Game #43: Orlando Magic (14-30) @ New York Knicks (27-15)

[PC]

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Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Location: Madison Square Garden
TV: MSG












Jameer Nelson | J.J. Redick | Moe Harkless | Glen Davis | Nikola Vucevic










Raymond Felton | Jason Kidd | Iman Shumpert | Carmelo Anthony | Tyson Chandler

[Anji]

Great game cap, it's good to remember, "oh yeah this team is actually good".

Knicks win easy. Continue our push back to .700 basketball.

[PC]

The Magic starting 5 is absolutely horrendous. No other way to describe it

[Kenny]

The Magic starting 5 is absolutely horrendous. No other way to describe it

I don't know if Afflalo is playing but it looks better with hiim in it. Magic play a ton of pick and roll with Nelson and Reddick who has turned himself into a really good all around player. Their center who they got in the Howeard trade been terrific.

Regardless their should be no excuses the Knicks should win this game going away.

[seikou8]

if the knicks dont win their next 6 games i mean most are at home too

[Tysons_Beard]

whenever the knicks play weak teams i get scared

[Enzo]

I never sleep on Orlando. They're one of those teams that can sneak in a big win here and there. We're obviously favored though.

[NYKnickFanatic]

The Magic starting 5 is absolutely horrendous. No other way to describe it

But we have trouble against them.

[AI4]

Vucevic is a rebounding machine.

[nycericanguy]

The Magic starting 5 is absolutely horrendous. No other way to describe it

Easy there...lol

Nelson has been flat out better than Felton this year, Reddick & Afflalo have been better than any 2 guard we have... and Glen Davis would probably start for us. Not to mention Vucevic is one of the better young centers.

[omdigga]

Lets go knicks..

[ewmania]

i wish they would move shump back to the 2 guard, he's not strong enough to defend these wing players it's making him look like a bad defender

but this should be an easy win

[nycericanguy]

i wish they would move shump back to the 2 guard, he's not strong enough to defend these wing players it's making him look like a bad defender

but this should be an easy win

I really haven't been impressed with Shumps D at all TBH.

I think he can and has made some great defensive plays last year, but overall I think we overrate him ALOT as a defender. He still has alot to learn, he's not at an Avery Bradley level.

I mean Amare usually makes 1 or 2 great defensive plays per game, but overall he's not a good defender.

[D-Leethal]

I really haven't been impressed with Shumps D at all TBH.

I think he can and has made some great defensive plays last year, but overall I think we overrate him ALOT as a defender. He still has alot to learn, he's not at an Avery Bradley level.

I mean Amare usually makes 1 or 2 great defensive plays per game, but overall he's not a good defender.

Last year Shump was a top 3 wing defender. We haven't seen the same Shump this year. He had some ridiculous stat last year in 1 on 1 isolation situations, he would come up with a steal 1/3 of the time defensively. Bradley is probably the best in the league, I'd give him the nod over Tony Allen. I think Tony Allen gets overrated defensively at times.

Amare also has 3-4 big time defensive miscues that usually result in wide open layups to go with those huge plays.

I don't think anyone can deny last year he was a ridiculous perimeter defender. I think we need to cut him some slack considering hes been back 5 games after a 8 month injury. Look at Rubio after his injury. He looks like a scrub now. It took Amare 4-5 games to find a groove and hew as out 8 weeks, not 8 months.

Either way, with all the screens that get set in this league, its very difficult to be a shutdown defender, especially at the guard position. You can't shut someone down when your constantly being screened.

[D-Leethal]

I'll be at this game, I don't expect a breeze thru, especially after they got embarassed by BK. I think we win by 7-10 and they keep it close the entire way. Orlando plays tough and has played very well against some top teams.