Knicks @ Kings Game Thread

[piksi]

Muss said there would be changes and we have seen it two games in a row. He is going with what is working. Kev should understand that as a proffessional as did Artest when he played only 12 min. Look what happend the next game he got an A+ with 39pts 8reb and 4stls shooting over 60%

I don't think that this has anything to do with Muss - unfortunately

 

[VF21]

VF21 i was wanting Bricks full opinon in why he thought that because I thought differently. I just wanted more depth as to why. I didn't need your Rant. Brick and I were headed to a pretty good conversation until you butted in with thinking everybody is out to get somebody here.

My "rant" was based on years of you and your antics. If you can manage to hold a civil discussion, so be it. But don't blame me for calling you out. Your past speaks volumes...

Now feel free to resume your exchange with Brick.

 

[Entity]

I don't think that this has anything to do with Muss - unfortunately

Probably true but you can't ignore it. Now maybe Muss don't teach lessons quarter to quarter like Brick suggested (which i thought was pretty good way) Maybe he is a game to gamer.

 

[SacTownKid]

You have to know which side your bread is buttered on. Muss does not appear to do so. There is a way to handle that. And pulling Kevin is fine. Its the never putting him back in the entire rest of the way and humilaiting him that is not. Especially in light of his replacement's less than stellar effort. The correct ego play is you play Salmons through the end of the 3rd, talk to Kevin at the break and say you need him to match John's defensive intensity, then insert him maybe 2 minutes into the 4th and see what happens. It gives him a shot at redemption. If he fails, gets lit up again, you can then pull him realtively quickly and teach your "lesson" with minimal damage. You gave Kevin his "respect", his shot at redemption, and he simply failed it. If he succeeds then you play him most/all of the rest of the way, lesson learned and better for the team. But now benching your #1 scorer halfway through the third in a close game and never letting him sniff the court again in favor of a guy who had more turnovers than points...that's a slap in the face. And one that leaves the guy you benched frustrated. He has no chance to correct the mistake. And he's apparently being given no respect at all for his acheivements thus far on the season. Would have been really bad if we had lost it. As is winning will mute complaints. But these things are not forgotten.

Well whatever the case it's all just speculation of what went down, or what's going to go down. All I know is that benching Kevin tonight may have been the move that meant the difference between winning and losing.