Pumped for this game. I dont wanna see us lose to Grayson Allen again
I wonder if we'll have Grimes on Giannis. He did a good job on Siakim the other night!
SergioNYK wrote:I wonder if we'll have Grimes on Giannis. He did a good job on Siakim the other night!
That'd probably be worth a shot. You don't really want Randle on him too much (he'll foul out). We'll probably see how Grimes does in terms of keeping in front of him (very difficult with Giannis's long strides).
Someone has to be the sacrificial lamb. Maybe they'll give Mitch and Hart a crack - then someone will need to keep close to Lopez to keep him from going off with his perimeter shooting.
If Mitch starts on him he's gonna have 2 fouls in like 90 seconds. I think Jericho Sims should get a look on Giannis- he has the mobility, size and length
they need to hustle back and build a wall. Deny the easy stuff like they did with Siakem
technomaster wrote:SergioNYK wrote:I wonder if we'll have Grimes on Giannis. He did a good job on Siakim the other night!
That'd probably be worth a shot. You don't really want Randle on him too much (he'll foul out). We'll probably see how Grimes does in terms of keeping in front of him (very difficult with Giannis's long strides).
Someone has to be the sacrificial lamb. Maybe they'll give Mitch and Hart a crack - then someone will need to keep close to Lopez to keep him from going off with his perimeter shooting.
Speaking from experience. Sometimes a shorter defender is better on Giannis, because he doesn't use his post-up game. And since he plays downhill from the 3pt line and beyond (where guards like Grimes is comfortable), Grimes is quick enough to cut off those long traveling Euro Steps. With the "block-ness monster" protecting the rim. This is why I like having a Cam type build on the roster, who's 6'8 with guard like quickness.
But Grimes will be fine. In Thibs we trust.....and he will have a game plan for Yannis tonight. The question is do we have the defensive personal thats needed to control him?
I think Cam is our best matchup physically, but as we know it’s very unlikely he’ll resort to using him unless something goes very, very wrong.
It’ll take Grimes, Mitch, Hart, and Sims to be in deep foul trouble. And even then he’ll try Fournier first.
technomaster wrote:I think Cam is our best matchup physically, but as we know it’s very unlikely he’ll resort to using him unless something goes very, very wrong.It’ll take Grimes, Mitch, Hart, and Sims to be in deep foul trouble. And even then he’ll try Fournier first.
Not for me, Cam is not strong enough.
Sims matches up really well and the Knicks can use his fouls.
Chandler wrote:they need to hustle back and build a wall. Deny the easy stuff like they did with Siakem
And make Mexico pay for it!!!……too soon?
Chandler wrote:they need to hustle back and build a wall. Deny the easy stuff like they did with Siakem
And remember not to leave Grayson Allen wide open 
forgot to say: we win. I feel it in my bones
martin wrote:technomaster wrote:I think Cam is our best matchup physically, but as we know it’s very unlikely he’ll resort to using him unless something goes very, very wrong.It’ll take Grimes, Mitch, Hart, and Sims to be in deep foul trouble. And even then he’ll try Fournier first.
Not for me, Cam is not strong enough.
Sims matches up really well and the Knicks can use his fouls.
We’re going to need more than simply Sims fouls. I don’t think Cam is effective enough to stay with him, but would be worth giving him a shot depending on the score and how things are going.
franco12 wrote:martin wrote:technomaster wrote:I think Cam is our best matchup physically, but as we know it’s very unlikely he’ll resort to using him unless something goes very, very wrong.It’ll take Grimes, Mitch, Hart, and Sims to be in deep foul trouble. And even then he’ll try Fournier first.
Not for me, Cam is not strong enough.
Sims matches up really well and the Knicks can use his fouls.
We’re going to need more than simply Sims fouls. I don’t think Cam is effective enough to stay with him, but would be worth giving him a shot depending on the score and how things are going.
