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Can't wait until y'all get exposed for that FLUKE "run" last season. We'll see :okthen:
Put Some Hornacek On Our Game: 2016 New York Knicks Offseason Thread
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"God Blessing All The Kristaps Knickas" is honestly one of the greatest season thread titles I've seen on here.
OP/Knickstape fukked up. Tis a shame.
OP/Knickstape fukked up. Tis a shame.
A few of us said that but then had complaints about it. Oh well, can't appease everyone."God Blessing All The Kristaps Knickas" is honestly one of the greatest season thread titles I've seen on here.
OP/Knickstape fukked up. Tis a shame.
@FreshFromATL you can't stay out of our thread huh?
We gon make a thread during the middle of the season pointing out THjr chucking ass in comparison to Jerian grant showing how much y'all lost that trade
Kang Deezy
Overall Nice Guy
You Mad Doggy?
lil bit
Knicksman20
Superstar
NBA Preseason Surprises, Disappointments
Surprise: The Knicks Are Playing Defense...and Running
"Don't look now, but the Knicks are playing defense. And running—like, actually running.
New York averaged just 93.67 possessions per 48 minutes last season, checking in as one of the league's three slowest teams. But the Knicks have pushed their pace factor to 102.5 during the preseason, which would have made them the absolute fastest squad in 2014-15. Go figure.
Abnormally paced basketball does tend to be a symptom of preseason play, as coaches experiment with different players, many of them young and looking to run. But, as the Wall Street Journal's Andrew Beaton underscored, New York's decision to run, not crawl, should be taken seriously:
Unsurprisingly, teams tend to play faster in the preseason. Last year, teams averaged three more possessions per 48 minutes in the preseason than in the regular season. But how quickly a team plays in the preseason can also be a strong indicator of how quickly it will play in the regular season. Last year, 18 of 30 NBA teams ranked within five spots of their preseason pace during the regular season. For example, the Phoenix Suns led the NBA preseason in possessions per 48 minutes, then ranked third in the regular season. The NBA champion Warriors, who played the fastest of any team last season, played third-fastest in the preseason.
Averaging three fewer possessions during the regular season would put the Knicks at 99.5 per 48 minutes. That's still dramatically faster than last season's painfully paced group, and it should still be good enough for a top-five mark.
New York's defense is trending in a similar direction. And truthfully, that's to be expected after team president Phil Jackson stocked the roster with defensive gems such as Robin Lopez and Kyle O'Quinn.
Opponents are scoring 88.6 points per 100 possessions against these Knicks, and while such stinginess is beyond unsustainable, this team is a far cry from last season's turnstile that relinquished 107.2. And if we use the same logic as we did when projecting pace, the returns remain promising.
In 2014-15, defenses allowed, on average, 4.6 points more per 100 possessions during the regular season than they did during the preseason. Tack those 4.6 points on to the 88.6 that the Knicks are giving up now, and they're at 93.2.
That mark is still unsustainable, to be sure. The Golden State Warriors finished first in defensive efficiency last season, and they let up 98.2 points per 100 possessions. But even if the Knicks' defensive efficiency climbs by 15 points, they're still in line to be much better.
Which, in the end, is all that matters."
at some of the media being surprised that we're playing defense & at a higher pace. The offseason moves should've been an indicator of this & that we were MUCH improved & had a full training camp with the additions.
Surprise: The Knicks Are Playing Defense...and Running
"Don't look now, but the Knicks are playing defense. And running—like, actually running.
New York averaged just 93.67 possessions per 48 minutes last season, checking in as one of the league's three slowest teams. But the Knicks have pushed their pace factor to 102.5 during the preseason, which would have made them the absolute fastest squad in 2014-15. Go figure.
