JK47:
Amar’e TS% watch: .627

He was 7 for 7 tonight, all shots from 5 feet or less.

jp82:
Am I the only one having issues with League Pass? The video has been utterly unwatchable, with the video stopping every ten seconds. The league is ripping off loyal customers. I could not watch tonight’s game at all. Total crap.

And it has nothing to do with my computer or Internet connection. I steam all kinds of video on different devices, and league pass is the only one that causes this trouble.

nicos: Other than the first couple of games his shot selection has been positively Chandler-esque which is great because there’s very little need for him to be taking 18 footers in this offense.I love that fadeaway he hit in the lane- very Hakeem-like.He also hit a similar shot against Atlanta- it’s really becoming clear just how hard he must have worked in the off-season.

The dunk he had from two feet outside the restricted area with a big under the basket was vintage Amar’e.

These are the kinds of athletic plays he was doing in practice after surgery and during training camp, it was just a matter of getting his conditioning.

He can be every bit as efficient and prolific (in his minutes) as he was the last few years in Phoenix.

What’s happened is he’s basically eliminated isolation possessions ( they account for about 5 % of hos total plays) and replaced them with these fantastic post moves that get him a lot deeper.

Even if he’s lost a little bit of athleticism (which is going to be very minimal because I think he’s going to get even better athletically moving forward), he’s made up for it with the added skill.

As I said for months, Amar’e had an even better off-season than Melo, who had perhaps his best (and he has had some great off-seasons).

Had Amar’e not gotten injured,he’d be the comeback player.

Also, so sick of talking about his defense. A lot of confirmation bias on these boards. His bad possessions are awful, but you shouldn’t judge him on just his bad possessions. His on-ball defense tonight created a lot of problems, and he was great in the trap.

JK47:
Amar’e TS% watch: .627

He was 7 for 7 tonight, all shots from 5 feet or less.

Other than the first couple of games his shot selection has been positively Chandler-esque which is great because there’s very little need for him to be taking 18 footers in this offense. I love that fadeaway he hit in the lane- very Hakeem-like. He also hit a similar shot against Atlanta- it’s really becoming clear just how hard he must have worked in the off-season.

JK47:
Amar’e TS% watch: .627

He was 7 for 7 tonight, all shots from 5 feet or less.

That last fadeaway at the top of the paint was not 5 ft.

lavor postell:
Three convincing losses to Miami on the season now.I don’t see how anybody can view them as a threat in the East.The Knicks and Bulls are the only teams that can push Miami in a 7 game series.

The Nets have maybe 2 impressive wins this season, at OKC and at home vs. the Clips. And I guess you could count beating the Knicks at MSG last time they played. Other than that, they’ve been feasting on the bad and mediocre teams in the NBA. Still not impressed.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400278399

This happened

He was 7 for 7 tonight, all shots from 5 feet or less.

jp82: Thanks for the advice. Glad we’re all cool with the league defrauding its own fans.

i was actually serious. it has worked for me. i used to get pissed about it but it worked once and has worked ever since

lavor postell:
Three convincing losses to Miami on the season now.I don’t see how anybody can view them as a threat in the East.The Knicks and Bulls are the only teams that can push Miami in a 7 game series.

the Knicks’ problem will be getting there, especially if they and Chicago end up 2 and 3.