*The Official 2011-12 NBA Thread*

Cant believe the Knicks still think Landry brings value.

 

To play zero defense you'd have to just stand at the other end of the court and not be a factor at all. Thats why it is a gross exaggeration.

 

Lin is an awful contract. Let's not sit here and act like it's not. He played a month of good basketball for a PG dependent coach like D'Antoni. He won't replicate the same success with Woodson and anyone who doesn't already think it's an awful deal will soon enough.

1-11 with 8 TO's vs. the Heat.
5-18 with 6 TO's vs the 76ers
4-17 with 2 TO's vs the 76ers.
4-11 with 3 TO's vs the Bulls.
6-16 with 6 TO's vs the Celtics.

Jeremy Lin is absolutely useless vs. teams that actually play defense on point guards. Jeremy Lin is too easy for top notch defenders like Jrue Holiday who can easily force him to go left, where he's useless. He's probably the most turnover prone player in the league regardless of who he's playing. And after a fluke February, he was pretty bad in March, including the 6 game losing streak that god D'Antoni fired.

 

Hey R&R..congrats on getting Dorrell Wright.

Guy is a really good kid, plays really good on the ball defense and is a deadly streak shooter. You got a solid rotation player.

 

He wasn't bad in March. He shot poorly but his assist numbers were respectable and his turnover rate went down. And that's with only playing half the month healthy.

 

JR Smith can create his own shots...

 

Everything you need to know about the Knicks can be summed up thus: the Heat beat them by putting their second best defender on Steve Novak.

 

That's because he read "The most effective way to play offense: There's a me in team" by Kobe Bryant.

 

What series were you watching that Carmelo was triple teamed on any sort of consistent basis?

 

This is right. Melo was fronted and guarded one on one in 4 of the 5 games. In Game 5, the Heat showed some doubles for a brief stretch.

 

I'd much rather get a coach before anybody else goes anywhere. Since the Brooklyn thing isn't going to work, let's get that done and then send the pouting Dwightmare someplace else.

 

Are Malone and Shaw the last two candidates?

 

A player can learn to play better going to the left. It takes practise and dedication which I'm sure Lin has. Lin will improve...even Derek Zoolander learned to turn left.

edit: having said that though. he's not worth $28M.

 

LOL.

I think if Melo is motivated he can be a decent defender, I personally just believe that motivation is his biggest problem. I also was hoping Landry would go to Toronto... would be nice if the Raptors put together a solid squad north of the border.

 

If Lin has a three way with Owen Wilson....that would be LINsane!

 

well...duh Boik. LOL. Nobody Fronts without rim help. But that's basic defense. That is not a double.

and when you front, it is coupled with simultaneous ball pressure, so it is not as easy as just "lobbing it over the top."

 

Knicks trade Amare and Baron Davis to Minnesota for Kevin Love.

Don't have the link.

 

No. I know you are a Knicks fan, and you went almost 12 years without it, but it's called "Defense". A double is when two players guard the ball.

The Heat actually NEVER doubled the ball in that series.

 

because you made it up.

Baron Davis is not even under contract to the Knicks.

 

Yea I like him for 1 year deal where we gave up Edin Bavcic, the original Unibrow, for him. Solid player. I guess this, and drafting Harkless means Iguodala is gone.

I've surprisingly liked our offseason so far. Nick Young for a one year deal isn't. bad No worse than Lou Williams at least, but fills more of a need with his spot up shooting. I like Moultrie. A terrific athlete and rebounder. Something we need. I like Harkless. Big, athletic SF with tons of defensive potential. I don't think the pick makes much sense though. Unless Iguodala gets traded, then I like the pick a lot more. He was also the BPA at that pick imo. Pissed me off though that Henson got drafted the pick before us by a team that just drafted pretty much the same exact player, on the court, and in the measurements, in Larry Sanders. Desperately need that type of shot blocking in the paint. I don't mind cutting Brand, and certainly don't mind letting Lou walk. Liked re-signing Lavoy Allen. His stifling defense on Garnett was huge for us in that series.

Only move I really don't like is signing Hawes to a 2 year deal. The **** is up with that. I wouldn't of minded bringing him back on a 2 year deal. He played good last year before the injury and could be a solid backup, but 2 years? SMH.

 

Like the TWolves would trade the best PF in the league for a broken down Amare anyways

 

LeBron is the best Power Forward. ;-)

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You could have that team in NY and a few peeps around here would still claim the Bulls are better....it's just what they do

 

His turnover rate was actually worse, but not by much. And shooting .407 from the field on 11.5 shots a game is most certainly bad. Those are the exact same numbers as J.R. Smith, and he's terrible. Obviously Lin brings a little more to the table so he's not terrible by any means, but March was certainly a bad month.

 

Lebron is the best everything.

 

Well if you want the Knicks to get some respect, they have to stop being so laughably ****ty.

 

They're building something special up in NY.

 

But they're not stacking contracts that are moveable. That's the problem. Certainly not moveable for pieces that are getting you past the Bulls or Heat. Nobody wants Amare. Nobody wants Chandler at that salary. Nobody wants Jeremy Lin except the Rockets, who don't have any big pieces to give the Knicks anyways. They may be able to trade Melo, but certainly not for a big piece. The only thing teams like the Knicks and 76ers can do is stay a playoff team and hope a Superstar feels they're the missing piece for a championship squad and sign in Free Agency, or preferably, tear it all down and start from scratch. Obviously the Knicks aren't getting any stars in Free Agency with their cap situation.

 

Lmao! Dude you're a trip! People try to hold a conversation with you and you always have something slick to say! So I take it you like people calling you a troll?

 

If that's what you call disputing falsehoods with facts then sure.

 

No.

If that were true, every single player that catches it in the elbow and faces up is double teamed.

So again...no. That isn't a double team. That's help defense. The main principle of every single defensive system in the NBA.

Just a fact. The Heat DO NOT double. They may trap, but NEVER double.

 

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/sto...ooklyn-nets-agree-brook-lopez-60-million-deal

 

The Miami Heat won BEST TEAM at the ESPY's.

Call us "America's Team" from now on, please.

 

I was pretty surprised the Heat won that award I mean I understand the NBA finals just ended so its most recent in voters minds but I figured the NFL would still win this award.