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Sapuhzsays
“Stoudemire, as great as he has been offensively, can’t make up for the lost defensive proficiency of Wallace.” is a point which is just silly. Shumpert is back, Chandler plays tough defense and Stoudemire is showing that he can play well with both Chandler and Anthony on the floor. What’s missing is the ball movement and defensive intensity, but it’s growing slowly but surely. The Knicks have what the Heat don’t: solid defensive and offensive center play. If Kidd revives, and with both Felton and Prigioni at the guard slots, they will also be better at point. Then we leave Carmelo to battle Lebron. It’s not a sure thing, but the odds are a lot better than Hamilton is giving….
J Sandifordsays
Article should be renamed “Defending my silly basketball question with out of context logic.” Carmelo have no business worrying about a 7 game series against Miami at this point in time. So how does avoiding a question about a meaningless regular season game lead to a topic like this? At this point and time, the only thing the Knicks should be worried about is collecting wins, and their next opportunity to one is against Washington. So this analysis about Miami being a different team…a better team…is all for naught. Nothing that happens between Miami and New York in the regular season means anything…everyone (except apparently Mr. Hamilton) can clearly see this
Paulsays
While its true the Knicks have a lot to prove still, its silly to write things such as, the Knicks are “kidding themselves”. Why shouldn’t they operate under the idea that they can beat the Heat? Otherwise, why play the games at all. Bottom line, and something I think all the analysts out there seem to be glossing over, is that there is still a lot of basketball to be played. The NBA season has a lot of ups and downs, and its entirely possible still that the Knicks can bounce back to their previous balanced and efficient ways. It’s not as if they’ve fallen off entirely since then.
“Stoudemire, as great as he has been offensively, can’t make up for the lost defensive proficiency of Wallace.” is a point which is just silly. Shumpert is back, Chandler plays tough defense and Stoudemire is showing that he can play well with both Chandler and Anthony on the floor. What’s missing is the ball movement and defensive intensity, but it’s growing slowly but surely. The Knicks have what the Heat don’t: solid defensive and offensive center play. If Kidd revives, and with both Felton and Prigioni at the guard slots, they will also be better at point. Then we leave Carmelo to battle Lebron. It’s not a sure thing, but the odds are a lot better than Hamilton is giving….
Article should be renamed “Defending my silly basketball question with out of context logic.” Carmelo have no business worrying about a 7 game series against Miami at this point in time. So how does avoiding a question about a meaningless regular season game lead to a topic like this? At this point and time, the only thing the Knicks should be worried about is collecting wins, and their next opportunity to one is against Washington. So this analysis about Miami being a different team…a better team…is all for naught. Nothing that happens between Miami and New York in the regular season means anything…everyone (except apparently Mr. Hamilton) can clearly see this
While its true the Knicks have a lot to prove still, its silly to write things such as, the Knicks are “kidding themselves”. Why shouldn’t they operate under the idea that they can beat the Heat? Otherwise, why play the games at all. Bottom line, and something I think all the analysts out there seem to be glossing over, is that there is still a lot of basketball to be played. The NBA season has a lot of ups and downs, and its entirely possible still that the Knicks can bounce back to their previous balanced and efficient ways. It’s not as if they’ve fallen off entirely since then.