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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:16 pm    Post subject:

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Ingram struggling once teams take the middle away. This game thus far has been a blueprint on how to stop Ingram. If/when other teams start scouting/blueprinting him this way, his numbers and efficiency are going to start dropping till he fixes that jumper.


We'll see. If they haven't figured it out at this point I'm trying to figure out why it would start just now. 20+ games is an awfully long time to take to figure out the obvious.


"if they haven't figured it out by now"

They've been figuring it out just like Ingram's been figuring out his game.

Once he develops a constant source of effectiveness, teams will start scouting and blueprinting it.

That's why the 2nd year tells the story, cause teams start seeing what you do consistently and preparing for it.

That's what's happening.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:19 pm    Post subject:

How did we switch that?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:22 pm    Post subject:

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Him struggling to finish really isn't a death sentence to his effectiveness, if he dumps off the ball on super contested meetings at the rim.


I don't think anyone believes it's a death sentence.. He's demonstrated he can do other things. I've been happy with his defense and passing. He has 4 assists in this game.

But his shooting percentage will continue to nose dive if he doesn't understand how important it is to get that jumper in order.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:26 pm    Post subject:

At least this is his worst game of the year.
Watch him hit the game winner though haha.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:40 pm    Post subject:

awful night... had BI played to his normal standard, we win this one.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:40 pm    Post subject:

just wow
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:41 pm    Post subject:

He definitely lost the game for us
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:42 pm    Post subject:

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He definitely lost the game for us

And Lopez. ANd Randles' poor rebounding.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:42 pm    Post subject:

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He definitely lost the game for us


Yep.. I'm curious as to how he and the coaching staff responds. If they understand what the problem is.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:43 pm    Post subject:

Terrible game by BI. Which is weird because he loves NYC. Maybe a little too much NYC love? 😂 Hopefully he'll bounce back vs the Cavs. We'll need it.
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KeepItRealOrElse wrote:
There's a good chance he was alluding to game action/ overall positive mentality - when he said he's focusing on what he's does well
Again it's just hard to know because he doesn't articulate himself clearly


I don't think people appreciate how "on the fly" the answers that guys give are. In most cases they've just been working their asses off for a couple of hours, then they walk over and get voice recorders shoved in their faces without knowing what they're gonna be asked. I'd probably say a whole bunch of things that were articulated as well as I would want them to be if I was in the same situation. They get better at it because they do it all the time, but it's still tough.

Now that I'm in scrums, I put less weight on what players and coaches say in them. It's a tough environment.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:45 pm    Post subject:

We would have been able to live with the poor shooting night. It was the team high 5 TO's that went with it that killed us.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:54 pm    Post subject:

epak wrote:
He definitely lost the game for us


I take it back.
The refs... McDermott holds Lonzo and no foul called. Sigh.
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There's a good chance he was alluding to game action/ overall positive mentality - when he said he's focusing on what he's does well
Again it's just hard to know because he doesn't articulate himself clearly


I don't think people appreciate how "on the fly" the answers that guys give are. In most cases they've just been working their asses off for a couple of hours, then they walk over and get voice recorders shoved in their faces without knowing what they're gonna be asked. I'd probably say a whole bunch of things that were articulated as well as I would want them to be if I was in the same situation. They get better at it because they do it all the time, but it's still tough.

Now that I'm in scrums, I put less weight on what players and coaches say in them. It's a tough environment.


1000% ya. Answers are on the fly and the effort to answer the exact question, or articulate yourself in depth - rarely there.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:56 pm    Post subject:

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We would have been able to live with the poor shooting night. It was the team high 5 TO's that went with it that killed us.


Good point.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:58 pm    Post subject:

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We would have been able to live with the poor shooting night. It was the team high 5 TO's that went with it that killed us.


