3/8/10: Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks (W 99-98)

[NYK Fan]

hows crow taste- pretty good i bet?! block by Douglas who saved the dam game!! Your boy Duhon wouldn't have done that!

LOL Chandler saved TD's ass.... with the block. TD didn't get the block. He almost lost the game for us.

[NYK Fan]

after having witnessed Duhon do nothing but lose the ball off his leg for a season and a half pointing to that one play by Toney is disingenuous, to say the least. and please stop with the "not ready" excuse. Toney was ready just fine, it's D'Antoni who's not ready for prime time. why the fuck did he take TD out for that "House at PG" fail?

TD hasn't been ready all season. He played one good game all season... is he ready? We'll see for rest of season, but he hasn't been ready all season up till now, and he's still raw.

As far as D'Antoni, you're going to eat your words next season when D'Antoni takes us into the playoffs.

[Knickyankee3]

Douglas was always ready he hit 2 20point games in november backto back and was never seen again after that but for odd garbage minutes. I like the kid, he works dam hard on the defensive side of the ball and can score pretty good when given the chance to shine. I'm glad Tmac sat now it gave a chance to the kid and he took it.

[Naan]

TD was and is ready. Him not playing is one of my only problems with D'Antoni.

[H20Knick]

I'm actually with fan on this one. House's penetration and kick to Lee in the last minute was HUGE.

You have to play house because he's played in huge games. TD isn't ready yet. He's getting there, but not for crunchtime. Bad turnover then got burnt bad. No matter though. Ill Will is the best post defender we've got

[Knickyankee3]

LOL Chandler saved TD's ass.... with the block. TD didn't get the block. He almost lost the game for us.

oh well my bad i was watchin a shitty stream on the computer with the sound not working it was hard to tell- even still its disingeniuous to point to the last play, he played well tonight.

[Naan]

The only way to get him ready is by playing him in these scenarios. We won, that's it.

[bobhait]

Mike D better take us to the playoffs next season, otherwise it's finally his ass. and he'll need to do it regardless of whether we get big-time free agents or not. he'll need to start coaching

[PinoyKnicksFan]

What the hell's wrong with this team? They got pounded by a lottery-bound team but won against a playoff-bound team? Talk about inconsistency huh?

They almost lost a double-digit lead in the final minutes but still won. Oh well..

[NYK Fan]

oh well my bad i was watchin a shitty stream on the computer with the sound not working it was hard to tell- even still its disingeniuous to point to the last play, he played well tonight.

LOL it's okay you just have to wait till TD gets a game saving play to stick it in my face.

But yes TD was good tonight, just not the guy I'd want running the point at crunch time, he's just not ready.

[Knickyankee3]

But yes TD was good tonight, just not the guy I'd want running the point at crunch time, he's just not ready.

i'm pretty embarassed about it dude, sorry man props to Will Chandler then lmao!!

[nbafreak724]

Wow what a finish! We blew yet another lead and played pretty poorly down the stretch but meh, we sure have the Hawks' number this season. 3-0 against them.

Great game by Gallo (it's about damn time). And Toney Douglas looked real sharp out there tonight although that last turnover could have been very costly but luckily we still won. He's a rookie so he's still got stuff to learn but I'm just glad D'Antoni finally put him in the game for once. I was, however, scratching my head when he took Toney out of the game for Eddie House with like 4 minutes left to play. WTF Good thing TD came back near the end or else I would've probably joined the anti-Dantoni crew for the rest of the night.

Game ball belongs to Wilson Chandler though. Had a pretty bad game but came up when it matters most and had the play of the game. What a block! And still kept a straight face afterwards, of course. Hopefully, Lee gets inspired and starts blocking shots now.

Much needed win. Now we have a very tough schedule on the road ahead...

[nbafreak724]

Now you see why TD wasn't ready? 7 seconds left and he loses the damn ball?

Dude, do you hate on every non-Duhon point guard that plays out there for us? Sure, TD made a huge mistake on that last possession. But he played a good overall game and deserved to be out there in crunch time instead of House or Sergio.

[nazrmohamed]

I'm actually with fan on this one. House's penetration and kick to Lee in the last minute was HUGE.

You have to play house because he's played in huge games. TD isn't ready yet. He's getting there, but not for crunchtime. Bad turnover then got burnt bad. No matter though. Ill Will is the best post defender we've got

Nobody's saying he's ready for crunch time. But he should definately play a good amount of minutes. His defense was impactful tonight. He played overall a great defensive game save for some crunch moments. But he's gotta play alittle to learn that. Bringng someone along slow doesnt necessarily mean no minutes. You could start by playing him and then bringing in House in crunchtime moments and then little by little letting him close out quarters. But I just dont know why we cant just stick with Sergio and Douglas at PG and develop the hell outta them these last 20 games

[nazrmohamed]

I wanna know who was that dude that said Chandler has no heart. Game winning shotblock sucka

[earlofny]

^^^ Best teacher is experience.

[PinoyKnicksFan]

I wanna know who was that dude that said Chandler has no heart. Game winning shotblock sucka

Hmm.. I might be the one who said that.. Lol!
Well if Chandler brings that kind of game all season long, then I'll take back what I said. As of now, its just one of those good defensive plays

[NYK Fan]

Dude, do you hate on every non-Duhon point guard that plays out there for us? Sure, TD made a huge mistake on that last possession. But he played a good overall game and deserved to be out there in crunch time instead of House or Sergio.

Not hating on him. I said TD had a good game (read above), but was directed at the poster who said "Why hasn't TD played all season" and it's because he wasn't ready. I was defending D'Antoni's decision.

[Next Faze]

This was an exciting game. This is one of the few times things seemed to go our way down the stretch. Like Mike Breen said (can't believe I'm quoting that clown) it makes you upset that the Knicks can't play like this every night.

[StevoStarks]

Yeah what a fucking game. Gallo showed those flashes us supporters talk about. And Will's block was sick. Talk about strength. Wow. Can't help but notice McGrady's absence increased the ball movement. But it's also nice to hit some shots too.

I don't miss Jamal Crawford one bit. Even if he hits that 3, guy is such a dribbling chucker. He makes Al look shy.

And I don't know why the hell you guys are arguing about Toney D, I skipped over the Haterade, but he looked good tonight. Couple of lapses, but that's expected for a guy that hasn't played for shit this season. His defense was intense, consistent. And that layup in Smith's face was pretty nice.