Comments on: Knicks 2013 Preview: The Team

By: ruruland

ruruland — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:15:53 +0000

“The only injury that we are concerned about right now is Amar’e,” Anthony said. “We know Tyson is not that bad, and we have a week to get him back. Rasheed is doing extremely well in practice with what he’s doing. J.R. and Camby and those guys are doing what they need to do to get back for that first game and maybe a couple of practices before that. So if you look at the big picture, we have guys who are making a comeback and on their way back. So the only big problem for us is missing out on one of our main guys in Amar’e.”

In the absence of Stoudemire and Chandler, the Knicks’ farewell to the preseason turned into the Melo show — and for a while, it was a horror show. Anthony was 1-for-9 in the first half and finished 4-for-13 with 15 points.

“I sat back and told myself, ‘We’re missing a lot of guys out there,’” Anthony said. “So when guys come back, I don’t really have to put that burden on myself. Yeah, there’s going to be times when I have to score; that’s what I do best. I score the basketball. But for the most part, like tonight, we were moving the basketball and playing defense. We had a lot of good things happen for us.”

By: AvonBarksdale

AvonBarksdale — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:03:23 +0000

I was at this game, it was good to see Pablo hustle in person but his pass no matter how close he is to a layup or finger roll is crazy, we had that game locked up, nets were in foul trouble and we didn’t stay in the paint kept going to the 3 ball. Crowd tried to get a “we want sheed” chant going which was fun and watching the Knicks win was cool. Hope Chandler is okay.

By: ruruland

ruruland — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:58:02 +0000

Brian Cronin: What does “my please” mean? Is it like, “Oh my. Please be okay?” If so, I’m right there with ya!

Yep. going for something like that. haha

By: nicos

nicos — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:57:21 +0000

ruruland: What would Kidd know about pacing himself in preseason? Also, one thing to say a guy wasn’t great, and Lin will get better, but is it possible to be worse? Lin’s numbers preseason: 8/36 shooting .22% He’s scored 23 pts in over 100 minutes. He almost has as many turnovers as points !!!! His fta attempts are way down, his assists are up, and even with one very good passing game, his assists per 36 are also way down. He’s not even making free throws when he gets there. His TS% is hovering near the upper 20s. That’s incredibly bad. Maybe he turns it up big-time like a lot of vets will, but it’s gotta be like DEFCON 3 or 4, if only because of the extremely limited sample, the trendline dating back to the final 15 games of last season and the knee injury .

I watched a bunch of the Houston game as I haven't ponied up for league pass yet and couldn't watch the Knicks. Lin seemed to be moving fine but really wasn't elevating at all on his drives. NO has some big bodies in Lopez and Davis but other than one gimme that rimmed out (and one make where he should have been called for pushing off) nothing that I saw inside was close. Hopefully, it's just a lack of confidence in the knee after surgery and he wind up being fine- his lateral movement didn't seem to be a problem.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:45:42 +0000

My please.

What does “my please” mean? Is it like, “Oh my. Please be okay?” If so, I’m right there with ya!

By: ruruland

ruruland — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:41:09 +0000

Z-man: Some observations: Felton is clearly in excellent shape, anyone who says otherwise at this point is trolling. Don’t worry about Kidd, he’s so playin’ possum, he knows preseason means nothing and there’s no sense in getting hurt at his age by trying too hard for now. He is so far ahead of anyone on this board or pretty much anywhere about everything that has to do with playing basketball. He’s the least of our worries. Brewer is a defensive menace. Good find! Great Knickname for Copeland: Predator I only saw Lin for a minute at the end of his game…he looks physically very good. Not a great preseason for him, though.

What would Kidd know about pacing himself in preseason? Also, one thing to say a guy wasn't great, and Lin will get better, but is it possible to be worse? Lin's numbers preseason: 8/36 shooting .22% He's scored 23 pts in over 100 minutes. He almost has as many turnovers as points !!!! His fta attempts are way down, his assists are up, and even with one very good passing game, his assists per 36 are also way down. He's not even making free throws when he gets there. His TS% is hovering near the upper 20s. That's incredibly bad. Maybe he turns it up big-time like a lot of vets will, but it's gotta be like DEFCON 3 or 4, if only because of the extremely limited sample, the trendline dating back to the final 15 games of last season and the knee injury .

By: ruruland

ruruland — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:04:09 +0000

BigBlueAL: Chandler on crutches after the game with an MRI tomorrow.Couple of the beat writers making it sound it could be kinda serious.Apparently Chandler said hoping its just a knee sprain.Oh boy.

My please.

By: johnlocke

johnlocke — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:50:54 +0000

FML

BigBlueAL: Chandler on crutches after the game with an MRI tomorrow.Couple of the beat writers making it sound it could be kinda serious.Apparently Chandler said hoping its just a knee sprain.Oh boy.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:48:11 +0000

Some observations:
Felton is clearly in excellent shape, anyone who says otherwise at this point is trolling.

Don’t worry about Kidd, he’s so playin’ possum, he knows preseason means nothing and there’s no sense in getting hurt at his age by trying too hard for now. He is so far ahead of anyone on this board or pretty much anywhere about everything that has to do with playing basketball. He’s the least of our worries.

Brewer is a defensive menace. Good find!

Great Knickname for Copeland: Predator

I only saw Lin for a minute at the end of his game…he looks physically very good. Not a great preseason for him, though.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:43:48 +0000

Chandler on crutches after the game with an MRI tomorrow. Couple of the beat writers making it sound it could be kinda serious. Apparently Chandler said hoping its just a knee sprain. Oh boy.