A product of those awful, predictable drives. He's not a good enough passer to get out of them unscathed.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:00 pm    Post subject:

GoldenThroat wrote:
KeepItRealOrElse wrote:
There's a good chance he was alluding to game action/ overall positive mentality - when he said he's focusing on what he's does well
Again it's just hard to know because he doesn't articulate himself clearly


I don't think people appreciate how "on the fly" the answers that guys give are. In most cases they've just been working their asses off for a couple of hours, then they walk over and get voice recorders shoved in their faces without knowing what they're gonna be asked. I'd probably say a whole bunch of things that were articulated as well as I would want them to be if I was in the same situation. They get better at it because they do it all the time, but it's still tough.

Now that I'm in scrums, I put less weight on what players and coaches say in them. It's a tough environment.


I'm not cuttin him any slack.. He meant what he said.

"Of course, there are some days where I’ll just go in and work on my jumper." He needs to work on that shet every time he's in the gym. That's not fatigue talking, that's him telling us what he works on.

“Right now, I’m mainly focused on doing the things I do well." Again I can't chalk that up as fatigue talking.. Thats him communicating a priority.

I defend him to no end, but that just doesn't make any sense. That thing that he says he's focused on, that he does so well, will become a non factor if he doesn't focus on improving his shooting.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:03 pm    Post subject:

SocalDevin wrote:
GoldenThroat wrote:
KeepItRealOrElse wrote:
There's a good chance he was alluding to game action/ overall positive mentality - when he said he's focusing on what he's does well
Again it's just hard to know because he doesn't articulate himself clearly


I don't think people appreciate how "on the fly" the answers that guys give are. In most cases they've just been working their asses off for a couple of hours, then they walk over and get voice recorders shoved in their faces without knowing what they're gonna be asked. I'd probably say a whole bunch of things that were articulated as well as I would want them to be if I was in the same situation. They get better at it because they do it all the time, but it's still tough.

Now that I'm in scrums, I put less weight on what players and coaches say in them. It's a tough environment.


I'm not cuttin him any slack.. He meant what he said.

"Of course, there are some days where I’ll just go in and work on my jumper." He needs to work on that shet every time he's in the gym. That's not fatigue talking, that's him telling us what he works on.

“Right now, I’m mainly focused on doing the things I do well." Again I can't chalk that up as fatigue talking.. Thats him communicating a priority.

I defend him to no end, but that just doesn't make any sense. That thing that he says he's focused on, that he does so well, will become a non factor if he doesn't focus on improving his shooting.


Sounds like he said some days he strictly works on his jumper... ok sounds about right
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:06 pm    Post subject:

I'm not mad at Ingram having a bad night...VERY bad night. The Knicks played BI how I though teams would/should have, earlier in the season. The initial defender plays his strong hand, and bodies him on the drive (which gets BI off balance), while the help defender comes over to contest the shot. Too many times, that help defender was KP. It worked for the Knicks, though I would have liked to see KP involved in those pick/roll situations, as opposed to sagging in the paint.

BI knows he has to work on his jumper, and this is just more tape to use to educate our young guys. Despite BI's poor performance, the team played well, but the usual turnovers killed us.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:06 pm    Post subject:

Kuzzkontrol wrote:
He needs variation to his game otherwise it's going to be trouble.

Also with 2 max I don't know how he fits in with no jumpshot


Bring this up during a good stretch of games
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:08 pm    Post subject:

He just had a bad game after a great stretch. Nothing more - nothing less.
He'll bounce back.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:15 pm    Post subject:

Turns out BI hasn't improved after all.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:18 pm    Post subject:

Kuzzkontrol wrote:
He needs variation to his game otherwise it's going to be trouble.

Also with 2 max I don't know how he fits in with no jumpshot


Maybe as a sixth man.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:19 pm    Post subject:

manlisten wrote:
Turns out BI hasn't improved after all.


and here i was thinking he did. silly me
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:21 pm    Post subject:

manlisten wrote:
Turns out BI hasn't improved after all.


I thought with the gamewinner last game he would rely on his jumper a bit more instead he puts up this stinker along with too many TOs. Oh well youth
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