Monday's Play
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Hella10: I totally agree with you on this. Atlanta has been playing really well, maybe the don?t really win games, but they always have around five or six plus points, which is enough. I only have one concern (not that it will affect the game that much) but Camby is probably going to play tomorrow. The last time he got interviewed he had mentioned the next home game, tomorrow...
I still think they will do the job, what do you think about the game total?? I kind of like the under, but I?m not that sure...
[This message has been edited by mj (edited 11-26-2001).]
I still think they will do the job, what do you think about the game total?? I kind of like the under, but I?m not that sure...
[This message has been edited by mj (edited 11-26-2001).]
Camby is playing, was looking at Atlanta not sure now. knicks are 3-0 ats vs atl at home and the last meeting new york smacked atlanta 101-65 on 4/13/2001. Last 4 meetings have went under.
CAMBY FULLY HEELED FOR RETURN
By TOM KEEGAN
November 26, 2001 --
It's a late November game against the Hawks, but to Marcus Camby it's a great deal more than.
"I'm excited," Camby said yesterday after practice at Purchase College. "It's like Opening Night. My family's coming down to see me play, so I'm excited."
Sidelined all season by a heel injury, Camby said he plans to make his debut tonight at the Garden, where the Knicks (6-8) take on the Hawks (5-9).
Fussy Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy made sure not to blame the slow start of the Knicks on the absence of Camby. That doesn't mean he and the rest of the Knicks aren't jacked to have him back.
"He'll really help our energy level," Allan Houston said. "He gives us a boost of energy with his offensive rebounding, with the way you can throw it ahead to him on the break; with a blocked shot that picks your spirits up."
Without Camby in the middle, the Knicks' best means of making teams pay for double-teaming Latrell Sprewell or Allan Houston has been swinging the ball to the point guard for open jumpers.
Clank.
Mark Jackson, Howard Eisley and Charlie Ward have combined to shoot 32 percent (25 percent on threes.)
Camby's return gives Sprewell and Houston an attractive option when double-teamed. Van Gundy ranked Camby's ability to make teams pay for giving too much attention to the Knicks' top scorers, high on the list of what the center provides the Knicks.
"Offensive rebounding," Van Gundy began. "Against double teams he's a great, great cutter - probably the best cutter in the league. Good interior passer, improved jump-shooter on the baseline, which gives you a pick-and-roll game, which you probably won't see early because obviously he's got some timing and repetition issues he probably won't have right off the bat.
"Very good help defender with both his body and with his blocked shots. Really intelligent game-plan wise, rarely makes a game-plan mistake, so if that sounds like a really good player, he is."
Camby hopes his return will help create more space to create shots for Sprewell.
"He hasn't really brought the energy he's accustomed to bringing because every time he touches the ball he's getting double-teamed," Camby said. "That's why he's scoring five and seven points and not getting the shots he usually does."
Even if Camby's heel doesn't curtail his playing time, his lack of game conditioning will initially.
"I'm not expecting to go in and play the minutes I'm accustomed to playing," Camby said. "My presence alone should pick up our level of play."
Camby can't shoot for the point guards.
"Until we prove we can make jump shots on the weak-side, we're still going to struggle," Van Gundy said.
from the new york post
CAMBY FULLY HEELED FOR RETURN
By TOM KEEGAN
November 26, 2001 --
It's a late November game against the Hawks, but to Marcus Camby it's a great deal more than.
"I'm excited," Camby said yesterday after practice at Purchase College. "It's like Opening Night. My family's coming down to see me play, so I'm excited."
Sidelined all season by a heel injury, Camby said he plans to make his debut tonight at the Garden, where the Knicks (6-8) take on the Hawks (5-9).
Fussy Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy made sure not to blame the slow start of the Knicks on the absence of Camby. That doesn't mean he and the rest of the Knicks aren't jacked to have him back.
"He'll really help our energy level," Allan Houston said. "He gives us a boost of energy with his offensive rebounding, with the way you can throw it ahead to him on the break; with a blocked shot that picks your spirits up."
Without Camby in the middle, the Knicks' best means of making teams pay for double-teaming Latrell Sprewell or Allan Houston has been swinging the ball to the point guard for open jumpers.
Clank.
Mark Jackson, Howard Eisley and Charlie Ward have combined to shoot 32 percent (25 percent on threes.)
Camby's return gives Sprewell and Houston an attractive option when double-teamed. Van Gundy ranked Camby's ability to make teams pay for giving too much attention to the Knicks' top scorers, high on the list of what the center provides the Knicks.
"Offensive rebounding," Van Gundy began. "Against double teams he's a great, great cutter - probably the best cutter in the league. Good interior passer, improved jump-shooter on the baseline, which gives you a pick-and-roll game, which you probably won't see early because obviously he's got some timing and repetition issues he probably won't have right off the bat.
"Very good help defender with both his body and with his blocked shots. Really intelligent game-plan wise, rarely makes a game-plan mistake, so if that sounds like a really good player, he is."
Camby hopes his return will help create more space to create shots for Sprewell.
"He hasn't really brought the energy he's accustomed to bringing because every time he touches the ball he's getting double-teamed," Camby said. "That's why he's scoring five and seven points and not getting the shots he usually does."
Even if Camby's heel doesn't curtail his playing time, his lack of game conditioning will initially.
"I'm not expecting to go in and play the minutes I'm accustomed to playing," Camby said. "My presence alone should pick up our level of play."
Camby can't shoot for the point guards.
"Until we prove we can make jump shots on the weak-side, we're still going to struggle," Van Gundy said.
from the new york post
Under 178 NY/ATL
Woops wrong thread!
[This message has been edited by Felonious Monk (edited 11-26-2001).]
Woops wrong thread!
[This message has been edited by Felonious Monk (edited 11-26-2001).]
Thanks for the confirmation shawn.
So camby will play, who cares!! Don?t expect him to have a huge impact on the game. Please check my Trends, Stats and Injury report topic for more info...
So camby will play, who cares!! Don?t expect him to have a huge impact on the game. Please check my Trends, Stats and Injury report topic for more info...
