OGKnickfan
Enlightened
Just to rub it in some more, I decided I should create a thread dedicated to exposing all of you people who built your egos, over the past month, on your blind allegiance to D'Antoni's persecution of Nate.
And what was your logic, the entire time? The Knicks happened to go on a winning streak at a time when Nate was on the bench, which meant, in your simple, black-and-white minds, that Nate being able to play was the cause of previous losses.
Well, one big problem with your logic is that the Knicks lost many games, early in the season, while Nate was injured and not playing.
Another is that events that coincide don't necessarily have an effect on one another, while others do. For example, the fact that Nate happened to be benched, during a Knick winning streak, doesn't mean that Nate's benching, anymore than wearing lucky socks during the month of December, had anything to do with the win streak.
Then you talk about Nate's lack of teamwork, etc., when you don't blame the team for their crappy performance, instead opting to go after individual guys. Some actually go after the team, only to contradict yourselves by singling Nate out. The team went on a win streak because they began playing defense, for the first time in a very long time: perhaps since 2003, when we had Nazr Mohammed and Kurt Thomas.
With Nate back, if the Knicks playing defense, his efforts will not be for naught. This is what you idiots don't get: Nate can't help the Knicks win, if he scores on one end, only to have Lee, Gallinari, Wilson and Jeffries allow open layups on the other end. If they continue to play D, Nate, though he will have his ups and downs, will help us win some ball games.
That's a big IF, however. No matter what, you can always jump on the N8 H8 bandwagon.
And what was your logic, the entire time? The Knicks happened to go on a winning streak at a time when Nate was on the bench, which meant, in your simple, black-and-white minds, that Nate being able to play was the cause of previous losses.
Well, one big problem with your logic is that the Knicks lost many games, early in the season, while Nate was injured and not playing.
Another is that events that coincide don't necessarily have an effect on one another, while others do. For example, the fact that Nate happened to be benched, during a Knick winning streak, doesn't mean that Nate's benching, anymore than wearing lucky socks during the month of December, had anything to do with the win streak.
Then you talk about Nate's lack of teamwork, etc., when you don't blame the team for their crappy performance, instead opting to go after individual guys. Some actually go after the team, only to contradict yourselves by singling Nate out. The team went on a win streak because they began playing defense, for the first time in a very long time: perhaps since 2003, when we had Nazr Mohammed and Kurt Thomas.
With Nate back, if the Knicks playing defense, his efforts will not be for naught. This is what you idiots don't get: Nate can't help the Knicks win, if he scores on one end, only to have Lee, Gallinari, Wilson and Jeffries allow open layups on the other end. If they continue to play D, Nate, though he will have his ups and downs, will help us win some ball games.
That's a big IF, however. No matter what, you can always jump on the N8 H8 bandwagon.
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