PG: Knicks vs Denver: 1/29/25

[TKKnicks1]

Does win against non top 6 team count as a quality win?

Only if we score 140+ so this doesn't count.

[thebuzzardman]

need to find an improvement over Shamet and then we are all set once Mitch comes back.

Maybe just something simple and small like a Javonte Green.

Don’t love Payne either but at least his leash can be short cuz of deuce and Brunson but we really have no other option when shamet is bad other than play Mikal and OG more minutes.

yup and Shamet is more miss than hit. He's way too streaky of a shooter and he's too small to play teams with bigger wings.

Payne can be a not job. Like that fast break 3 he had no business taking that he bricked. But he does provide energy and some scoring punch off the bench. When he's acting like a dum dum you can always just play Deuce more mins.

Like you said. When Shamet doesn't play well Thibs just reverts to not playing him in the 2nd half. And we are looking so much better with these guys fresher. OG was sniffing 40 mins tonight....gotta stay away from that. And that the difference of Shamet only 4 mins instead of 10ish mins.

If only Dadiet didn't suck. He'd be perfect.

[thebuzzardman]

And who said the cap isn't a floor general? He's just a shorter one but no short of a PG when his teammates keep moving their feet(to be open).

Tonight:

[kNicksGmen]

Jokic is a really poor defender. I think everyone knows that but jokic and luka Stans try to act like they're average to above average when they are both abysmal.

[thebuzzardman]

Knicks have scored a franchise record 408 points in a three game span?

Dinosaur coach...

Would have scored 500 with Kenny Atkinson

[thebuzzardman]

Since the last championship in '73, the Knicks have rarely been the favorite deep into any playoff series they've survived - other teams were almost always just legitimately better. So, even when they were leading games in those series (classic example of this is the Jordan Bulls) there was always the subconscious, ominous dread lurking that the talent discrepancies would eventually catch up.

While the dread still resides at a molecular level in my cells simply because I'm a fan of this franchise, it's no longer because the other team is simply better. In 2025 the New York Knicks are trotting out established NBA talent that can match or exceed any team in the league in any given night.

We're often watching our favorite team win simply because they're better at basketball than their opponent. They're not prevailing by getting on a heater, coaching, or outworking/outhustling, though all of those things can happen. They're just more talented and better at basketball.

Maybe the first time I've said this earnestly, but man - what a time to be alive.

Amen. All this.

[WaltFrazier]

Thibs the great coach he is, trusting the bench the first 5 min of the 4th playing even while denver still and Joker and Murray on the floor, one them this game..but i know commending Thibs isn’t allowed on here

We're all happy that he finally made the adjustments that we've been screaming about for months. Why would we want him to fail, we would just love if he could make quicker adjustments and get out his own way at times.

As i said the previous game thread, is what many criticized him for imo was done intentionally for 2 reasons, first which was an organization decision to play starters heavy minutes early on to speed up the gelling process and second deuce and precious were not 100%. So put this all together means in january this team is beginning to click on all cylinders

Sounds good, especially now they seem to have clicked to a new level. Still could have played the rookies a bit more early to give them a taste

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Jokic is a really poor defender. I think everyone knows that but jokic and luka Stans try to act like they're average to above average when they are both abysmal.

He already won a title though, so it's moot at this point.

[WaltFrazier]

Read on Twitter

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He was very pumped last game, the Sacramento blowout, as he mentioned the crowd several times being in a party mood etc.

I got the ESPN feed tonight in Canada. Jay Bilas was quite positive about the Knicks, made some great points. But I've love to have heard the Breen and Clyde 'cast too.

[The KnicksFix]

No doctor but can't you remove a bone chip and be back in like a month or so?

Technically, but with the Knicks, its gonna take a season

[RHODEY]

[The KnicksFix]

Breen be creaming himself lately
Mike Cream

[Parraknick]

We are so damn tough to defend…

[stuporman]

ngl...

I now think about KAT's thumb sometimes randomly irl

...not in a weird way but that is just weird anyway

[JBreezeNY]

Jokic is a really poor defender. I think everyone knows that but jokic and luka Stans try to act like they're average to above average when they are both abysmal.

He already won a title though, so it's moot at this point.

And he’s averaging a trip double. That Nuggets team is not good, he’s doing gods work right now.

[BKlutch]

We are so damn tough to defend…

And we defend so damn tough

[Parraknick]

Precious is moving those feet so well on D & has exchanged his feet-for-hands for beautiful, supple mitts. When he takes a few dribbles lately the D looks quite worried

[WaltFrazier]

Crazy feeling this year is this century's NYC/ Mets of 1969 year with the KNICKS!

Poor Baltimore that year, Jets beat the Colts in Super Bowl 3, Mets beat the Orioles and Knicks beat the Bullets in the 69 and 70 Eastern playoffs

[Parraknick]

We are so damn tough to defend…

And we defend so damn tough

It’s coming together very nicely. I’m very much looking forward to our game vs Houston

[Parraknick]

Breen be creaming himself lately
Mike Cream

The man deserves this team as much as anyone haha. Happy for the gentleman!