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Fat Kat wrote:
Wildcat wrote:Galvationknicks wrote:Fat Kat wrote:
I didn't understand the Cavs thinking. They must've thought we were gonna lose the game. I'd would've picked them to beat the pacers and their dumb throwing the game away got them the magic. Magic can beat them. I wonder how the Cavs board is. Scared of Embiid got them a better defensive team lol
They wanted to get out of the 2/3 spot, which would be Miami/Philly. Throwing the game was more of a reaction to Bucks losing. If they won, and everyone else, they would be division champs and break the tie-breaker with both Bucks and Knicks. Poor display of sportsmanship. I can imagine any real competitor would be happy.
Galvationknicks wrote:Wildcat wrote:Galvationknicks wrote:I didn't understand the Cavs thinking. They must've thought we were gonna lose the game. I'd would've picked them to beat the pacers and their dumb throwing the game away got them the magic. Magic can beat them. I wonder how the Cavs board is. Scared of Embiid got them a better defensive team lol
They wanted to get out of the 2/3 spot, which would be Miami/Philly. Throwing the game was more of a reaction to Bucks losing. If they won, and everyone else, they would be division champs and break the tie-breaker with both Bucks and Knicks. Poor display of sportsmanship. I can imagine any real competitor would be happy.
That's only if we lost them they would've. I went over to their board. They seem to be happy if they win a series and that's all
Chanel Bomber wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:The Nuggets aren't that loaded. They have some good role players and Murray but Murray missed about a third of the regular season again and he's not a superstar either. They have great chemistry and Jokic is at the very center of it.
Jokic had one of the best RS ever last year and all the stats showed he should have won MVP over Embiid, so I don't see how having a similar season should be held against him.
You're just used to the Nuggets and Jokic being this good but consistency shouldn't be held against them in favor of novelty if they're better, which they are.
Jokic is the most impactful player in the NBA and the only players in the conversation with him this season are SGA (higher than Jokic in EPM for instance) and a healthy Embiid (who's not eligible).
Brunson has had a fantastic season but he is just not in the same stratosphere as them in terms of impact, and his team has a worse record than both Denver and OKC.
He should however be in the running for All-NBA first team. Come back to your senses bro
bro they won the chip, of course they're loaded
murray still played more games than randle. so jokic had more help than brunson did this season. jokic also has porter jr, aaron gordon (whos good, he had a big impact in their post season), 3 and d KCP and a bunch of high level role players off the bench (braun and peyton watson had breakout years).
embiid rightfully won last season if you asked me. he was the best player in the regular season. playoffs is a different story
sga and jokic had way more help than brunson did so of course their team records are going to be better. not only did we lose randle, we also didn't have OG for a while, ihart playing on one achilles the whole year, mitch out for majority of the year. and we still finished 2nd seed. i feel like you're severely underrating brunson to stan for jokic. be better chanel! lol
Denver had the better record, playing in a tougher conference, getting the same #2 seed as the Knicks, with all the individual impact stats hugely favoring Jok. There's no serious case for Jalen.
Brunson has had an incredible season worthy of a top 5 MVP case and All-NBA first team. I just think that putting him in the conversation with Jokic and SGA is either hyperbolic or premature. Those two and Embiid were in a class of their own this season in terms of impact. They've been playing at an all-time great level. Brunson has been great all season but he's just not on that historical tier yet.
All the metrics favor Jok and SGA (and Embiid who's not eligible). With the Knicks having a worse record than Denver and OKC, I really don't see the case for MVP. But first team All-NBA should be in play.
Jokic was better than Embiid by virtually every metric last season. The Embiid case was purely narrative driven. I thought Embiid was the clear-cut MVP this year until the injury, however.
Clyde_Style wrote:DaGawd wrote:knicks94 wrote:
I appreciate your optimism, Wingo, but we were getting bullied by the Bulls for 4 quarters, the 39 win Bulls who had nothing to play for. Yeah, we won 50 games, but I wouldn't say that we have been looking good as of late.
the bulls aren’t without talent and they were been playing better down the stretch of the season. there’s no shame in having to go the distance in a game with them playing motivated.
Yeah, the Bulls record doesn't tell the story. They're actually going to be as tough as any other team in the East. If they do face the Celtics they actually have a chance despite what the Celtics worshippers say.
Galvationknicks wrote:BigShot Bojan wrote:spree2kawhi wrote:These videos are disturbing.
I give most credit to thibs and his system but that execution…*chefs kiss*.
Also can someone give Bojan some props dude tries and he’s slowly and picking up the system
I believe that's why his shot was off. He was thinking and learning too much on the defense end. He's better if you watch his rotations now compared to when the trade happened. I can see he learned the defensive rotations
Fat Kat wrote:
Jeff Van Gully wrote:Galvationknicks wrote:BigShot Bojan wrote:I give most credit to thibs and his system but that execution…*chefs kiss*.
Also can someone give Bojan some props dude tries and he’s slowly and picking up the system
I believe that's why his shot was off. He was thinking and learning too much on the defense end. He's better if you watch his rotations now compared to when the trade happened. I can see he learned the defensive rotations
i also think he wants to.
i mean, for all he knows he's here next year too. a pro should be making the best of that. i also know not everyone hits the ground running in a new workplace.
LookToShoot wrote:SelbyCobra wrote:Just to put a bow on Year one of the DDV experience...
Donte DiVincenzo, the man Leon Rose signed to a 4 year, $50M contract this past summer, became the 7th player in NBA history to have at least 280 made three-pointers in an NBA season.
Steph (x7)
Harden (x2)
Hield (x2)
Klay (once)
Doncic (once)
PG13 (once)
Donte (once)
Narrowing it down even further, DiVincenzo became just the 4th player in history to have at least 280 made threes while shooting at least 40% from deep.
Steph (x6)
Klay (once)
Hield (once)
Donte (once)
4 YEARS, $50 MILLION.
Donte is underpaid, Hart is overpaid.
MrDollarBills wrote:Fat Kat wrote:
Perk is 100% right. These guys have acted like the Knicks were a bunch of scrubs all season long and it's obvious that none of them watch games or do in depth preparation.
Also, Candace Parker, as much as I admire and respect her, also looks like a fool for what she said about Brunson.
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Hes_On_Fire wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:Fat Kat wrote:
Perk is 100% right. These guys have acted like the Knicks were a bunch of scrubs all season long and it's obvious that none of them watch games or do in depth preparation.
Also, Candace Parker, as much as I admire and respect her, also looks like a fool for what she said about Brunson.
Candace Parker sucks and is a cornball with bad takes. Tries too hard to be one of the guys instead of just being herself.
The Lamma wrote:Assuming Philly, I'd like to see Deuce get his minutes upped a bit so we can use him to cover Maxey
WaltFrazier wrote:
What was Jalen saying, I couldn't hear beyond, hurry up.
Galvationknicks wrote:Wildcat wrote:Galvationknicks wrote:I didn't understand the Cavs thinking. They must've thought we were gonna lose the game. I'd would've picked them to beat the pacers and their dumb throwing the game away got them the magic. Magic can beat them. I wonder how the Cavs board is. Scared of Embiid got them a better defensive team lol
They wanted to get out of the 2/3 spot, which would be Miami/Philly. Throwing the game was more of a reaction to Bucks losing. If they won, and everyone else, they would be division champs and break the tie-breaker with both Bucks and Knicks. Poor display of sportsmanship. I can imagine any real competitor would be happy.
That's only if we lost them they would've. I went over to their board. They seem to be happy if they win a series and that's all
