This was an ugly and difficult game to watch. Deron Williams progressively outplayed Iman Shumpert who played PG in substitution of injured Pablo Prigioni and Jose Calderon. Knicks were simply outplayed most of the game and never quite executed the triangle to anyone's satisfaction.
Brook Lopez also had a great game for the Nets. Knicks rebounding and defense left a lot to be desired.
Melo, while putting up a respectable numbers was never really a factor in the game. STAT, too, had both respectable numbers and brings a winning and warrior energy to the court. Unfortunately, this rarely translates into superior team chemistry.
Tim Hardaway started and put up some numbers but his defense remains MIA. Cleanthony Early, OTOH, was played refreshingly well. Travis Wear played uneven minutes.
Rather than play a blame game, no one expects the Knicks to win many of the early season games. Their 2-3 record is already ahead of some of the more dire predictions that floated before the season ended. The injury to Calderon has seriously set back the timetable required to assess how good this team can be when healthy.
The Knicks are and will continue to be a work in progress and hard-to-watch as the Brooklyn game was, I'm expecting a very competitive contest against Atlanta tonight. Shane Larkin's game will be a key indicator of how well the Knicks fare.
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