I’m sure Thibs will be all over that 
Player GP MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk
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G. Antetokounmpo 33 33:36 32.0 11.8 5.2 0.8 0.9
J. Holiday 28 32:05 18.2 5.0 7.1 1.5 0.4
B. Lopez 38 30:17 14.5 6.5 1.2 0.5 2.6
B. Portis 39 26:28 14.2 10.3 1.8 0.4 0.3
K. Middleton 7 24:22 11.1 2.6 4.4 0.6 0.1
G. Allen 36 27:24 10.3 3.6 2.6 0.7 0.2
J. Carter 39 25:11 7.4 2.9 3.0 1.2 0.5
P. Connaughton 23 21:52 7.3 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.1
M. Beauchamp 28 15:35 6.3 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.1
J. Nwora 29 15:57 6.0 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.1
G. Hill 31 19:44 5.0 2.1 2.6 0.5 0.1
J. Ingles 9 18:37 5.0 1.8 3.3 0.4 0.1
A. Green 17 08:50 4.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 -
S. Ibaka 16 11:35 4.1 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.4
W. Matthews 26 14:52 2.9 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.2
S. Mamukelashvili 17 08:28 2.1 2.3 0.8 0.1 0.2
T. Antetokounmpo 19 04:23 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.2Player GP MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk
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J. Randle 40 35:13 24.4 10.0 3.8 0.8 0.3
J. Brunson 37 33:02 20.9 3.4 6.6 1.0 0.1
R. Barrett 35 34:03 19.7 5.5 3.0 0.5 0.2
I. Quickley 40 26:34 11.9 4.1 3.4 1.0 0.1
Q. Grimes 29 28:38 10.4 3.2 2.1 0.7 0.5
C. Reddish 20 21:54 8.4 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.4
O. Toppin 25 17:08 7.7 3.8 1.0 0.4 0.2
M. Robinson 32 26:13 7.6 9.0 1.0 0.7 1.8
E. Fournier 18 18:33 6.9 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.2
D. Rose 26 12:54 5.8 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.2
I. Hartenstein 40 19:19 5.4 6.3 0.8 0.7 0.7
M. McBride 28 14:26 4.0 0.8 1.2 0.6 -
J. Sims 32 12:18 3.6 4.2 0.3 0.2 0.6
S. Mykhailiuk 12 03:13 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 -
R. Arcidiacono 10 02:30 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 -
EAST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY PPG OPPG DIFF STRK L10
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0 Boston 28 12 .700% - 15-5 13-7 118.8 113.0 5.8 W2 6-4
1 Brooklyn 27 13 .675% 1 13-5 14-8 114.6 110.6 4.0 W2 9-1
2 Milwaukee 25 14 .641% 2.5 16-5 9-9 112.4 111.2 1.2 L1 4-6
3 Cleveland 26 15 .634% 2.5 18-4 8-11 111.5 106.6 4.9 W1 6-4
4 Philadelphia 24 15 .615% 3.5 16-6 8-9 112.8 109.2 3.6 W1 7-3
5 Indiana 23 18 .561% 5.5 15-7 8-11 115.6 115.6 0.0 W2 8-2
6 New York 22 18 .550% 6 10-10 12-8 114.2 111.3 2.9 W4 5-5
7 Miami 21 20 .512% 7.5 11-9 10-11 108.7 109.0 -0.2 L1 5-5
8 Chicago 19 21 .475% 9 11-9 8-12 115.0 115.5 -0.4 W3 7-3
9 Atlanta 19 21 .475% 9 11-8 8-13 115.3 116.4 -1.2 W1 4-6
10 Washington 17 23 .425% 11 10-7 7-16 112.1 113.1 -1.0 L2 6-4
11 Toronto 17 23 .425% 11 12-10 5-13 111.2 111.2 0.0 W1 4-6
12 Orlando 15 25 .375% 13 10-12 5-13 110.4 113.9 -3.5 W1 5-5
13 Charlotte 11 30 .268% 17.5 5-14 6-16 111.9 118.1 -6.2 L1 3-7
14 Detroit 11 32 .256% 18.5 5-14 6-18 111.7 119.0 -7.3 L2 3-7 WEST W L PCT GB HOME AWAY PPG OPPG DIFF STRK L10
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0 Denver 26 13 .667% - 16-3 10-10 116.7 113.8 2.9 W2 8-2
1 Memphis 26 13 .667% - 16-3 10-10 116.2 111.3 4.9 W6 7-3
2 New Orleans 24 16 .600% 2.5 17-5 7-11 117.1 113.1 4.0 L2 6-4
3 Dallas 23 18 .561% 4 16-6 7-12 112.4 111.0 1.4 L1 8-2
4 Sacramento 20 18 .526% 5.5 11-9 9-9 118.3 117.3 1.1 L2 4-6
5 Golden State 20 20 .500% 6.5 17-4 3-16 116.8 117.5 -0.8 L2 6-4
6 L.A. Clippers 21 21 .500% 6.5 11-9 10-12 109.1 110.2 -1.1 L6 3-7
7 Phoenix 20 21 .488% 7 14-7 6-14 112.7 111.0 1.7 L6 1-9
8 Minnesota 20 21 .488% 7 12-9 8-12 114.7 115.0 -0.3 W4 4-6
9 Portland 19 20 .487% 7 9-6 10-14 112.2 112.1 0.2 L3 3-7
10 L.A. Lakers 19 21 .475% 7.5 10-8 9-13 116.8 117.7 -0.9 W5 6-4
11 Utah 20 23 .465% 8 12-7 8-16 117.6 116.9 0.7 L2 3-7
12 Oklahoma City 18 22 .450% 8.5 13-9 5-13 116.5 116.7 -0.2 W2 6-4
13 San Antonio 13 27 .325% 13.5 8-14 5-13 112.0 120.6 -8.6 L1 3-7
14 Houston 10 30 .250% 16.5 6-14 4-16 109.1 115.9 -6.8 L7 1-9
