New York Knicks Vs. Detroit Pistons

New York Knicks Vs. Detroit Pistons Jan. 7 Game Preview: A Fan’s Outlook

After escaping with a win on Friday night (Jan. 6), the New York Knicks head out on the road for a game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night (Jan. 7). It's definitely a game that the Knicks should win, especially because the Pistons have struggled to find an identity and slipped to 2-5 on the season. Struggling to find an identity is something that the Knicks have a lot of experience with though, and it almost cost the team against the Washington Wizards Friday. If not for that clutch Carmelo Anthony three-pointer, the Knicks could have a 2-5 record as well.

The Pistons are just not a good team and have tried to piece together a roster that can compete. While there are good parts like back-up point guard Brandon Knight and center Greg Monroe, it just seems like the rest of the roster isn't very good at functioning together. The player that the Knicks have to watch out for his Jonas Jerebko , a player that works with a lot of energy and has started to come into his own this year. Dealing with Jerebko and Monroe in the post is a tough request for Tyson Chandler and Amare Stoudemire , but it's time for the Knicks' duo to prove something to fans.

The starting rotation for the Pistons is Monroe at center, Jerebko at power forward , Tayshaun Prince at small forward , Ben Gordon at shooting guard and Brandon Knight at point guard. Knight, Austin Daye and Will Bynum are key contributors off the bench, but this is also a team that averages just 84.9 points per game. That's not good at all, but the Knicks can't get lazy on defensive rotations and simply hope that the Pistons guards are going to miss shots. This has to become a concerted effort to get tougher and not allow easy shots by a weak team.
Anthony has become the leader for the Knicks , averaging 29.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per gam e. He is doing that in less than 36 minutes a night, so it shows just how active he has had to become. Amare Stoudemire is at 20 points and 8.4 rebounds per night and rookie guard Iman Shumpert is at 14 points, 4 assists, 2.3 steals and 3.7 assists per night. Coach Mike D'Antoni needs to just start Shumpert , but if he doesn't the rookie guard will still see a lot of minutes off the bench Saturday night (Jan. 7).
Game time for this one is 7:30 p.m. ET and hopefully continues the one-game winning streak that the Knicks have put together.For more>>>

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