Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 18, 2007 19:17:31 GMT -5
For anyone who watched the C's vs. Knicks game, please fill me in here. As I look at the box scores, I'm first impressed by the 40 pt win. But then I look at the Knick's stat line and see that no Knick player scored in double digits (Starbury and Randolph were the high scorers with 9 apiece on a combined 7 for 22 shooting).
As a team, they shot a miserable 26% from the field, and 15% from beyond the arc.
Now, is this poor offensive outcome the result of an improved defensive unit (under Thibodeau's system)? or were the Knicks simply missing a ton of open looks?
If this is the result of an improved defense, all I have to say is WOW!!! There's really nothing to stop us now if that's the case. We can have a dominant offense and a formidable defense.
On a side note, I think our rebounding needs to be monitored. So far in 3 games, we aren't rebounding the ball all that well. To the Knicks, we gave up a whopping 15 offensive boards.
As a team, they shot a miserable 26% from the field, and 15% from beyond the arc.
Now, is this poor offensive outcome the result of an improved defensive unit (under Thibodeau's system)? or were the Knicks simply missing a ton of open looks?
If this is the result of an improved defense, all I have to say is WOW!!! There's really nothing to stop us now if that's the case. We can have a dominant offense and a formidable defense.
On a side note, I think our rebounding needs to be monitored. So far in 3 games, we aren't rebounding the ball all that well. To the Knicks, we gave up a whopping 15 offensive boards.
