Around the NBA - 2024-25 Season Continued - First post updated!

[3toheadmelo]

But I thought Julius was playing injured in the series against the Cavs and Heat, wouldn't that apply to KAT since he had a meniscus tear? A sprain gets more compassion than a tear + surgery? Very interesting. KAT helped his team get to the WCF and still put up better playoff numbers than Julius ever has.



I can compare, because we're comparing everything, this is a brand-new team and we're still ahead of the Randle pace, while the Wolves are way behind the KAT pace. They finally figured out that playing Naz as many minutes as Julius is the right move, eventually they're going to try and move him, because why would you resign a guy when his backup is better? Unless they plan to make him the backup, which would be fine since Naz is better. I have like 5 paths to a hater victory here.


Naz completely outplaying Randle in those 4 games is great, even better is that KAT is averaging nearly double as many rebounds er game as Randle too. We really made out like bandits, Leon pulled off a cleaner hit job than the United Health hitman against the Wolves, we got a guy putting up 25/13/3 for a bench big and bench guard.

KAT came back at full strength. I'm not even sure how this is comparable.

Randle carried the Timberwolves to a couple of wins lately while Ant was off so it's nice to see him get some rest early.

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Anyways I'm enjoying KAT's offense, Randle is back to winning in Minny and I don't have to watch RJ anymore. Melozakistan is winning big!

Easy to outscore a team that doesn't have their leading scorer, but I guess when stock is down you gotta buy low no matter where it is.

On the season, Naz is +53 and Randle is +36, last season KAT was +120 and Naz was +35 through 22 games. We won my brother, we got the far superior player, it is truly a glorious age we're in.

Randle is such a good team mate that he's getting big leads so Naz can benefit from those +/-s. Great guy!

Randle has the 4th best defensive rating on their winning streak at 85.7. Randle's defense so good they're playing a historical level on defense! Vibes are immaculate!

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We def won bredren! KAT is playing well, Randle is winning in Minny, and best of all RJ is off the Knicks. Lets go!

[spree2kawhi]

Immaculate vibes in the 4th quarter!

There's the actual truth, not some desperate campaign to fluff an ex-Knick who is indistinguishable from a revolving door at Macy's

It is fascinating how they see it so clearly, whereas it was such a struggle here.

[3toheadmelo]

Hey Knicks pals hope y'all are well. This thread is one of my faves on RGM and I came to And-1 3toheadmelo's Tatum hype post from our Bucks game last night lol. Ok bye.

Tatum playing on an MVP level!

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[Iron Mantis]

Immaculate vibes in the 4th quarter!

There's the actual truth, not some desperate campaign to fluff an ex-Knick who is indistinguishable from a revolving door at Macy's

It's strange that some of the folks who were calling for Randle to play center here are the biggest critics of KAT playing center.

[Guano]

4 game winning streak

Naz +13.8
Randle +8.3

Net rating
Naz +26.1
Randle +14.1

this is why trading kat for randle didn't make sense - they would have been better moving kat for a salary dump and pics/prospect(like the mikal trade).

[Guano]

A big part of them getting to the WCF was Naz Reid playing over KAT in the 4th quarters in the playoffs. Finch does not play games. He even benched KAT in the 4th quarter after he had 60 points because he felt like he was playing selfish.

We went 11-2 with Randle, OG, Brunson. We're 14-8 with KAT, OG, Brunson. Looks like we're off to a worse start than our previous core. So it ain't looking too pretty for us either besides beating up on bad teams. Both teams need some work.

Randle was a +3 last night, so he wasn't a negative, put up 16/9/4 and got praised for his defense. Love to see it. Vibes are immaculate!

