joec32033 wrote:gradyandrew wrote:RJ proving al us naysayers wrong with the scoring and efficiency. Whoever brings up his 3 point shooting is just a hater. Huge win! These are the guys we need to beat to avoid the play in!
I don't know what he did but he is finishing a lot better the last month or so more-or-less. I can't remember exactly but he started taking little bunny jumpers instead of layups and he has evolved it into finishing.
Yeah, you can tell that RJ and IQ are stealing moves from Brunson with the reverse pivots, up and under etc. RJ still finishes like crap in the post, but he's improved his patience in the paint.
Is Jimmy washed or does he just need more care these days for his osteoporosis?
I almost created a new thread for this play alone.
Did you see what Obi did? Did you?!?
Look at it!!!!! 
This might be one of my top 5 plays of the season. I feel like there’s so much untapped potential…
Miami paying Lowrey big money this year and next and he looks cooked
Philc1 wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Philc1 wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Up 14 in the 3rd to now down 1 here in the 3rd.It's never easy for us.
Heat are just way more talented
Um.No they aren't.
We're beating them WITHOUT Jalen Brunson.
"Way more talented".
My ass.
Check the standings. They are more talented.
How is Miami more talented despite the fact A.) We're only 1.0 back of them in the Standings and B.) Just beat them without both of our Starting PG (Jalen Brunson) and Starting Center (Mitchell Robinson)?
Please explain yourself?
(enlighten me).
PS:
Accordion to PhiLc1
The Knicks are MORE TALENTED than the likes of....
Lakers.
Toronto.
Pelicans.
Hawks.
Jazz.
Suns.
Warriors.
Minnesota.
Mavs.
(Just to name a few).
Heck.
The Knicks are a top 10 most talented NBA Contending team, because of well; "the Standings".
martin wrote:Miami paying Lowrey big money this year and next and he looks cooked
Yep and the Herro extension Knicks in next season too. Pat is going to have to pledge fealty to Sauron to work enough magic out of that mess.
BigDaddyG wrote:martin wrote:Miami paying Lowrey big money this year and next and he looks cooked
Yep and the Herro extension Knicks in next season too. Pat is going to have to pledge fealty to Sauron to work enough magic out of that mess.
Haven’t seen Duncan Robinson and his $18m per since Randle was enjoying shooting 3point ducks in a barrel with no fans in the stands.
martin wrote:Nice
I believe this guy will try to improve until his career is over.
This is exactly how I felt watching the stretch he was talking about...
martin wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:martin wrote:Miami paying Lowrey big money this year and next and he looks cooked
Yep and the Herro extension Knicks in next season too. Pat is going to have to pledge fealty to Sauron to work enough magic out of that mess.
Haven;t seen Duncan Robinson and his $18m per since Randle was enjoying shooting 3point ducks in a barrel with no fans in the stands.
I can't lie.
I've gotta be honest here.
I was ready to give Duncan Robinson the 💰 💰 💰💰BAG💰💰💰💰 heading into last year's off-season because I was convinced he was becoming an All-Time top 5 3PT shooter of All-Time.
But I'm glad we didn't give him the 💰💰💰💰 bag 💰💰💰💰 because now looking @ his box score numbers? He's declined as a shooter from 3 not only last year but also this year too.
And you're right about Kyle Lowry. Only 3 points tonight and throughout 24 minutes of play I didn't even realize he was playing. But I can't say he looked cooked, because I didn't even notice him.
Want to add that we all got to see firsthand why Thibs keeps Grimes in during the clutch. Shooters shoot. Little kids complain to their assistants that they don't get enough shots to their assistant coaches.
NYKMentality wrote:Philc1 wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Philc1 wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Up 14 in the 3rd to now down 1 here in the 3rd.It's never easy for us.
Heat are just way more talented
Um.No they aren't.
We're beating them WITHOUT Jalen Brunson.
"Way more talented".
My ass.
Check the standings. They are more talented.
