Moneyball and the New York Knicks

Well lets just say the Knicks are tired and the shots aren't falling tonight, not to mention Deron WIlliams is hitting from 3 big time. It happens.

You couldn't be more wrong. The Knicks were 7-1 without Carmelo Anthony. During those eight games, the Knicks averaged 97.1 PPG which is a little above average in the NBA. However they allowed only 90.1 PPG during that streak which is lower than all but three teams has allowed on average during the season. The Knicks haven't been winning because if Jeremy Lin's offense. They've been winning because their defense was playing at an elite level and they finally had stable PG play instead of the likes of Toney Douglas and Mike Bibby. And during the game Carmelo only shot the ball 11 times which was less than Jeremy Lin and Amare Stoudemire. He wasn't hogging the ball at all. His biggest fault was the turnovers more than anything else.