Well we pretty much already have top seed in the East locked up already. With 21 games left to go and an 8.5 game lead on the Knicks it would be hard to tank badly enough not to keep it. We seem to be playing for home court throughout the Finals. If that is the case I wouldn't count on it being a done deal until the last week of the season as The Spurs and Thunder are right there with us.
Ohh, that's right. I knew I was forgetting something lol As for home court in the Finals...I'm sure I'll be the minority here, but in the 2-3-2 format, I'd rather play the 3 middle games at home.
You're not the first to say that BUT in a tightly contested finals having games six and seven is awful nice. If you can't take one game on the road then you deserve to lose.
I might be the only person on the planet not impressed with that dunk. A 7-footer dunking over a pointguard.
How about this? Guard over Center [video=youtube;r3H77gIpYi8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3H77gIpYi8[/video] Or how about [video=youtube;NSA_Di2vliU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSA_Di2vliU[/video] Oh, what the hell, have another [video=youtube;tYpwjB0IzoU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYpwjB0IzoU[/video] More? [video=youtube;YXlmIJYrNng]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXlmIJYrNng[/video]
I can respect that. Was that the entire roster he dunked over? Thought I saw a couple inactives under the rim there.
Spo can get all the knocks in the world, but in the end he is rocking this brizx..... http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201303/erik-spoelstra-steps-out-his-girlfriend
Actually by percentage Miami has the best record as of today Miami 47-14 (.770) San Antonio 49-15 (.766)
In order to beat them they would have had to show up for the game first. Ray Felton shouldnt have even put on a jersey cause he was a freakin disgrace last night. How you leave Steph Curry open and play as damn lazy as Felton did..just pull yourself out instead of embarrassing yourself and the team like that. Carmelo still looked hurt. Not good. Only players that showed up were JR (who got ejected for a flagrant 2...which was BS but thats the least of the problems) and K Mart. Pathetic effort
No trolling intended, but what's going on with your Knicks? I never felt you were a top tier team, but I thought you guys should be right in there with Indiana for second in the East. The last few times I've seen them they look like the air has been let out.
Three things: 1. Woodson doesnt adjust. Teams are simply defending the 3 and doubling Melo and daring someone else to beat them. Ive said secondary scoring was an issue and no one believes me because the efficiency numbers look great but trust me this team struggles to find consistent offense if its not from melo or amare. 2. Defense. At times theyre just lazy. Not any one player in particular. Tyson, JR and Kmart exempted they just dont play as hard on D as they do on offense (Felton, Amare), simply arent any good on D (Novak) or are rounding in to form from injuries (Shumpert). They rebound but they dont fight over picks regularly, they dont dive on the floor for the loose ball. I really question their toughness in general which is why i like the Kenyon Martin signing so much. Not to say he will do to Lebron what he did to Rudy Gay last year but he can sure make life hell for a Paul George or a Paul Pierce. 3. Too much Melo. My favorite player's getting too much run and theres too much reliance on him. The last two months his minutes are up in the 40-41 range and his shooting percentage is down as are all his efficiency numbers. The first few months he was playing less but more efficiently. This relates to the first point about the lack of secondary scorers. They play him a lot because they have to.
what has happened to the Knicks is simple. Regression to the mean in 3 pt. shooting...and they never adjusted. It seems that Woody expected them to shoot that way all year. I like their Def. Reb. numbers, and their Def. Eff is improving. Not hard to see what is wrong though....they take care of the ball..they rebound the ball on the Def. Boards well..and they are okay overall defensively. BUT they rank 29th in assists. Their offense is selfish and easy to defend. Back to last year.
We lost a great 6th man and Melo is just now returning from 8 days off with injury. Same opinion I had about a month ago, ill be happy just to make the ECF. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2
I remember that play vividly because I had been having a gallbladder attack for the previous 4 or 5 hours. For those of you who've had a gallbladder attack, you know the pain is so severe and debilitating that you can't do much more than sit on the couch and wait for the pain to subside. Anyway, I had been in pain for hours beforehand, and it subsided within 30 seconds of that dunk. That's when I knew that nothing could heal the body, mind, and spirit like watching Kendrick Perkins fail.
I almsot forgot the Heat were playing today what with Pat Riley signing a bunch of guys for the Dolphins.
Well its not just that its regression to the mean. Regression to the mean has to be expected. Its that Woodson and the Knicks in general are over-reliant on Anthony in iso-sets even though he was more efficient not being in iso sets. The assists thing is partially a nature of the offense and the age of the team. They dont get a lot of fast break points unless they run with the Felton-Shump-Smith-Melo-Tyson unit. Any of the old guys (Kidd, Kurt, Camby, Prigioni) and the offense grinds to a halt
Even though my Sixers lost, they made the Heat earn that 20th win. This is what pisses me off about the Sixers. They can play one of the best teams in the NBA tough, but then look absolutely awful against bad to mediocre teams. I don't get it.
I know that, but that wasn't my point. They can have real good games, but then go in the tank for several. Very frustrating as a Sixers fan.
I'm telling you why the game was the way it was. Had less to do with the Sixers and more to do with the Heat.
mmm chandler down knee buckled sideways could be a tear that sucks for knicks they really got **** luck
Home/Road Back to Back after traveling and getting in at 4 AM. Classic Scheduled loss for any team. But this is no ordinary team......
contusion thank goodness. No MRI scheduled last I heard...watching postgame in case theres any change. On another note Mike Woodson is 55-29 now in his time as a coach. But this is back to back blowouts. They have Portland tomorrow, LAC and Utah left on this trip. Is it conceivable that if they get blown out 2 more times on this trip we see a coaching change? I mean I watched this team vs GS and now Denver and it looks like theyre quitting on him. Theyre not hustling, theyre playing lazy, stupid basketball. Theyre not fighting over picks. Is it conceivable Woodson gets fired? I know its late in the year but its almost like theyre tuned out?
Update on Chandler: Probable for tomorrow night for Portland Update on Melo: Heading back to NY for tests on knee. Not good.
Jesus the injury bug just keeps hitting. We don't need anymore help, it's to the point now losing in the 1st round would surprise noone. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2