How is Miami more talented despite the fact A.) We're only 1.0 back of them in the Standings and B.) Just beat them without both of our Starting PG (Jalen Brunson) and Starting Center (Mitchell Robinson)?
Please explain yourself?
(enlighten me).
PS:
Accordion to PhiLc1
The Knicks are MORE TALENTED than the likes of....
Lakers.
Toronto.
Pelicans.
Hawks.
Jazz.
Suns.
Warriors.
Minnesota.
Mavs.
(Just to name a few).
Heck.
The Knicks are a top 10 most talented NBA Contending team, because of well; "the Standings".
Sorry actual metrics don’t go along with your confirmation bias. You can’t just enjoy the win tho you still have to white knight for a bunch of snowflake jetnation mods who called anyone who disagreed with them about Zach Wilson for 2 years a retarded person
Lowry looks coooked and more fat than usual. Not sure what’s going on with Butler but he looked hurt or rusty
Still hope the Knicks add shooting and yes I’d still push for D.Robinson though the contracts is tough
There are games and situations where you need that. We witnessed it last night. Herro was a pussy hair away on his last shot from crushing us. Miami knows when you’re down by 5 with 4.5 sec left or 12 in the fourth quarter the situation is more complicated than we “need to get stops”. Yes you need stops but you also need 3s. QUestion is whether Thibs grasps this. Miami also does great in clutch games
Philc1 wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Philc1 wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Philc1 wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Up 14 in the 3rd to now down 1 here in the 3rd.It's never easy for us.
Heat are just way more talented
Um.No they aren't.
We're beating them WITHOUT Jalen Brunson.
"Way more talented".
My ass.
Check the standings. They are more talented.
How is Miami more talented despite the fact A.) We're only 1.0 back of them in the Standings and B.) Just beat them without both of our Starting PG (Jalen Brunson) and Starting Center (Mitchell Robinson)?Please explain yourself?
(enlighten me).
PS:
Accordion to PhiLc1
The Knicks are MORE TALENTED than the likes of....
Lakers.
Toronto.
Pelicans.
Hawks.
Jazz.
Suns.
Warriors.
Minnesota.
Mavs.
(Just to name a few).
Heck.
The Knicks are a top 10 most talented NBA Contending team, because of well; "the Standings".
Sorry actual metrics don't go along with your confirmation bias. You can;t just enjoy the win tho you still have to white knight for a bunch of snowflake jetnation mods who called anyone who disagreed with them about Zach Wilson for 2 years a retarded person
The Knicks now have the 10th best record within the entire NBA and just beat Miami despite being without our Starting PG (Jalen Brunson) and starting Center (Mitchell Robinson) but yet you wanna tell us all how "Miami is much more talented than New York"?
It always feels good to beat the cHeat! Especially with them wearing those 90s throwbacks! Brought back a lot of nice memories! Wish we could have worn some old 90s throwbacks too!
Miami is the team to beat for the 6th seed and playoffs so this was a big win! Just a game behind them now. And we beat them without Brunson and at home where we absolutely suck! We were begging to give this game away at the end! Especially RJ! I know he had a monster game with 30/8/4 and it's going to sound unfair and that I'm picking on him but I'm just being honest. He almost cost us this game with just dumb bone head turnovers! He is also damn lucky Herro missed that game winning three cause his rotation was god awful and slow! Randle helped but Herro got a good look and thankfully missed! RJ is becoming last's years Randle to me in terms of giving me agita! He's so frustrating to watch! Honestly I won't be upset if he's traded in the next week.
Congrats to Randle on his second All-Star game. This proves his pandemic season was not a fluke as most previously thought. This is one of the best redemption stories in Knicks and NY sports history. Just remember where Randle was last year and how much everyone hated him and wanted him gone, myself included. I admit I didn't think there would be any way he was going to get back to this All-Star level. Kudos to him for his hard work and dedication. To do what he did here in NY especially is a huge accomplishment and he should be proud and celebrated!
