Alpha1971 wrote:Female ref has junk in her trunk, give her a pass
She does. Doesn't change the fact that she's a horrible ref.
Defensive intensity was good. Make em feel you
This was a really good win! Especially cause of the opponent! I freaking HATE Trae Young and that team!!
Game changed with that great defensive play by Bridges mid-first quarter that forced a 24 second shot clock violation. We were down like 18-8 and after that play it seemed to energize and wake us up and we started playing defense and got back in the game. Bridges was awesome! 26 points, 14 coming in that 3rd quarter just abusing Young, and held Young to 8/22 shooting and 9 turnovers! Loved the trash talking! Good to know he hates Young just as much as we do!
Great game by Brunson! Completely cooked Dyson Daniels! Hart with all the little plays as usual and OG hit some big FTs. KAT didn't have it offensively but he hit a big 3 in the 4th and had 7 assists. Bench was good too! I like going with 9 players and adding Shamet to the rotation. Shamet was solid and had some nice defense on Young. Payne was good and I loved that 4 point play but of course that dumb zebra called a tech for celebrating. Fucking ridiculous!!! Shame on this officiating crew! Another game once again where these refs want to make themselves part of the game. WTF does Adam Silver find them? Their job should be to call a fair game and not involve themselves! That woman ref especially was beyond biased and awful! KAT getting hacked all game long and they have the nerve to call a tech! First half Hawks like 17 FT attempts and we had like 2! At home!!
Anyway great and much needed win! FUCK TRAE YOUNG!!
Wasn't able to watch the game or follow the game thread. Did the MSG crowd chant "Trae Young sucks?" I sure hope so...
BigDaddyG wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:Female ref has junk in her trunk, give her a pass
She does. Doesn't change the fact that she's a horrible ref.
Yea indeed she is terrible. But at least she has some assets the male refs can't match.
Knicks played well. Bridges did a great job on Trae. This was the competitive edge the Knicks needed that they had last year.
I felt like this was one of the best wins this season. I wanted to say we got great minutes from the bench, but looking at the box score, not sure this is the best game the bench played.
Definitely a quality win against a really good team, even though their record was not great to start the year out. They've had our number.
Excellent win by the Knicks over a team that has frankly had their number last several years
Knixkik wrote:Knicks played well. Bridges did a great job on Trae. This was the competitive edge the Knicks needed that they had last year.
That’s what having elite wings like Bridges and OG gives you. Both have a great wingspan in addition to lateral quickness.
One of the best stats of the day; we held the Hawks to 21pts in the 4th quarter! Stat-wise, Our defense has been towards the bottom of league in the 4th. Not today...Hopefully we keep it up...
Philc1 wrote:Knixkik wrote:Knicks played well. Bridges did a great job on Trae. This was the competitive edge the Knicks needed that they had last year.
That’s what having elite wings like Bridges and OG gives you. Both have a great wingspan in addition to lateral quickness.
I love that we posted Bridges on Trae - we never do that. Ever! We have these mismatches constantly because teams put a bigger player on JB.
We also attacked Trae some and made him work on defense. We usually let him hide on someone in the corner.
franco12 wrote:Philc1 wrote:Knixkik wrote:Knicks played well. Bridges did a great job on Trae. This was the competitive edge the Knicks needed that they had last year.
That’s what having elite wings like Bridges and OG gives you. Both have a great wingspan in addition to lateral quickness.
I love that we posted Bridges on Trae - we never do that. Ever! We have these mismatches constantly because teams put a bigger player on JB.
This. +1. It's only logical. You think you can put a big defender on Brunson instead of your PG? Fine, but we have an instantaneous mismatch in our favor at SG then. Bridges going to work against Trae is some of the sweetest music right there.
ramtour420 wrote:franco12 wrote:Philc1 wrote:Knixkik wrote:Knicks played well. Bridges did a great job on Trae. This was the competitive edge the Knicks needed that they had last year.
That’s what having elite wings like Bridges and OG gives you. Both have a great wingspan in addition to lateral quickness.
I love that we posted Bridges on Trae - we never do that. Ever! We have these mismatches constantly because teams put a bigger player on JB.
This. +1. It's only logical. You think you can put a big defender on Brunson instead of your PG? Fine, but we have an instantaneous mismatch in our favor at SG then. Bridges going to work against Trae is some of the sweetest music right there.
Yup, this is what i have been saying. Teams double Brunson or throw a big wing on him or both. Find the mismatch. OG+Mikal struggling to score is why we have struggled. Today Mikal made them lpay
franco12 wrote:Philc1 wrote:Knixkik wrote:Knicks played well. Bridges did a great job on Trae. This was the competitive edge the Knicks needed that they had last year.
That’s what having elite wings like Bridges and OG gives you. Both have a great wingspan in addition to lateral quickness.
I love that we posted Bridges on Trae - we never do that. Ever! We have these mismatches constantly because teams put a bigger player on JB.
Good adjustment by Thibs....Wold love to see more of that...Teams do that to JB all the time...
Philc1 wrote:Excellent win by the Knicks over a team that has frankly had their number last several years
Atlanta was 6-1 against NY, Clev, and Boston before this game and 4-0 on the road. Atlanta is a good team, deep and they play good defense.
felt like a big W, but man feels like our guys sure to complain alot... especially KAT. Gotta give it a rest... its not gonna get them more calls.
Bridges only played 27 mins and scored 26. Finally used the bench and Mikal did more with less.
KAT shooting still not good with the thumb, but he did make a timely 3 and I thought his passing was terrific. Still brings so much offensive gravity even when he is about 60 pct.
Knicks seemed to switch more than drop. I thought Brunson held up well a couple of times. More aggressive at the point of attack. Forced turnovers.
Hawks made a lot of shots - a crazy percentage of 3s, but it fell off in the 2nd half.
Oh and the obvious switch where KAT stymied Trae and forced the travel
