Jordan could eventually start but I’m not going to hold my breath. If we could start Stat/Jordan backed up by Shawne/Turiaf that’s good enough for me. Otherwise, we have to find a starting center somewhere.
I guess Fields starts at the 2 and TD backs him up. Another year to gel.

Billups/Fields/Melo/Stat/Jordan or ???

subs: Jimmer/ TD/Balkman/Shawne/Turiaf

Could be worse. Hell, maybe we can sign J. O’Neal to a one year deal? He looked pretty good out there.

By: tenebrous

tenebrous — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:50:02 +0000

This ones on me cause I’m such a looser. A loudmouth. A disregard for any decency. A deserter. Whatever. Wasted the whole season watching to get got the playoffs and be swept.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:37:58 +0000

Well, now we can really start thinking about the future. Still think game 1 was a win, so the sweep is a bit easier to swallow.

By: David Crockett

David Crockett — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:36:46 +0000

NEW THREAD!!!

http://knickerblogger.net/knicks-swept-do-your-post-game-wound-licking-here/

By: TheXman

TheXman — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:32:18 +0000

KnickInSeattle: Xman, you have every right to comment the way you do. But I won’t miss seeing your comments.

I just get too pissed off. Sorry, maybe I have to stop being such an emotional fan. It's just disappointing, all I wanted was ONE GODDAMN WIN. I didn't want them to win the series, I just wanted them to WIN ONCE against fucking KG and that Paul Pierce grin. 8 times this year, the Knicks could not win once.

By: Nick C.

Nick C. — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:29:16 +0000

Oh well. Depending on what happens with Billups and how you feel about Fields and TD this team needs C,b/u point and guys that are NBA caliber 4-7th men. Really this team is just back of the rotation players after the guys I mention,and TD and Fields could and have fit that description but not lately.

By: adrenaline98

adrenaline98 — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:26:08 +0000

I couldn’t be happier with the ending of the game. I just can’t figure out where that intensity was to begin with. They play shortmanned every night, and shorter, every night.

With a big man, this team could go real far. Two superstars critiqued for their inability to hustle and play defense has proven they can. At some point, you grow up and not only look to get on ESPN’s top 10 plays of the night. Just a couple of role players would have made this series much different. Imagine if we had a Chandler, a Felton (or a PG at all) or a spot up 3 like Gallo.

Imagine if Boston didn’t have Rondo, or if the Bulls didn’t have Rose. Billups has proven to at least steadily lead teams as much as those two have (Rose not at all).

Just sucked to lose Billups basically because of a small shoving match in that Orlando game, and his legs/knee was never the same after Dwight’s pick.

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:23:47 +0000

“If I didn’t play the way how I played, I wouldn’t have gotten no max contract,” Stoudemire said. “They can talk about whatever they wanna talk about me, because I got maxed. I’m a max player. Don’t get mad at me, because I’m telling you what’s real. One plus one is two, all day long, and it’s never gonna change. And that’s factorial.”