Putting Shump Shump in the starting lineup! The kid is going to be a beast and kudos to our coaching staff for making the adjustment. Even when Shumps shot is off he finds way to make an impact. I love his on the ball defense and considering there was no Rookie Training camp and shortened pre-season the fact he has made an impact so quickly only bodes well for the future. The dude can outright play both ends of the floor and is now firmly entrenched as out 3rd option. I love the confidence that our vets and stars are showing in him and I think its helping him mature quickly.
The Knicks are also 4-0 since I took this pic of my daughter with my Knick hat on:
Coincidence? I think not!
Congrats!
May I say DAMN! You got a big head... what's that like a size 9? Lol, JK
Anyway, astute observation. I'll add:
1. Since we've been playing defense- yeah I said it! Holding teams to under 100 makes it that 'Antoni's approach doesn't sabotage our efforts. Then...
2. Removing TD out of the line-up, where he was methodical and struggling
3. My rant (kudos to me for lighting a fire under their asses)
4. We decided to IGNORE 'Antoni's dumb-ass approach
A few questions though.
Can 'Antoni prevent his ego from forcing Shump Shump into the starting SG role, where he DOESN'T belong?
I compare our mix of ball movement and ISO's for our star, like the Bulls with MJ. I recall many games where the Triangle produced points for the ancillary players, but also there were many times when it was get Michael the ball, and move the f*ck out the way. Feel the same?
*we have held our opponents to like 85.5 points during this stretch. Again we win (or compete) doing everything non-'Antoni I.e. inside out play, half-court offense, rebounding, and defense
Hanh commented saying the same thing. This team has scrapped the SSOL (LOSS) approach and adapted a more traditional half-court game. Props to our leaders the Broadway Bigs + Shump Shump!