The Knicks were coming off a 122-97 season-opening victory at Milwaukee on Wednesday but couldn’t keep up with the Hawks’ precision execution, and their second unit didn’t have almost the impact of a night earlier.
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“That was my decision”, Monroe said. This is a group of 20-year-olds who don’t know how to play the game of basketball yet, and they’re learning….
“When he went out with his injury, I think he was fourth in the league in dunks”, Hammond said. That’s the mentality that we have to get out of in this organization, everybody.
NEW YORK – Anthony 4-16 2-2 11, Porzingis 3-11 9-12 16, Lopez 3-5 2-2 8, Calderon 1-5 0-0 3, Vujacic 4-6 2-3 11, Williams 8-17 7-9 24, O’Quinn 4-10 0-0 8, Galloway 5-10 2-2 16, Grant 4-7 2-2 10, Thomas 5-5 3-3 13, Early 1-1 0-0 2. The Knicks really should know, they need to get a hand up…last season Atlanta was second in three-point shooting at 38%, with the fifth most three-pointers made per game at ten moneyballs per game.
This is the first time the Bucks have opened their season, first regular season game at home in 30 years. We’ve heard the lazy argument that Melo is a ball-stopper for years, despite the fact that his supporting cast has been so poor, that him taking a contested look was often the best shot the team was going to get.
Strong play from the bench and a solid night from Porzingis probably left many Knicks fans hopeful for what is to come.
Atlanta won the most games (60) in franchise history to secure the top seed in the East last season.
After a bad first five minutes, Kristaps Porzingis went to the bench, cleared away those nerves and played a great remainder of the game.
Carmelo Anthony still remains a legitimate star, even after knee surgery that shut him down right after last February’s All-Star Game, but he won’t be able to lift this team into the 38 to 40 win range, which is what it will take to secure a playoff spot. “That’s the way I see it. A lot of guys in that locker room see it that way”, said Fisher, now in his second season as a head coach. I vehemently opposed the budget cuts – well, much of the budget overall – and know that the Bucks owners could easily afford to build the new place with their own money with more than enough remaining to invest and grow for themselves.
When you take into consideration the time dancers put in with rehearsals, promotional appearances, games and team functions – it’s a low rate.
And last week, the Cincinnati Bengals proposed a $225,000 settlement with their cheerleaders, who filed a near-identical suit past year. It was one of the few times the Garden was energized. The latter perspective is fatalistic, but, I’m sorry, I want a team in this state.
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Legislation has been recently signed into law in California and introduced in New York addressing the misclassification of cheerleaders and dancers to ensure they are protected against financial abuses. “It doesn’t matter who plays at the end of the day”.
