Knicks · Why is RJ returning with a bum ancle? (page 4)

ramtour420 wrote:

jrodmc wrote:This thread aged so well.

Wonder if Thibs wants to shut him down for the rest of the season.

Yes! Because there are no long term consequences of playing through pain, like ever! Let's come to all the conclusions we ever need after a game or 2!

Yes! Because coming to conclusions BEFORE any games is even better!

jrodmc wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

jrodmc wrote:This thread aged so well.

Wonder if Thibs wants to shut him down for the rest of the season.

Yes! Because there are no long term consequences of playing through pain, like ever! Let's come to all the conclusions we ever need after a game or 2!

Yes! Because coming to conclusions BEFORE any games is even better!

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:RJ was never going to sit out for long. He has been our best player this season and he is playing for that max rookie extension. I anticipate RJ will have 6 or 7 more 30+ point games before the season ends and Knicks will offer him the max extension this summer.

I agree Knicks absolutely need to extend RJ this summer. We need to nip the Porzingis 2.0 scenario in the bud

That's setting everyone up for failure or really not understanding what the process is for someone like RJ. Those guys typically don't extend in the summer before their last year for a lot of very obvious reasons.

I said the Knicks would offer him a max. Whether he takes it is another question, but every player wants to be offered the max rookie extension.

If we are letting Mitch walk for nothing why not also let RJ do the same?

You do understand the difference between UFA and RFA, right?

ramtour420 wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

jrodmc wrote:This thread aged so well.

Wonder if Thibs wants to shut him down for the rest of the season.

Yes! Because there are no long term consequences of playing through pain, like ever! Let's come to all the conclusions we ever need after a game or 2!

Yes! Because coming to conclusions BEFORE any games is even better!

"..knowledge of certain principles easily compensates the lack of knowledge of certain facts."
Claude Adrien Helvétius

"...when you assume, you make..."

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:RJ was never going to sit out for long. He has been our best player this season and he is playing for that max rookie extension. I anticipate RJ will have 6 or 7 more 30+ point games before the season ends and Knicks will offer him the max extension this summer.

I agree Knicks absolutely need to extend RJ this summer. We need to nip the Porzingis 2.0 scenario in the bud

That's setting everyone up for failure or really not understanding what the process is for someone like RJ. Those guys typically don't extend in the summer before their last year for a lot of very obvious reasons.

I said the Knicks would offer him a max. Whether he takes it is another question, but every player wants to be offered the max rookie extension.

If we are letting Mitch walk for nothing why not also let RJ do the same?

You do understand the difference between UFA and RFA, right?

When I read his posts this is the Phil I think of

Maybe he was cool but he's CHANGED.

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:RJ was never going to sit out for long. He has been our best player this season and he is playing for that max rookie extension. I anticipate RJ will have 6 or 7 more 30+ point games before the season ends and Knicks will offer him the max extension this summer.

I agree Knicks absolutely need to extend RJ this summer. We need to nip the Porzingis 2.0 scenario in the bud

That's setting everyone up for failure or really not understanding what the process is for someone like RJ. Those guys typically don't extend in the summer before their last year for a lot of very obvious reasons.

I said the Knicks would offer him a max. Whether he takes it is another question, but every player wants to be offered the max rookie extension.

If we are letting Mitch walk for nothing why not also let RJ do the same?

You do understand the difference between UFA and RFA, right?

That really stopped Porzingis from leaving

Philc1 wrote:

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

TheGame wrote:RJ was never going to sit out for long. He has been our best player this season and he is playing for that max rookie extension. I anticipate RJ will have 6 or 7 more 30+ point games before the season ends and Knicks will offer him the max extension this summer.

I agree Knicks absolutely need to extend RJ this summer. We need to nip the Porzingis 2.0 scenario in the bud

That's setting everyone up for failure or really not understanding what the process is for someone like RJ. Those guys typically don't extend in the summer before their last year for a lot of very obvious reasons.

I said the Knicks would offer him a max. Whether he takes it is another question, but every player wants to be offered the max rookie extension.

If we are letting Mitch walk for nothing why not also let RJ do the same?

You do understand the difference between UFA and RFA, right?

That really stopped Porzingis from leaving

Most certainly did. Was the difference ofgetting traded with a torn ACL vs. walking out on knicks with no compensations back to the team.

It's fair to say the Knicks got Rose, Grimes, Julius, Rokas, McBride, IQ, Detroit 2023 2nd round pick, Dallas 2023 first round pick, and then used cap space additionally on Taj, Fournier, Burks, Noel.

Dallas got THJr, Sinwiddie, Bertans.

Both trees are a bit dated so it may be off some.

Hey, whose a better NY quarterback?

1. Zach Wilson
2. Charlie Ward

Nalod wrote:Lets Help PhilC here……

Hey, whose a better NY quarterback?

1. Zach Wilson
2. Charlie Ward

Nalod for the win!

What a great growth spurt for Randle and his his confidence.

OP, if that ankle was not good I agree he should have sat. My point was you took that he had pain and was intimate with his scenario and made a judgement. Many of us do similar. Winning is more fun!

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

ramtour420 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

Dude, take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy it. Your not happy yet?
Knick fans have to take this and enjoy the moment. You never know what happens next…..

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

Dude, take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy it. Your not happy yet?
Knick fans have to take this and enjoy the moment. You never know what happens next…..

Thank you for the advice, but I think I got this bro!

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

Dude, take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy it. Your not happy yet?
Knick fans have to take this and enjoy the moment. You never know what happens next…..

Thank you for the advice, but I think I got this bro!