Loved what Deuce gave us last night. Hit two huge threes and played great defense as usual. Grimes too was really good and finally hit a clutch three and made a sick pass to Hartenstein for a dunk. Also locked down Butler ad held him to 10 points! Obi was also good and gave us some big baskets to start the fourth.
SergioNYK wrote:It always feels good to beat the cHeat! Especially with them wearing those 90s throwbacks! Brought back a lot of nice memories! Wish we could have worn some old 90s throwbacks too! Miami is the team to beat for the 6th seed and playoffs so this was a big win! Just a game behind them now. And we beat them without Brunson and at home where we absolutely suck! We were begging to give this game away at the end! Especially RJ! I know he had a monster game with 30/8/4 and it's going to sound unfair and that I'm picking on him but I'm just being honest. He almost cost us this game with just dumb bone head turnovers! He is also damn lucky Herro missed that game winning three cause his rotation was god awful and slow! Randle helped but Herro got a good look and thankfully missed! RJ is becoming last's years Randle to me in terms of giving me agita! He's so frustrating to watch! Honestly I won't be upset if he's traded in the next week.
Congrats to Randle on his second All-Star game. This proves his pandemic season was not a fluke as most previously thought. This is one of the best redemption stories in Knicks and NY sports history. Just remember where Randle was last year and how much everyone hated him and wanted him gone, myself included. I admit I didn't think there would be any way he was going to get back to this All-Star level. Kudos to him for his hard work and dedication. To do what he did here in NY especially is a huge accomplishment and he should be proud and celebrated!
Loved what Deuce gave us last night. Hit two huge threes and played great defense as usual. Grimes too was really good and finally hit a clutch three and made a sick pass to Hartenstein for a dunk. Also locked down Butler ad held him to 10 points! Obi was also good and gave us some big baskets to start the fourth.
You cant talk about RJ struggling.. there's a pompom waiving mental case that's gonna crawl up your butt. RJ was pissy about being benched late. If you watch him in crunch time there is NO WAY you keep him on the floor. He makes bad passes, bad decisions, bad rotations, bad defense.
6th man/scorer is looking more and more like the best role for him. How can anyone say they want him on the floor at the end of games? Not over Grimes/IQ at this point.
RJ came alive in that 3rd and that was huge. I like RJ. I want him to play better. I like the Knicks more and want them to win. Big game. Big win. Needed that one
fishmike wrote:SergioNYK wrote:It always feels good to beat the cHeat! Especially with them wearing those 90s throwbacks! Brought back a lot of nice memories! Wish we could have worn some old 90s throwbacks too! Miami is the team to beat for the 6th seed and playoffs so this was a big win! Just a game behind them now. And we beat them without Brunson and at home where we absolutely suck! We were begging to give this game away at the end! Especially RJ! I know he had a monster game with 30/8/4 and it's going to sound unfair and that I'm picking on him but I'm just being honest. He almost cost us this game with just dumb bone head turnovers! He is also damn lucky Herro missed that game winning three cause his rotation was god awful and slow! Randle helped but Herro got a good look and thankfully missed! RJ is becoming last's years Randle to me in terms of giving me agita! He's so frustrating to watch! Honestly I won't be upset if he's traded in the next week.
Congrats to Randle on his second All-Star game. This proves his pandemic season was not a fluke as most previously thought. This is one of the best redemption stories in Knicks and NY sports history. Just remember where Randle was last year and how much everyone hated him and wanted him gone, myself included. I admit I didn't think there would be any way he was going to get back to this All-Star level. Kudos to him for his hard work and dedication. To do what he did here in NY especially is a huge accomplishment and he should be proud and celebrated!
Loved what Deuce gave us last night. Hit two huge threes and played great defense as usual. Grimes too was really good and finally hit a clutch three and made a sick pass to Hartenstein for a dunk. Also locked down Butler ad held him to 10 points! Obi was also good and gave us some big baskets to start the fourth.
