Comments on: GAME 2: Celtics 96, Knicks 93

By: endyendy

endyendy — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:10:19 +0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/columns/story?columnist=oconnor_ian&id=6393118

I was so unprepared for him to pen something logical that I agreed with that I’m unsure how to react.

“As it turned out, Anthony fell a basket or two short of giving the Knicks their first playoff victory in 10 years. But he didn’t deserve to be ripped over the choice to make that last pass.

It was the selfless play, the right play, the play Magic or Bird would have made in a flash.

Too bad Melo didn’t have Worthy or McHale on the other end of it.”

By: theresastatforthat

theresastatforthat — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:52:39 +0000

If the Knicks win only one game, it will probably be Game 3. Desperation combined with a frenzied home crowd should be a winning combination.

http://theresastatforthat.blogspot.com/2011/04/game-3-in-nba-playoffs-potent-mixture.html

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:10:04 +0000

Nick C.: I read that too BBA and was just as disgusted.

Plus the fact that apparently he wasnt upset that they lost because he played good. Unbelievable.

By: Nick C.

Nick C. — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:30:24 +0000

I read that too BBA and was just as disgusted.

By: endyendy

endyendy — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:53:28 +0000

I read things like that and I have to repeatedly tell myself “they’re just saying it to attract eyes” or I fear I will suffer an aneurysm.

By: d-mar

d-mar — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:34:59 +0000

That ranks up there with something I saw in the Post yesterday, where they had a list of 6 ex-Knicks (Randolph, Gallo, etc.) that scored a total of 90 points on Sunday vs. the 85 the current Knicks scored against the C’s. The list included Harrington’s 5 for Denver. Very insightful, and thought provoking as well!

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:04:26 +0000

So according to Adrian “asshole” Wojnarowski, Melo passed to Jeffries because he didnt want to get criticized for missing the final shot. Amazing analysis.

By: adrenaline98

adrenaline98 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:06:52 +0000

The moment Mason Jr. didn’t shoot that Open 3 near the top of the key, he should have been pulled. That being said, he did hit an important 3 down the stretch, and as we saw on TV, I believe Melo was yelling (in a good way) at his teammates to be confident, and take the open shots. He can’t go 1 on 5, and he knows it.

That also shows to me that Melo does have heart. I just think he kind of Melo’s out when Amar’e is on the floor. You need to find a middle ground between Douglas and Mason Jr. Douglas is way too confident even when he is having an off-game, and Mason Jr. completely loses his confidence when he has an off-game.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:02:45 +0000

That being said, amazing effort from Melo and the scrub patrol to make that a game.

I’m not conceding this series or anything, but NEXT year could be really interesting if we can get a big that can board and is just moderately better as a shooter/ball-handler than Jeffries (Faried) and another excellent sub. We need a few players in between Melo and the Carters, Jeffries’ and Mason Jr’s of the world.

By: adrenaline98

adrenaline98 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:59:02 +0000

ess-dog: Gotta feel for Jeffries but yeah, that’s all on him. He’s 7 feet tall and about two feet from the rim. Just throw it anywhere in the vicinity of the rim Jared!Shit I’m exhausted from these games. I feel beaten up.I really hope we blow those bastard out in game 3. I can’t take another close one.

Yea, I agree. He's the biggest pussy around the basket. He has open dunks that he lays up. I really hate that part of his game. We really need a DeAndre Jordan next year to shore up the front end and look for a Pass First PG in the draft to develop behind Chauncey.