Abnormally paced basketball does tend to be a symptom of preseason play, as coaches experiment with different players, many of them young and looking to run. But, as the Wall Street Journal's Andrew Beaton underscored, New York's decision to run, not crawl, should be taken seriously:
Unsurprisingly, teams tend to play faster in the preseason. Last year, teams averaged three more possessions per 48 minutes in the preseason than in the regular season. But how quickly a team plays in the preseason can also be a strong indicator of how quickly it will play in the regular season. Last year, 18 of 30 NBA teams ranked within five spots of their preseason pace during the regular season. For example, the Phoenix Suns led the NBA preseason in possessions per 48 minutes, then ranked third in the regular season. The NBA champion Warriors, who played the fastest of any team last season, played third-fastest in the preseason.
Averaging three fewer possessions during the regular season would put the Knicks at 99.5 per 48 minutes. That's still dramatically faster than last season's painfully paced group, and it should still be good enough for a top-five mark.
New York's defense is trending in a similar direction. And truthfully, that's to be expected after team president Phil Jackson stocked the roster with defensive gems such as Robin Lopez and Kyle O'Quinn.
Opponents are scoring 88.6 points per 100 possessions against these Knicks, and while such stinginess is beyond unsustainable, this team is a far cry from last season's turnstile that relinquished 107.2. And if we use the same logic as we did when projecting pace, the returns remain promising.
In 2014-15, defenses allowed, on average, 4.6 points more per 100 possessions during the regular season than they did during the preseason. Tack those 4.6 points on to the 88.6 that the Knicks are giving up now, and they're at 93.2.
That mark is still unsustainable, to be sure. The Golden State Warriors finished first in defensive efficiency last season, and they let up 98.2 points per 100 possessions. But even if the Knicks' defensive efficiency climbs by 15 points, they're still in line to be much better.
Which, in the end, is all that matters."
at some of the media being surprised that we're playing defense & at a higher pace. The offseason moves should've been an indicator of this & that we were MUCH improved & had a full training camp with the additions.
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
He's only on a 4 mil contract for 4 years breah
Edit: at 0:44 Thomas says O'Quinn "tried to Debo me"
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"God Blessing All The Kristaps Knickas" is honestly one of the greatest season thread titles I've seen on here.
OP/Knickstape fukked up. Tis a shame.
Just let it go alreadyWe not debating thread titles no more. Done. Over. Finito
Better luck next year breh
I'm not surprised by our defensive numbers. Getting rid of Amare, Bargnani and Hardaway Jr makes us better defensively.
Shouldn't have traded Shump tho
He was so NY and would fit perfect with this current squad. Gallow/Grant
Shump
Melo
KP
Rolo
That's a strong defensive lineup. Perimeter defense and rim protection around Melo.
Knicksman20
Superstar
Shouldn't have traded Shump tho
Gallow/Grant
Shump
Melo
KP
Rolo
That's a strong defensive lineup. Perimeter defense and rim protection around Melo.
Grant & Shump in our back court
Shouldn't have traded Shump tho
Gallow/Grant
Shump
Melo
KP
Rolo
That's a strong defensive lineup. Perimeter defense and rim protection around Melo.
Shump is hurt as usual. Broke the wrist on his shooting hand and that muffaga couldn't shoot to begin with. We won't miss him.
Kang Deezy
Overall Nice Guy
He's only on a 4 mil contract for 4 years breah
shyt like this is why people laugh at you when you lose 50 games
KnickstapeCity
BigDikktapeCity :shaq:
4-0
KOQ & DWill continue to make me do the
and 
in front of the TV in my living room during games... :mjlol1:Hopefully we can finish the preseason 6-0
" Back to back for the nikkas that didn't get the message"
But
@ the Atlanta Hawks season thread being 12 pages 
:mjlol1:To put things in perspective, there's a handful of Hawks fans here, like I can count all of them on a single hand and there's like one Warriors fan :mjlol1:
Which goes to show that we are really outchea, that we really deep.
So @AVXL you can get your bum ass out of here, my nikka
And brehs, Linsanity is coming to the Garden tonight
EDIT: and oh yeah @KevJ, you can get your dusty ass out of here too my nikka :mjlol1:
How many games yall bytch ass team gonna lose?!
Comin in here like you got a top tier squad. FOH ya bish!
And brehs, Linsanity is coming to the Garden tonight
Wilt Chamberlain gon´ lose his record tonight.
