Amar'e Stoudemire made his season debut tonight against Portland, and looked like a guy who was playing his first game. Amar'e was not the only Knick who struggled, outside of Melo and JR Smith, nobody else stepped up. Once again the Knicks do not show up in the first half as they were sluggish and once again played very little defense. Jason Kidd can not stop anybody to save his life, and it is frustrating to watch him play. What does Chris Copeland have to do to play? Novak can not hit a three yet he still finds a way to play over Copeland. This team is going to go downhill fast without Raymond Felton and Iman Shumpert. They can not beat teams with the effort they are playing with now. Melo keeps on scoring and has been the Knicks saving grace all season long. Blaming Amar'e Stoudemire is going to become popular in the upcoming week, but it is not going to be fair or justified. The Knicks issues are that they are struggling to find a way to stop opposing guards. Nor do they play defense with intensity for a complete game. Another Knick killer is missed free throws as they leave key points at the free throw line. The Knicks defense has it moments, but opposing teams are able to make runs that kill the Knicks. At this point the Spurs look like they will come into MSG and win. The Knicks have to beat the Magic and Celtics but that is easier said then done at this point for the Knicks.
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