Postgame Thread: Bulls 104, Knicks 102
by Seth on Feb 2, 2012 10:38 PM EST
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PrintThe Knicks found something there in the second half. It was a gut-wrenching loss, and the lack of a point guard and any depth whatsoever still hurt them, but they made a legitimate game of it and looked waaaaay better than they have against good teams at any point this season. On to Boston.
Recap later.
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no such thing as a moral victory
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
In a long season there sure is
Maybe not in the playoffs, but if the Knicks take off from here you can point to tonight as the night the Knicks proved they could compete with the elite of the NBA.
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Everybody bagging on Melo tonight needs to shut-up for a minute.
Yeah, he forced some shots down the stretch, but he’s a closer, what’d you expect. And a lot of times he makes those.
The point is: To blame this loss on Melo is to totally ignore the spectacular job he did facilitating the offense in the 1st quarter.
Dude was getting everybody involved. Without his playmaking at the beginning, maybe we get down big early and start chucking the rest of the night.
Why are mosquitoes hatching in our offense?
by StarksMiddleFinger on Feb 2, 2012 10:42 PM EST reply actions
exactly thats wat hes mostly here for to be our closer
kobe misses a ton of shots in the 4th qtr but the lakers will continue to go to him again and again
Those are the best closers in the game...
But still I wish Melo had more step closer or had a 4pt play..
Hello I wish the refs actually gave them some calls.
melo is known as one of the best closers in the league
and yea thats y i dont feel so bad we kinda built on the detroit game to be honest we get some calls and we wouldve won this
To be honest I didn't see anybody blaming Melo
I think he could have gotten a little closer on that final shot; there was still probably 1.5 left, but whatever. I still want him taking the last shot
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Well, at the end of the game thread.
But maybe it was just a few repetitive folks.
Why are mosquitoes hatching in our offense?
by StarksMiddleFinger on Feb 2, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly, I'd be the first person bitching after a 10-26 night from Melo
but he was pretty good this game. Kept the ball moving for the most part, got Amar’e involved in the offense, got fouled a ton and didn’t get calls.
I actually thought Melo passed the ball and trusted his teammates in critical moments
down the stretch and showed glimmers of “getting” his role in the team plan. couldn’t have said that b4 tonight’s game.
hey a glimmer is something at least.
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
aaaannnddd this is why we need a point guard
Get Amar’e going – be competitive. Don’t get Amar’e going – suck. Iman played well – Amar’e got going – competitive game. Melo was a complimentary player in this game, the way how it should be.
He was defending Derrick Rose.
Did you expect him to hold Rose to below 20 points?
he tried.
noone is going to stop rose..its crazy he hasnt even entered his prime yet…its just one of those players.
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Shump played pretty well I thought
did a better job on Rose than anyone else we could’ve put on him. When Shump was guarding him he made the shots he should hav been forced to take and some incredible layups. I can’t be madat the rookie
Rose destroys everybody
I actually loved Shump’s aggression on offense. Went at Rose a few times and his J was falling too.
I would have loved to see more backcourt trapping on Rose, I thought that looked really good. But considering this is the first night in a b-t-b-t-b, you can’t just grind guys down like that
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That's a strange conclusion to draw from this game.
Why are mosquitoes hatching in our offense?
by StarksMiddleFinger on Feb 2, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
which was reporting on a rumor they picked up from
The Daily News and which the words “dubious origins” was used.
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta win the next two, in my opinion
If they were to lose both of them, he’ll be on the chopping block. If they lose both of them AND fall to Utah on Monday, I could honestly see him being let go
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Yo but really
The refs were atrocious this game. Take away 2 of the fouls they called on the Knicks and give them to the Bulls, and this game might actually be a different outcome. And that’s being generous with the number of bad calls
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How is it that Stat takes 27FGA's,
The majority of them going HARD to the basket, and gets 4 free throws for the game???
That foul on JJ and subsequent T on Chandler was an absolute joke. A rookie gets a call like that crashing into a player that everyone knows is one of the best in the business at drawing offensive fouls?
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maybe Cuban is right
can we trade refs with the WNBA?
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Stat's been coming on last week or so...when he's involved in the offense!
I took A LOT of positives from this one (our PG play not being one of them), Stat & Fields were great, they seem to be getting more cohesive offensively, they lost not b/c of Melo-although he wasn’t good-they lost b/c of DRose being DRose…WOW, what a player! Gotta build on this effort the next couple nights tho!
yeah they should trip him with the jump rope
as part of his regular training routine.
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
Bulls 23 free throw attempts
to Knicks 12.. when the discrepancy is this obvious its hard to believe that there isn’t motive behind it.
refs are officiating really bad.. or maybe they had a badnight tonight.
melo and amare combined for 10fts. on 53 shots is awful.
i like the fight, we really need a pg bad.
and i honestly have no problem with lin getting douglas’ minutes at this point..dantoni protects him too much
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Honestly
I don’t know what happened to Douglas, but he can’t keep getting major minutes. He’s killing us with his poor shooting, ball control, and tunnel vision. Why D’Antoni is staying so loyal to him is a mystery.
Me and my squad build just like contractors
I break s***, you only give hairline fractures
by LatrellSprewell on Feb 2, 2012 11:05 PM EST reply actions
He literally
Can’t even execute an entry pass at this point!