KAT was plus 18 in the playoffs last season, Naz was -23. Also, KAT came into the playoffs off a meniscus tear, he tore his meniscus and had surgery all in March, he was back for the playoffs a month later with just 2 games behind him. Meanwhile, Randle hurt his shoulder in Jan, strung everyone a long for months and then finally gets surgery in April. One has the heart of a tiger, the other was afraid of laying yet another playoff egg. KAT fights through injuries and helps his team get to the WCF


We're off to a better start than last season, we were 13-9 with Randle through 22 games, we're 14-8, so we're already ahead of schedule We also went 6-8 in December with Randle, and we'll no doubt beat that. We're going to beat that Jan run in a couple games too, so KAT is knocking out fake records left and right, truly a special player.



Naz was +20, so Randle going by my math was -17 in regards to his on/off vs Naz. The last three games Naz is playing 26.8mpg, and Randle is playing 24.9mpg, the vibes are improving because there's less nasty vibes on the court. Finch has figured out the team is better with Naztradamus playing, which is why trade rumors are starting to pop up with Randles name in them.


As a hater, this is probably what it was like to be on Wall street in the 80s.

Timberwolves had a net rating 0.67 with KAT on the floor in the playoffs. With KAT off the floor they had a net rating of +10.5. They were much better with him off the floor than on.

Randle literally tried to rehab his shoulder for months to try to come back, only for specialists to tell him that if he comes back he risks permanent damage to his shoulder. That isn't comparable to a meniscus tear that everyone comes back to play on. Randle played on one ankle in the playoffs already for us and held off on surgery until after the playoffs ended.

Randle carried the Timberwolves against the Clippers, Lakers and blew them out early so he can get rested. They were literally up by like 30 against the clippers in one of the games why would he play 30 mins?

You can't compare last year's start of the season to this year because last year's start had a super toxic empty stat padder in RJ. It's fair to compare us to the team that had OG, Brunson, Randle which looked much more dominant than this team so far.

It feels great to see Randle get back to his winning ways and win 4 in a row. He's laughing it up with his team during blow outs, getting praised for his effort on defense. What a time to be alive.

when you're on you're on

[NoDopeOnSundays]

KAT came back at full strength. I'm not even sure how this is comparable.

Randle carried the Timberwolves to a couple of wins lately while Ant was off so it's nice to see him get some rest early.

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Anyways I'm enjoying KAT's offense, Randle is back to winning in Minny and I don't have to watch RJ anymore. Melozakistan is winning big!

Easy to outscore a team that doesn't have their leading scorer, but I guess when stock is down you gotta buy low no matter where it is.

On the season, Naz is +53 and Randle is +36, last season KAT was +120 and Naz was +35 through 22 games. We won my brother, we got the far superior player, it is truly a glorious age we're in.

Randle is such a good team mate that he's getting big leads so Naz can benefit from those +/-s. Great guy!

Randle has the 4th best defensive rating on their winning streak at 85.7. Randle's defense so good they're playing a historical level on defense! Vibes are immaculate!

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We def won bredren! KAT is playing well, Randle is winning in Minny, and best of all RJ is off the Knicks. Lets go!

Naz's DRTG is lower



KAT is better so we won that trade like bandits, and why would we celebrate another team winning? I don't want any other team to prosper, just the Knicks, and seeing a player I don't like sabotage a former Western conference finalist is the icing on the cake.

[NYKnickerbocker]

Damn that funny and terrible. Both Paolo and Franz down with the same injury. Wish it was Mo instead

[Iron Mantis]

4 game winning streak

Naz +13.8
Randle +8.3

Net rating
Naz +26.1
Randle +14.1

this is why trading kat for randle didn't make sense - they would have been better moving kat for a salary dump and pics/prospect(like the mikal trade).

Just coming off the WCF, you can't tell fans you're dumping a top NBA talent in his prime for financial reasons.

They were real slick with it.

Sold the fans on the idea that they were getting a comparable all-star who brings much needed "toughness" and a lights out SG. But we all know it was a lie...they salary dumped the wrong player.

[Guano]

Easy to outscore a team that doesn't have their leading scorer, but I guess when stock is down you gotta buy low no matter where it is.

