Comments on: Game Thread: Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/ Knicks, Stats, Humor, Analysis. Thu, 01 Nov 2018 04:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Ntilakilla https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634835 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 04:26:59 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634835 Watching Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Good nostalgia.

]]> By: Stratomatic "Is Dotson our best two-way player with Porzingis out?" https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634831 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:39:49 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634831 @ClarenceGaines2
Mitchell’s not yet ready for end game action – Offensive skill set, both technically and tactically has to evolve. Fiz knows what he’s doing – Young pup needs a lot of seasoning. Be patient – Cook’em slow – Will happen in time.

End game in @NBA basketball is fascinating. Totally different equation utilized by most coaches compared with yesteryear. Most teams only value having 1 quality big on the floor-A guy like @Enes_Kanter can’t get any love during winning time – @Original_Turner in same boat tonight

]]> By: Stratomatic "Is Dotson our best two-way player with Porzingis out?" https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634830 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:33:40 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634830 @163 It’s the management. They value scorers. That’s why we have so many of these 6th men type players and scorers with suspect or bad defense. It’s a miracle they picked up Vonleh. I guess it was so damn obvious they needed a rebounder/defender big man to play PF, they couldn’t blow that one. He’s been really good.

]]> By: Stratomatic "Is Dotson our best two-way player with Porzingis out?" https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634829 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:31:50 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634829 I don’t like Pop’s shtick, but he’s definitely a great coach. If he wins a lot of games with this team, it will be a miracle. One more after that and he’d be eligible for sainthood.

]]> By: latke https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634828 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:30:01 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634828 I have no real problem with Hardaway as a player, and the contract may work out to be okay, but he’s just not a player with upside, which makes him pointless for a team looking to improve. I also think the high usage rate and the fact that he scores most of his points from the outside are problematic for a young team. YOu want guys who can distort the defense and tehn kick out to young guys so they can get an opportunity to be creative without having to go against a set defense. Hardaway and Kanter don’t setup many good opportunities for teammates relative to the number possessions they use.

The Stoudemire/Felton combo IMO was really beneficial for the development of players like Gallo and Chandler even though it only lasted a half season because it did exactly that.

This team has an overabundance of 6th men… Trier, Burke, Hardaway and Kanter all fill that high usage role where they can create shots even with weak teammates but their impact drops precipitously when they are around highly talented players.

]]> By: Ntilakilla https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634827 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:26:12 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634827 DeRozan is abusing Phoenix so bad.

]]> By: Stratomatic "Is Dotson our best two-way player with Porzingis out?" https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634826 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:20:03 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634826 Frank’s development is probably going to be a long slow up and down process. It isn’t intuitive for him yet where he instinctively knows from experience when to drive, when to shoot, when to pass etc… He’s thinking out there. He’s learning from trial and error experience and watching film what works and what doesn’t work in different situations. He’s also trying to develop a shot and keep up his high level defense. It’s a lot for a 20 year old player that is being thrown into the PG spot after not really being in that role all that much. He didn’t have a particularly productive night tonight on the stat sheet, but even tonight you could see that he’s playing better than last year. He’s more aggressive and capable of doing more things.

]]> By: Bruno Almeida https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634825 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:20:01 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634825 I have no sympathy whatsoever for Derrick Rose, but that’s quite an accomplishment for a former MVP to get his career high in points after so many injuries.

]]> By: kevin5318 https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634824 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:18:27 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634824 I thought this was gonna be a rougher night for Frank going against the 6th ranked defense but he didn’t hurt us that much on offense. Next off season needs to be him working on that jumper inside of the 3pt arc.

]]> By: Bruno Almeida https://knickerblogger.net/2018/10/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634823 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:15:40 +0000 http://KnickerBlogger.Net/game-thread-indiana-pacers-at-new-york-knicks/#comment-634823 Kanter really screwed this up by allowing Sabonis to play like Wilt Chamberlain. Sabonis played pretty well and was getting good scores on a lot of guys, but it seemed every single time he was with Kanter he scored effortlessly. So much for wanting to be an all-star while getting wrecked by another bench player.

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