Knicks · Playoff time! (page 23)

I may have to retract my support.

JBGoat wrote:Detroit looks a little rattled right now. Lead slipping away.

ToddTT wrote:

martin wrote:On a skinny’ish sample size, this is an insane turnaround that also seems strangely sustainable

Funky background beats too

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This is the first time I'm enjoying watching KAT play on a regular basis.

He is embracing his inner Hartenstein. All he needs now is an automatic floater.

Seriously though, if all he did was rack up assists and rebounds I'd be okay with that. Scoring is icing on the cake.

Hartenstein was the original black Jokic and now it’s completely full circle

Cavs better get their shit together for our sake.

martin wrote:It’s been at least a month since the Knicks have played Jesus

I played Jesus on the corner last weekend. He chose the left card and lost all of his money. Omniscient my butt. Wouldn't stop whining about it either. When he walked away in his broke ass dirty robe I sang "Get a Job"

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Trying out a new verb

martin wrote:Donovan Mitchell is not him. 6-20, 3 assists, 3 TOs in a close out game at home

The stretch I watched from late 3rd quarter into the 4th quarter the differential was Duncan Robinson punking the Cavs and Donovan Mitchell punking the Cavs

DM is a very showboaty player with excess motion to no effect. He has a high dribble that makes it harder for him to exercise precise ball control and he goes bouncing into the lane flailing like a stuck chicken trying to figure out his next step. DM is one of those players who jumps into the fire and hopes his move works out, because he doesn't really know how to think 2 or 3 steps ahead. It is hero balling that relies on athleticism and slick reactions, but it is fundamentally a stupid kind of ball that he plays.

He was missing everything at point blank range instead of pulling up and draining a floater over the defenders in the paint.

He has his big games, but he feels like empty calories a lot of the time.

Brunson got compared to him in the past because of the Summer DM Trade Sweepstakes a few years ago, but TBH he isn't half the player Brunson is.

By comparison, Brunson is a master of counter-moves. He has programmed a reaction to every defender's move so he is legit 2 steps ahead at most times, making him almost impossible to predict and thus to defend.

martin wrote:

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ToddTT wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:Sucks to see Randle struggle again in the playoffs. I remember he was a lot better last year and helped Minnesota win some games. Hopefully he can finish strong cause they will need him tonight! Maybe he's this generations Cliff Robinson, who was always such a good regular season player but always played like shit in the playoffs. Harden is like that too.

Are we talking about the year the Hawks were playing suffocating defense, and made it to the conference finals? And Reggie Bullock couldn't get open to catch a pass to save his life? Although it's hard to blame Reggie, he had to chase Trae around with ridiculous rules the NBA changed that offseason.

Or are we talking about the year Randle was playing on the ankle that needed surgery? The ankle he injured right before the playoffs started?

That said, Julius is now having a bad series. And I think he is healthy. So haters can legitimately hate now. Congrats!

I'm sure Wemby hurts the bully ball, but Julius has to adapt.

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I'm taking Cleveland in that particular photo.

ToddTT wrote:We got spanked three times by Detroit.

Cavs better get their shit together for our sake.

I'm not really rooting for either team because I know I'll root for wrong team.

I do think we would be ULTRA motivated for Detroit and that Cleveland presents more scoring threats vs Pistons.

Think we can take either out if we don't have a wonky start coming off rest (in 4-5 games) but will be hoping for about 4-5 injuries on both teams in game 7.

BlueKnickers wrote:

martin wrote:Donovan Mitchell is not him. 6-20, 3 assists, 3 TOs in a close out game at home

The stretch I watched from late 3rd quarter into the 4th quarter the differential was Duncan Robinson punking the Cavs and Donovan Mitchell punking the Cavs

DM is a very showboaty player with excess motion to no effect. He has a high dribble that makes it harder for him to exercise precise ball control and he goes bouncing into the lane flailing like a stuck chicken trying to figure out his next step. DM is one of those players who jumps into the fire and hopes his move works out, because he doesn't really know how to think 2 or 3 steps ahead. It is hero balling that relies on athleticism and slick reactions, but it is fundamentally a stupid kind of ball that he plays.

He was missing everything at point blank range instead of pulling up and draining a floater over the defenders in the paint.

He has his big games, but he feels like empty calories a lot of the time.

Brunson got compared to him in the past because of the Summer DM Trade Sweepstakes a few years ago, but TBH he isn't half the player Brunson is.

By comparison, Brunson is a master of counter-moves. He has programmed a reaction to every defender's move so he is legit 2 steps ahead at most times, making him almost impossible to predict and thus to defend.

Something seems off with Mitchell -- maybe having to defer to Harden so much or maybe some personality conflict but he doesn't seem himself to me - looks disinterested even when going well.