After all the off season moves the Knicks will start the season with the majority of its players that can only play to a half court system rotation. <O</O
Does the new coach Mike D’Antoni, has the skills in coaching a half court offensive team?
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We seen four years of Coach D’Antoni up-tempo run and gun offensive strategy in<ST1 <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
Phoenix,</st1:City></ST1<O</O
inwhich his main strategy was out scoring his opponents in a fast tempo system. <O</O
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Here are the Knick players that have problems in a fast tempo system and feel more relax in a half court system:
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C-Jerome James<O</O
C-Curry<O</O
PF-Zach<O</O
PF-Malik Rose<O</O
SF-Q.Richardson <O</O
SG-Crawford <O</O
PG-Collins<O</O
PG-Duhorn<O</O
PG-Marbury <O</O
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Here are the Knick players that feel more relax in a fast tempo system:
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PF-Lee <O</O
SF-Jefferies<O</O
SF-Chandler<O</O
SF-Gallinari<O</O
SG-Roberson<O</O
PG-Nate <O</O
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Coach D’Antoni best winning season in <st1:City w:st="on"><ST1Phoenix</ST1</st1:City> was when he had a relentless defensive SG-Joe Johnson who average 20 points per game, and had no problems when switching to the combo-guard. <O</O
When <st1:City w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:City> lost SG-Joe Johnson they replaced him with a defensive SG-Bell and Diaw to defend <st1:City w:st="on"><ST1Phoenix</ST1</st1:City> opposition scoring SF and SG.
This leave the question of Jamal Crawford open (the only SG). <O</O
What will new coach D’Antoni do with Jamal Crawford, what position will he play? <O</O
Some say Crawford has the ability and skills to play at a run and gun tempo, when all of Crawford’s previous NBA coaches could never get him to push the ball or make wise decisions in a fast tempo system or on a fastbreak. <O</O
Crawford did well in a fast transition system coming off the bench alongside of Nate Robertson who did all the pushing the ball upcourt and throwing Crawford a lob pass for a close jumpshot or an untested layup. The bench players quick transition system ran well with Nate, Tazman, and Lee, running hustle on the ball on both sides of the court with Crawford being the main scorer.
All that stopped when Crawford became a “starter” and refuse to run with the bench players, he demanded the ball to walk it up the court on every offensive play.
So the Knicks 40 mpg Jamal Crawford who averaged 7 shots out of 18 attempts each game last season will be the biggest question mark in new coach D'Antoni system...
Does the new coach Mike D’Antoni, has the skills in coaching a half court offensive team?
<O</O<O</O
We seen four years of Coach D’Antoni up-tempo run and gun offensive strategy in<ST1 <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
inwhich his main strategy was out scoring his opponents in a fast tempo system. <O</O
<O</O
Here are the Knick players that have problems in a fast tempo system and feel more relax in a half court system:
<O</O
C-Jerome James<O</O
C-Curry<O</O
PF-Zach<O</O
PF-Malik Rose<O</O
SF-Q.Richardson <O</O
SG-Crawford <O</O
PG-Collins<O</O
PG-Duhorn<O</O
PG-Marbury <O</O
<O</O
Here are the Knick players that feel more relax in a fast tempo system:
<O</O
PF-Lee <O</O
SF-Jefferies<O</O
SF-Chandler<O</O
SF-Gallinari<O</O
SG-Roberson<O</O
PG-Nate <O</O
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Coach D’Antoni best winning season in <st1:City w:st="on"><ST1Phoenix</ST1</st1:City> was when he had a relentless defensive SG-Joe Johnson who average 20 points per game, and had no problems when switching to the combo-guard. <O</O
When <st1:City w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:City> lost SG-Joe Johnson they replaced him with a defensive SG-Bell and Diaw to defend <st1:City w:st="on"><ST1Phoenix</ST1</st1:City> opposition scoring SF and SG.
This leave the question of Jamal Crawford open (the only SG). <O</O
What will new coach D’Antoni do with Jamal Crawford, what position will he play? <O</O
Some say Crawford has the ability and skills to play at a run and gun tempo, when all of Crawford’s previous NBA coaches could never get him to push the ball or make wise decisions in a fast tempo system or on a fastbreak. <O</O
Crawford did well in a fast transition system coming off the bench alongside of Nate Robertson who did all the pushing the ball upcourt and throwing Crawford a lob pass for a close jumpshot or an untested layup. The bench players quick transition system ran well with Nate, Tazman, and Lee, running hustle on the ball on both sides of the court with Crawford being the main scorer.
All that stopped when Crawford became a “starter” and refuse to run with the bench players, he demanded the ball to walk it up the court on every offensive play.
So the Knicks 40 mpg Jamal Crawford who averaged 7 shots out of 18 attempts each game last season will be the biggest question mark in new coach D'Antoni system...
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