Another road game, at least it is against a team that isn’t that good.
KP vs. The Brow!!
Let’s go, Knicks!
Day: December 30, 2017
Good article by Bryan Kalbrosky.
Only the Golden State Warriors have a better catch-and-shoot field goal percentage this season. New York is shooting 38.7 percent from downtown when taking catch-and-shoot three-pointers, which ranks Top 5 in the East.
But they rank last in the East (16.6) for attempts per game. They have not found a true spot-up shooter on their roster, as they have run this play type (15.3 percent) fewer than any other team in their conference.
Last season, this is something they relied on from 6-foot-8 forward Lance Thomas. In fact, most of his offense (53.2 percent frequency) came from this play type. Mindaugas Kuzminskas, who they recently waived, was also a spot-up shooter (35.9 percent frequency) for the Knicks.
The article also quotes Hornacek as noting that this needs to change, and yet….
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(Friday, December 29, 2017 7:51:52 PM)
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(Friday, December 29, 2017 7:04:51 AM)
NEW ORLEANS — The consistent 30-point games are history and the shooting percentage has dipped to 44.4 percent. After a 119-107 loss Thursday to the Spurs in San Antonio, slumping Kristaps Porzingis even lobbied referees for the second time this season after he felt they missed contact opponents made on his arms when he rises…
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You can say he’s ageless and even sublime. But can you truthfully say, as Steve Kerr did, that James is better in his 15th N.B.A. season than he was in his 10th?
[NYTimes] These N.B.A. Dancers Bring Their High Kicks Courtside (Friday, December 29, 2017 3:00:25 PM)
With packed routines, the hard-working Brooklynettes and Knicks City Dancers are “there to create just as much of a show as the basketball players.”
(Friday, December 29, 2017 7:46:00 PM)
The game isn’t coming as easy for Kristaps Porzingis these days as it was at the start of the season.