SF_capper
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really like this one, a game in which a full team of talented NBA players should actually compete on both sides of the floor.
Line is not out yet, but I'm expecting something like 11+. I'll likely be on anything they throw out. Orlando is coming off 2 losses, losing 4 of their last 5, 7 of their last 9, and their last 4 home games. After their last home loss, a blowout by Utah in which Orlando fans were booing, Van Gundy finally spoke out saying:
"We were absolutely frightened of contact. We won't put our body in front of anybody driving to the basket. We don't screen anybody, we don't block anybody out," Van Gundy fumed. "It's a soft team, and until they change the results won't change. And the same thing that happened last year will happen again to the same group of guys. Quick start, and when people pick up the intensity we can't handle it."
"It's ridiculous, it's embarrassing and I feel badly for our fans," he said. "They were booing a little bit, but I would have booed a lot louder than that. You can have a bad night missing shots . . . that's not worth booing for. But to watch a team play so much harder than we did, they should have been booing a lot louder than that. And I hope they will if we put out the same effort next time we're here"
"There's not one guy who could compete with the guy he was playing against. Not Dwight (Howard), not anybody. We had a team-wide effort of guys getting their (butts) kicked. Right now, they're OK with that as long as they're getting their (offensive) numbers. It's probably going to continue until we get some guys who want to play defense."
If you can't get a career high against us you're not doing much," Van Gundy said. "It's not like we're going to compete with you
That's a lot of shit to be saying about your team. Now although they lost their next game, it was at Boston who had revenge, so no matter how pumped you are, you won't beat Boston at Boston after you already handed them their 1st loss. However, this is the game I want. Orlando knows they've been playin like shit at home, and they will bring their full effort to this game. I don't have the direct quote, but after their home loss to Memphis, Rashard was saying how they looked past them and how now they know they can't look past any1. numerous players have been saying that the energy needs to be there to protect homecourt.
Now I know that New York will be a bit motivated as well. Thomas has said that he's gonna make a starting lineup change (I'm guessing David Lee will start over Curry) and a couple players have been saying how frustrating it is to start out the game down 20 at halftime, so I'm guessing they'll bring it a bit in the 1st half. thats really all I can say. I don't think a single lineup change will be enough to help NY. It still won't help their problems. No presence on defense in the post or shotblocking abilities. I actually think Curry/Randoph at the same time might be successful against the smaller orlando lineup, but it won't matter cuz it won't happen tonight.
regardless of what NY does, this is a play on Orlando to show up in the biggest way at home. Will probably just play the whole game line, with a little fear of the 1st H.
Line is not out yet, but I'm expecting something like 11+. I'll likely be on anything they throw out. Orlando is coming off 2 losses, losing 4 of their last 5, 7 of their last 9, and their last 4 home games. After their last home loss, a blowout by Utah in which Orlando fans were booing, Van Gundy finally spoke out saying:
"We were absolutely frightened of contact. We won't put our body in front of anybody driving to the basket. We don't screen anybody, we don't block anybody out," Van Gundy fumed. "It's a soft team, and until they change the results won't change. And the same thing that happened last year will happen again to the same group of guys. Quick start, and when people pick up the intensity we can't handle it."
"It's ridiculous, it's embarrassing and I feel badly for our fans," he said. "They were booing a little bit, but I would have booed a lot louder than that. You can have a bad night missing shots . . . that's not worth booing for. But to watch a team play so much harder than we did, they should have been booing a lot louder than that. And I hope they will if we put out the same effort next time we're here"
"There's not one guy who could compete with the guy he was playing against. Not Dwight (Howard), not anybody. We had a team-wide effort of guys getting their (butts) kicked. Right now, they're OK with that as long as they're getting their (offensive) numbers. It's probably going to continue until we get some guys who want to play defense."
If you can't get a career high against us you're not doing much," Van Gundy said. "It's not like we're going to compete with you
That's a lot of shit to be saying about your team. Now although they lost their next game, it was at Boston who had revenge, so no matter how pumped you are, you won't beat Boston at Boston after you already handed them their 1st loss. However, this is the game I want. Orlando knows they've been playin like shit at home, and they will bring their full effort to this game. I don't have the direct quote, but after their home loss to Memphis, Rashard was saying how they looked past them and how now they know they can't look past any1. numerous players have been saying that the energy needs to be there to protect homecourt.
Now I know that New York will be a bit motivated as well. Thomas has said that he's gonna make a starting lineup change (I'm guessing David Lee will start over Curry) and a couple players have been saying how frustrating it is to start out the game down 20 at halftime, so I'm guessing they'll bring it a bit in the 1st half. thats really all I can say. I don't think a single lineup change will be enough to help NY. It still won't help their problems. No presence on defense in the post or shotblocking abilities. I actually think Curry/Randoph at the same time might be successful against the smaller orlando lineup, but it won't matter cuz it won't happen tonight.
regardless of what NY does, this is a play on Orlando to show up in the biggest way at home. Will probably just play the whole game line, with a little fear of the 1st H.
