March 14, 2007
Raps vs. Knicks Preview
Jay wrote this today:
Let’s just hope Quentin Richardson is still out with his back injury, because last time the Raptors faced the Knicks, he killed on the boards with 16 rebounds. 16! That’s a good night for the whole Raptors team! Well, not quite, but if somebody on the Knicks has a night like that, it is going to pose some serious roadblocks to winning. But with Richardson out and David Lee out (sprained ankle, originally day to day, but now they say it’s more serious and he will be out 3-4 weeks), there is a good chance for the Raptors to jump all over the Knicks by attacking early (again) and owning the boards. Is that a lot to ask? Well, the attacking part isn’t and with two big men out for the Knicks, the Raptors should be able to beat them on the boards. Let’s also remember that Crawford is out too, so there’s another piece missing for the Knicks.
The Knicks are young, but they do have some veterans. Problem is, the vets they have aren’t exactly the kinds of guys you want your young players to learn from. Marbury and Francis are not leaders, never have been. The media are trying to make a big deal out of Isiah’s contract extension and the “resurgence” of the Knicks, but honestly, they’re still playing .460 ball and in their last 3, they scraped by Atlanta, lost to the Sonics and had a lucky 3 go at the buzzer to beat the Wizards. Okay, wins are wins, but let’s not make them into the Spurs all of a sudden. Are they getting better? Yes, but let’s just keep our heads screwed on properly. Let’s not awards anyone big contract extensions just yet…oh, wait, sorry, that has already been taken care of. The only reason the Knicks are making some ground is because the Nets are just as bad.
I’ll be at a pub watching tonight…hopefully I won’t miss any interesting commentary. Maybe I can delay going to the pub…hmm…
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March 14th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Q-Rich apparently good to go tonight Jay. I’m more concerned about our lack of rebounding and going against the 5th best rebounding team in the NBA. I think Curry and Frye are going to cause us some grief tonight.
Have fun at the pub Jay.
March 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Thanks for the update, I heard this morning he was a no go. Yeah the rebounding problems could get exposed tonight.
The Knicks are going to get the ball to Curry as much as possible and hope he can carry them. Guy’s having a good season. Frye is a little easier to get off his game.
Hopefully, if they can attack early and get to the line, they can counteract the rebounding deficiencies…or maybe they will have the game of their lives on the boards…er…maybe not.
Going to try to head to the pub after the game…or at least near the end of it. I miss too much game at the pub. Hard to watch when you’re face down in a bowl of peanuts.
March 14th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Raps put it together once again, some scary moments but all is good in Dino land…hope AP is good to go next game and Calderone too.
What the hell has possessed TJ these last few games? Is it just that it took him this long to find his groove?
Garbo? That guy is so streaky, but when his shot is on he squares up and shoots the lights out!
March 15th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Garbo got a lot of clean looks last night, but yeah, while his D is always rock solid, his offence is streakier than a high-school girl’s hair.
I’ll comment on TJ in a bit…