Comments on: MLK Day Game Thread and KnicksNow Chat: Knicks vs. Nets

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:37:21 +0000

with Felton/Sheed/Camby out, Brewer contributing nothing, and Novak taken out of the game entirely more often than not, we are a thin team. we really need another big man, whether it’s Camby, Sheed, Kenyon Martin, or someone else.

By: Juany8

Juany8 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:06:27 +0000

On a positive note, the Knicks are still only 2 games behind the Heat in the standings. The Knicks are missing their third most important player right now, and they are losing close games to solid opposition. This isn’t the end of the world, let’s evaluate everything when Felton comes back a few games.

By: ruruland

ruruland — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:04:36 +0000

The Knicks — same with every team in the NBA and most of the best teams — simply aren’t going to beat a quality team (top 10) when they give up 6 more 3-point shots on the same amount of attempts.

Knicks outscored the Nets in the paint.

Knicks missed a lot of quality 3-point shots, and the Nets made theirs. Among top teams, that’s frequently where the game is decided.

By: nicos

nicos — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:48:56 +0000

Also- This is Melo’s fifth game of over 40 minutes (3 45+!) game since Felton went down. Kidd was great today but his inability to run the PNR forces everything to run through Melo and that can’t continue without completely wearing Melo out long before the playoffs.

By: AnonymousODG

AnonymousODG — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:44:14 +0000

The Honorable Cock Jowles: Wow. This exchange on MSG is amazing. Trautwig is taking it to Hahn for not buying into the “rivalry” narrative.

I liked the entire postgame conversation. Distracted me from the sting of that loss and how in the past 5 games we've lost to 4 of the top 5 Eastern Conference teams. Not looking forward to Thursday. Everybody's reporting that Doc Rivers lit a fire under his team's butt. Ya'll just know Pierce, Garnett, Rondo and Bradley are itchin to make a statement game at our expense.

By: nicos

nicos — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:37:42 +0000

Too many missed opportunities- Missed free throws by Chandler, Stat, and Kidd in the fourth- those blocks on Stat and Melo. A little surprised they switched out Stat for Novak on that late possession down one- you know you’re going iso-Melo so why not have Amar’e in to cut off of any rotation on Melo’s penetration? Novak’s floor spacing isn’t really going to help because the Nets were going to be rotating a big to help on Melo- not Novak’s man.

By: yellowboy90

yellowboy90 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:28:03 +0000

I know Woody is not Holding back plays on O but he really only goes to more motion plays only when the knicks get really down. There needs to be more cuts and back screens off Melo’s posting and Amar’e when he posts up.

I still see some positives that Felton can easily fix. Hopefully he is in good condition. The Knicks are still one of few teams that can take their D and O to levels most teams can’t.

By the way why keep White if he doesn’t play. Pick up a Martin or try to get Henderson from Charlotte.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:21:05 +0000

Is this true (I ask seriously)? Sure feels like I see teams go pick and roll or run plays off screens a fair amount.

Second question – just because they all do it, does it make sense? The Nets made their shot, but it wasn’t a high or even medium percentage shot either.

Obviously not 100% of the time, but close to it. The issue is that teams don’t like risking anything fancy at the end of the game when an errant pass could end the game (or the aforementioned trap on the pick and roll). Isolation is the safest, as far as controlling the ball, as the other team can either choose to double (in which case you pass to an open man) or give you the shot one-on-one, in which case you hope that your man is good enough to beat the other guy one-on-one.

By: yellowboy90

yellowboy90 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:17:53 +0000

I would have liked to see Melo and Amare/Chandler on a PnR to close the game. I know its opportunity for a trap but in that case good passing could get a wide open shot.

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:10:46 +0000

Wow. This exchange on MSG is amazing. Trautwig is taking it to Hahn for not buying into the “rivalry” narrative.