My Posse's On Broadway: Official NY Knicks 2016-2017 Season Thread

El Jefe

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The thing that gets me outside of Rambis being a terrible DC , is fact that there isnt much change in the look of the Knicks D, when things aren't going right

Other coaches would would look to implement full court or half.court defensive sets x diff variations, to just break up the flow of the opposing teams usual play calling , I don't see hornaceck do much of that, so that's bad coaching in my.mind

I dont think for one second this team can run full court press all game long ..but do something try a couple plays of it .
Even just meetin em at half court x applying pressure ,something diff when things are spiraling out of control or its heading that way

If they have less defensively, so be it ..but there is still things which can be done some what in certain parts of the game to disrupt teams when they get on a run

Don't worry bout saving legs for yhe play offs u on a 5 game.slide..they been Talkin bout it starting with the D ..well start thinking diff ways to make a impact defensively.if u can't do it the way u currently are
 

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His offense is trash now anyway.:ehh:



Knicks have nothing to lose at this point. :mjgrin:


So should melo be even.more.broken down and even more spurred on to :' IsO plays' and take 'bad shots' coz he feels the need to 'respond ' after being abused at the other end ???

If melo drops to the 4 u don't want KP playing the 5 regardless
 
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Noah has to start as long as he's healthy. Either Melo or KP should come off the bench as a stretch 4. Melo thinks he's a 3 and he's not.

The idea of benching KP sounds absurd, he's the Knicks best player and the experience he gets as a starter/ #1 option will be pretty damn valuable going forward. I don't really see Melo lasting as a stretch pf anymore either, he doesn't have a consistent speed advantage over every other pf anymore and doesn't have the strength to battle in the post with most pf's either. I think Hornacek putting Melo at the 4 when the other team goes small is still the best way to go. Benching anybody at this point feels like reshuffling chairs on the Titanic, since the problems go way beyond just any one player on this team, and if the Knicks wants to perform better it's gonna have to be one big collective effort.
 

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The ownership group and the executives of basketball operations in this team are an absolute joke. The impatient “fans” who wank in a sock over Melo are a joke. It’s time for a change New York, it’s time to stop delaying the proper rebuild we need. In the NBA in order to win a championship you need to bring in talented young players and give them time to develop into a contender, Look at the Cavaliers (Kyrie and Thompson), Spurs (Duncan and Parker) and Warriors (Curry and Thompson). In order to win a championship you need to allow at least 8-10 players to build chemistry over a period of time instead of making a large quantity of changes to the roster . Look at the Cavaliers, Spurs and Warriors success at doing this. We have our Tim Duncan (Porzingis) but it’s time to invest in youth, give them time, be brave and don’t pay attention to the impatient fans who couldn’t run a convenience store. Take a look at how Cashman is running the Yankees, bringing in heaps of youth who are showing a lot of promise and the fans are loving it. PLEASE START A REBUILD KNICKS! Going for Nerlens Noel would be a start.


Seen this in the comment section on facrbook
YOU Know i been saying this even 3 years ago
 

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Noah has been serviceable the past few weeks ..he hasn't as much if s problem as Lee has been

Melo gets moved to the 4 and alot of bigs will bully him and it will only b so long til that effects his offense even more

If they were to make a move should b swap Lee for Holiday fo mines and see how that plays out

Both Melo and KP are better defensively at the 4 and the 5 respectively. Melo is also (still) a matchup nightmare for most 4s. He shouldn't and doesn't need to carry the offensive load he used to anyway.
 

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Both Melo and KP are better defensively at the 4 and the 5 respectively. Melo is also (still) a matchup nightmare for most 4s. He shouldn't and doesn't need to carry the offensive load he used to anyway.

This is true, but Noah is the only plus defender on the team so he has to play. KP and Melo and fairly redundant at this point...they're just stuck with Melo and that awful contract.
 

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This is true, but Noah is the only plus defender on the team so he has to play. KP and Melo and fairly redundant at this point...they're just stuck with Melo and that awful contract.

Just cause he isn't starting doesn't mean he isn't playing. We need to lower Kp's minutes anyway.
 
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