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nateevs: I am so sorry but are you suggesting that for 2 years, he's been evading his markers, tepid, timid, and running into blind alleys? An accomplished goal scorer who terrified the best of defences? Someone who scored against Chelsea every single time he played against them? A Chelsea back line that was one of the best back in the days JM and beyond, suddenly found no space but blind alleys to run into? Hehehe. Wonders shall not end.

nateevs: Taking penalties has stopped being the striker's responsibility for as long as I know it. Suddenly you want to blame Torres for not fighting the pack and claiming pens. Anything to blame Torres.

nateevs: Look! It's easy to slag off anyone. Talk is very cheap. If Torres' tipid performances are as frequent as the rising sun and the nights, it shouldn't take a lot of work to prove.

nateevs: This has been repeated so many times now it has become boring. Not one single one of you has ever provided proof of this. The shocking thing is, if it indeed does happen as many times as you claim, it's easy to prove.

Unless you can prove it, this reason you cling on to is a myth.

Roland17: And that was the 2008-2009 season when they got to the finals against the Lakers, but were able to win only one finals game because they were only a streaky shooting team without any alternatives and over the years they have remained that way and i do not need to tell u how poor they are doing.

Roland17: OKC is another team with better shooters but the difference is they posses clutch players who can take over the game and also defend better,

Roland17: Melo out of the roaster, who is the go to guy in the Knicks, what other strategy do they have? do they even play any sort of defense?

Roland17: shooting jumpers and three's can take u as far as the defense for a ring, you made mention of Felton, he's obviously improved this year, but with his turn over rates would u place a bet on him? they have a deeper bench this season, but i still do not see them as a potent threat.

BlueDiva: Torres has scored 4 in 2 games.
Now what has changed? Nothing has.

Mata and Hazard have always passed the ball to Torres, it didn't start this week.
Torres has had some fortune this week by getting a rebound and connecting to a cross.
He even developed some self confidence and took a penalty.

The issue has always been Torres and not the team.
Perhaps he has made up his mind to develop some confidence and some can-do attitude.

The issue is that Torres is his own problem, not the team nor the manager.
Only him can decide to be a dud or a world class player.

dayokanu: Some Bayern fans on NL say Gomez is the problem

Ibime: That ninja dyabman had 3 stoke defenders. Crazy man. He's always been an unorthodox fpl player who can score big certain weeks but he never does well long term cos of his unscientific approach.

Ibime: As for Ipukulu Marines, counting the cost of tryna play too smart. All hopes on Sessegnon to equalise on Tuesday.

dayokanu: Fletcher has a double gameweek and he is playing at home in both games. It was a 75% Chance same with Demba Ba

siddiq202: only Michu so far- 24 points- what more can I say?

Roland17: Oooo come on Man, are u really serious about this Knick thing they are a shooting team, they live and die by 3 points with a huge turn over ratio, they do not play any form of defense, their defenders foul out before the end of the 4th quarter, those shots would not fall every day and i still maintain my stance about them being a first round, at best second round post season team.
Am not buying that circus...

onila: and pple in his country are suffering

what a dumb nigga

occam: I also thought not signing Lin was a mistake; not anymore. That was a smart move by Dolan. Did Dolan made a smart decision or luck?

Seriously this Knicks roster is so weird. They've got the 4 of leagues' oldest player (Kidd, Wallace, Camby & Thomas), 3 players with rings and 2 top players (Amare & Anthony) chasing their first ring.

Still early days yet so I'll wait until after the all star break for a better sense on this team. But that game last night? wow! what can I say

occam: I also thought not signing Lin was a mistake; not anymore. That was a smart move by Dolan. Did Dolan made a smart decision or luck?

occam: Seriously this Knicks roster is so weird. They've got the 4 of leagues' oldest player (Kidd, Wallace, Camby & Thomas), 3 players with rings and 2 top players (Amare & Anthony) chasing their first ring.

occam: Still early days yet so I'll wait until after the all star break for a better sense on this team. But that game last night? wow! what can I say

occam: I also thought not signing Lin was a mistake; not anymore. That was a smart move by Dolan. Did Dolan made a smart decision or luck?

