Which NY Knick Will Step Up to Aid Carmelo Anthony’s Playoff Push?
March 12th, 2013 by Jesse Dorsey Leave a reply »The New York Knicks have dramatically flattened out since their hot 21-9 start to the season, mostly splitting games the rest of the way with a 17-14 record, including an ugly 92-63 Monday night loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Has New York watched as their weaknesses have been exposed, or is this merely a regression to the mean? It seems as if it could be a little bit of both.
Something has happened ever since the Knicks hit that invisible wall; teams realize that being more physical around the perimeter leads to fewer three-pointers and therefore more pressure on Carmelo Anthony.
For the first two months of the season, New York shot an amazing pace from deep, nearly 40 percent as a team. Ever since they've fallen off a cliff, shooting 34 percent since the beginning of January.
Just looking at Carmelo's shooting percentages in that time period is like comparing night and day.
When the Knicks were dispatching teams easily, Carmelo shot 47 percent from the field, 43 percent from the arc and averaged just under 29 points per game. Since the start of 2013, he's shooting 41 percent from the field, 34 percent from deep ...
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