Put Some Hornacek On Our Game: 2016 New York Knicks Offseason Thread
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Na some idiot posted something about d Angelo russell having more potential than KP earlier
Walton gonna be available in the off season breh, or Kerri hate fisher
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KP's game has taken a step back because he's not being rewarded for his good play. Even if he's shooting lights out he still has to "wait his turn" to get the ball,sometimes he even gets pulled early. He ends up forcing it offensively and then overcompensating on the other end, this translates into a lot of blocks some games but at the end of the day he's being limited. That's on the coach and these bum ass guards. People always try to shyt on Melo for not being a team player but Melo seems to be the only knick that fukks with KP and looks for him to succeed.
This only explains last night but he had an injured finger last night. Doesn't seem like anything serious thankfully, doubt he misses tonight's game.
Kristaps Porzingis injured his right index finger; X-rays are negative
If only the Knick players can throw half decent lob passes, he should be having alley oops called for him every game. They're just easy buckets when someone's fronting him.
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Caldo and Afflalo stay missing him on fast breaks smh
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Kool. To answer your question, your guess was right. People are actually defending him now. When he shoots well, it's because he's getting wide open shots from 'Melo and Arron distracting defenses and drawing double and triple-teams. He admitted it himself and the film shows it too. He also shoots well when he has a mismatch. When players guard him, he doesn't shoot well. It's probably just that guys are able to bother him by being physical because he needs to add more weight and strength. Once he does, he should be more consistent.
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Blew a 15pt lead to some Overzealous Dirty Birds
Again, I love NY. @NY's #1 Draft Pick, I still ain't forgot #FlatTopfakkit. 
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After a loss like that, I don't even think it's worth breaking down individual performances...suffice to say that only Melo and D-Will truly played well. The entire rest of the roster was ass, my observations though...
. Atlanta's adjustment was literally just tighter ball denial...that's all it took to blow up the system. Their offensive success was as simple as repeatedly running defenders into high screens until a mismatch presented itself. This has been the scheme used by some other teams to get easy looks for weeks now (Orlando coming to mind).
. Teams that run and gun tend to throw our defenders for a loop and our guards really struggle to contain quality slashers. I'm not sure that there's an easy solution for this issue in the defensive scheme.
. KP came out aggressive and looked good in the first, but after he went to the bench he never came back with the same level of aggressive play. When he asserts himself in the offense, he can create all kinds of headaches, but this was some of the weakest energy I think we've seen from him in a game.
. The bench was actually pretty effective in putting points on the board, but what a ridiculous amount TO's from these guys. The starters weren't much better but the ball protection from our bench was just atrocious.
. D-Will really does have X-factor ability when he's on his game. He was a lone bright spot in this one.
. Fish got caught in a tough situation, trying to preserve legs for the second game in a back to back but also with his team fighting. I won't blame him for holding off on putting Melo back in while the lead ballooned, but I do think it was a mistake to put Melo back in once the lead was 15. He's just back from an ankle injury and the game was lost, so I wish he'd have just thrown the rest of the roster into the fire instead of sending Melo back out.
. Afflalo has kinda vanished on us in the past few games. He looked poised to be 15 ppg lock but has had some off shooting. He's still at his best posting up guys and I think he should be doing that even more often since he's been struggling to hit the jumper consistently.
. RoLo probably deserves a shout out here. ATL is fairly undersized and he was able to establish deep position in the post to make those guys pay. The head butt was clearly accidental but it's a really unfortunate one because Lopez was finally on his way to a nice performance. I'm not sure the result changes if he's out there, but this was finally a game where you could see his value in the line-up.
. This was also a game where you could see why Melo ISO-Ball is a necessary evil sometimes. He had 4 TO's and only 12 attempts while he had a hot hand. I like that he's really working to have that well rounded game and involve people, but his numbers 2 and 3 were M.I.A. No matter what the situation is, I think Melo needs a minimum of 18 attempts a game even when he's shooting like ass. That will keep the defense honest and off balance plus it will keep the mistakes to a minimum (not just his own mind you, but the young guys as well who will have a bit less pressure to create for everyone on a handful of possessions).
. Atlanta's adjustment was literally just tighter ball denial...that's all it took to blow up the system. Their offensive success was as simple as repeatedly running defenders into high screens until a mismatch presented itself. This has been the scheme used by some other teams to get easy looks for weeks now (Orlando coming to mind).
. Teams that run and gun tend to throw our defenders for a loop and our guards really struggle to contain quality slashers. I'm not sure that there's an easy solution for this issue in the defensive scheme.
. KP came out aggressive and looked good in the first, but after he went to the bench he never came back with the same level of aggressive play. When he asserts himself in the offense, he can create all kinds of headaches, but this was some of the weakest energy I think we've seen from him in a game.
. The bench was actually pretty effective in putting points on the board, but what a ridiculous amount TO's from these guys. The starters weren't much better but the ball protection from our bench was just atrocious.
. D-Will really does have X-factor ability when he's on his game. He was a lone bright spot in this one.
. Fish got caught in a tough situation, trying to preserve legs for the second game in a back to back but also with his team fighting. I won't blame him for holding off on putting Melo back in while the lead ballooned, but I do think it was a mistake to put Melo back in once the lead was 15. He's just back from an ankle injury and the game was lost, so I wish he'd have just thrown the rest of the roster into the fire instead of sending Melo back out.
. Afflalo has kinda vanished on us in the past few games. He looked poised to be 15 ppg lock but has had some off shooting. He's still at his best posting up guys and I think he should be doing that even more often since he's been struggling to hit the jumper consistently.
. RoLo probably deserves a shout out here. ATL is fairly undersized and he was able to establish deep position in the post to make those guys pay. The head butt was clearly accidental but it's a really unfortunate one because Lopez was finally on his way to a nice performance. I'm not sure the result changes if he's out there, but this was finally a game where you could see his value in the line-up.
. This was also a game where you could see why Melo ISO-Ball is a necessary evil sometimes. He had 4 TO's and only 12 attempts while he had a hot hand. I like that he's really working to have that well rounded game and involve people, but his numbers 2 and 3 were M.I.A. No matter what the situation is, I think Melo needs a minimum of 18 attempts a game even when he's shooting like ass. That will keep the defense honest and off balance plus it will keep the mistakes to a minimum (not just his own mind you, but the young guys as well who will have a bit less pressure to create for everyone on a handful of possessions).
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I know you're trolling, but KP has shown more potential than anyone in the history of the league. Who do you know that is 7'3'' with a perfect shot? It used to annoy me that he attempts post-ups, circus shots, layups, and shots off the glass because right now, he's best at catch-and-shoots, but the fact that he's attempting those tough shots shows he's working on them and if he actually develops them, it's a wrap for the whole league because he's too tall to be contested and he already has a mid-range game and a 3-point game. A 7'3'' guy with a perfect shot being able to create his own is as scary as it gets. D'Angelo is trash on offense (including free throws and turnovers), trash on defense (the Lake Show's main issue), and doesn't even rebound. That's all.
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Calderon will get abused again tonight and no adjustments will be made by apprentice coach Fisher. I see another no name scrub giving us that work. Maybe it will be RJ Hunter.