egelband wrote:smileyforall220 wrote:duetta wrote:Knicks are developing a tendency to play down to the level of their opponents. It's not an uncommon tendency.
Monster game by RJ, solid game by Walker and Fournier. Randle needs to get his head out of his backside.
Walker may be playing too many minutes this early. Rose can play more.
IQ is still struggling but I have no doubt that he's hasn't lost the ability to shoot. He's just going through a bad patch at his point. We need to get him back playing well if only to restore his value as a trade asset.
Burks dribbles too much out there for my taste. That second team offense is not flowing at the moment. None of the 2nd team guards were attempting to get Obi any opportunities tonight.
Win is a win - and this was a game we needed to win given how beat up New Orleans is.
Thibs has completely destroyed the bench offense. Burks is now the default point guard for some reason and Rose has been relegated to SF? in our offense, aka a spot up shooter despite being the team's best ball handler. IQ and Burks handle the ball more than Rose now which makes no sense whatsoever
Isn’t that Thibs’ MO, though? He’ll shake things up game to game depending on matchup. My sense is, don’t read too much into a lineup. But keep an eye on trends and tendencies over a longer period. But maybe I’m off-base.
I would say at this point it’s starting to become a trend. It’s been about 3 games now where Burks/IQ are the primary ball handlers and so far we have seen the disastrous results of it. What was a major strength last year in bench scoring is now a major weakness for the team as the bench offense is now in complete disarray. In addition it’s clearly throwing Obi and Rose off. We need Rose to keep a groove this year so that he’s sharp for the playoffs. Playing him as a SF is just a laughable waste of his ball handling and playmaking ability. Unless you enjoy watching IQ and Burks take one dribble and iso every play ?
RIP mags
