D was up and down.
An El Nino event from Trey, weren't falling, and we did not adjust and attack the rim, not that our FT shooting was exemplary. Julius did get 12-14 from the line, 5-11 from other Knicks, JR was 2-10 from afar.
Offensively, none of the Knicks had the knack except for Rose [a team high +8]. Kemba looked good on O, but was getting punked on D [his -14, the nadir amongst the Knicks]. Cole lit him up like a XMAS tree.
As for Thibs' adjustments...I was wondering if he might go to Deuce McBride for a spell to cool off Anthony [29-15-8, damn], who I was happy for, having his YOU SHOULDA DRAFTED ME moment at the Garden...waiting on BridgesA & BridgesB to get their two cents in as per that phantasy.
As for the usual, "Oh, Thibs played Julius 38 minutes." Well, he was 30-16-3, with 4 blocks and only 2 TOs. Hell, the Magic's Wagner played 39 minutes. Our forum friend MIRASJA thinks Julius is selfish, which I think is a bit much, HOWEVER, Julius and team wise, that extra-extra pass was not there, nor, AGAIN, was our commitment to getting to the rack, save for D-Rose. And our D was, as BoD points out, not up to snuff.
I mean, Magic were 26-34 from the FT line, and we were 17-25, a +9 for the puppies, and we lose by 6.
PS: Oh, and our second unit? IQ [0-4, a -2], Obi [1-4, a -4], Burks [3-12, a +2]
PPS: OBVIOUSLY, we are going to keep hoisting threes, and likely not at a 27% clip like Sunday, but again, we need other arrows in our quiver. And I suspect Thibs is going to say something about DEFENSE in practice today, which would be propitious as the Sixers and Bulls beckon.
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