Put Some Hornacek On Our Game: 2016 New York Knicks Offseason Thread

[storyteller]

Of course they do. Every good team has their help d on point. Point was 'Melo had a poor night because of his knee and help defense, not because Kawhi can finally guard him. He still can't.

I think the physicality and referees took Melo out of his head last night. You couple that with his poor shooting even on the easy looks and Kawhi looked dominant. If there's one problem I have with Melo it's that he loses composure sometimes and makes himself easier to defend. The knee definitely gets overloooked you're right; his performance at the rim and through contact wasn't up to par.

 

[Victim of Racism]

I think the physicality and referees took Melo out of his head last night. You couple that with his poor shooting even on the easy looks and Kawhi looked dominant. If there's one problem I have with Melo it's that he loses composure sometimes and makes himself easier to defend. The knee definitely gets overloooked you're right; his performance at the rim and through contact wasn't up to par.

Yea, he made me mad when a ref didn't call a foul and he didn't get back. Can't remember the play, but I remember being mad. Refs do him dirty and he seems used to it, but sometimes he slips up and I have no patience for it.

I really want to wait to criticize Fish because it's soooooooooo early, but he has been making me mad about shorting D-Will on minutes.

Do you think the game would have been as competitive if the Spurs hadn't been on a back-to-back? How do you think NY matches up against them with 'Melo making shots (he usually does against them, which is why NY has won 4 of the last 7 against them). with Arron back, Seraphin being himself when he gets healthy (or do we even need Seraphin?), and with Fish coaching the way he does (we know that won't change)? Hope my question isn't too jumbled up.

 

[Victim of Racism]

KP's interview about his injury: http://on.knicks.com/1NoCxCw

 

[storyteller]

Yea, he made me mad when a ref didn't call a foul and he didn't get back. Can't remember the play, but I remember being mad. Refs do him dirty and he seems used to it, but sometimes he slips up and I have no patience for it.

I really want to wait to criticize Fish because it's soooooooooo early, but he has been making me mad about shorting D-Will on minutes.

Do you think the game would have been as competitive if the Spurs hadn't been on a back-to-back? How do you think NY matches up against them with 'Melo making shots (he usually does against them, which is why NY has won 4 of the last 7 against them). with Arron back, Seraphin being himself when he gets healthy (or do we even need Seraphin?), and with Fish coaching the way he does (we know that won't change)? Hope my question isn't too jumbled up.

I think D-Will would have been more and more effective as the tired legs kicked in on the Spurs. If the Spurs were fresh last night, the way we played, it'd be a beating. But if you bring AA back in place of Sasha and have Seraphin as an actual post presence, the game goes back to being competitive. The only way we beat that team (or any of the upper echelon really) is gonna be for Melo to be the best player on the floor. Not just playing well, but being the top guy out there. Unless someone else seriously steps up, like D-Will did in preseason.

 

[Rev]

KP's really gonna miss this ESPN game vs. Lebron & them tomorrow because of under-the-basket-Melo's typical inefficiency and ineptitude?

 

[Victim of Racism]

I think D-Will would have been more and more effective as the tired legs kicked in on the Spurs. If the Spurs were fresh last night, the way we played, it'd be a beating. But if you bring AA back in place of Sasha and have Seraphin as an actual post presence, the game goes back to being competitive. The only way we beat that team (or any of the upper echelon really) is gonna be for Melo to be the best player on the floor. Not just playing well, but being the top guy out there. Unless someone else seriously steps up, like D-Will did in preseason.

Great post and really answers my question. Thanks.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Get better kp

 

[Kitsch]

 

[Miles Davis]

KP's really gonna miss this ESPN game vs. Lebron & them tomorrow because of under-the-basket-Melo's typical inefficiency and ineptitude?

You watching on ESPN

Msg unless I ain't got no choice.

 

[GhostoftheMan]

Laid his nuts all on his neck :techlaugh:

This man is going to be a champion one day :studioblessed:

 

[Rev]

You watching on ESPN

Msg unless I ain't got no choice.

just referring to it being a national game. i always watch MSG for clyde.

 

[I.V.]

KP's really gonna miss this ESPN game vs. Lebron & them tomorrow because of under-the-basket-Melo's typical inefficiency and ineptitude?

That shot was so fukking reckless on so many levels...

I mean, the KP injury is a freak accident, but even if you ignore that - when you watch that shot - he had ZERO chance of getting a legitimate field goal attempt AND he was flinging his OWN (already battered) body backwards with abandon. That's the kind of move where you put a hand down to brace a fall and break your wrist. Lucky for him he fell on top of KP's neck.

The whole thing had me like :stewartno:

 

[The War Report]

That shot was so fukking reckless on so many levels...

I mean, the KP injury is a freak accident, but even if you ignore that - when you watch that shot - he had ZERO chance of getting a legitimate field goal attempt AND he was flinging his OWN (already battered) body backwards with abandon. That's the kind of move where you put a hand down to brace a fall and break your wrist. Lucky for him he fell on top of KP's neck.

The whole thing had me like :stewartno:

Melo was trying too hard on that play.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

Look like he riding a pony at the fair.

 

[I.V.]

Melo was trying too hard on that play.

He was pressing because he was getting his ass handed to him by Leonard. So he tried to throw one up and draw a foul call.

It was just a stupid shot, and it hurt a teammate.