Comments on: Knicks Morning News (Monday, Jan 28 2013)

By: flossy

flossy — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:30:22 +0000

The Honorable Cock Jowles: 230-some minutes. No way he stays that efficient over the remaining 35 games.

Why not? That sample includes all of his worst minutes. He's had no penetrating PG for almost all of that time and few plays run for him. He's had entire seasons with a TS% in the mid .600s on even higher usage, and that was when teams prioritized stopping him. Now, he's going up against 2nd unit defenders, scoring on defenses geared toward stopping Carmelo.

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:23:16 +0000

flossy: Here’s a crazy statistic.After 12 games, including the first half dozen games where he, to be honest, mostly sucked ass, Amar’e is averaging 20+ points per 36, with a TS% of .606 and a usage of 24.1%. Obviously it’s still a small sample, but if you survey the NBA this season and filter out the garbage time all-stars (i.e. anyone who has played less than 1,000 minutes by now, at the halfway point of the season), do you know how many other players are posting a TS% of at least .606 with a usage of 24% or higher? Here’s the list: 1. Kevin Durant 2. LeBron James … and that’s it. So, yeah.I’m gonna go ahead and say that Amar’e is still an elite scorer.Remember, these are his numbers including his first few games, which were awful.And more to the point, anyone who has been watching these games should recognize that he could be so, so, SO much better with some more reps if he stays healthy. Aside from maybe half a dozen possessions in the post (at most), we’re not even running any plays for him!He hasn’t had our best PnR point guard on the floor with him for more than 2 games!They’ve just kind of been winging it out there, and yet 12 games in, he looks to be on a really positive trajectory.

230-some minutes. No way he stays that efficient over the remaining 35 games.

By: Die_Hard_Knick_Fan

Die_Hard_Knick_Fan — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:05:22 +0000

I heard the commentators last night say that sitting down with Mike Woodson, he stated that he did not believe that Amare will be an over 30 min per game player for the rest of his career. If that is actually what he said; I think he’s jumping the gun on that one. If Amare continues to improve the way he is – and I think he will – then the team would need his play for more than 30 min a game.

By: flossy

flossy — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:46:11 +0000

Here’s a crazy statistic. After 12 games, including the first half dozen games where he, to be honest, mostly sucked ass, Amar’e is averaging 20+ points per 36, with a TS% of .606 and a usage of 24.1%.

Obviously it’s still a small sample, but if you survey the NBA this season and filter out the garbage time all-stars (i.e. anyone who has played less than 1,000 minutes by now, at the halfway point of the season), do you know how many other players are posting a TS% of at least .606 with a usage of 24% or higher?

Here’s the list:

1. Kevin Durant
2. LeBron James

… and that’s it.

So, yeah. I’m gonna go ahead and say that Amar’e is still an elite scorer. Remember, these are his numbers including his first few games, which were awful. And more to the point, anyone who has been watching these games should recognize that he could be so, so, SO much better with some more reps if he stays healthy.

Aside from maybe half a dozen possessions in the post (at most), we’re not even running any plays for him! He hasn’t had our best PnR point guard on the floor with him for more than 2 games! They’ve just kind of been winging it out there, and yet 12 games in, he looks to be on a really positive trajectory.

By: SeeWhyDee77

SeeWhyDee77 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:27:09 +0000

Part of me wants to believe that he’s just getting healthy and playing the way we all knew he was capable of. Part of me wants to believe that it’s a product of playing mostly against the opposition’s bench players. But either way, STAT has looked GREAT here lately. Good enough to make u say ‘he let’s start him!!” But this alignment with him anchoring that 2nd unit with Earl and maybe Kidd at some point, just feels right..perfect even. If Shump keeps knocking down his J’s..especially from 3, I wouldn’t mind a starting lineup of Tyson/Melo/Brew/Shump/Felton. But that probably allows defenses to pack the paint so maybe we start Novak or Cope at the 3. Regardless..I am intrigued by a 2nd unit that features Stat, Kidd, and Earl. Speaking of Brew..we really need him to re-discover his shot because I really think the team is missing his grit and intangibles. But his J is broken so his PT is way down.