GT: NYK @ Atlanta Hawks at 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 5th 2025

HarthorneWingo · Post #121 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:09 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:You can tell the Knicks took the foot off the gas. Lead will be less than 10 to start the 4th

I dunno, the Hawks were just sodomized.

TKKnicks1 · Post #122 » by **TKKnicks1** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:09 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
TKKnicks1 wrote:
TKKnicks1 wrote:You can tell the boys having fun out there with a modern 3 point offense. They just chucking it up Celtics style and it's fun to see when they going in.

And oh ya this is what we could have had all season with a competent coach that knows today's NBA.

No.

This is the result of a bunch of players getting to know each other for first time. It’s called PATIENCE.

So you're telling me that the team that’s struggled on both offense and defense all season—even as recently as their last game—has suddenly discovered chemistry in game 77?

RHODEY · Post #123 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:09 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:You can tell the Knicks took the foot off the gas. Lead will be less than 10 to start the 4th

Does your beak grow every time you're wrong?

MrDollarBills · Post #124 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:09 pm

I think the onus is on Brunson to make sure the ball moves and OG gets his touches. He can take over in the 4th anyway

HarthorneWingo · Post #125 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:10 pm

HerSports85 wrote:I'll give thibs the excuse of having brunson and Deuce out but that was just a stupid lineup.

Hart
Payne
Shamet
Precious

should never be in all at the same time.

Did it work?

knicks94 · Post #126 » by **knicks94** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:11 pm

Can this version of the Knicks show up against the Pistons?

robillionaire · Post #127 » by **robillionaire** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:11 pm

Oh god the hawks flew in the Simon says guy for halftime :nonono:

Post #128 » by **Capn'O** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:11 pm

This stretch without Brunson could end up being a blessing in disguise in terms of getting the rest of the team more settled in good roles. I hope Wright stays in the rotation.

HarthorneWingo · Post #129 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:12 pm

I will say this for James Dolan, he hasn’t installed any of these stupid gimmick stuff like having a mascot and turning the arena into some circus during Knicks games.

Clyde_Style · Post #130 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:13 pm

As good as that run was, lawd the Hawks look awful

HarthorneWingo · Post #131 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:14 pm

Capn'O wrote:This stretch without Brunson could end up being a blessing in disguise in terms of getting the rest of the team more settled in good roles. I hope Wright stays in the rotation.

Without a doubt!

And we’re going to get Mitch back at full strength too.

Watch out!

Kidknick! · Post #132 » by **Kidknick!** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:14 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:That was the best 1st half of offense I've seen all year

The ball moved and guys are shooting threes. Why can't this just be the norm?

Because Thibs is a size queen, and obsesses with protecting a paint in a different era where the 3 is king.

HarthorneWingo · Post #133 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:15 pm

Clyde_Style wrote:As good as that run was, lawd the Hawks look awful

Funny, I was thinking when the game started that Hawks have a really nice squad. Maybe we’re just that good?

robillionaire · Post #134 » by **robillionaire** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:15 pm

Shooting 67.4% fg and 68.8% from 3 is a good recipe for success I suppose

Post #135 » by **Capn'O** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:15 pm

Clyde_Style wrote:As good as that run was, lawd the Hawks look awful

Good.

robillionaire · Post #136 » by **robillionaire** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:16 pm

Capn'O wrote:This stretch without Brunson could end up being a blessing in disguise in terms of getting the rest of the team more settled in good roles. I hope Wright stays in the rotation.

I don’t see him playing over Payne/Shamet

Post #137 » by **Capn'O** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:17 pm

robillionaire wrote:
Capn'O wrote:This stretch without Brunson could end up being a blessing in disguise in terms of getting the rest of the team more settled in good roles. I hope Wright stays in the rotation.

I don’t see him playing over Payne/Shamet

You're probably right seeing as Thibs seems to be keeping Payne in "his" role. I just think that's wrong and Wright's better.

aq_ua · Post #138 » by **aq_ua** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:17 pm

Capn'O wrote:This stretch without Brunson could end up being a blessing in disguise in terms of getting the rest of the team more settled in good roles. I hope Wright stays in the rotation.

Wright has been everything what I hoped Payne would be for us, hard to see Thibs taking him out of the rotation now. Probably eats into the Deuce minutes though, which is a bit unfortunate.

aq_ua · Post #139 » by **aq_ua** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:18 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:As good as that run was, lawd the Hawks look awful

Funny, I was thinking when the game started that Hawks have a really nice squad. Maybe we’re just that good?

They’re the typical middle of the pack team that looks good when the offense is hot but don’t have a defense to support them when it’s not.

HarthorneWingo · Post #140 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Apr 5, 2025 8:20 pm

TKKnicks1 wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
TKKnicks1 wrote:
And oh ya this is what we could have had all season with a competent coach that knows today's NBA.

No.

This is the result of a bunch of players getting to know each other for first time. It’s called PATIENCE.

So you're telling me that the team that’s struggled on both offense and defense all season—even as recently as their last game—has suddenly discovered chemistry in game 77?

Do you have another more reasonable explanation? Look at the LeBron-Wade-Bosh Heat, the Cavs, even the Celtics. They get better over time as they figure things out together. Then there’s the point where they reach symbiosis.