D'Antoni Watch

[NewJerSpur]

It was undersized bulk wise, but it had plenty of long athletes like Amare and Chandler. The Wizards leading the NBA in blocks give you an idea of how little blocks correlate with good defense.

Wiz have both at the frontline with Blatche (when the effort's there) and McGhee (who I've liked for some time), but as I mentioned earlier to your point, the blocked shots can be just a much an indictment on the overall weakness of your perimeter defense.

[ElNono]

I know jew is gonna hate me for saying this, but Billups going down was pretty big for the Knicks... not the reason they lost this series, but probably the reason they'll get swept...

[NewJerSpur]

I know jew is gonna hate me for saying this, but Billups going down was pretty big for the Knicks... not the reason they lost this series, but probably the reason they'll get swept...

Not at all Nono, Billups jacks up some ill-advised 3's at critical moments but he stops your offense from going into scramble mode and would allow Melo to stop having to handle the ball and set other players up (which he did well in Game 2, but is not the strength of his game). I just think the team, as constructed and given the stature of the guys D'Antoni has to manage, is one no longer suited for Mike to try and direct. The team prior to the trade was a different story imo.

[rayjayjohnson]

Phil Jackson will be the new NYC coach

[DMC]

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