Bungaman Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Barrett looking pretty damn good this evening. While the team is not beating any juggernauts so far, I do like they are working working working, and any bad habits (like the late game ease-ups) should be ironed out before playing a run of tough teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Bungaman said: Barrett looking pretty damn good this evening. While the team is not beating any juggernauts so far, I do like they are working working working, and any bad habits (like the late game ease-ups) should be ironed out before playing a run of tough teams. They are learning how to win together. You have to be very impressed with what they have done over the last 2 seasons. I believe the Knicks are 21-5 in their last 26 regular season games. That’s elite stuff. How close can they get to maintaining that sort of consistency? Not sure. Barrett is only 21. Very exciting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisaynon Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Maple Mamba woof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Early returns say they can score as well as anyone in the league, but some early struggles from the line and on the boards. Mitch playing himself back into shape should help. In the meantime they are killing it from the arc and that's huge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 RJ looking really good. He's gonna be a good one. Tough loss last night - just couldn't hit open shots and Toronto's effort was just better in the second half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Knicks 5-1 on the road. 2-3 at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungaman Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 The starters are playing like five guys who had "next" at a playground. No feel for one another. Robinson, returning from a long injury, Fournier and Walker - too many new starters? I don't know how much time Tibs should give them, or what he should do, frankly. Start Noels when he's ready? Put in Burks for Fournier? I would definitely want to keep Rose with the second unit - you don't want to kill that group's effectiveness, and Rose seems to thrive in the role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiePski Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 im still not sure about randle. that was a hell of a game but he is so inconsistent. why cant he do that every night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 2 hours ago, billiePski said: im still not sure about randle. that was a hell of a game but he is so inconsistent. why cant he do that every night? He's not a superstar. He's a good 3rd option on a title team. He's good, not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Welp, this team is going through it right now. It will be interesting to see how they respond. If they don't pick it back up soon, they won't be in the playoffs this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungaman Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Thibs listened to me (ha!) about Noel and Burke, but ... So my crap DSL connection was half decent last night, and I find a sports feed for the Knicks, hoping they will build on the nice win in San Antonio: shut that off sometime in the third quarter when it's apparent they are mailing this one in. Switch to the Rangers, early second quarter, knowing they've been on a tear as of late: just in to see the Avs fill the net for 20 minutes. I can't get no satisfaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Trade Alert! Knicks get Cam Reddish for Knox and the protected CHA pick. https://www.nba.com/news/knicks-hawks-trade-cam-reddish-kevin-knox 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 RJ Barrett becoming a star or too soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 How in the **** did they get Atlanta to agree to this trade? Steal for the Knicks just wow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Knicks starting to come together a bit. RJ getting better and better: https://ca.nba.com/amp/news/rj-barrett-knicks-joins-elite-group-lebron-james-kobe-bryant/1a4gdej8pmpby1qe1mph23q8qr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 5:06 PM, RutgersJetFan said: How in the **** did they get Atlanta to agree to this trade? Steal for the Knicks just wow Knicks front office has done a good job these last couple of years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 6:06 PM, RutgersJetFan said: How in the **** did they get Atlanta to agree to this trade? Steal for the Knicks just wow Sorry, but not up to date on expiring contracts, Charlotte protected #1, Reddish. We gave up a player who hasn't seen the court for the same from Atlanta. We get back an expiring contract and swap a #1 for a #2 We have more wings than we can handle (I expect a trade soon). What's so good about this deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, 32EBoozer said: Sorry, but not up to date on expiring contracts, Charlotte protected #1, Reddish. We gave up a player who hasn't seen the court for the same from Atlanta. We get back an expiring contract and swap a #1 for a #2 We have more wings than we can handle (I expect a trade soon). What's so good about this deal? Reddish is the best piece of the trade and the likelihood that Charlotte misses the playoffs for the next several years is super unlikely. They gave up Knox and a crappy pick and that’s really it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, RutgersJetFan said: Reddish is the best piece of the trade and the likelihood that Charlotte misses the playoffs for the next several years is super unlikely. They gave up Knox and a crappy pick and that’s really it. Well..... we gain a year of eligibility and he obviously is a better scorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 18 minutes ago, 32EBoozer said: Well..... we gain a year of eligibility and he obviously is a better scorer. He's a 3-and-D wing that came at zero risk and Thibs has supposedly been in love with him for years. Knox was never going to recover from being lost in the shuffle in NY and likewise for Reddish in Atlanta. NY gave up nothing on this one. It's the type of deal they used to be on the other side of quite regularly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 22 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: He's a 3-and-D wing that came at zero risk and Thibs has supposedly been in love with him for years. Knox was never going to recover from being lost in the shuffle in NY and likewise for Reddish in Atlanta. NY gave up nothing on this one. It's the type of deal they used to be on the other side of quite regularly. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungaman Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 God, they are frustrating to watch. The starting five looks slow and disinterested. I'm thinking (irrationally) that they should blow up the starting five. Trade Fournier, Randle and Kemba somwhere and just play the kids. I think Mcbride, Grimes and IQ along with another youngin' would be fine in the backcourt. I want to like Randle, but I can't seem to get on board. Fournier is OK, but inconsistent and expendable. Kemba a nice guy but at the end of the road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icer Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Last year was a flash in the pan. This team is going nowhere, Randle sucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Icer said: Last year was a flash in the pan. This team is going nowhere, Randle sucks I wonder if the Knicks will look to move him. He looks mentally checked out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungaman Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 God. Watching the Knicks just wander around on the court last night as they choked the game away was painful. Why, oh why, if Mitch is such a physical beast, is no one teaching him a post up game? Or a short jumper game? Or having him use either? Opposing centers can leave him 10 feet outside the paint to double team any Knick heading toward the bucket, knowing Mitch won't get the ball except for a lob - which makes the lob more difficult to execute because the spacing gets too tight. I'm not expecting him to shoot threes, but if he can't pass or shoot out of the post, or from ten feet out - it just kills any half court offense. I have to say I've lost my faith in the coaching staff - Thibs specifically - as I don't know if any of the other coaches is lobbying for them to do anything different. But what he's doing now isn't working, between the stilted offense and the too-tight veteran heavy line up. Play the damn kids. Have Mitch shoot and pass over the top from the post. Do something DIFFERENT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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