Comments on: The State of Nate…Part 2 http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/ The One-Stop Shop for Hopeful Knick Fans Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:30:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: trenttucker http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92292 trenttucker Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:40:13 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92292 The best part was when he thanked his online friends that he plays video games with. He said "I wanna thank my online friends, X-Box V-fam, what up!" That ish was hilarious. He even gave them a fist bump to the camera. Somewhere, a few 13 year old nerds were thrilled. The best part was when he thanked his online friends that he plays video games with. He said “I wanna thank my online friends, X-Box V-fam, what up!” That ish was hilarious. He even gave them a fist bump to the camera. Somewhere, a few 13 year old nerds were thrilled.

]]> By: DaGawD_KnowLedge http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92148 DaGawD_KnowLedge Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:25:40 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92148 takeout jefferies an the knicks got no D takeout jefferies an the knicks got no D

]]> By: DatNewYorker http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92129 DatNewYorker Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:37:33 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92129 Smartest thing I heard on this thread since i've been on it. I share the same beliefs on the comments about nate and coach D. Smartest thing I heard on this thread since i’ve been on it. I share the same beliefs on the comments about nate and coach D.

]]> By: giantg http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92126 giantg Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:12:48 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92126 Re the Nate situation I think there are a bunch of things we call can agree on. 1) To open the season the Knicks (the team INCLUDING Nate) play uninspired, uncompetitve, down by 20 in the 3rd quarter basketball. 2) In December the coach made some changes to the rotation (Nate collects DNPs) and the team won more games in Dec than they had in any one month since 2001. 3) Over the past week+ the bench looked worn down and did not provide much energy or scoring. 4) The coach puts Nate back in to the rotation and he is the key to winning last night's game on the road vs a playoff team. Not sure there is any debate here. Going into the season this was a roster few coaches envied with nearly everyone in the last year of their contract wanting/needing to play. Few bloggers or NBA analysts predicted the Knicks would be competitive let alone be in the playoff hunt. This was supposed to be the year the team showcased Curry and groomed the rookies. D'Antoni was the offensive minded coach folks complained didn't focus enough on defense. Still with me? Why all the D'Antoni haters? He has asserted control over the roster, has the team focused on defense, has the team playing competitively, has them in the (weak EC) playoff hunt, and has focused the team's defense. Bottom line for Knick Nation: You should be pretty upbeat. Are you Nate Fans or Knick Fans? Re the Nate situation I think there are a bunch of things we call can agree on.

1) To open the season the Knicks (the team INCLUDING Nate) play uninspired, uncompetitve, down by 20 in the 3rd quarter basketball.

2) In December the coach made some changes to the rotation (Nate collects DNPs) and the team won more games in Dec than they had in any one month since 2001.

3) Over the past week+ the bench looked worn down and did not provide much energy or scoring.

4) The coach puts Nate back in to the rotation and he is the key to winning last night’s game on the road vs a playoff team.

Not sure there is any debate here.

Going into the season this was a roster few coaches envied with nearly everyone in the last year of their contract wanting/needing to play. Few bloggers or NBA analysts predicted the Knicks would be competitive let alone be in the playoff hunt. This was supposed to be the year the team showcased Curry and groomed the rookies. D’Antoni was the offensive minded coach folks complained didn’t focus enough on defense.

Still with me?

Why all the D’Antoni haters? He has asserted control over the roster, has the team focused on defense, has the team playing competitively, has them in the (weak EC) playoff hunt, and has focused the team’s defense.

Bottom line for Knick Nation: You should be pretty upbeat.

Are you Nate Fans or Knick Fans?

]]> By: ACo http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92093 ACo Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:54:40 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92093 My thoughts on the Nate 41 Special: http://tinyurl.com/ycf36vm My thoughts on the Nate 41 Special: http://tinyurl.com/ycf36vm

]]> By: DaGawD_KnowLedge http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92083 DaGawD_KnowLedge Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:27:09 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92083 Quentin Richardson: Shout out to my lil bro @Nate_Robinson. Way to go get 40 as soon as they stopped the foolishness!! Somebody don't look too bright over there. Twitter.. i wonder who he's taking shots at i wonder i wonder. lmao.. Quentin Richardson: Shout out to my lil bro @Nate_Robinson. Way to go get 40 as soon as they stopped the foolishness!! Somebody don’t look too bright over there. Twitter..

i wonder who he’s taking shots at

i wonder i wonder.
lmao..

]]> By: CircleLimit4 http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92082 CircleLimit4 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:27:01 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92082 Let's not pretend that Nate always has games like last night. In fact, a lot of the time when Nate has a great individual game we lose. Last night we needed Nate to take over, but can Nate be effective when we don't need him to take over? That's the real question and it has yet to be answered. And of course, the only way to answer it is by playing Nate. Let’s not pretend that Nate always has games like last night. In fact, a lot of the time when Nate has a great individual game we lose. Last night we needed Nate to take over, but can Nate be effective when we don’t need him to take over? That’s the real question and it has yet to be answered. And of course, the only way to answer it is by playing Nate.

]]> By: gbaked http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92079 gbaked Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:21:28 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92079 if we went the rest of the season with the short rotation with nate on the bench... had no injurys to any of our guards, and continued to win at a .600 clip? No, I dont think we would have seen nate. I think he was taken out of the rotation and when it was working it stayed. When it broke, it was changed, he got a shot and made the most of it. If he keeps it up and we continue to win, I dont see it changing. If we finish January with a poor record, then I would expect changes again. if we went the rest of the season with the short rotation with nate on the bench… had no injurys to any of our guards, and continued to win at a .600 clip? No, I dont think we would have seen nate.

I think he was taken out of the rotation and when it was working it stayed. When it broke, it was changed, he got a shot and made the most of it. If he keeps it up and we continue to win, I dont see it changing.

If we finish January with a poor record, then I would expect changes again.

]]> By: CircleLimit4 http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92077 CircleLimit4 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:17:27 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92077 Lee said it in postgame, I think Duhon did too. And there were way more than three I saw it live too. Later in the game if the break failed and were stuck in the half court when Nate was on the floor, they would iso. You can do a dribble-drive or outside shot off the isolation, they are not exclusive. The iso is more amorphic in D'antoni's system because of the amount of spacing that already exists. Even when Nate took it up himself they gave him extra spacing isolating him, not a play I know but that's something the coach can implore. A coach can't really design how a player reacts off the iso and for that Nate gets a majority of the credit, but D'antoni called for the ball to be in Nate's hands down the stretch, no two ways about it. Lee said it in postgame, I think Duhon did too.

And there were way more than three I saw it live too. Later in the game if the break failed and were stuck in the half court when Nate was on the floor, they would iso. You can do a dribble-drive or outside shot off the isolation, they are not exclusive. The iso is more amorphic in D’antoni’s system because of the amount of spacing that already exists. Even when Nate took it up himself they gave him extra spacing isolating him, not a play I know but that’s something the coach can implore.

A coach can’t really design how a player reacts off the iso and for that Nate gets a majority of the credit, but D’antoni called for the ball to be in Nate’s hands down the stretch, no two ways about it.

]]> By: x-man http://www.theknicksblog.com/2010/01/02/the-state-of-nate-part-2/#comment-92070 x-man Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:00:22 +0000 http://www.theknicksblog.com/?p=11755#comment-92070 Oh No u didn't lol Oh No u didn’t lol

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