Knicks Back On Track?
January 13th 2013 21:45
Carmelo Anthony led the way in the Knicks win at home against the Hornets with 27 points along. Chris Copeland added 22 points in 30 minutes, making that his third 20-point game of the season. Does this mean the Knicks are emerging from their slump though? Certainly there were some encouraging signs,
The basketball adage of defense and ball movement was delivered as the Knicks had a total of 24 assists and held the Hornets to a field goal percentage of 40 percent. Yet, this was a game at home against a team that is raw in seemingly all spheres of the game. The win should not be belittled, but it cannot be marked as anything besides a start to (hopefully) a new streak. Out of rhythm shots should still be admonished, as J.R. Smith is near reverting back to this as a pillar of his repertoire.
Also, beyond ball movement the Knicks must move themselves. Carmelo Anthony continues to get double and even triple teamed. Frequently he looks out to pass, but a defender is usually locked onto his nearest teammate compelling Anthony to either make a dangerous cross-court pass or shoot over the defense. The other four players on the court cannot simply stand and watch. While this is often not the case -- as it was with with past Knicks teams -- it is a bad habit to fall back into. Moving towards the next game in London the Knicks must do away with those lingering maligning trends and reinforce those that are constructive. Doing so would only further ingrain the keys to victory as they're temporarily lacking the primary formula that led to their early winning.
The basketball adage of defense and ball movement was delivered as the Knicks had a total of 24 assists and held the Hornets to a field goal percentage of 40 percent. Yet, this was a game at home against a team that is raw in seemingly all spheres of the game. The win should not be belittled, but it cannot be marked as anything besides a start to (hopefully) a new streak. Out of rhythm shots should still be admonished, as J.R. Smith is near reverting back to this as a pillar of his repertoire.
Also, beyond ball movement the Knicks must move themselves. Carmelo Anthony continues to get double and even triple teamed. Frequently he looks out to pass, but a defender is usually locked onto his nearest teammate compelling Anthony to either make a dangerous cross-court pass or shoot over the defense. The other four players on the court cannot simply stand and watch. While this is often not the case -- as it was with with past Knicks teams -- it is a bad habit to fall back into. Moving towards the next game in London the Knicks must do away with those lingering maligning trends and reinforce those that are constructive. Doing so would only further ingrain the keys to victory as they're temporarily lacking the primary formula that led to their early winning.
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