This was a game of lost opportunities. Flip has been letting Blalock play down the stretch, but this time I think he was hoping the boys would come back and close it out.

When they didn't and the stakes (minutes invested) got higher, he was committed to playing Billups to that point of intersection where his fatigue starts to retard his better judgement.

It's not all CBill either. He certainly didn't put his guys in a position to win, but Tay and Sheed were foolish conceding techs, and that young Knicks core of Balkman, Frye, Lee and Jeffries rendered JMax ineffective.

After almost 24 hours, the one thing I still cannot understand is why Dale did not get more minutes. We needed someone to "tough it up" and Nazr/Tay are not the frontcourt for that mission.

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Nobody is going to score 145 points on the goon squad.

Too lazy to read all the posts here but I'm ok with losing a triple OT game on the raod on a back-2-back against an athletic team...
No secret with what C.B. has looked like the last two games but this is a long season... he could be playing like an allstar next week and we'd forget about this blip on the radar (no I'm not ready to pay him near Max $)....If Chauncey signs long term he could wind up like Joe D, playing decent minutes as a combo guard... he is an awful defender at PG.... yet he's a bully on offense... only Jason Kidd can match him physically... take the good with the bad.
Sheed... he's just plain lazy... yet a gifted defender in the post... length can make up for multiple sins.... what was with that blown dunk that would have sealed the W?... it was Darkoesque.

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Say what you want about Zeke and his GM skills. Those young guys (Lee, Frye, Balkman) are the real deal and are only going to get better as they play more together.

Watch the Knicks a lot, David Lee is the real deal, and the last nail in Larry's reputation. That fact that LB would not play the kid, when everyone in NY, knew he was a playa is mindboggling, almost as crazy as LB not playing Darko.

Balkman is a minny Rodman, all energy, plays 6 inches bigger. Will have a long career in the NBA as a defensive specialist.

Frye is hit or miss, really good games, then really awful.

Yep. That is the one thing that frustrates me. With Rasheed's injury, Flip stumbled onto the combination of Davis and Maxiell and caught lightening in a bottle. They work so well together and make such an intimidating duo.

Since Rasheed came back it seems like they never get on the floor together. Is it a question of hierarchy? First Nazr has to get his minutes, then McDyess, then Maxiell or Davis.

Screw all that crap! Davis and Maxiell are absolute dynamite together.
FIND a way, CREATE a way to get them on the floor together.

Thank you. If these things become consistant than yeah, gripe all you want. These things happen all the time. If Chauncey keeps doing what he did in NYC than yeah tear him apart. This has only happened a couple times this season, and it happens to every team. Even if these are problems it's better to deal with them now, while you have time to fix it.

I started reviewing the game. So far, I have looked at Mohammed's minutes in the first half. This took me not too long, as Mohammed only played 5 minutes in the first half.

In sum, it could not get any worse. Mohammed was pushed away out of the play by the slightest flick of Curry's arm for Curry's first bucket. Worse yet, Sheed had to foul to try to cover for Mohammed.

A moment later, Curry bulls thru Mohammed in about 1 second to lay it in.

Next we see Mohammed way too lazy about getting back, and Curry scores by leading a fast break, unopposed.

These are some of the highlights, there is more. Suffice it to say it gets worse. I will write again after reviewing his 3rd quarter play.

lee, if you get a chance, please also review Sheed's play. He's getting paid 2+ times as much!

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What point are you trying to make. ...that Mohammed cost the Pistons the game? That he got manhandled by Curry? Have you seen Curry's stats the past couple of weeks? He's manhandled everbody!