Comments on: Knicks need to execute late or Celtics will be executioner

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:15:23 +0000

all u non believers get out of town the undermanned knicks scared the crap celtics on their own floor. when game 3 comes theres really gonna be reason. 1999 the weakest team in the east went to finals. boston is not almighty an can be beat.the word u used in the title execution is critical

By: LPad

LPad — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:03:25 +0000

Why isn’t he a winning player because he was tired (after going for 42 pts, 17 rebs, 6 asts against the top defense in the league) or because Jeffries didn’t shoot the ball when he was open?

BTW, I wouldn’t put that all on Melo. Seems like there was a big miscommunication because West came off of a screen and one player thought they were supposed to switch and one didn’t. Either they were supposed to switch or they weren’t. Since the team isn’t going to talk about it in the press. We can’t assume Melo was at fault. Besides, all it cost them was a desperate heave. Very small chance it goes in.

By: andyhr17

andyhr17 — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:44:56 +0000

Exactly. He’s a natural born scorer….that’s IT. He’s not a good defender and seems to care about himself more than his team. The Celtics big three are past their prime…but they play team basketball where one person isn’t relied on to take the game over. If one falls, the other pick up the slack. Team basketball is what wins in the playoffs. This is what is lacking with the Knicks. Melo can score 40+ points in a playoff game and keep his team close…but all it takes is one or two bone headed plays to erase all of that and lose the game.

By: keithosaunders

keithosaunders — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:30:21 +0000

Great comment by lpad. Melo not fouling Delonte West with 4.5 seconds is inexcusable. Where is his basketball IQ? Then, in postgame comments, he tried to make it seem as if he was too tired to foul, or that he was concerned about fouling out. He may be a great player, but he is not a winning player.

By: LPad

LPad — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:43:30 +0000

It isn’t really baffling at all as to why Amare didn’t get the ball down the stretch of Game One. Boston called a timeout adjusted their defense. They had KG play in front of Amare with JO stationed down low to prevent a lob. Since Amare is a PF/C, he isn’t capable of going one-on-one from 25 feet out and the Knicks don’t have a front court player to occupy JO’s attention it’s actually quite easy to take him out of the game.

Amare was the first option on three of the last four plays: he was the first option when Billups drove it and got hurt, the first option on the Melo foul, and the first option on Douglas three. KG fronted him on the drive and the foul with JONeal shaded over to prevent the lob. He also set the pick for Douglas on the three. Late in the clock you have to go elsewhere if you can’t get to the first option.

The real reason why the Knicks are struggling down the stretch is that Boston is better. Last night, Melo was the only one on the Knicks who was better than the person guarding him.

By: liltmac2003

liltmac2003 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:37:36 +0000

Knicks were down with 4 seconds left. Both teams just came out of a timeout. Boston had the ball.

I absoultey don’t understand how NO ONE on the Knicks side mentioned “…and oh yeah, foul asap.”

Because it took forever for Carmelo to foul. It’s just when the clock strikes 1:00 minute and lower, the Knicks completely lose track of time.