The New York Knicks (2-7) should be well rested and ready to go when they taken on top-flight point guard Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors (2-6) tonight at 7:30pm. The Knicks look to stop their current losing streak which is now at six games, but the Warriors won’t go without putting up a fight, having just defeated the Raptors in Toronto. Don’t let the Warriors’ record fool you into thinking this will be an easy win, they’re a western conference playoff team who just got Stephen Jackson back and have now won two in a row after starting the season 0-6. Ellis isn’t shooting as well thus far this season. The knicks need to make sure to box out Andris Biedrins who is a walking double-double not unlike D Lee, only taller.
The keys to victory for the Knicks will be the same throughout the season: good ball rotation (don’t over-dribble, don’t over-rely on freelance scoring) get the ball inside, reduce turnovers, make free-throws (assuming you’re getting to the line), guard the perimeter scorers. The knicks simply must do all of these things if they’re going to turn it around this season. Sink or swim.
NBA.com has an interesting preview article here.
I’ll be unable to watch this one as I will be away from the TV. Hold the fort down as always.
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DLee spell for Q wit da quickness
Curry and Randolph all the scoring. Guys are staying in character.
I like the pace to the game so far. Every possession is going into the post. Thats what they need to keep doing. Do not allow Curry pick up any silly fouls because he is in bad position.
JCraw with a wide open mid range j.
The Knicks are gonna have a hard time stopping them. But if they can outlast them on offense, the Warriors will be in foul trouble.
BD is the man. Thats not news.
Oh yea, I forgot to mention Pietrus comes off the bench. He’s a lot like Al Harrington the way Nellie uses him.
jackson takes dlee off the dribble for the and-1. DLee can’t play the swing position in this game. Bad move. GS is the reason DLee can’t be a SF yet.
We can’t go small with GS. They have 3 different small lineups, we barely have one.
Monte Ellis coming in the game…scary.
They’re gonna really turn it up now.
bxboy, my thoughts exactly.
We can definitely smash them in the paint. We should hold off using Curry and ZBo in the first half and make sure they don’t get in foul trouble…also it doesn’t allow GS to adjust their defense to our bigs.
Here’s to hoping that our second team can turn it up some and stay on the floor (conversely, keep our bigs off).
i love this second team…the future of the knicks
thanks isiah…
love,
a loyalist
hahaha
jackson looks rusty.
good
31-24 11 minutes in the 2nd
qrich looks good on the second team.
he may have found a new home
It’s fool’ gold to try and run we these guys. Slow it down & pound inside, control the tempo.
Peace & Blessings
The thing about Marbury is that when his head is on straight, and he’s ballin’ like he knows how….
NOBODY’S better.
David Lee is stinking up the place!
big boys back in…i hope they can close out the quarter with a big run
35-30 GS 8:43 left, 2nd quarter
steph looked like he wanted to take over for a few possessions. Dumped the ball into DLee at the free throw line and DLee wanted to get closer. DANGIT! Clyde said it right, shoot the baby jumper DLEE!!!
Oakley: “When i was here, it was no nonsense.”
HAHAHA
Who you trying to kid Oak?
no nonsense on the floor maybe…but the 90′s knicks had their fair share of nonsense…
come to think of it, even on the floor…headbutts, fights
#
The thing about Marbury is that when his head is on straight, and he’s ballin’ like he knows how….
NOBODY’S better.
Comment by bronxboy in Md — November 20, 2007 @ 8:18 pm
AND ONE WITH AS WELL
Hey where’s Balkman
Did yall see Craw in Curry’s face before Zach’s freethrows???
Good on ya, Craw!!
Balkmam went AWOL
Yet another small lineup for GS with Bellinelli.
Mbenga is in too.
Marbury strong to the hole.
Is it me or does it seem as though Zeke has annointed Crawford as the leader of this team?
Not a bad choice, if so.
lol @ Anti..
say it ain’t so….lol..
JCraw seems to be the glue guy…the guy everyone likes.
ZBo is the best player though.
right on cue, zbo with the magnet hands for the bucket and the freebie.
Anti:
Balkmam went AWOL
Aaww sheeet
47-43 4 minutes to go in the second
be3fore the pick and roll kills us..49 43 gs
Somebody has got to stop Baron Davis tonight. 17 points already!
Get collins the hell out! I want channdler
Knicks Defense (not this site) is horrendous!!!!
Really.
Knicks won’t never be a good team with out solid defense. At least semblance of some Defense.
And the Garden Crowd is dead quiet on calling out DEFENSE—but say FIRE ISIAH—ALOUD!!!
Pound the ball inside, slow down the tempo. Playing this pace will register another lost. What does
N8 offer?
Peace & Blessings
Man, I sincerely hope the Knicks can turn it around in the second half.
Zeke ain’t perfect, but damn if he deserves this.
The Knicks advantage is power and inside. Every trip down should be inside. Also JChuck has 4-turnovers,
Mardy has 3, this is unacceptable. We cna’t beat them at their game.
Peace & Blessings
I’d like to see some Jeffries unless he’s hobbled.
Its in games like this one that make me wish we had a legit mobile shotblocker a la Sean Williams.
Collins really stunk it up in the second quarter. He’s gonna see his name in the papers tomorrow for all the wrong reasons. But in his defense, he’s got to work out the kinks in his game. He’s got to have a shot at regaining the confidence he had at the end of the last season.
I hope DLee gets some burn the second half with that second team lineup…Nate, JCraw, QRich, DLee, Zbo
I would just like a point who can control the tempo, and a guard that ccan play D. A center
who is focused from the beginning of the game would not hurt.
Peace & Blessings
2 of JCraw’s TO’s were off offensive fouls
No motion on the offense. People just standing around. What a garbage start to the third.
weak ass lets go knicks chant
breen’s trying to get on zbo cuz he was frustrated with the no foul call.
I’m out with family,
Whats the score? It don’t look good!
62-51, GS
and its not good.
Isiah looks hot on the bench (nohomo)…hot as in pissed off
Curry Curry Curry
Why does this man have 2 rebounds in the 3rd and Zach already has like 14?
Is there any explanation for that?
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