On the season, Naz is +53 and Randle is +36, last season KAT was +120 and Naz was +35 through 22 games. We won my brother, we got the far superior player, it is truly a glorious age we're in.

Randle is such a good team mate that he's getting big leads so Naz can benefit from those +/-s. Great guy!

Randle has the 4th best defensive rating on their winning streak at 85.7. Randle's defense so good they're playing a historical level on defense! Vibes are immaculate!

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We def won bredren! KAT is playing well, Randle is winning in Minny, and best of all RJ is off the Knicks. Lets go!

Naz's DRTG is lower



KAT is better so we won that trade like bandits, and why would we celebrate another team winning? I don't want any other team to prosper, just the Knicks, and seeing a player I don't like sabotage a former Western conference finalist is the icing on the cake.

only time it's acceptable to root for another team is when it's done with the intent to see another team lose according to section 3 article 50 in the haters handbook.

[Guano]

4 game winning streak

Naz +13.8
Randle +8.3

Net rating
Naz +26.1
Randle +14.1

this is why trading kat for randle didn't make sense - they would have been better moving kat for a salary dump and pics/prospect(like the mikal trade).

Just coming off the WCF, you can't tell fans you're dumping a top NBA talent in his prime for financial reasons.

They were real slick with it.

Sold the fans on the idea that they were getting a comparable all-star who brings much needed "toughness" and a lights out SG. But we all know it was a lie...they salary dumped the wrong player.

the fans don't seem super thrilled with Randle 20+ games into his tenure.

they were in a sht situation with their cap - make the best decision to win. tell the fans they needed to free money to bring back Naz and that they're expecting him to make a leap with a bigger role. and the picks/prospects will provide flexibility and cheap talent.

[Fat Kat]

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[Iron Mantis]

Naz's DRTG is lower



KAT is better so we won that trade like bandits, and why would we celebrate another team winning? I don't want any other team to prosper, just the Knicks, and seeing a player I don't like sabotage a former Western conference finalist is the icing on the cake.

only time it's acceptable to root for another team is when it's done with the intent to see another team lose according to section 3 article 50 in the haters handbook.

Yep, only when mitigating circumstances are present, as stated in the 2nd clause of section 3, article 50....

"said team is in position to hand an L to heated Knicks rival; to wit, beat the Celtics, Cavs, Heat, Sixers, Pacers, Hawks"

"said team is in position to hand an L to other team c*ck-blocking Knicks' chance of playoff entry, seeding, and thereafter success".

The Wolves haven't met any of that criteria so stanning for them is some turncoat tomfoolery.

[Guano]

Naz's DRTG is lower



KAT is better so we won that trade like bandits, and why would we celebrate another team winning? I don't want any other team to prosper, just the Knicks, and seeing a player I don't like sabotage a former Western conference finalist is the icing on the cake.

only time it's acceptable to root for another team is when it's done with the intent to see another team lose according to section 3 article 50 in the haters handbook.

Yep, only when mitigating circumstances are present, as stated in the 2nd clause of section 3, article 50....

"said team is in position to hand an L to heated Knicks rival; to wit, beat the Celtics, Cavs, Heat, Sixers, Pacers, Hawks"

"said team is in position to hand an L to other team c*ck-blocking Knicks' chance of playoff entry, seeding, and thereafter success".

The Wolves haven't met any of that criteria so stanning for them is some turncoat tomfoolery.

we can even take this sht further

in section 4 article 23 it is okay to root for a rival if they are in the lottery, with no chance of making the playoffs, and all the win will do is hurt their lottery odds.

[Iron Mantis]

only time it's acceptable to root for another team is when it's done with the intent to see another team lose according to section 3 article 50 in the haters handbook.

Yep, only when mitigating circumstances are present, as stated in the 2nd clause of section 3, article 50....

"said team is in position to hand an L to heated Knicks rival; to wit, beat the Celtics, Cavs, Heat, Sixers, Pacers, Hawks"

"said team is in position to hand an L to other team c*ck-blocking Knicks' chance of playoff entry, seeding, and thereafter success".

