This time last week everyone was hanging the Knicks out to dry.
Linsanity was suspose to over,
Carmelo was on the trading block,
Amere wasn't the "right" type of star,
D'Antoni system was in question and quit on the team.
Fast forward a week...
Mike Woodson has thi team playing inspired basketball, I had my doubts about D'Antoni's system waaaay back when the Knicks hired him but the team was a mess and I thought his action movie offense could steal a few wins and atleast make the team... interesting. But like a Michael Bay movie D'Antoni's system was all flash no substance and in the hardcore grind it out east his system was destined to fail.
Not that I had anything agaisnt D'Antoni but watching a talented Suns team wither away in the desert gave me my doubts.
D'Antoni was a F-1 driver but clearly this Knicks team was a ralley car. You don't have to be an offensive genius when you have a roster full of scorers, on the contrary you should be a defensive genius these guys will score but the need a coach to preach defense and preach the importance of ball possesion.
Check the Knicks differential in the last 4 games and then check their turn overs, and steals and then lastly look at their fast break points classic defense leads to offense. Sure it's just a snap shot but in a compressed season it's a BIG snap shot and hopefully it foreshadows what's to come for New York! Go Knicks!
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