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So now the question becomes if we lose the next two games on this road trip... Does D'Antoni survive coming back home losing 9 out of 10 and at 7-13 overall? Does D'Antoni deserve to come back? I think he will last til at least late next week, and I do think he deserves a little more time (maybe 5-7 more games until a change is absolutely needed)

Novak baby!!! Let's go!!!!!

you got your wish. now we can get blown out vs. miami tonight on national tv

So which one of you guys posted this on Craigslist?! http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/wan/2819375663.html

It's been like 8 games...LOL. He was very good when he was here all of last season. No training camp this year, he started solid with a good game vs. Boston, and other games sprinkled in. Now he had a back, wrist, ankle injury, and after like 10 games there's no excuses for his poor play and we've invested so much that this is unacceptable? Come on now, he's had a rough stretch. Now doubt about it. He's tried to change the way he's playing the past two games. We played the Bobcats, it worked. The others contributed the way the team was expected to coming into this season, and we win big. Last night, he shoots just 14 times, doesn't score well at all, distributes six assists and the team still can't elevate their games and get a win. It's not all on Melo, and it's been a bad 10 games. All I'm saying is people need to calm down. Basketball is a long season and when (or IF is really the question) we get better PG play, better Amar'e and a healthy Melo we will once again see a top NBA scorer and hopefully an improved playmaker and defensive player. That is my point and I can't continue to repeat myself here when you guys are overreacting to the 10 games and blaming it all on one player when Amar'e Stoudemire has been absolutely AWFUL.

My point is that Melo has hit a terrible stretch, no doubt, but he'll bounce back. Let's stop acting like he won't. Lol. The Cavs and Thunder losses were not at all similar. Come on now. SMH

You do realize that Melo is Melo, right? He's been playing the same style with since he came into the League? He takes questionable shots, he's a scorer. That's virtually all he does. He's a good rebounder, average passer (sick of hearing he's some type of terrific playmaker), and consistently a mediocre defender with the ability to play better defense when he's up for it in big spots. He takes a lot of shots. You gotta deal with the times when he's hit a stretch where they are not going in and times when he's battling injuries. part of sports. maybe u never played? idk. It's funny cuz once those shots start going in again, i don't want any dick riding or anything comin out your mouth bro The Thunder game, if I recall correctly was a 30 point game at one point? The game was never that close. How's that positive? He's A-W-F-U-L.

Lol...He sits, we lose. How was the effort in the Thunder game? We looked pretty solid without him. You know, the ball moved, everyone was hustling.

The fact you completely ignore the fact that he's been battling several injuries is crazy to me. I know you, as a fan, don't want to hear excuses, but your ignorance to acknowledge the fact that it CLEARLY is effecting his play is really blowing my mind. And to say Melo is not hustling is taking it to far, I think Melo shows a good effort night in and night out. Does he always play well? No, absolutely not. Is he always a good defender? No. But, he is been a good rebounder for most of the season, he had 11 rbs the other night, and he had six assists last night. And when I said "he's defering," I meant that he is not taking as many shots the past two games (21 total the past two games)...and he is giving the ball up, just like you wanted. Last night, it still didn't work out at all. So how much of it is just to blame on Melo? Some, absolutely, he NEEDS to play better. But to put it solely on Carmelo Anthony, who, let's be honest, they may not have ANY wins if he didn't play well in some of the earlier games this season, is taking it too far. And the Knicks are awful for the most part when he's not on the court. As a matter of fact, there was a stretch in the game, I think it may have been right before the half last night, where I was like WOW, they have no scored in about 10 minutes (real time, not game time) and I think the Cavs went on like a 14-1 run or something. He wasn't in the game, the ball was moving, they were still getting horendous looks and Amar'e could knock down a thing. Then in the 4th quarter, he passed the ball several times, and no one hit a shot and no one stepped up and did a thing. The team went 3/20 on 3's...Yes some of that is Melo, but he only took 3 three pointers, and when do other guys get blamed for not knocking down shots?

hahaha right. Djokovic is playing on another level right now

Dude, you are taking it to another level with the Melo hate. He's undoubtedly been bad the past, what, 10 games shooting the ball? But, in the past two games he's passed far more, and he still is your main gripe. Come to grips that Melo is NOT the issue right now. The guy can't seem to win with the fans. He put up 14 shots last night, didn't shoot well, but he passed and deferred A LOT (which is seemingly what you want, right?) and he still gets blamed. How about looking for guys like Douglas, Stoudemire, Walker, Fields, Shumpert, etc. to step their game up and contribute?

He's hit a slide. He's been injured. Shooting 30% since getting hurt against MEM, so I definitely think some thought must go towards that. It needs to be acknowledged. I still believe Melo is the least of our problems right now. The lack of a point guard, any type of respectable role players (TD23 never ceases to amaze; and not in a good way), and Stoudemire are far more pressing issues IMO.

UGH typical

Knicks have not won @ Cleveland since November of 2006. 5 years and counting. Overdue?

If the Knicks had been losing/close game, he would've actually scored because he would've started forcing the issue. The fact the game was in hand, he really stopped shooting/taking it to the hoop.

totally agree. question is, will that work against a real good team (ex. heat)? we sha'll find out!!

big win & knicks played real well. i like how melo worked the ball around, he got good shots but just wasn't hitting. tyson was an absolute animal, and amar'e is letting the game come to him. CHA is awful, but these were the games we were losing last week. Just nice to see the Knicks really get after it. Need a big week here, let's go

I was kidding. I don't need to justify my political beliefs with Kingfish, not worth my time.

I hope you're right man, I'm just saying to go from thinking he just wanted to "walk straight" to think he's going to play at a consistently high level against the best athletes in the World (which is what we need to be a good team) is just a stretch to me. But, I hope you're right. If you are that'll mean good things for the Knicks

i only support obama cuz he black. otherwise i don't really care 4 his policies

Not like a back injury...especially a herniated disk. For example, Harrellson broke his wrist, in 6-8 weeks when he comes back he might have soreness but he shouldn't have any issues as far as setbacks. It's a rather routine injury, if you know what I mean...there's a difference with a back injury. It completely debilitates your body.

Is this classified as a must-win? When do they become must-wins?

Fed vs Nadal is a good matchup...can't stand either of them, but they are (obviously) two great players..

Dude...back injuries can re-injure at any time...I'm not saying some aches & pains, I'm saying one time he goes to the hoop and gets knocked down, it could be another 6-8 weeks til he plays again. It's a herniated disk. My dad had that problem, it's brutal.

I hope you're not the real Tony Romo! But, if you are, Welcome to OTR! If not, well, still, Welcome to OTR!