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I think one of the reasons Ive been so excited seeing his progress is because he's basically just making layups. Its not like he's throwing up miracle 360 windmill flip ups, and making mad jumpers which would be less telling. He's getting to the hole and finishing layups or getting fouled. Even against the Wolves, most of his misses were layups and those seemed to be because he was tired and had no lift.
Theres not 60 shots to go around for Melo, Lin, and Stat every night. The important thing is the ball keeps moving and everyone buys into the system (which I think they will). The ball has to keep moving. If you watch the last 5 knicks games, nobody is holding the ball more than 5 seconds other than Lin cause he's the pg, and thats typically only happening when he's trying to get a last shot. He catches it and goes.
A lot of talk has gone around Amare and Melo on offense. I really amexcited to see that machine in motion...it could be Phx Suns offense 2.0. 2 bigs running a stack pick and roll with different options, a dominant wing left 1 on 1 for a kick out--not just to shoot, but then has his man in an iso to take to the hole with no help. They have to add wrinkles to the basic pick n roll its all there.
The 2 biggest concerns to me are
1) How will Amare and Melo play on defense. The bench mob has been swarming on defense. Will these guys bring the same effort on D? Because if they do they have the potential and athleticism to be better defenders.
2) How will they keep the bench energized and in the mix while still giving stars their minutes? These guys have been really hype cause they know theyll play and have a leash..how can Pringles keep that good feeling going for them
If all that works they will be tough to beat
>so instead of the 8-24 lines, we'll see 5-11, 7-13 type >nights with him getting to the foul line 5-6 times. > >My other concern is how D'Antoni manages Novak's minutes, >because with Melo back, he's got to figure out a way to get >Novak 20 minutes a game, because he's our sniper. > >Other than that, I'm pleased.
--- "though time has passed, im still the future" (c) black thought
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