The Wolves haven't met any of that criteria so stanning for them is some turncoat tomfoolery.

we can even take this sht further

in section 4 article 23 it is okay to root for a rival if they are in the lottery, with no chance of making the playoffs, and all the win will do is hurt their lottery odds.

especially if we need them to win so we can get the dam protected pick

[3toheadmelo]

KAT was plus 18 in the playoffs last season, Naz was -23. Also, KAT came into the playoffs off a meniscus tear, he tore his meniscus and had surgery all in March, he was back for the playoffs a month later with just 2 games behind him. Meanwhile, Randle hurt his shoulder in Jan, strung everyone a long for months and then finally gets surgery in April. One has the heart of a tiger, the other was afraid of laying yet another playoff egg. KAT fights through injuries and helps his team get to the WCF


We're off to a better start than last season, we were 13-9 with Randle through 22 games, we're 14-8, so we're already ahead of schedule We also went 6-8 in December with Randle, and we'll no doubt beat that. We're going to beat that Jan run in a couple games too, so KAT is knocking out fake records left and right, truly a special player.



Naz was +20, so Randle going by my math was -17 in regards to his on/off vs Naz. The last three games Naz is playing 26.8mpg, and Randle is playing 24.9mpg, the vibes are improving because there's less nasty vibes on the court. Finch has figured out the team is better with Naztradamus playing, which is why trade rumors are starting to pop up with Randles name in them.


As a hater, this is probably what it was like to be on Wall street in the 80s.

Timberwolves had a net rating 0.67 with KAT on the floor in the playoffs. With KAT off the floor they had a net rating of +10.5. They were much better with him off the floor than on.

Randle literally tried to rehab his shoulder for months to try to come back, only for specialists to tell him that if he comes back he risks permanent damage to his shoulder. That isn't comparable to a meniscus tear that everyone comes back to play on. Randle played on one ankle in the playoffs already for us and held off on surgery until after the playoffs ended.

Randle carried the Timberwolves against the Clippers, Lakers and blew them out early so he can get rested. They were literally up by like 30 against the clippers in one of the games why would he play 30 mins?

You can't compare last year's start of the season to this year because last year's start had a super toxic empty stat padder in RJ. It's fair to compare us to the team that had OG, Brunson, Randle which looked much more dominant than this team so far.

It feels great to see Randle get back to his winning ways and win 4 in a row. He's laughing it up with his team during blow outs, getting praised for his effort on defense. What a time to be alive.

when you're on you're on

[3toheadmelo]

Easy to outscore a team that doesn't have their leading scorer, but I guess when stock is down you gotta buy low no matter where it is.

On the season, Naz is +53 and Randle is +36, last season KAT was +120 and Naz was +35 through 22 games. We won my brother, we got the far superior player, it is truly a glorious age we're in.

Randle is such a good team mate that he's getting big leads so Naz can benefit from those +/-s. Great guy!

Randle has the 4th best defensive rating on their winning streak at 85.7. Randle's defense so good they're playing a historical level on defense! Vibes are immaculate!

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We def won bredren! KAT is playing well, Randle is winning in Minny, and best of all RJ is off the Knicks. Lets go!

Naz's DRTG is lower



KAT is better so we won that trade like bandits, and why would we celebrate another team winning? I don't want any other team to prosper, just the Knicks, and seeing a player I don't like sabotage a former Western conference finalist is the icing on the cake.

We got people here celebrating the Craptors, a direct rival for us

Will always be grateful for Randle and what he did for us homie! He never asked out when things got rough and wanted to retire here! Glad to see him do well and we got a nice player in return for him.

[3toheadmelo]

I need the liberty to draft her she look like baby melo with that 1 dribble pull up

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[Iron Mantis]

Unless the Knicks are in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, the cRaptors are not a direct rival in any shape, form, or fashion.

[aggo]

giving randle a huge extension is career suicide

león rose knew this