I can smell a 2-1 preseason record after this one...
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I can smell a 2-1 preseason record after this one...
Prigioni is a great PnR passer. A great partner for STAT. We have to do a better job of closing down on the shooters though.
Now is the TIME to shoot 3 ball shots .. not 12 or 14 in the first half of the game .. Woody got to put some players in check before regular season
Not a good shooting night for Melo or Novak today
i miss jr with this type of game.
ice cold...
Terrible shot selection from Melo
Raptors are much improved from last year. I agree with Breen, the AC is going to be tough.
raptors ripping knicks a new hole
This game reminds me of the Knicks from early last season..
ex-Knicks Fields are energizing his teammates as a 4th quarter finisher
sigh...ice cold to turd-ribble
Lowry is a stone cold shooter. Damn.. at least its only the pre season.
Ya win some Ya lose some, The raptors have definitely improved and their not a team we should sleep on.
Positives
-Offensively Amare looks phenomenal
-Prigioni Continues to impress
-Carmelo looks good getting to the rim
-James White active on the defensive end
-Melo & Amare showed some life chemistry wise finding each other for buckets or leading passes to get to the foul line
Negatives
-We need to defend the 3 point line better
-Defense could be better
-Amare still needs to assert himself more defensively
-Carmelo still needs to assert himself more defensively
-Rebounding could be better
-horrible 3 point shooting
-To many turnovers
Lets get ready for the Celtics tomorrow
Very disappointing effort
The Good:
- Melo's post-up/bully-ball iso game going to the basket was effective. Outside shot was off but that's gonna happen. Overall he played well.
- Prigioni's overall play is very good. Runs the offense, hits shots, defends well (steals). Not some old man that can't keep up with guys -- he stays with his man nicely. And who said the guy can't get to the rim? No so. Real nice move splitting defenders for a layup at one point and he almost hit on another drive right side. Obviously not his game but he can do it. This guy's gonna help us.
- Copeland again showing he belongs and deserves a spot. We know he can score a little but he really is quite the underrated defender. Holds his position well and gets up to challenge shots down low w/o fouling.
- Kidd at the 2 will definitely work in spurts.
The Bad:
- Rebounding. Forget it. Gave this ****ty team way too may sec. chance opportunities. Rediculous. I felt like every missed shot they automatically got a 2nd opportunity...Shouldn't happen. Chandler wasn't even making up for things. We gotta pray Camby stays relatively healthy because he can be an equalizer here. Otherwise we might get killed on the glass most nights.
- No fast break opportunities at all. Hopefully that'll change when we get some of our more athletic players in there -- Brewer, JR & eventually Shump. Gotta find a way to release and get some easy ones. At least a few. Raptors were doing it all night. Gotta rebounding the damn ball first.
- I know it's STAT's 1st game so far so I should cut him a little slack, but he was awful tonight. Outside of a few nice vintage dunks with authority -- no rebounding and he continues to get his shot blocked in close at an alarming rate, just like what we saw last yr. I think we're gonna see him abandon this post up stuff quick. The O was rusty -- OK, I can understand that but don't let this rookie Valanciunas and Downy-soft Barigani maul you on the glass like that brah...Come on. That's all effort. Nothing more. HIT THAT ****ING GLASS DAMMIT! IT'S PART OF YOUR JOB!!! Jesus..That's gonna get old quick. No reason he shouldn't go for 10 a night easy but we all know it won't happen. Very frustrating.
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