Comments on: Some More Tempered Enthusiasm

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:23:07 +0000

22 and 10. This is just the beginning.

By: mase

mase — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:35:55 +0000

final #’s are 33 wins, no playoffs…hows that for skepticism?

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:10:58 +0000

I think his current averages are likely to be his final ones.

So 18 and 8.

By: Dan Panorama

Dan Panorama — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:33:15 +0000

Who’s willing to bet on Curry’s final season averages? I’m curious how much skepticism people still have lingering. Is he going to be 20 and 8 or better by the end or are teams going to adjust and limit him to more modest gains?

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:11:35 +0000

What?s that line from Rounders? ?If you?re at the poker table for more than 30 minutes and you haven?t spotted the sucker, you?re the sucker.? The Knicks have been the sucker that everyone else spotted immediately. Now the Knicks are at least playing well enough so that the *other* suckers have to recognize that beating NY is no sure thing.

That is just creepy, Dave.

That’s the EXACT thing I was thinking when I quoted that line during the last “tempered enthusiasm” post!

Too much ESP. :)

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:56:36 +0000

Miika
If you look at the beginning of the year Curry started on a tear. The first four games he avg.
18.0 ppg and 8.3 rpg. He was laying the ground work for this stretch. Then in the fifth game he got in early and rather bogus foul trouble against denver and only played 13 minutes. The very next game was that terrible game where he got owned by Yao. If you watch that game he was trying to be aggressive but Yao was just dominating him. I think Yao blocked 4 or 5 of Eddy’s shots. That game clearly shattered Eddy’s confidence. If you watched Eddy right after that he was just flipping the ball up afraid to take it strong even against lesser players. He stopped calling for the ball and his game was a mess.

I think these last eleven games are a combination of eddy getting his confidence back and Isiah focusing the offense on him. But I think he was ready for this breakout from the first game of the season. I truly believe that confidence is the biggest reason for Eddy’s inspired play. I think this is the first time in his career Eddy has realized that with his size strength and agility noone but himself can stop him. He is finally playing with the swagger he never had. I really think this is for real.

Also his free throw shooting should improve. He has good form and shot over 72% his last year in Chicago. In fact this is the first time he has shot below 62%.

I really like where this team is going and if we can string together a run and can make the playoffs I think we could make some noise. Teams that are based around inside play tend to do well in the post season.

By: dave crockett

dave crockett — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:20:50 +0000

What’s that line from Rounders? “If you’re at the poker table for more than 30 minutes and you haven’t spotted the sucker, you’re the sucker.” The Knicks have been the sucker that everyone else spotted immediately. Now the Knicks are at least playing well enough so that the *other* suckers have to recognize that beating NY is no sure thing.

It ain’t worth jumping and shouting about, but it’s something.

By: miika

miika — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:53:22 +0000

The Knicks are looking okay, but I’ll get excited if they beat the Pacers on the road and beat some tougher teams at home. I mean, really, if the Knicks play .500 ball for the rest of the year, they’ll probably make the playoffs. At least they took care of business against the Hawks without giving the fans a heart attack.

Jeffries low post D really seems to be helping Curry, especially in the zone. If Jeffries can rebound reasonably well, I think he may be a great fit at the 4. I sorta miss Lee starting, but I have to admit he’s pretty impactful coming off the bench. Also, Lee and Frye play really well together so I don’t mind seeing them come off the bench together.

The Curry emergence is stunning. I definitely have to eat my words on that one. He really seems to have more control of himself on the offensive end, and he’s making some strides defensively and on the boards. What the heck was wrong with him in the beginning of the season?! Maybe he just had to play himself into game-shape. Anyway, he’s actually exceeding expectations (from me) at this point, especially because he’s being productive when it matters and when the Knicks are leaning on him the most. Imagine he could actually hit his free-throws. I guess Duncan and Shaq can’t either.

By: George

George — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:23:03 +0000

Francis trade was definately his worse. Jeffries did look great and may provide a park that this team needs. I have said this on this post before, but I really believe Crawford is the weak link on this team. His shot selection is too much a liability and his minutes should be very limited.

By: Dan Panorama

Dan Panorama — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:38:18 +0000

It was also Larry Brown’s idea to buy out 50-60 million plus of contracts and, back in Detroit, to trade Chauncey Billups after they won the championship, doesn’t mean they had to do it. I can’t believe they made that Francis trade. I actually like Steve Francis and this isn’t his fault in any way, but he’s going to be a goat for years for this.