Nice win - thanks to Jalen, Josh, OG, I-Hart and Donte despite some lazy/crazy plays
Concerns coming out of this one ——
- Bogey didn’t play in 2nd (I don’t think and was holding that wrist in 1st half)
- Mitch played 20 minutes, barely dented the box score and was invisible guarding screen/roll,or the basket
- I long for more Precious
- we are so reliant on Jalen with the ball and Josh/Donte sometimes careless with the rock
- in hindsight wish we’d found a more legit ball handler at the deadline (RIP “Put him in the trunk” Burks
And he seems hesitant about receiving passes, he could have had 2 more dunks with clean catches down low. I hope it is improving each game and he keeps up the offensive aggression.
martin wrote:DLeethal wrote:KnickDanger wrote:Big game from OG thank you Jesus. Just interviewed on the radio end and says he's feeling good. I like that even better.
When he slammed that early dunk and didn’t grimace in pain that was very nice to see
We all held our collective breaths though right?
Precious - dnp
Bogdanovic - 9 min
Deuce has made it into the circle of trust.
LivingLegend wrote:Nice win - thanks to Jalen, Josh, OG, I-Hart and Donte despite some lazy/crazy playsConcerns coming out of this one ——
- Bogey didn’t play in 2nd (I don’t think and was holding that wrist in 1st half)
- Mitch played 20 minutes, barely dented the box score and was invisible guarding screen/roll,or the basket
- I long for more Precious
- we are so reliant on Jalen with the ball and Josh/Donte sometimes careless with the rock
- in hindsight wish we’d found a more legit ball handler at the deadline (RIP “Put him in the trunk” Burks
Mitch looks waaaaayyyy out of shape.
And I’m guessing Thibs gonna start to lock Burks in the locker room, don’t let him near the bench LOL
LivingLegend wrote:Nice win - thanks to Jalen, Josh, OG, I-Hart and Donte despite some lazy/crazy playsConcerns coming out of this one ——
- Bogey didn’t play in 2nd (I don’t think and was holding that wrist in 1st half)
- Mitch played 20 minutes, barely dented the box score and was invisible guarding screen/roll,or the basket
- I long for more Precious
- we are so reliant on Jalen with the ball and Josh/Donte sometimes careless with the rock
- in hindsight wish we’d found a more legit ball handler at the deadline (RIP “Put him in the trunk” Burks
I’ll add with Precious instead of Mitch we miss some rim protection but we add a legit wing defender to contain penetration and switch high/screen roll.
Hope Mitch body wakes up fast but if he’s a dud hope Thibs throws the Precious switch
martin wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Nice win - thanks to Jalen, Josh, OG, I-Hart and Donte despite some lazy/crazy playsConcerns coming out of this one ——
- Bogey didn’t play in 2nd (I don’t think and was holding that wrist in 1st half)
- Mitch played 20 minutes, barely dented the box score and was invisible guarding screen/roll,or the basket
- I long for more Precious
- we are so reliant on Jalen with the ball and Josh/Donte sometimes careless with the rock
- in hindsight wish we’d found a more legit ball handler at the deadline (RIP “Put him in the trunk” Burks
Mitch looks waaaaayyyy out of shape.
And I’m guessing Thibs gonna start to lock Burks in the locker room, don’t let him near the bench LOL
Thibs is going to toss Burks a City Dancer outfit and burn the uniform
On that front must be so hard for a guy like Thibs who wanted Burks and Burks shows up and is a big turd burger
martin wrote:DLeethal wrote:KnickDanger wrote:Big game from OG thank you Jesus. Just interviewed on the radio end and says he's feeling good. I like that even better.
When he slammed that early dunk and didn't grimace in pain that was very nice to see
We all held our collective breaths though right?
I was more worried when he pump faked DeRozan and DeRozan landed on him. He bumped his elbow on the fall.
martin wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Nice win - thanks to Jalen, Josh, OG, I-Hart and Donte despite some lazy/crazy playsConcerns coming out of this one ——
- Bogey didn’t play in 2nd (I don’t think and was holding that wrist in 1st half)
- Mitch played 20 minutes, barely dented the box score and was invisible guarding screen/roll,or the basket
- I long for more Precious
- we are so reliant on Jalen with the ball and Josh/Donte sometimes careless with the rock
- in hindsight wish we’d found a more legit ball handler at the deadline (RIP “Put him in the trunk” Burks
Mitch looks waaaaayyyy out of shape.
