Spurms Loss
Turiaf and Douglas kept us in this game.
Felton/STAT = 16/46 FGM-A = 34% shooting, not much better than Knicks collectively = 38% shooting.
it's been said if Knicks don't shoot 50%, they don't win, esp when opponent shoots close to 50%. Formula for LOSS.
Gallo starting, looking surprisingly good in 1stQ, and then, the revenge of the invisible man, until couple hoops and drives in 4Q.
Now that Godson is back, Walker and Williams back to being inconsistent, non-entities:
10 minutes, 6 points / 6 minutes, 0 points?
Chandler back to bench (Benchandler), back to non-swooping, non-hooping ways, non-confident ways, a shadow of his former driving self! 6 points! He scored 28 vs Spurms last game!!
WTF!!?? EPIC COACHING FAIL!!
Tony Chill had a decent game, with key steals, but he is not a PG (2 dimes), and does not make it happen as PG replacement.
Feltip looking like Duhound all over again with 2nd half blues. What happened to him driving and thriving in paint? gone!
Landry Fields disappearing as rookie wall gets higher with each and every game, 25 min, 2 points!
Only 12 FTA for Knicks? c'mon guys!! STAT with 2 free throws? hahahaha, oh f*ck!
Every starter on Knicks with negative +/-, 3 out of 4 benchers with positive +/-
versus
4 out of 5 Spurms starters with positive +/-... who's the better coach when it comes to substitutions,
playing the right players at the right time? Pops, that's who.
Antoni philosophy on expanding rotation:
"To me it is. It's almost impossible. You have to have 20 games to get back and get going," ....
"If I felt one of those moves would make us better 20 games from now, I'd definitely do it. I don't know that.
I can't waste 20 games. I have a certain philosophy and will stick with it. That's all I can do is be true to what I think."
That's like keeping N8 benched vs Orlando when he scored 48 points against them in previous game days before.
This game was much closer than I thought it would be, but the small-man, short-rotation
has finally reared it's ugly head halfway through the season, and Mr. Pringles is set in his ways.
The Godson will get preferential treatment over Chandler, there's no backup PG, no true C
and no one getting a chance to help in the middle (other than Turiaf and his limited minutes),
Gallo will not be traded as long as Godfather is coach, and Knicks will be lucky if Feltip gets 2nd wind.
I'm sorry I predicted a loss, it felt like betting against my team, and I'll never do that again,
but this LOSS is all on the coach and his set, egotistical ways.
There is no light at the end of this fudge tunnel.
:barf::gony: