You can watch Carmelo Anthony play basketball tonight.

by Seth on Sep 25, 2011 11:39 AM EDT in Lockout : (

This evening there shall be a basketball game. It should include such illustrious basketball practitioners as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Ronald Murray, and our very own Carmelo Anthony. Anthony's "Team Melo" will go up against a bunch of guys representing the Philadelphia area in "The Battle for I-95". Word has it the winners will actually annex the interstate highway as their own supply route for goods and munitions and whatnot. Some others participating:

Tyreke Evans (Kings), Kyle Lowry (Rockets), Hakim Warrick (Suns), Lou Williams (Sixers), Wayne Ellington, Markieff (Suns) and Marcus Morris (Rockets), Jason Thompson (Kings) and Ronald Murray (ex-NBAer). (Timberwolves),

In other news, the world wide web allows you to watch live events just as if it were television. It's electric! The word is that SI.com (a website) will be "streaming" the event in its entirety. Tip-off is supposed to be around 6 PM. Perhaps you'd like to watch?

In the meantime, get those Knicktion submissions in! Today is the final day to submit, although I'm totally going to extend the deadline if I don't get a few more by today. <3

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Thank God Ronald Murray is playing

Cause otherwise this game would just be lacking in star talent.

by Mikel L on Sep 25, 2011 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

Has he dropped the "Flip", now that he's retired?

I'm sailing on a cloud, they're trailing below/ My shrink told me it's a feeling they'll never know

by PJCarlisimo's Neck on Sep 25, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

capture please

i miss basketball

by dank7 on Sep 25, 2011 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

is he gonna play basketball or suck down a bucket of chicken wings?

Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows

by Rorschach44 on Sep 25, 2011 12:37 PM EDT reply actions

the former

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by Seth on Sep 25, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

sigh

racy

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by stingy d on Sep 25, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Why not both?

by flossy on Sep 25, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

racist

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

These teams are a tadddddd lopsided

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

the new york team would suck?

who would it be tho?

odom, artest, elton brand, jamal tinsley, rafer alston… ummmmm….. wally bezerkerak….

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by stingy d on Sep 25, 2011 2:32 PM EDT reply actions

jimmer fredette

i guess new york would be unstoppable, nevermind.

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by stingy d on Sep 25, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

al harrington

new york would stink it up, nevermind.

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by stingy d on Sep 25, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

The whole team would travel in the back of Stephon Marbury's truck

eww

by flossy on Sep 25, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

superstar gary forbes duhhhhh

I think Melo said he would play for a New York squad

Marbury would come back and show these neophytes what’s what

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

my boy kemba

by frilly on Sep 25, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

oh yea!

telfair too. and lance stephenson.

not so many good passers in new york.

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by stingy d on Sep 25, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

ben gordon?

francisco garcia

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by Seth on Sep 25, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

london

spanish

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by stingy d on Sep 25, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

BG's

from Mount Vernon

"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy

by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Sep 26, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

i thought he was from new orleans

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by stingy d on Sep 26, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

heyo

"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy

by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Sep 28, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson, Channing Fyre, Charlie Villanueva

http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.cgi?country=US&state=NY

by Mikel L on Sep 25, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Sebastian Telfaire

by WSD on Sep 25, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Crossing fingers for submission deadline extention

Stainer of mountaintops.

by Chairman Meow on Sep 25, 2011 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

What a feel good day!

Giants smacked the Eagles, Bills stunned the Patriots, and tonight… I’m watching BASKETBALL!

Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man, I gotta get my work done quick…

SPEND ON BIGS

by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

Yanks buried the Red Sox...

man, just too much good news to fit in one comment.

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by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

wow, the Rays really might catch up with the Red Sox.

they’re only 1/2 a game behind, I can’t believe it. This is so great.

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Yo, I'm on si.com. There's nothing here.

Is anybody seeing any b-ball? Where is it?

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by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

Okay, they just put it up. It's on their front page now.

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by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Is anyone else watching this?

1st quarter was awful. D’antoni would be blushing at the amount of brick-chuckery that is going on.

SPEND ON BIGS

by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 7:00 PM EDT reply actions

Team Melo is actually quite boring to watch

Considering the talent they have and star power, all they do is iso really

by WSD on Sep 25, 2011 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

I thought organized pick-up games would help put pressure on the owners.