And I’m guessing Thibs gonna start to lock Burks in the locker room, don’t let him near the bench LOL
Not for nothing, but between this version of Mitch and Precious, I’m going with Precious in the playoffs. Remember when Mitch was injured all summer and in took him months to get his rhythm
Or when he got blocked from behind by Caruso. That was my oh no moment of the game for OG.
NYKBocker wrote:martin wrote:DLeethal wrote:KnickDanger wrote:Big game from OG thank you Jesus. Just interviewed on the radio end and says he's feeling good. I like that even better.
When he slammed that early dunk and didn't grimace in pain that was very nice to see
We all held our collective breaths though right?
I was more worried when he pump faked DeRozan and DeRozan landed on him. He bumped his elbow on the fall.
If anyone aside from Joker or SGA is ahead of Brunson for MVP the league has a real problem.
Not one player had to deal with a major mid season trade and 3/5 of the starters each missing 20+ games. Randle (36)
Mitch (52) OG and IHart has been severely limited with a nagging injury.
It’s team everyone acknowledges what this city already knows which is we have a 1A this is the guy and Brunson is first team all NBA
Clean wrote:
This is actually the part I think is impressive. He went from getting stalled by the doubles to getting a Curry-like ability to get that ball back into his hands for an open look. He was getting stuck and picking up his dribble (and still making fascinating passes in double coverage) to using trickery to break the double and find the open man. He turned it up a notch.
Not for nothing, the motion offense the Knicks are running is still a little rough around the edges, but is clearly developing into something special. They are trusting each other and making the most efficient play available. IHart gave up his 6 foot floater for an OG dunk. Passing up a contested mid range jump shot for the open 3. Smart basketball.
Mitch needs more reps and quickly. Vucevic was rolling uncontested to the rim pretty much all night. They didn’t really have an answer for that.
Surprised the Precious lost his minutes so quickly. Would love some insight into that logic.
LivingLegend wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Nice win - thanks to Jalen, Josh, OG, I-Hart and Donte despite some lazy/crazy playsConcerns coming out of this one ——
- Bogey didn’t play in 2nd (I don’t think and was holding that wrist in 1st half)
- Mitch played 20 minutes, barely dented the box score and was invisible guarding screen/roll,or the basket
- I long for more Precious
- we are so reliant on Jalen with the ball and Josh/Donte sometimes careless with the rock
- in hindsight wish we’d found a more legit ball handler at the deadline (RIP “Put him in the trunk” Burks
I’ll add with Precious instead of Mitch we miss some rim protection but we add a legit wing defender to contain penetration and switch high/screen roll.
Hope Mitch body wakes up fast but if he’s a dud hope Thibs throws the Precious switch
Let's see what we do in different matchups. CHI dominated the boards on us in the first matchup. Thibs most likely had a game plan to keep size on them and stuck to it even when Drummond went out.
Also, like Bogey, I think it's important to get Mitch into a groove. He needs reps. I think Mitch is going to have a long leash to work himself back into game shape.
I really hope fans are taking the time to appreciate what we are seeing from Brunson cause this is the best player I have ever seen in my over 30 years watching this team. I was too young and didn't follow Bernard King in the 80s or Ewing in the 89-90 season so no disrespect to those guys but Brunson this season to me is the best individual season from a Knicks player. He has eclipsed what I saw from Ewing and Melo. Another 45 last night. It's becoming so routine and there is nothing any team can do to stop him! They have tried every type of defense and he just shreds it. Caruso is an All-NBA defender and Brunson cooked him all game long! Truly grateful and blessed to see this right now. He is amazing!
LivingLegend wrote:Nice win - thanks to Jalen, Josh, OG, I-Hart and Donte despite some lazy/crazy playsConcerns coming out of this one ——
- Bogey didn’t play in 2nd (I don’t think and was holding that wrist in 1st half)
- Mitch played 20 minutes, barely dented the box score and was invisible guarding screen/roll,or the basket
- I long for more Precious
- we are so reliant on Jalen with the ball and Josh/Donte sometimes careless with the rock
- in hindsight wish we’d found a more legit ball handler at the deadline (RIP “Put him in the trunk” Burks
I am not saying I wouldn't welcome a 2nd ball handler but I don't think we need one when JB is on the floor. If a team blitzes they are giving up an advantage. You don't need a second ball handler to create one. Be properly spaced, take the CnS 3 when open, move the ball faster than rotations, and drive downhill if you have a 4 on 3. Guys like Hart, DDV, Deuce, I-Hart, and OG are good enough with the ball to do these things.
