Knicks-Nuggets Post Game (Free Candy Strikes)

[Iron Mantis]

dolan set d'antoni up to fail by making the carmelo trade

As opposed to being mediocre before? The fact is Dolan put legit talent on this team. Even with the roster as is, we should not be 6-10.

Yea. 3 all-stars and decent role players shouldnt translate to a losing record against the scrub teams the Knicks have been facing.

[[GR]]

It is funny.. when gallo was here, his lack of development was his fault.. he wasn't assertive, he dissapeared, etc..... Not that dantoni misused him.... but it was all gallo..

now with amare and melo struggling.. It is fire dantoni.. he is coaching bad..

LOL.. wow

come on guys..

People were calling for D'Antoni's head before the trade, so don't try to pull that card.

[Clyde_Style]

You guys gotta remember something. Gallo was playing the Knicks. In reality he's a 16 point scorer who gets most of his points from the line. And not in the superstar sense where you get 30 points a game and 10 from the line. He gets like 10 from the line and a few FGs. I'm exaggerating but you know what I mean. He is not better than Melo.

Yet he was better. He got up for the game and delivered.

[Thugger HBC]

Yeah, D'antoni isn't gonna bench him.

Now Thibbs would do it in a heartbeat.

I've watched games last year and this year, where he benches Noah and Boozer in the 4th.

melo is a star

noah and boozer arent

its easier to treat role players like that

Again, Rose, league MVP WAS BENCHED!!!!

Damn you post fast!!!

BTW, Dirk has been put on the shelf for the next few games as well.

That's coaching, save your best guys for the stretch run.

[Clincher]

It is funny.. when gallo was here, his lack of development was his fault.. he wasn't assertive, he dissapeared, etc..... Not that dantoni misused him.... but it was all gallo..

now with amare and melo struggling.. It is fire dantoni.. he is coaching bad..

LOL.. wow

come on guys..

I hate D'Phoney but how is it his fault Gallo got hurt by Tractor Traylor(RIP) in a summer league game and it caused Gallo to shy away from contact until year 3?

Gallo needed to add muscle to survive in this league as he was nothing more than a 3 point specialist without it. Low and behold when he finally adds muscle, he can now go in and get involved/driving to the net rather than staying behind the line and not getting himself involved.

Gallo is Hedo Turk 2.0(Pre Toronto and doritos).....he was projected to be like that before coming into the league and will be that since arriving in the league.

[Rasho Brezec]

This play was probably called a foul. The refs were f***ing atrocious.

I don't know what game you watched, refs were good except the Jorts block that got called a foul and the 0.3 screw up when one of them picked up the ball. Gallo got fouled on every FT attempt.

[Brooklyn53]

is there any viable way for us, the fans, to get the message out that we want dolan to resign and or d'antoni fired? maybe tweeting reporters and what not?

[Fury]

You guys gotta remember something. Gallo was playing the Knicks. In reality he's a 16 point scorer who gets most of his points from the line. And not in the superstar sense where you get 30 points a game and 10 from the line. He gets like 10 from the line and a few FGs. I'm exaggerating but you know what I mean. He is not better than Melo.

Yet he was better. He got up for the game and delivered.

He was mediocre missing a lot of shots too for most of the game. And he missed a big FT. If Andre Miller didn't hit a lucky 3, Melo would have had a huge shot in tying the game and some big shots in OT. Lets not go crazy.

[moocow007]

It is funny.. when gallo was here, his lack of development was his fault.. he wasn't assertive, he dissapeared, etc..... Not that dantoni misused him.... but it was all gallo..

now with amare and melo struggling.. It is fire dantoni.. he is coaching bad..

LOL.. wow

come on guys..

It's always been D'Antoni from my standpoint. The head coach is responsible for how his team plays, the effort, the focus, of maximizing talent, of developing where needed, of motivating, of teaching, of leading. The word "head" in head coach to me means he's the leader...but in our case it's more of a derogatory term of what fans have to be feel like he's forcing them to give him game in and game out. Hasn't changed for me one bit. I didnt' want him back then after seeing how little of the above he was able to offer, don't want him now.

[dice]

a team is definitely getting a lottery pick from the knicks in this year's nba draft

keep your chin up. you'll keep it if it's top 5

[Grinditout]

It is funny.. when gallo was here, his lack of development was his fault.. he wasn't assertive, he dissapeared, etc..... Not that dantoni misused him.... but it was all gallo..

now with amare and melo struggling.. It is fire dantoni.. he is coaching bad..

LOL.. wow

come on guys..

In all fairness we did criticize D'antoni for camping him at the 3pt line and also currently criticizing Melo for being a ballhog.

I was of the same mindset too, I think the board was pretty split on it.

[moocow007]

is there any viable way for us, the fans, to get the message out that we want dolan to resign and or d'antoni fired? maybe tweeting reporters and what not?

Dolan can't resign...the bugger owns the team. He's got the ultimate security blanket. D'Antoni OTOH...well...he's good to go in my opinion.

[Jay10]

a team is definitely getting a lottery pick from the knicks in this year's nba draft

keep your chin up. you'll keep it if it's top 5

the knicks don't have that kind of luck

[RHODEY]

A good effort by the Knicks, and exciting game, and Melo gave his all to keep us in it and bring it to OT after a horrific shooting night.

Still, what are we to conclude about Melo's mental grasp of a team game, and of his ability to influence the flow, when one of the great drive and finishers takes 4-6 FT attempts, while Gallo takes 18-20.

Melo has a lot of heart... he showed that.

But where the fck is his head at?

Uh huh: 4-6 FTs vs 18-20 FTs. And Denver wins.

There was a telling play.

Gallo was open on the baseline and got a pass from Lawson, but he did not hesitate; immediately Gallo got the ball back to Lawson for a quick pass to Adult Al, who seized the moment by draining a knife thrust of a three.

A heady unselfish play.

Am I saying Gallo better than Melo?

No.

But...you still do that trade 9 times out of ten? Really?

[dk7th]

gallinari 66.5% TS

melo 38.3% TS

[moocow007]

a team is definitely getting a lottery pick from the knicks in this year's nba draft

keep your chin up. you'll keep it if it's top 5

Ummm...yeah...smart troll is not smart enough. So don't try it again.

[sol537]

good thing it's a shortened season because I'm not sure we can win another game before the off-season rolls around...

[Clyde_Style]

You guys gotta remember something. Gallo was playing the Knicks. In reality he's a 16 point scorer who gets most of his points from the line. And not in the superstar sense where you get 30 points a game and 10 from the line. He gets like 10 from the line and a few FGs. I'm exaggerating but you know what I mean. He is not better than Melo.

Yet he was better. He got up for the game and delivered.

He was mediocre missing a lot of shots too for most of the game. And he missed a big FT. If Andre Miller didn't hit a lucky 3, Melo would have had a huge shot in tying the game and some big shots in OT. Lets not go crazy.

You're being desperate. He shot 9-19 from the field an 18-20 from the line.

[moocow007]

Which other guys have had season/career best nights against the Knicks again? Now with that answer, insert Gallinari into the mix and then take in the scope of what he did.

[albert]

Fun fact: longest losing streak for the Knicks in the post-Ewing era is 10 (2005-2006 season).

http://www.basketball-reference.com/tea ... games.html

See games 41-60 for our 1-16 stretch.