........................that we remember of going through loseing to lower tier teams but back to being posed as one of the elite in the east.or just a fluke with jeremy lin coming in causing a temporary Knicks adrenilin burst but evolving back to lower-mid tier status.? is this thread already outdated b/c the knicks are now the real deal in which the entire league fears to play.?tell me yes this thread is obselete and we are a confirmed juggarnut of the east.Could jeremy lin keep this level of play?is he the knicks very near future "4th star" are we the miami heat of 2012 or the philadephia eagles of this past season with a bunch of league stars that just dont mesh.......(are analogies outside of basketball appropriate, lol?)
is coach mike finally equipped with a team to meet his coaching system needs?could his system , full throttle go beyond 2nd round in the east? could this be his time to blossem (with 4 stars) and strong, productive role players (novac, fields, harrelson, shumpert, jeffries and maybe baron davis).
one thing is with the return of stat/melo, we gain a notch in our bench quality, by mathmatics, which was getting killed by opposing benches prior to "LinMania".
I think we are doing a great job on the intagables, diving for loose balls, shumpert is showing signs of being a problem for teams in that. we really seem to be taken better care of the boards lately a key to that is incredable help from our guards and not to mention tyson who brings the knicks back to having a monster in the middle, a NY void for about a decade (and I'm pretty confident most of you choose not to remember the eddy curry era)
our defense has evolved to be average (but building) with leaders like jeffries, shumpert and chandler, NEEDS to be a focus especially with the mello, amare returning who historically havent been very strong on defense.
these 100 mil $ men need to realize where our voids are and focus on what the Knicks need to be redefined as "stars" with their current team.
BUT hang on, if the stars come back and baron joins up (as a nice back up to lin) we may becomeing the La clippers of the east (sorry about that, hehe) and be able to claim almost unstoppable on the offensive end. but thats what we thought in the beggining of this abbreviated season!! but now we have lin at the 1..........
what do you think ? I know I have bought in, but there are some items still on "watch" status. I really think we will end up on the high road this time. chances are if you post to this thread you will be "bought in" as well....
better take an asprin for that "linfever" of yours.................., but please, enjoy, this NY basketball buzz has NOT been here in awhile! Go Knicks!
is coach mike finally equipped with a team to meet his coaching system needs?could his system , full throttle go beyond 2nd round in the east? could this be his time to blossem (with 4 stars) and strong, productive role players (novac, fields, harrelson, shumpert, jeffries and maybe baron davis).
one thing is with the return of stat/melo, we gain a notch in our bench quality, by mathmatics, which was getting killed by opposing benches prior to "LinMania".
I think we are doing a great job on the intagables, diving for loose balls, shumpert is showing signs of being a problem for teams in that. we really seem to be taken better care of the boards lately a key to that is incredable help from our guards and not to mention tyson who brings the knicks back to having a monster in the middle, a NY void for about a decade (and I'm pretty confident most of you choose not to remember the eddy curry era)
our defense has evolved to be average (but building) with leaders like jeffries, shumpert and chandler, NEEDS to be a focus especially with the mello, amare returning who historically havent been very strong on defense.
these 100 mil $ men need to realize where our voids are and focus on what the Knicks need to be redefined as "stars" with their current team.
BUT hang on, if the stars come back and baron joins up (as a nice back up to lin) we may becomeing the La clippers of the east (sorry about that, hehe) and be able to claim almost unstoppable on the offensive end. but thats what we thought in the beggining of this abbreviated season!! but now we have lin at the 1..........
what do you think ? I know I have bought in, but there are some items still on "watch" status. I really think we will end up on the high road this time. chances are if you post to this thread you will be "bought in" as well....
better take an asprin for that "linfever" of yours..................
, but please, enjoy, this NY basketball buzz has NOT been here in awhile! Go Knicks!
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