not an easy game...
Pretty sure we see McBride dropped from the rotation soon. IQ can play the 1 when Brunson sits and stay in when Grimes/RJ take breaks. Obi can spell Jules and Hart's minutes will vary greatly because Mitch has those games he's just not good or in early/often foul trouble.
Those are the best 8 right now... might as well ride that
Raptors via McCullem says dudes want out. Read a few weeks ago Nurse is part of the problem via communcation issues. The man has a chip but its a new team since then. Im not intimate with the issues. He could be more larry brown like and his time is up. Intensity is not easy to temper for many coaches.
For now Thibs is doing fine. He might have learned to be a better version of himself given experience. This was all discussed when he was hired and his reputation for burning his players out was in part from that. He used to come down and starting coaching in summer workouts! From what I read thats not the norm.
Think we'll get beaten- we'll be tired from yesterday- maybe if RJ goes nuclear we have a chance?
smackeddog wrote:Think we'll get beaten- we'll be tired from yesterday- maybe if RJ goes nuclear we have a chance?
man we really need something from the bench today...
feels like this is a super tough game but who knows.
This game has the ability to delight or deflate.
C'mon Knicks... let's end this three day weekend right!
JB and Randle for 40 each! RJ for 50! Toppin for 60! YeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Player GP MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk
---------------- --- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
P. Siakam 33 37:09 25.7 8.2 6.4 0.8 0.5
G. Trent Jr. 36 32:05 18.2 2.3 1.5 1.7 0.2
O. Anunoby 39 36:54 18.1 5.8 2.1 2.2 0.8
F. VanVleet 35 36:33 17.7 4.3 6.3 1.5 0.5
S. Barnes 40 33:58 15.1 7.0 4.8 1 0.8
C. Boucher 38 20:34 9.6 5.5 0.4 0.7 0.7
P. Achiuwa 19 18:04 8.1 5.1 1.1 0.5 0.6
M. Flynn 31 15:09 5.5 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.1
O. Porter Jr. 8 18:18 5.5 2.4 1 1.4 -
D. Banton 22 10:04 5.2 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.5
T. Young 35 16:33 4.9 3.6 1.6 1.1 0.1
J. Hernangomez 30 16:51 3.8 3.4 0.6 0.5 0.2
C. Koloko 40 15:36 3.8 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.1
R. Harper Jr. 2 03:55 3.0 0.5 - - -
J. Dowtin Jr. 12 07:09 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.1
K. Birch 20 08:06 2.1 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3Player GP MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk
---------------- --- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
J. Randle 44 35:32 24.5 10.5 3.8 0.7 0.4
J. Brunson 41 33:47 22.3 3.6 6.4 1.0 0.2
R. Barrett 38 33:59 19.7 5.4 2.9 0.5 0.2
I. Quickley 44 27:13 12.4 4.1 3.3 0.9 0.1
Q. Grimes 33 29:13 10.4 3.4 2.1 0.8 0.4
C. Reddish 20 21:54 8.4 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.4
M. Robinson 36 27:07 7.3 9.1 1.0 0.9 1.8
O. Toppin 29 16:08 6.9 3.5 1.0 0.4 0.2
E. Fournier 19 18:21 6.7 2.1 1.5 0.6 0.2
D. Rose 26 12:54 5.8 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.2
I. Hartenstein 44 18:41 5.2 6.2 0.7 0.6 0.7
M. McBride 32 13:40 3.6 0.7 1.1 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 -
smackeddog wrote:Think we'll get beaten- we'll be tired from yesterday- maybe if RJ goes nuclear we have a chance?
This. Some were complaining about RJs minutes yesterday.
Thibs plays chess while others criticizing him are playing checkers.
Let’s see if the refs let the Raptors foul all night on defence. Refs call a clean game and it’s going to be a blowout
RJ simply cannot hit an open shot to save his life.
The bench should be focused on getting Obi shots. He is the best shooter, the best scorer out there.
Man, RJ is having a stinker
1 2 3 4 T
-- -- -- -- ---
Raptors 19-24 29 27 - - 56
Knicks 25-19 25 34 - - 59STARTERS MINS PTS FG 3PT FT OFF DEF REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
-------------------- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
G. Trent Jr. G 15 9 3-6 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 -7
F. VanVleet G 17 11 3-10 1-5 4-4 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 -7
O. Anunoby F 15 2 0-3 0-3 2-2 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 -9
S. Barnes F 18 7 2-6 0-0 3-6 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1
P. Siakam C 19 13 5-10 0-2 3-4 1 4 5 3 0 0 1 0 -1
BENCH MINS PTS FG 3PT FT OFF DEF REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
-------------------- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
C. Boucher 9 5 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
P. Achiuwa 9 4 0-0 0-0 4-4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
J. Hernangomez 7 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
STARTERS MINS PTS FG 3PT FT OFF DEF REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
-------------------- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Q. Grimes G 15 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 9
J. Brunson G 16 11 5-10 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 12
J. Randle F 15 12 4-8 1-3 3-4 1 6 7 5 1 0 0 0 7
R. Barrett F 20 10 3-10 1-5 3-4 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 -1
M. Robinson C 14 8 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5
BENCH MINS PTS FG 3PT FT OFF DEF REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
-------------------- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
I. Quickley 9 5 1-4 0-3 3-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
I. Hartenstein 7 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 -1
O. Toppin 7 5 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3
M. McBride 6 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 -8
fishmike wrote:not an easy game...Pretty sure we see McBride dropped from the rotation soon. IQ can play the 1 when Brunson sits and stay in when Grimes/RJ take breaks. Obi can spell Jules and Hart's minutes will vary greatly because Mitch has those games he's just not good or in early/often foul trouble.
Those are the best 8 right now... might as well ride that
Just not a good matchup for Deuce. Knicks need more offense from the bench. Obi looking like he's finally getting his rhythm back.