C’mon, not really. Admit it, you know there is a small piece of you that wants RJ to need surgery after the season so you are “Vindicated”. Nothing sweeter than being “Drunk Ancle” sometimes and being RIGHT!!

What a great summer you’d have!!!!

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

Dude, take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy it. Your not happy yet?
Knick fans have to take this and enjoy the moment. You never know what happens next…..

Thank you for the advice, but I think I got this bro!

C’mon, not really. Admit it, you know there is a small piece of you that wants RJ to need surgery after the season so you are “Vindicated”. Nothing sweeter than being “Drunk Ancle” sometimes and being RIGHT!!

What a great summer you’d have!!!!

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

Dude, take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy it. Your not happy yet?
Knick fans have to take this and enjoy the moment. You never know what happens next..

Thank you for the advice, but I think I got this bro!

C;mon, not really. Admit it, you know there is a small piece of you that wants RJ to need surgery after the season so you are "Vindicated". Nothing sweeter than being "Drunk Ancle" sometimes and being RIGHT!!

What a great summer youd have!!!!

Why are you saying this? I specifically said that I'd love to be wrong about this. Are you calling me a liar? Are you projecting your own issues upon me? Please stop

Ignore Nalod. He just likes to be the thought/fandom police.Spouts on and on and meta-fan psychology. If he's not just calling you some name incessantly. "Rainman", "drunk uncle", and whatever he was calling Briggs. Meanwhile his posts are stream of consciousness rubbish. His schtick has gotten old.

Panos wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

Dude, take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy it. Your not happy yet?
Knick fans have to take this and enjoy the moment. You never know what happens next..

Thank you for the advice, but I think I got this bro!

C;mon, not really. Admit it, you know there is a small piece of you that wants RJ to need surgery after the season so you are "Vindicated". Nothing sweeter than being "Drunk Ancle" sometimes and being RIGHT!!

What a great summer youd have!!!!

Why are you saying this? I specifically said that I'd love to be wrong about this. Are you calling me a liar? Are you projecting your own issues upon me? Please stop

Ignore Nalod. He just likes to be the thought/fandom police.Spouts on and on and meta-fan psychology. If he's not just calling you some name incessantly. "Rainman", "drunk uncle", and whatever he was calling Briggs. Meanwhile his posts are stream of consciousness rubbish. His schtick has gotten old.

Alrighty then More interesting topics at hand anyway, like Deuce getting reps with the big boys. I am excited about that

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:RJ's bum uncle is the MVP of this team- its been fun watch RJ go from Rookie who Randle and Payton refused to freeze out and refuse to pass to, even when open, to corner 3 RJ ;last season, to running the offense since returning with his bum uncle

Make fun if you must. I could care less. I still think that I had a legit concern at the time. If nothing bad happens of it I will have been very happy to had been wrong.

Dude, take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy it. Your not happy yet?
Knick fans have to take this and enjoy the moment. You never know what happens next…..

Thank you for the advice, but I think I got this bro!

C’mon, not really. Admit it, you know there is a small piece of you that wants RJ to need surgery after the season so you are “Vindicated”. Nothing sweeter than being “Drunk Ancle” sometimes and being RIGHT!!

What a great summer you’d have!!!!

Why are you saying this? I specifically said that I'd love to be wrong about this. Are you calling me a liar? Are you projecting your own issues upon me? Please stop

The Smiley thing indicates playful bantor. I have no nicknames for Briggs. “Drunk ANcle” is a play on words.. I guess the SMiley thing is not effective. We were having fun. Panos is now policing my policing. We look out for each other on the UK.

MY own issues, they are too numerous to discuss. Vanity? Mabye I have issue with it and when poster can’t have fun in the when faced with such an extreme post as you did.

I do discuss hoop a lot. But RJ returned and continued the most important stretch of his career were a young player finds his stride thru experience. To have a young player play important minutes as he has and then the team starts playing better and better. To increase minimal odds by tanking vs. developing players as we are doing with sim, RJ, IQ and now deuce is so important. Cam and Grimes were also on track.

This is why you play your yoot and if they are healthy so much the better.

Grant Hill was a max player superstar that was pressured to carry a franchise.

Why do I get down on some posts? Cuz you double down and dug in more. Your a last word kind of guy who won’t give in. I respect that actually, but lord knows we all get shit wrong from time to time. And yes I get your suggestion of caution for his ankle. But to not see the magnificent growth and say “Perhaps its worth the risk then defer to another season”………. He scored 46 pts after your post. You dug in further. And for the record, dudes like 1248 earn the nicknames. 99% of the time my psychobabble is about a post, not the poster.
I have no name for Briggs. 1248, Playa, playa2 and TMS all gone as they just could not contain and melted themselves out.

For RJ, it seems to me he is getting to his spots, he just has to make some shots.

															Per Game
	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Oct	6	6	206	38	79	13	34	0.481	0.382	0.737	0.59	20.7	115	112	34.4	17.2	5.7	3
Nov	15	15	450	70	193	21	72	0.363	0.292	0.674	0.45	23.6	89	111	30	12.8	6	1.8
Dec	8	8	240	48	118	17	51	0.407	0.333	0.718	0.522	28.3	104	111	30	17.6	4.6	2.3
Jan	15	15	525	115	264	35	87	0.436	0.402	0.681	0.538	29.3	107	112	35	21.8	6	3.2
Feb	6	6	241	57	133	16	41	0.429	0.39	0.667	0.533	29.8	108	122	40.2	28.3	5.8	3.7
Mar	7	7	273	59	150	10	37	0.393	0.27	0.816	0.49	29.6	104	114	39	24	6.1	4.3