nicos: And what’s great is that while the 10-10 may be an anomaly that kind of diversity isn’t- that’s what he did on a regular basis in Phoenix.And if he keeps this up you’re going to start to see him having the same kind of gravitational impact as Melo- pulling potential helpers a step or two towards them even before the catch so you’re going to see wide open spot-ups plus great cutting lanes for guys like JR and Shump and a ton of put back opportunities for Chandler.

Yeah, that’s why I think it fundamentally changes the playoff calculus.

Miami cannot match up with him.

We’re finally witnessing what a few drowned out voices envisioned and talked about post trade.

In part because of Amare’s post game, in part because of Melos added range, and with the basic pieces to leverage their diverse skills, the Knicks have two dominant, defense altering offensive players.

This is when things can get really fun. With JR possibly on the verge of one of his patented 3-point tears, and Shump taking little steps every few games, you’re going to see some absurd box scores.

Also, note Felton’s reduced usage. The Prigs, Felton, Kidd trio has been pitch perfect of late.

ruruland: Yes.

The post-scoring isn’t necessarily sustainable (in terms of volume) because Amar’e will surely start getting Melo-level double teams at some point.

But just look at the variety of ways he scored last night:
1)transition
2)high pnr with Smith
3)isolation blow by
4)seals defender as he crosses lane in continuity offense
5)flash to elbow jumper
6)roller in double pnr with Chandler
7)weakside flash from middle pnr with Chandler
8)weakside curl to elbow on Chandler pnr
9) offensive rebound dunk
10) isolation jumper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7UHPnlCqyE

And what’s great is that while the 10-10 may be an anomaly that kind of diversity isn’t- that’s what he did on a regular basis in Phoenix. And if he keeps this up you’re going to start to see him having the same kind of gravitational impact as Melo- pulling potential helpers a step or two towards them even before the catch so you’re going to see wide open spot-ups plus great cutting lanes for guys like JR and Shump and a ton of put back opportunities for Chandler.

nicos: BY the way, I think Amar’e’s answering the question some have asked around here of what his shooting numbers might look like if he only took shots around the basket like Chandler- the last game where he took a lot of jumpers was the Indiana game and since then his TS% is 732 on 24.8 usage.Probably not sustainable because teams are bound to start doubling him in the post but so far you’re also seeing the answer to another question- what kind of numbers would an elite scorer put up if they weren’t double teamed all the time.

Yes.

The post-scoring isn’t necessarily sustainable (in terms of volume) because Amar’e will surely start getting Melo-level double teams at some point.

But just look at the variety of ways he scored last night:
1)transition
2)high pnr with Smith
3)isolation blow by
4)seals defender as he crosses lane in continuity offense
5)flash to elbow jumper
6)roller in double pnr with Chandler
7)weakside flash from middle pnr with Chandler
8)weakside curl to elbow on Chandler pnr
9) offensive rebound dunk
10) isolation jumper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7UHPnlCqyE

flossy:
To be fair, Ronnie “One Minute Wonder” Brewer’s playing time goes by so quickly it can be hard to appreciate how unfathomably productive he is during his six-second increments of floor time.Why, I can recall several recent games where the opposition didn’t score *at all* while Brewer was in the game. Can Carmelo Anthony or Amar’e Stoudemire say that?Didn’t think so.QED, fools.

The Honorable Cock Jowles:
http://www.thenbageek.com/players/222-amare-stoudemire

And by the way, his numbers aside from scoring have been absolute shit.

He’s averaging 6 TRB/48. AS A POWER FORWARD. Do you guys realize that scoring is not everything in basketball? Yes, he’s got a positive WP48 because he’s scoring incredibly efficiently, but he also is putting up 7 fouls/48, not stealing, not blocking, not rebounding, and not assisting. That’s fact.

BY the way, I think Amar’e's answering the question some have asked around here of what his shooting numbers might look like if he only took shots around the basket like Chandler- the last game where he took a lot of jumpers was the Indiana game and since then his TS% is 732 on 24.8 usage. Probably not sustainable because teams are bound to start doubling him in the post but so far you’re also seeing the answer to another question- what kind of numbers would an elite scorer put up if they weren’t double teamed all the time.

massive:
Toronto is up 8 with a little under 3 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter. Anybody think the Heat will throw this game just so the Big 3 can get some insight on Mike Woodson’s coaching firsthand? I may be paranoid, but the Raptors should be getting stomped by the Heat.

the Heat haven’t been a good road team, and Rudy Gay is playing inspired.

mokers: Was the Kurt 3 a broken play or did Woodson really draw a play up for him?

It was against the shot clock.

Sacramento is a terrible team, but that was a fun win. Took some of the bad taste out of a really terrible loss. the knicks have no back to backs for the rest of the month. Great chance to get healthy and clean up a few things for a brutal schedule in march. Hopefully we get Camby and/or sheed back by then. I think the offense is going to work out, but we still have too many stretches where the defense is just not getting it done. Lots of room for optimism though.