>We cannot have Kidd, Brewer and Novak off the bench not
>giving us anything.
>We have to chill with these slow starts.
>This is a problem. A BIG PROBLEM.


imo its the starters responsibility to start the game well and I think that the Knicks have enough firepower to do it with the current starting lineup even though Felton out hurts it. They just gotta really lean on Melo to start well with energy.

I mean what happens when you move JR to starter and those guys continue to suck off the bench. You have the same struggles as Portland when their starters are out.

One way you can manage it is using shorter rotations. If you start JR you play him 5-6 minutes, bench him the rest of the quarter and then when you take Melo out at the end of the first, you bring JR back. You will have to end up relying on both guys to play 35+ minutes and thats no good in the long term for their overall health.

They gotta find a way to get Novak going. They really miss Sheed.

As bad as Cope's rebounding and defense are, he should probably start over Thomas right now because Thomas brings nothing worthwhile. At least Cope got that underground hip hop dumb out energy.