smackeddog wrote:KnickDanger wrote:fitzfarm wrote:Uptown wrote:knicks1248 wrote:fitzfarm wrote:We got lucky
No... we're are learning how to win games.
Perhaps...but the Magic were terrible today. They missed a ton of open looks...
100%
And the Knicks were playing the second game of a matinee back to back including travel.. A win is a win.
I agree- nearly every team is more talented than us, so every game we’re at a disadvantage- any win we get is against the odds.
Yeah I was really busy at work. I had a second to check out the halftime stats and saw the game was finished. Lol
Chandler wrote:
Current Knicks remind me of a saying attribute to Whitey Herzog: Speed and defense never go in slumps (not saying we're fast, but one can expect consistent defense)
1st time in a long time I heard debbie downer Brendan Brown talk about how good a Knicks defense was at crunch time.
ramtour420 wrote:TPercy wrote:Nalod wrote:Kemet wrote:TPercy wrote:fitzfarm wrote:If we lose this game the blame goes on thibs and his wack rotation
I just don’t understand how we played our starters the entire 3Q when they couldn’t hit a thing and Vucebich was out.
Nice win Knicks .. the Orlando Magic team had 7 players DNP for health reason, all the Magic top guards were DNP for the game. On Friday the Magic loss to the Boston Celtics 124-97 for the same reason they loss today, half of the Magics roster were DNP.
Coach Thibs gave Randle & RJ Barrett 40 minutes of playing-time each in this game to build on their STATS-record on an opponent having all their top guards out, and half their roster DNP.
Like I said, "nice Knicks win".
I would have enjoyed this Knicks win if all our Knicks bench players would have received 20+ plus minutes of playing-time. None of the Knicks 5 bench players received 20 minute today.
Rivers played 17 min
Quickley played 15 min
Noel played 14 min
Knox played 10 min
Toppin played 9 min
At least in the Boston win we seen our two rookies on the court for 20 minute mixing well as a tandem on the offensive end of the court
Knicks looked punch drunk out there.
Wait, what’s your point exactly?
He means that it’s silly that we didn’t allow our kids to get any burn against a depleted Magic roster, especially coming off a back to back against Boston where they played more mins. And I’d definitely agree.
Guys ,whoa come on,
We were up 30 on the Celts and yeah that's the game to empty the bench. We barely escaped with a win here, one Barrett steal ,one possession , very close game
IQ was having a solid run in the first half. Would have been great for him to feature while the Magic’s second unit was out in the 3Q
Man, this team doesn’t let me settle for an outcome. Just when I was already aboard the tank, they win two and bring me back. This might be the way the season plays out and I’m not sure I like it.
A record close to .500 would be a huge improvement for this team. Could attract people here too.
But there aren’t many players to attract next offseason. And one of the big players in the draft could help even more than the .450 record.
Conflicted
GustavBahler wrote:As others have said, a win is a win. This game shows why Im ok with Payton starting. Cant thrust Quickley into the starting lineup. Not yet anyway.
No need to either. He plays a lot and when taken out, he has a thing to learn and adapt. The sky is the limit on him.
