Knicks · Game Thread: ECF Game 6 BRING IT BACK HOME! at Pacers 8PM TNT (page 2)

martin @ 5/31/2025 1:15 PM
LivingLegend @ 5/31/2025 1:26 PM
martin wrote:
Karl-Anthony Towns has been a punchline for years.

Too expressive. Too stylish. Too zesty, they say. Like showing personality means you can’t show toughness.

But while timelines stayed busy roasting his vibe, KAT stayed busy hooping through pain.

He played through a hand injury in the East Semis versus the Boston Celtics, finishing with these numbers:
📊 19.8 points
📊 12.7 rebounds

Now, he's battling a knee injury against the Indiana Pacers in the East Finals, averaging:

📊 25.4 points
📊 11.8 rebounds

These aren't just stats. It’s grit. It’s heart.

The Knicks are one game away from going home. KAT? He’s out there limping, grinding, carrying.

You don’t fake this kind of resilience. You don’t average a double-double on one good leg if you’re soft.

Say what you want about Karl-Anthony Towns

...but don’t question his toughness.

Please take great shots and play SMART Kat -- 15 boards wouldn't hurt either.

Chandler @ 5/31/2025 1:29 PM
martin wrote:haha true

This is awesome and so true

LivingLegend @ 5/31/2025 1:29 PM
martin wrote:

- Mikal may be getting dinged because he's basically mirroring Hali minutes whole series but he has been meh thus far
- Hart I'm surprised isn't negative (-100)
- Mitch been both impactful and invisible
- Kat been balling - just keeps hands/hip to yourself

LivingLegend @ 5/31/2025 1:30 PM
martin wrote:

With Tim's rugged good lucks and body I often wonder how Kylie would treat him if he was working Dunkin Donuts or 7/11 job.

Chandler @ 5/31/2025 1:31 PM
LivingLegend wrote:
martin wrote:
Karl-Anthony Towns has been a punchline for years.

Too expressive. Too stylish. Too zesty, they say. Like showing personality means you can’t show toughness.

But while timelines stayed busy roasting his vibe, KAT stayed busy hooping through pain.

He played through a hand injury in the East Semis versus the Boston Celtics, finishing with these numbers:
📊 19.8 points
📊 12.7 rebounds

Now, he's battling a knee injury against the Indiana Pacers in the East Finals, averaging:

📊 25.4 points
📊 11.8 rebounds

These aren't just stats. It’s grit. It’s heart.

The Knicks are one game away from going home. KAT? He’s out there limping, grinding, carrying.

You don’t fake this kind of resilience. You don’t average a double-double on one good leg if you’re soft.

Say what you want about Karl-Anthony Towns

...but don’t question his toughness.

Please take great shots and play SMART Kat -- 15 boards wouldn't hurt either.

The only one who can stop KAT is KAT

Any word on Bradley or Nesmith?

Nalod @ 5/31/2025 2:04 PM
Chandler wrote:
I apparently have a new lucky sweatshirt; so this win should be in the bag

Oh yeah, "Death to The Great Satan, Nalod!!"


At a certain age children learn to reconcile disappointment. Your posts indicate time has passed you by.
Should knicks lose I will have some level of enjoyment seeing you lash out your idiocy.


VDesai @ 5/31/2025 2:50 PM
Nalod wrote:IF Pacers are the better team they will win.
Both teams will tell media what fans what to hear.
One can reason we should be up 3-2 after game one. But we are not.
one can reason what ever StatMuse can muster to make us feel better but it don't change a thing.
If both teams are at their best we should win. But it don't work like that. Pacers might execute better and win. Knicks might have a fatigue similar to what Pacers had the other night and we even it up.

It simply gets sorted out on the court, not with our words. I do hope most of you are enjoying this journey.


You must know that you constantly go onto a chatroom to tell other people on a chat room that it doesn't matter what they type in a chat room, right?

VDesai @ 5/31/2025 2:58 PM
We cant control what happens tonight. Just can go on etsy and ask witches to put spells on the Pacers and sit back and watch
VDesai @ 5/31/2025 3:00 PM
We caused 20 turnovers last game. We need that sort of aggression to dictate the pace of the game and limit their transition.

Knicks have no quit. We know that. Just need the focus

Chandler @ 5/31/2025 3:47 PM
Would like to see Mikal Landry and Delon (aka Dorian apparently since that’s what Reggie called him) to get up close to Tyrese. Don’t foul though. Just close the space especially since he shoots that chest level set shot.
HofstraBBall @ 5/31/2025 4:03 PM
HofstraBBall @ 5/31/2025 4:05 PM
HofstraBBall @ 5/31/2025 4:07 PM
HofstraBBall @ 5/31/2025 4:14 PM

Taking no chances!!

HofstraBBall @ 5/31/2025 4:18 PM
Thibs needs to add another monkey wrench in Carlisle’s adjustment plan.
Constant sub out of Wright, Deuce and Shamet sharing in full court pressure on Haliburton.
More Mitch on Siakam!
HofstraBBall @ 5/31/2025 4:21 PM
Almost forgot Todd’s lucky charm.

Chandler @ 5/31/2025 4:22 PM
HofstraBBall wrote:Thibs needs to add another monkey wrench in Carlisle’s adjustment plan.
Constant sub out of Wright, Deuce and Shamet sharing in full court pressure on Haliburton.
More Mitch on Siakam!

I take it you weren’t a fan of the triple bigs strategy I proposed in other thread? Jk

DLeethal @ 5/31/2025 4:23 PM
What’s more unlikely?

Going up 2-0 on Boston at home?

Or beating Indy tonight and closing it out at home in game 7?

Nalod @ 5/31/2025 5:01 PM
VDesai wrote:
Nalod wrote:IF Pacers are the better team they will win.
Both teams will tell media what fans what to hear.
One can reason we should be up 3-2 after game one. But we are not.
one can reason what ever StatMuse can muster to make us feel better but it don't change a thing.
If both teams are at their best we should win. But it don't work like that. Pacers might execute better and win. Knicks might have a fatigue similar to what Pacers had the other night and we even it up.

It simply gets sorted out on the court, not with our words. I do hope most of you are enjoying this journey.


You must know that you constantly go onto a chatroom to tell other people on a chat room that it doesn't matter what they type in a chat room, right?

of course. but does that make me demonic or just another asshole?

Nalod @ 5/31/2025 5:09 PM
HofstraBBall wrote:

"Co-Exist"!

Perhaps as per Chandlers instance I can bring out my pentagram, put blood on my neighbors door, and hang dead chickens on them and cover all bases?
Say what you want about Joel Embiid but maybe he'd put some of Hali's teeth on the floor even if by accident if he play'd.

If I can get my cards working, maybe you see Kolek play with blood in his eyes and and tearing apart the Pacers. You see he sporting a new hair cut these days? Yeah, Louis Cyfer got him hooked up with a nice women these days. He'll be 6th man of the year next season. Look for a 666 birth mark on his scalp.

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