Yes really got stole on and 2-7
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
he IS killing us
softly with his turnovers, killing us softly with his play, killing us softly…
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
there are times where he just gives it to opposing teammates
and that thing where he things behind the basket is still in bounds and dribbles it out is really nnoying
how about when he just fires a three with
23.9 still left on the shot clock. I get the feeling he is trying to be a fan favorite with those and not thinking about the game.
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
I only get to watch the Knicks every other week
and I can see vast improvement in them. They’re still amazingly prone to having lucky bullshit happen against them, but the more they figure out that Carmelo doesn’t need to do his bullshit routine in order to score 26 points, the better.
The thing is, Baron davis doesn’t need to work wonders here. He just needs to be a veteran player.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Feb 2, 2012 11:12 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
thats the thing
just by making passes without turning it over, just running the offense little bit, is all we need.
people are saying we’re turning to baron as savior, and to not be too hopeful- but even at my most pessimistic i know that walking, breathing Baron Davis will make us better
Correct...
Our Big 3 can do what’s expected of them w/ a PG who knows when & where to get them the ball…I cannot count how many times we’ve seen Stat get the ball 22 feet away from the basket w/ the shot clock about to expire this season.
I actually was not a big believer that BD was the savior of this mess
but tonight it was clear the difference between a win and a “moral victory” was poise and ability to execute at the PG at critical moments. Shump did the best HE could….uh TD…well if you can’t say anything nice.
by I know smart people on Feb 2, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
Before you pat yourself on the back
Remember that they were out two starters and we never led by more than 2.
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
The point
is that we looked competitive for the first time in a few games. The bulls are good and rose is REALLY good. If we play competitively down the stretch, we should be able to win a good chunk of our games.
I'm being nice!
I loved the effort tonight. I’m saying that when they play like this they can hang with anyone.
Is Baron Davis really a starter if he's never even started for this team?
I think this game really exposed our lack of bench.
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
he's a starter and he pushes one of the current starters to the bench
two birds, one stone. Use it.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
Whatever inkblot
There’s no asterisk on the Knicks side just because Baron Davis is in a grey suit on the bench, this is our starting lineup this season. Baron Davis is a total unknown for this team and that’s a fact. Meanwhile, we know that the Bulls would be better with Deng and Hamilton.
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
there's no asterisk on either side eastern block
you play the game as it is.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
Whatever man this is bad.
We needed this one. Boston comes in tomorrow over .500 and Paul Pierce ain’t watching from the bench this time. With the coach hot seat what it is this could go from bad to catastrophe really quickly.
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
Yo Seth
Completely unrelated, non-basketball question:
Do you know a Chris Bryson? Some dude on fb popped up under the someone you may know category, and is friends with you, and a bunch of people I know from college. Just curious if you know that connection
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Yo Seth,
did you graduate from Skidmore College perchance?
what color has your poop been this week?
oh right…email.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
oh thank goodness
We really need a safe haven to discuss poop. There arent many out there these days….
can I still send you poop through email?
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
toney douglas is taking awful one handed teardrop floaters. unacceptable. jared jefferies is playing decent minutes. unacceptable.
baron coming back should alleviate some spacing issues and hopefully cut down on turnovers. his explosiveness is gone but he still has a decent shot. toney douglas needs to be traded with balkman with a 2nd rd pick to get sessions.
then we need to get kenyon martin for the mini mid level or whatever we have left.
shumpert and fields play the starting 2. high impact and high energy. martin gives us toughness. this shit can be turned around. amare is def coming around. the season is short so hopefully we havent dug ourselves too deep of a hole.
WE GOT THIS.
toney douglas is taking awful one handed teardrop floaters. unacceptable. jared jefferies is playing decent minutes. unacceptable.
I lol’d hard.
Formerly known as "GangGrizzle".
Theonly positive about Douglas
Is that the annoying DWTDD has basicaly ended because of his awful, awful play.
by Guess Who's Back? on Feb 2, 2012 11:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seth's a better man than any of us
Because most of us have zero faith in Douglas. It’s to the point where I groan in horror whenever he checks in.
by Guess Who's Back? on Feb 2, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
it's come to the point where I get mild look of surprise when he does things
i full expect every shot to clank and every pass to go the other way
LOL +1
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
Watching Gallo taking the Clippers to school
Hurts my soul
It's tough being a Knicks fan. Being a Giants and Yanks fan is great though.
by King Henry the 2nd on Feb 2, 2012 11:35 PM EST reply actions
I was there, The Knuggets are a hell of a team.
Gallo 5-5 from 3 / Mozzy hard foul on Blake and 5-5 from the field and 2 .
by RichardVincentGuerin on Feb 3, 2012 2:48 AM EST up reply actions
that Nuggets team is one I wish the Knicks had.
I’d even take Shit Demon back.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
Oh and guys... D'Antoni will not be fired, even if we go 0-3
Firing him would be a give up on the season. This will most likely be his last season unless something REALLY changes (BARON!?!?) but firing him now makes no sense. Everything would fall apart into a media circus and the entire team would collapse into uninspired failure
That Houston Rockets game? That would be every game.
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