Post Game Thought: NY Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Not a pretty game to watch if you are a Raptor fa.  The Knicks is just a better team right now.  Moving the ball well, great spacing and excellent shooting.  The Raptors didn’t help themselves with some shoddy defense and awful free throw shooting.

Toronto: The Raptors missed 11 free throws, shooting 50 percent from the line overall.  It didn’t matter the way the Raptors play defense tonight.  The pick and roll D was pretty bad.  Everyone was a step slow and Knicks were getting wide open looks. This is the second Sunday in a row, where the team just didn’t look to have enough energy.  Most of their missed jumpers, were hitting the front of the rim.  Did anyone know that it’s a 1 o’clock start time?

Bargnani didn’t have a good game, and once again the Raptors need him to score for them to have a chance to win.  I thought the team didn’t run enough post up for him especially when he’s being guarded by Chandler.

Amir Johnson had a great game with 22/16, 3 steals and 2 block shots.  The key to Amir is his fouls, he needs to stay on the floor.  This game shows how good he can be.  I like Bayless and he had a good game, but his decision making needs to be better.  I think he needs to run the team a little better when he is on the court. He has so much potential to be a very good PG in this league. He has the size and athletic ability.  He is hot today, but his line drive shot is not consistent, so I won’t expect 5/7 from three point line every game.  Eric Davis has another solid game, didn’t embarrass himself when he was on the court (though the FT shooting was pretty horrid).  He is good on defense and knows his role right now.  For a rookie who didn’t have any training camp, this is a great sign.

New York: The Knicks are for real.  Felton seems to make much better decision on the pick and roll, and he is shooting the ball real well.  It’s hard to complain about Amare, 31/16.  Though the less he is used in Iso the better.  Chandler cost a lot of issues for the Raptors, they can’t guard him.  I really liked the ball movement, that’s when the Knicks are at their best.  With Felton and Amare, surround them with good 3 point shooters, you got yourself a tough team to defend against.  I want to see how they fare against Boston or Miami, but right now they are rolling.

 

 

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