Feton was a dissapointment for me because he didn't really try to get Amar'e going. Amar'e was teetering on having a good game in the first half. But he wasn't getting touches and when he did they were at least 15 feet from the net and not off of the pick n roll.
A lot of felton's assists came from passing it to douglas or gallo who were not really being contested for the long ball and were knocking them down at an unreal pace. Props to him to recognize that they were hot, but i'd have rather see him do some more creative things: weave the base line, get his players open, etc. It is apparent to me that Felton is an average NBA PG with above average speed. When he faces tougher defensive front courts we will see Amar'e get shut down. If Gallo and Tony D don't get hot then we are shit out of luck.
I was much more impressed by Tony D. That kid played with fire, shot the lights out, and made his team mates better with his play. He had a career game last night, and i hope that we can see more of this from him this year. He developed well last season and looks like he is ready this year to break out.
Chandler did the intangibles last night. It wasn't a great game for him offensively, but he played good defense and hustled for some offensive boards. He can not have the green light for the three ball yet. that is something he has to work on in the offseason. If he did add that to the repitoire i think we have a very good player on our hands.
Mozgov was lost on the court, but i don't think it was really his fault. You can't give a 7'1 rookie the ball at the top of the arc. twice. resulting in two turnovers and 4 points for the bulls, then yank him. That is terrible for his confidence and won't help you win any games. Feed it to him in the low post off a pick n roll, or run two picks, one for amare, then one for mozgov, and have him finish. He needs to increase his confidence and his minutes if we are going to have any chance of using him effectively as we battle for play off position.
Still a good game for us and a big win. If the knicks can build off of this then i think we can win a few in a row starting right now.