Who Wins The Atlantic Division?

[jonathanlambert33]

 
Novak didn't do shit last year. 

 
He was instrumental in the Knicks being the offense they were.  He may have only played 20 minutes a game, and averaged 7 pts, but without guys like Novak, JR, Copeland, etc who can get shots up quick the Knicks offense wouldn't have been as effective.  NBA teams defend isolations and post ups by sending a help defender from the weakside of the play to overload the strong side, because making a pass to the weakside corner is a hard pass to make, and it will give enough time for the defenders to rotate and contest shots.
 
The Knicks also used a number of different pick and roll sets using JR Smith to free Steve Novak, they used a number of pick and roll sets using Steve Novak, and so on.  Double screens, triple screens, double handoffs.  The Knicks loved to run sets that involved guys rolling to the basket with Novak setting up in the strong side corner because that way the defense couldn't have their players crash into the lane to tag someone like Tyson Chandler because then they would be leaving Novak, or Copeland, free.
 
The entire Knicks offense is based around getting iso situations for Melo, Smith, etc and then being able to get the ball out to their shooters when those guys are doubled and pressured.  Creating high quality shots from deep, coupled with Meloball and Felton-Chandler rolls, like I mentioned earlier.  Those shots are going up, no matter if they are shooting 5% or 50%.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

but my point is those schemes worked well two years ago and were hardly effective at all last year. 
 
I'm fine with losing Novak, I'm not fine with losing Copeland because he could actually create his own shot. And I like that we picked up Beno, I love that we got Metta on a defensive-minded team, and I love that Pablo might get more minutes. I think people are seriously overlooking those. 

 

[bosoxlover12]

Copeland was so overrated my god

"His PPG/36 is 24, he's a really good scorer!!"
Yeah... Because he plays like 10 minutes a game

He's a bench scrub the Knicks had to use because of an awful bench

 

[youngguru]

 
fuck, i forgot about Iguodala. 
 

 
LOLWUT

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Idk why I thought Iguodala signed with the Nets. I completely misread that link, lmao. 
 
Kirilenko was what I meant to say.
 
I should probably just stop before I dig the hole any deeper. 

 

[Rios15]

Lol I was confused myself

 

[Pugz]

yea because i read that last night and had no clue how to respond

 

[buzzy]

I thought I missed a deal where Iggy went to Brooklyn, lol.