The In-Season Tournament is silly but I'm hooked and want to see the Knicks advance by beating the Hornets by 8 plus points. Don't do this if you're only ahead by seven points ...
I want to see the Knicks advance. I guess listening to Scal and Isola every morning on NBA radio has gotten me into it. It will be very interesting to see how the East teams handle it in terms of going all out to run it up even if the game isn't close. 2 of the 3 East divisions- Ours and Boston/Orlando/Nets are wide open. Cleveland also is alive for a WC even though Indiana has clinched theirs.
Tough schedule to start the season but feels about what the Knicks are capable of 5-8 seed range. Handle business against crappy teams but they aren’t going to be able to handle the good/top teams.
Eventually if this team wants to raise its ceiling it’s gotta come in the form of a trade. I don’t know who fits that bill. I see the appeal of a lavine to help lighten the load of Brunson but if you’re gonna spend alot of assets I think it needs to be a clear upper echelon type of player. Issue is you can’t guarantee they become available.
Stat doesnt really tell the whole story..
lost to Boston on opening night and got absokutely screwed on a call up 6 that should of put Brunson at the line shooting 3, instead they called a flopping technical on Brunson..
Lost to Boston on a back to back
Lost to the Bucks in the final seconds on the road..
Lost to Minnesota on the end of a 5 game trip where they played 5 games in 7 nights..
Lost to the Suns on a fadeaway 3..
Pelicans was on a back to back
So yeah 2-7 but its not like they are getting blown out by good teams and most of them the Knicks were at a rest disadvantage
to make the tournament games different other than stupid new courts. Maybe use the Elam ending? Play by international rules (no goaltending, etc.)? Play 4 on 4? Introduce a 4 pt shot? SOMETHING!
I'm only starting to get it. I believe that now that the Knicks are in the 1/4-finals, there will be extra games that are not regular season.
I think. They sure haven't explained it very well.
Only the championship game is an extra 83rd game that doesn't count for the regular season for the two teams involved.
The quarters and semis count as regular season games.
Every team was only assigned 80 games in the schedule published before the season. The 22 teams that didn't make the quarters will play two additional games against other teams that didn't make the quarters.
The teams that lose in the quarters play one additional game against a quarter loser from their own conference.
The teams that lose in the semis have played their two additional games necessary to make 82.
Leaving the two semi winners to battle it out in the one game that doesn't count in the regular standings.
RE: RE: RE: I don’t even know what an “in season tournament” is supposed to be
I'm only starting to get it. I believe that now that the Knicks are in the 1/4-finals, there will be extra games that are not regular season.
I think. They sure haven't explained it very well.
Only the championship game is an extra 83rd game that doesn't count for the regular season for the two teams involved.
The quarters and semis count as regular season games.
Every team was only assigned 80 games in the schedule published before the season. The 22 teams that didn't make the quarters will play two additional games against other teams that didn't make the quarters.
The teams that lose in the quarters play one additional game against a quarter loser from their own conference.
The teams that lose in the semis have played their two additional games necessary to make 82.
Leaving the two semi winners to battle it out in the one game that doesn't count in the regular standings.
I am tired of watching them play each other.
Well tonight it's cool because of the in season tournament relevance for the Knicks.
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2-7 vs teams above .500
Tough schedule to start the season but feels about what the Knicks are capable of 5-8 seed range. Handle business against crappy teams but they aren’t going to be able to handle the good/top teams.
Eventually if this team wants to raise its ceiling it’s gotta come in the form of a trade. I don’t know who fits that bill. I see the appeal of a lavine to help lighten the load of Brunson but if you’re gonna spend alot of assets I think it needs to be a clear upper echelon type of player. Issue is you can’t guarantee they become available.
Stat doesnt really tell the whole story..
lost to Boston on opening night and got absokutely screwed on a call up 6 that should of put Brunson at the line shooting 3, instead they called a flopping technical on Brunson..
Lost to Boston on a back to back
Lost to the Bucks in the final seconds on the road..
Lost to Minnesota on the end of a 5 game trip where they played 5 games in 7 nights..
Lost to the Suns on a fadeaway 3..
Pelicans was on a back to back
So yeah 2-7 but its not like they are getting blown out by good teams and most of them the Knicks were at a rest disadvantage
It may have been the same because it was Miami but there was definitely a different buzz in the Garden friday night for the IST game..
Granted they played Miami but it seems like the players and fans are getting into it
This surprises me Greg, because you are usually one of the more open-minded members of the forum who likes new things.
And it needs a better name!
I'm only starting to get it. I believe that now that the Knicks are in the 1/4-finals, there will be extra games that are not regular season.
I think. They sure haven't explained it very well.
I'm only starting to get it. I believe that now that the Knicks are in the 1/4-finals, there will be extra games that are not regular season.
I think. They sure haven't explained it very well.
Only the championship game is an extra 83rd game that doesn't count for the regular season for the two teams involved.
The quarters and semis count as regular season games.
Every team was only assigned 80 games in the schedule published before the season. The 22 teams that didn't make the quarters will play two additional games against other teams that didn't make the quarters.
The teams that lose in the quarters play one additional game against a quarter loser from their own conference.
The teams that lose in the semis have played their two additional games necessary to make 82.
Leaving the two semi winners to battle it out in the one game that doesn't count in the regular standings.
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I'm only starting to get it. I believe that now that the Knicks are in the 1/4-finals, there will be extra games that are not regular season.
I think. They sure haven't explained it very well.
Only the championship game is an extra 83rd game that doesn't count for the regular season for the two teams involved.
The quarters and semis count as regular season games.
Every team was only assigned 80 games in the schedule published before the season. The 22 teams that didn't make the quarters will play two additional games against other teams that didn't make the quarters.
The teams that lose in the quarters play one additional game against a quarter loser from their own conference.
The teams that lose in the semis have played their two additional games necessary to make 82.
Leaving the two semi winners to battle it out in the one game that doesn't count in the regular standings.
Thanks! Pretty simple .... :-)