occam: Seriously this Knicks roster is so weird. They've got the 4 of leagues' oldest player (Kidd, Wallace, Camby & Thomas), 3 players with rings and 2 top players (Amare & Anthony) chasing their first ring.

occam: Still early days yet so I'll wait until after the all star break for a better sense on this team. But that game last night? wow! what can I say

Roland17: Yoo, come on man, reading guys disrespect Gasol all of a sudden is very sad, especially LA fans, after Shaq left, would Kobe have won those two rings without Gasol, this kid won the rookie of the year with Memphis and do you mind reminding everyone here who his team mates were while he was in Memphis? although he never won a playoff's game with them, he dropped the points to prove his worth, especially against the spurs in Game 4.

Roland17: Last season, the rumour about the Lakers trading him did not help matters, he was insecure and its the same this season, no post player would flourish under Mike.

Roland17: And did anyone see Howard take on Kobe for his poor defense during the game last night?

naijababe: Your fellow mumush/it fan abi?

honeric01: Just one. so who?

Roland17: Big ups to the BLACK MAMBA, i do not for any reason, find the 2 time world champ Gasol the major problem the Lakers are having..

Mike wants everyone to become a jump shooter and that includes his big men, the other day Howard attempted a three!!! Gasol has no business shooting jumpers or hanging out in the base line waiting for a chance to hit a three!! hell no, Gasol plays in the box, he's a post player and an intelligent passer of the ball, that has been his bread and butter.

And to watch Mike keep Howard on the court throughout the fourth quarter while he benches Gasol speaks for itself, especially for teams who understand the term Hack-Howard, Howard is a liability in the fourth quarter and its very annoying that he's refused to acknowledge that his poor free throw shooting has cost the Lakers games this season.

Would the Lakers trade Gasol? maybe, if he's traded, would that solve the problem, no way, not even Nash's return would solve the problem.

Roland17: Big ups to the BLACK MAMBA, i do not for any reason, find the 2 time world champ Gasol the major problem the Lakers are having..

Mike wants everyone to become a jump shooter and that includes his big men, the other day Howard attempted a three!!! Gasol has no business shooting jumpers or hanging out in the base line waiting for a chance to hit a three!! hell no, Gasol plays in the box, he's a post player and an intelligent passer of the ball, that has been his bread and butter.

And to watch Mike keep Howard on the court throughout the fourth quarter while he benches Gasol speaks for itself, especially for teams who understand the term Hack-Howard, Howard is a liability in the fourth quarter and its very annoying that he's refused to acknowledge that his poor free throw shooting has cost the Lakers games this season.

Would the Lakers trade Gasol? maybe, if he's traded, would that solve the problem, no way, not even Nash's return would solve the problem.

jidegirl12: Kobi 30k points tonight..... youngest player... good job buddy

jidegirl12: A-40; any signed coach can be term anytime, don't count on that 4 years.

jidegirl12: Nash & Gasol should be traded for that Orleans guy( Chris Paul) , not happening this year again I guess,

dayokanu: It depends on who we get in the draw. Normally it doesnt make sense to get to get a defender for just half a season when we are not Mourinhos Chelsea who bought Maniche because Essien was going to miss a match. We already have Boateng, Dante and Badstuber

dayokanu: But What would determine is one the number of games Boateng gets suspended for and who our opponent is.

dayokanu: if we get a weak team we wouldnt need and can risk Van Buyten and Dante or draft martinez/Gustavo into defence for Celtic, Galatasaray, Arsenal etc

dayokanu: But if we get Madrid then we need to have a defender and I dont know which defender would want to come, thats not cup tied and knows we only need him for 4months max.

dyabman: there should be a price this time on who wins the league or H2H..maybe first to third should get something

dayokanu: I don't want to get Madrid at this stage cos even though we would win, The match would be too stressfull while other clubs are getting easy rides into quarters we would be fighting madrid.

Moreover without Boateng i would want an easy opponent Maybe Porto, Arsenal, Galatasaray or Celtic