You cant talk about RJ struggling.. there's a pompom waiving mental case that's gonna crawl up your butt. RJ was pissy about being benched late. If you watch him in crunch time there is NO WAY you keep him on the floor. He makes bad passes, bad decisions, bad rotations, bad defense.6th man/scorer is looking more and more like the best role for him. How can anyone say they want him on the floor at the end of games? Not over Grimes/IQ at this point.
RJ came alive in that 3rd and that was huge. I like RJ. I want him to play better. I like the Knicks more and want them to win. Big game. Big win. Needed that one
Knicks would've lost by 20+ points without R.J. Barrett's 30 Points, 8 Rebounds and 4 Assists + excellent perimeter Defender.
PS: R.J. Barrett scored 9 Points in the 4th Quarter too (monster 2nd half overall).
NYKMentality wrote:fishmike wrote:SergioNYK wrote:It always feels good to beat the cHeat! Especially with them wearing those 90s throwbacks! Brought back a lot of nice memories! Wish we could have worn some old 90s throwbacks too! Miami is the team to beat for the 6th seed and playoffs so this was a big win! Just a game behind them now. And we beat them without Brunson and at home where we absolutely suck! We were begging to give this game away at the end! Especially RJ! I know he had a monster game with 30/8/4 and it's going to sound unfair and that I'm picking on him but I'm just being honest. He almost cost us this game with just dumb bone head turnovers! He is also damn lucky Herro missed that game winning three cause his rotation was god awful and slow! Randle helped but Herro got a good look and thankfully missed! RJ is becoming last's years Randle to me in terms of giving me agita! He's so frustrating to watch! Honestly I won't be upset if he's traded in the next week.
Congrats to Randle on his second All-Star game. This proves his pandemic season was not a fluke as most previously thought. This is one of the best redemption stories in Knicks and NY sports history. Just remember where Randle was last year and how much everyone hated him and wanted him gone, myself included. I admit I didn't think there would be any way he was going to get back to this All-Star level. Kudos to him for his hard work and dedication. To do what he did here in NY especially is a huge accomplishment and he should be proud and celebrated!
Loved what Deuce gave us last night. Hit two huge threes and played great defense as usual. Grimes too was really good and finally hit a clutch three and made a sick pass to Hartenstein for a dunk. Also locked down Butler ad held him to 10 points! Obi was also good and gave us some big baskets to start the fourth.
You cant talk about RJ struggling.. there's a pompom waiving mental case that's gonna crawl up your butt. RJ was pissy about being benched late. If you watch him in crunch time there is NO WAY you keep him on the floor. He makes bad passes, bad decisions, bad rotations, bad defense.6th man/scorer is looking more and more like the best role for him. How can anyone say they want him on the floor at the end of games? Not over Grimes/IQ at this point.
RJ came alive in that 3rd and that was huge. I like RJ. I want him to play better. I like the Knicks more and want them to win. Big game. Big win. Needed that one
Knicks would've lost by 20+ points without R.J. Barrett's 30 Points, 8 Rebounds and 4 Assists + excellent perimeter Defender.
PS: R.J. Barrett scored 9 Points in the 4th Quarter too (monster 2nd half overall).
Do you mind toning it down a bit! It's very juvenile. Guys make legitimate criticisms and you treat it like some personal attack and repeat ad nauseum whatever stats as if thats responsive. No one is denying RJ got 30 point 8 boards and 4 assists, or that we benefitted from that. I don't know where you get great perimeter defense from? Maybe you weren't witnessing Strus and Herro shooting Heat back into the game or that but for Randle closing out on last shot because RJ was MIA Herro may have hit the game winner. The point being made is that for all the benefit of his scoring last night he almost gave the game back
And there were a number of very sloppy rotations as Fish noted. RJ would do well to step up his game because he has some serious competition from Grimes as the teams SG and we're a move or draft away from serious SF competition.
