SaintPeter5858 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Even the veteran Steve Kerr is all praise for Jeremy Lin Quote Link to comment
CharlesOngSy Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 NY have added new fans coz of Lin. Quote Link to comment
Droidz1979 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Time top bring things down a notch, Getting a lose is good since it will allow the Knicks to set back and check the things they did wrong. The thing I heard about Lin is that he is a learning player sans the TO, but from this game, I guess he will learn to value the ball more. The comments about Carmelo being needed is right on the button, JR Smith is a good addition. Can't wait to see the Knicks - Heat rivalry renewed. Dude reviews tapes during half time and adjusts his game afterwards. That loss was bittersweet in a way since NOLA definitely a team that they should be beating in line with the tough sked/opponents that they'll be facing afterwards. The fact that it was a home game makes it kinda worse. For me, it wasn't their defense that did it as others have pointed out (not this forum) and blamed Stat for it, it was obviously their offense namely not hitting those wide open shots (Novak, Fields, Shump) thus making it easier for NOLA to clog the lanes. Come play-off time that could be the strategy that teams could use against New York. Hopefully, Melo and JR as well as a consistent Novak would solve this, they just have to develop that chemistry fast and soon. On the other news, Melo might still not be able to play on their game against the Mavs on Sunday (Lunes sa Pinas) but Baron Davis and JR Smith are said to be available. Am excited for this game, hope they nab a win down here also to silence all those new found detractors. Package din ata to the way Miami experienced. Quote Link to comment
SaintPeter5858 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 tHEy have become very competitive lately Quote Link to comment
Vegasboy32 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 It's just a regular season gamr Quote Link to comment
mazinger Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Knicks win against Dallas 104 - 97. Lin was awesome again. Quote Link to comment
Droidz1979 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 It's just a regular season gamr Maybe, but it also dictates which team you face during the semis so it does matter much too. Knicks should aim for 6th spot where they would be unlikely to face Miami and Chicago since the rest of the teams are beatable for them. Knicks win vs the Mavs : 104 vs 97. Stats were : J-Lin with 28 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assist, 5 steals, 1 bllk (7 TO's), Amare with 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 stl while Chandler had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blks, JR Smith had 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal and Novak had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. For the Mavs, it was Nowitzki who carried them with 34 points. The difference between this game was that they've hit their outside shots and they had extra help in JR Smith who could actually play ball. Guess this would be off to the next winning streak. Game on KNICKS! Quote Link to comment
Droidz1979 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Knicks win against Dallas 104 - 97. Lin was awesome again. Guess i wasn't fast enough with my post and you beat me to the draw instead A win is a win anyway, LINSANITY continues! Edited February 19, 2012 by Droidz1979 Quote Link to comment
launchpad Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) yup, novak was hitting his 3's and jr smith providing 15 points. which led to double digit assist. lets not forget fields was 50% fg% as compare to last game only hit 1 out of 8 or 9 shots, if stat can get into the flow of how lin plays they will be unstoppable. sadly his not on another note, im feeling as long as lin wins games, excites the crowd, buzz the headline news he will stll and will always be he starter. the knicks owner owns a cable company. he cares for rating rather than anything else imagine why would he push for a carmelo trade with almost everything they have aside from the kitchen sink and few drawers. Edited February 20, 2012 by launchpad Quote Link to comment
jopoc Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) the true test of whether or not the knicks are for real is when melo returns. Edited February 20, 2012 by jopoc Quote Link to comment
johncharles Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Melo will return the next game against the Nets, cherry-picked an opponent who they will likely be favored to beat.He was ready against Dallas earlier, Melo was probably just expecting the Mavs to beat the crap out of Linsanity,and come barging in the next game against New Jersey picking up the crumble that was Lin in a heroic fashion. Well that didn't materialize, so its all on Melo now to answer the speculation whether he'll be a disruptive or constructive force once he suits up the next game. If they win, Melo meshed well enough with the new unselfish Knicks, if they lose against the lowly crosstown rival he's an ill-fitting cog in the Lin Machine. Quote Link to comment
Droidz1979 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 There will always be doubters about New York bout if your a true blue Knickerbocker fan you know that this team has come a long way for the likes of the team that Isiah Thomas assembled and it also can't be compared to the team that D' Antoni ran in Phoenix as they can play defense now as well as the variety of personnel that it has now. They've already beaten the Lakers and the Mavs who were on a 6-game win streak from quality opponents and had the Matrix who was supposed to be their defensive stopper from CP3, to Jrue Holiday to Lou Williams to Ricky Rubio and Russel Westbrook. Guess what? J-Lin still erupted for a double digit scoring and assist although he did have 7 TO's all at the second half. Their win against the Mavs was a testament on how they need shooters like Novak and JR Smith as the defense of the Mavs was forced to adjust and they couldn't just sag the middle the way they were doing with Fields and Shump around. And Melo is way better than these two and way efficient. The Knicks simply are not forcing the issue with Melo's injury as it did not help the team when he tried to play thru the pain back then, plus there's no rush to hurry and disrupt the team chemistry to soon. But I believe that having him around would help the team more than hurt it. A solid play-making point guard was what the need needed from the very start and that wasn't Melo nor Amare's fault on how the line-up was assembled. Quote Link to comment
launchpad Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 how can you get pissed with the game versus the nets, they dont have a presence in the middle thats really devastating. but all carmelo and stat is doing is taking jump shots after jump shots. mas better pa alisin mo ung 2 get chandler na lang dun para ung shots nila may nag penetrate and inside game Quote Link to comment
Droidz1979 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) And right on cue the Knicks produced a stinker at home losing to the Nets that did not play Brook Lopez on a back-to-back game with a score of 92 vs 100. They lost this game at the 2nd and 3rd quarter where they allowed the Nets to score back-to-back 32 points after limiting them to 18 on the first quarter and 18 on the last. Ironically, this was also the quarter that Chandler was languishing from the bench after being on the early foul trouble and somehow explains that the Knicks are good not solely from their offense but also because of their D where Deron scorched them with 38 points after making 8 out of 14 hoisted shots from the rainbow territory. As usual J-Lin carried the team with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, 3 TOs (low but they lose this one so TO is not synonymous to winning) and had 6 fouls, followed by 17 points from Amare, 4 rebounds, 2 assist and 1 blk, Chandler with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blks, 4 fould and the highest +/- stat at +14, Carmelo managed to score 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assist, 1 steal, 6 TOs while Novak was ice-cold with 8 points and 1 of 4 FG% while Baron Davies only scored 3 points and played 10 mins, while the bad JR Smith appeared on this one scoring 4 points while hoisting 7 shots and making only 2. It didn't also helped that Iman Shupert sat out this game after suffering from a minor injury and i guess his backcourt D was sorely missed on this game. Walker also is still out from injury thus the so-called team chemistry is obviously non-existent yet as shown by this game. I'll give them time, Jorts hasn't returned yet and surely he could help being a big man with range. However, the Knicks ought to beat stinker teams consistently and not just show up on top-notch teams. To be elite, you have to beat the teams that you're supposed to beat and last time I checked, the Nets falls into this category of teams Adds another reason for the Melo and Amare haters to continue fueling or fanning the fire further that they're more of a liability than an asset to the team tsk tsk For me, the jury is still out and I still believe on my Knicks team. Edited February 21, 2012 by Droidz1979 Quote Link to comment
SaintPeter5858 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 almost 200,000 people have now favored Lin playing All-Star in his career Quote Link to comment
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