The 2011 New York Knicks: The Rebirth

[Hassan Darkside]

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I know Chandler played the 2 all last year but I'm not sold on him at that position. He's not a good enough ball handler imo to play the two and I don't think he's quick enough to keep up with traditional two-guards. I feel the same way about Fields too, but I guess in D'Antoni's system, you only really need to be able to catch and shoot at that position.

[randombrother]

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Damn we fell off

[Pared]

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I know Chandler played the 2 all last year but I'm not sold on him at that position. He's not a good enough ball handler imo to play the two and I don't think he's quick enough to keep up with traditional two-guards. I feel the same way about Fields too, but I guess in D'Antoni's system, you only really need to be able to catch and shoot at that position.

With Stat, Melo and now Felton able to create, all Chandler needs to be able to do is hit a few shots and hold it down somewhat defensively.

He may not be quick enough but I can see him funneling players towards others plus he's tall enough to disrupt a shooter.

[Jeffx]

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One of the Knick radio announcers said AR's getting traded for a first round pick. Knicks consider him a bust. How would they know - dude never got a chance thanks to D'Amphony.

[ehh]

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He has as poor of a bball IQ as any NBA player I've ever seen and I'm not exaggerating. He does ridiculously stupid things every time he gets into the game. Shot selection, turnovers, etc. It's real bad man.

[CMH]

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He has as poor of a bball IQ as any NBA player I've ever seen and I'm not exaggerating. He does ridiculously stupid things every time he gets into the game. Shot selection, turnovers, etc. It's real bad man.

I didn't want to say it out loud since guys here want him to play, but yea, this is exactly how I felt whenever I saw him on the floor.

No one is more lost than this guy.

[Jeffx]

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Losing to the Kings and Suns AT HOME? Unacceptable.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Defense.

Nothing more to be said.

[Jeffx]

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Defense.

Nothing more to be said.

There was ZERO effort on defense yesterday. Unbelievable. These are the games you HAVE to win. Now they go to SA, Houston and OKC. Knicks could come back one game under .500.

[Pared]

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Losing to the Kings and Suns AT HOME? Unacceptable.

Suns played better and they were obviously flat from the road trip. They had zero interest in playing on either side of the ball.

When you have Lopez dunking on Chandler and Carter and JRich playing like their a few years younger, you're going to have a problem.

[CMH]

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That's what it was: flat from the road trip. But, the excuses need to end.

First it's: Oh, it's the second game of a back-to-back.

Then it's: The other team had two off-days.

Now it's: They had a long road trip.

Not pointing you out, Pared. Pointing the finger at the team. If that's their excuse, it's a problem.

[Vast]

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He has as poor of a bball IQ as any NBA player I've ever seen and I'm not exaggerating. He does ridiculously stupid things every time he gets into the game. Shot selection, turnovers, etc. It's real bad man.

How many games have you seen him play?

All we need from him is to rebound and play defense man. Can he at least do that?

[ehh]

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How many games have you seen him play?

All we need from him is to rebound and play defense man. Can he at least do that?

Every minute he's played as a Knick including the preseason. Plus a few games in his GS tenure.

He can defend and rebound, though his IQ on the defensive end isn't the best either. Problem is that if he's so-so on the defensive end and then tries to do too much and makes stupid plays that hurt the team on offense it's not worth it to have him on the floor - which is exactly why he's not in the rotation.

[fsquid]

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He has as poor of a bball IQ as any NBA player I've ever seen and I'm not exaggerating. He does ridiculously stupid things every time he gets into the game. Shot selection, turnovers, etc. It's real bad man.

He kicks *** on my Knicks Association in NBA 2k though!

[fsquid]

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Why the Knicks should wait on Melo. I agree with this whole analysis.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/24071/why-the-knicks-should-wait-on-melo