I figured that NBA players would keep being producing entertaining basketball on their own, and the owners would be weakened as they watched players rake in 100% of the profits.

Not like this though. This game is probably helping the owners. It’s really pathetic.

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by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, it's not that fun to watch

waddaya expect though. This is a pick up game

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

It's still an insult to the rest of us that play pick-up ball regularly.

Mainly in terms of shot-selection.

SPEND ON BIGS

by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions

they definitely could be more impressive

and it’s not like it’s that had to improvise pick and rolls and stuff like that

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

*i meant aggressive instead of impressive

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Their goals are more or less

1) Don’t get hurt
2) Don’t get hurt
3) Keep their names in the news
4) Don’t get hurt
5) Raise some scratch for charity
6) Don’t get hurt

…

89) Play highly organized, competitive basketball with actual plays run and defense and stuff

by flossy on Sep 25, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Now it's starting to pick up in pace and intensity

Lebron is fucking trucking through people

by WSD on Sep 25, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

It's hard to imagine a team with Paul, Anthony, and James ever losing a game in the NBA

and yet…

by BJabs on Sep 25, 2011 8:33 PM EDT reply actions

they've been playing like total crap though

Chris Paul thrives best with structure anyway

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

when Darren Collison stepped into that New Orleans system and put up those great numbers

It got me thinking about whether Chris Paul is a genuinely great player or if the system boosts his stats. It’s hard to say anything definitive, so I’ll just say I think it’s a mix of great talent and a system that supports PG’s.

by BJabs on Sep 25, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

the system definitely boosts his stats

just like the Jazz system boosted Deron’s and John Stockton’s stats and just like how Mike D’Antoni’s system boosted Steve Nash’s stats. He’s still a really, really good player. He has supremely high bball IQ, great handle and he’s a very good passer and shooter. He is best playing in a structured offense with a lot of screens, though. He is certainly not as good of an isolation point guard as, say, Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook.

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Whoa hold up

New Orleans system boosts Paul’s stats? That’s ridiculous. The Hornets have a slow defensive system, they had the second slowest pace in the NBA last year. Some NBA writer made an offhand comment that if Paul played for a fast paced team he would break the NBA record for assists per game. And Paul hasn’t exactly had great teammates ever. David West is the only All-Star he has played with?

Go back and watch last year’s playoff series against the Lakers. Paul was able to get his shot off against everyone, using smarts and tremendous ball-handling. While he doesn’t have the athleticism or scoring prowess of Westbrook or Rose, he has the ability to get anyone on his team on easy bucket.

by Mikel L on Sep 25, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Your second paragraph is why his stats come from a mix of great talent and the system

but pace doesn’t exactly factor into what I’m saying. I’m saying the offense in New Orleans runs through the PG probably more than any other team, and the more a player touches the ball, the more stats he accumulates.

In 07-08, Chris Paul ranked 6th in the NBA with a 27.0 Usage Rate, whereas Deron Williams ranked 28th with a 24.2, and Steve Nash ranked 53rd with a 22.9.

08-09:
Chris Paul – 27.9 (6th)
Deron Williams – 25.5 (19th)
Steve Nash – 22.0 (59th)

See what I’m saying? In the years Chris Paul was putting up the best stats of any PG, his usage rate was really high.

by BJabs on Sep 25, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

it's definitely true that he has a high usage rate

and it’s also true that because that system calls for so many screens and he is a rather methodical passer, that it is easier for him to not get too many turnovers than it is for, say, Steve Nash.

But he’s still a really good player. Even though he plays in a rather structured offense, they still rely on his decision making and court vision a lot. I don’t think anyone could run that system as well as he does, except for Steve Nash. Also, Paul’s skills easily translate to other offensive systems. When he played for Team USA, they ran a completely different type of offense, and he was great playing for them. I know this probably doesn’t hold too much weight, but he also tends to look really good at All Star games where they play a more open floor style of ball.

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

The best part of this game was the fact that Alan Hahn was on the mic through the 2nd half.

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by StarksMiddleFinger on Sep 25, 2011 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah that definitely made it more enjoyable. I like Alan Hahn

I think he is as willing and able to jabber on for hours on end about the Knicks as I am. Plus, unlike the other beat writers he isn’t obsessed with Isiah Thomas conspiracy theory.

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by knickswin on Sep 25, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions