With the New York Knicks staring up at a two-game hole after two rough losses to the Indiana Pacers on the road, Carmelo Anthony is finally taking the lead and calling out New York's unimpressive offense.
After Indiana's suffocating defense held them to just 82 points in Tuesday night's 93-82 loss, New York's scoring average in the second round is down to just 88.25 points over four games.
Tyson Chandler was critical of New York's offense after Game 3, urging the team to move the ball more and keep the defense on their toes. Though originally perplexed by his teammate's comments, Anthony seems to concur at this point:
On Tyson's comments, Carmelo Anthony says, "He has the right to say that. Our offense has been sh****y." #Knicks
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) May 15, 2013
In the first two games it was thanks to a lot of standing around and waiting for Anthony or J.R. Smith to make something happen. This has changed in the last two games, but the team hasn't had any kind of improvement. In fact, it seems worse.
The Knicks had just 10 possessions end out of isolation in Game 4. 47 pick and rolls.
— Hardwood Pa ...
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Article written by Jesse Dorsey
Carmelo Anthony Rips Knicks Offense, J.R. Smith Takes Blame After Game 4 Flop
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