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Iron Mantis · Post #1921 » by **Iron Mantis** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 3:20 am

The Thunder has some excellent defenders. Quick hands and they switch seamlessly.

We are going to have our hands full playing against them.

I'd like to see us try switching more; it can be extremely disruptive.

RHODEY · Post #1922 » by **RHODEY** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 3:32 am

Iron Mantis wrote:The Thunder has some excellent defenders. Quick hands and they switch seamlessly.

We are going to have our hands full playing against them.

I'd like to see us try switching more; it can be extremely disruptive.

True....but even though they stole Ihart ...size still seems to bother them. I hope Thibs is paying attention.

Iron Mantis · Post #1923 » by **Iron Mantis** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 3:40 am

Cavs and Celtics are too deep.

We need more quality depth to go the distance.

Need to be buyers with whatever assets we have left.

TheGreenArrow · Post #1924 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 3:46 am

Iron Mantis wrote:Cavs and Celtics are too deep.

We need more quality depth to go the distance.

Need to be buyers with whatever assets we have left.

Tbh I don’t think we can beat any of those teams unless Brunson goes nuclear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guano · Post #1925 » by **Guano** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 4:55 am

KnicksGod wrote:Haliburton 3-13 (1-6), blew a 19-point second-half lead.

As the pacers fall 2 games under .500. And some had the audacity to say he was on or even better than Brunson.

Guano · Post #1926 » by **Guano** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 4:58 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
8516knicks wrote:For those that watch them closely, why are the CAVs suddenly so good after we TROUNCED them in the playoffs that year. I know why WE'RE so good but what happened to them? Last I looked (long ago) it was said Garland and DM couldn't play together or some such and one of their two bigs (forget who) was always called (here anyway) soft. What gives?

This is why:

This man coached D'Angelo Russell into an all star berth. Developed Spencer Dinwiddie from a g league fringe talent into an NBA rotational piece. Saved Brook Lopez's career by guiding him towards becoming a stretch 5. He developed both Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert as well, two late 1st round picks, into a legit starting center and quality wing respectively. I can go on and on.

The Cavs' roster core is the same as last year. But now they are being coached by one of the best coaches in the league who was given a raw deal by a loser, poverty franchise.

None of this is surprising to me. The Cavs are gonna be a pain in the ass from now til May.

Looks like he got Mobley right

GettinitDone · Post #1927 » by **GettinitDone** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 8:24 am

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WHy not both money and women?? :-?

NiceLikeChrist · Post #1928 » by **NiceLikeChrist** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 8:54 am

8516knicks wrote:For those that watch them closely, why are the CAVs suddenly so good after we TROUNCED them in the playoffs that year. I know why WE'RE so good but what happened to them? Last I looked (long ago) it was said Garland and DM couldn't play together or some such and one of their two bigs (forget who) was always called (here anyway) soft. What gives?

The secret is that they aren’t that good. They’ve had the weakest schedule in the league, have the same exact team as last year, and a brand new coach and we all know new coaches have guys playing inspired for a while.

To me they look like any other team built for the regular season. We’ve seen plenty of them. I don’t think they’ll make it to the conference finals. There’s not a second round series they can play where they’ll have the best player out there. Even in the first round there’s a chance they’re behind on top end talent. They have decent depth but depth is less relevant in the playoffs.

We’ll see in April-May.

Montmorencie · Post #1929 » by **Montmorencie** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 11:49 am

TheGreenArrow wrote:
Iron Mantis wrote:Cavs and Celtics are too deep.

We need more quality depth to go the distance.

Need to be buyers with whatever assets we have left.

Tbh I don’t think we can beat any of those teams unless Brunson goes nuclear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brunson will go nuclear. We just need KAT to perform the way he does in the regular season and we beat both of these fraudulent teams

Fat Kat · Post #1930 » by **Fat Kat** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 1:55 pm

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Clyde_Style · Post #1931 » by **Clyde_Style** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 2:02 pm

Fat Kat wrote:

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Sounds familiar except we got rid of our Barnes

KnicksGadfly · Post #1932 » by **KnicksGadfly** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 2:07 pm

Fat Kat wrote:

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I really have a hard time believing OG said that. Was there an article? I think he and Scottie were pretty close, and OG doesn't seem to talk like that too.

stuporman · Post #1933 » by **stuporman** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 4:11 pm

KnicksGadfly wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:

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I really have a hard time believing OG said that. Was there an article? I think he and Scottie were pretty close, and OG doesn't seem to talk like that too.

It's a fan crashout throwing bombs everywhere in complete misery, you're a Knicks fan you have to know what that looks like, we've seen it a million times the past two decades.

Post #1934 » by **HerSports85** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 7:22 pm

I just want to say this Apron BS is the worst/stupidest thing to happen to the NBA. Just terrible

ctorres · Post #1935 » by **ctorres** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 8:21 pm

Fat Kat wrote:

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OKC putting Fox with SGA doesn't make sense to me. Is OKC just gonna get linked to trades because they have Hartenstein on a large contract?

Orlando makes the most sense. Other than Banchero and Franz Wagner who are both out, they just seem to have a bunch of hard working players who play defense, but none of whom stand out on their own. They also don't have much going on for point guard play. It's like a bunch of 3rd and 5th options doing the best they can with what they got. I cannot make sense of the hierarchy with their roster. Fox might help Wagner and Banchero take another step up.

Brooklyn makes sense. Fox would be a real star for them.

Spurs with Wemby? Maybe. That's another team like Orlando that doesn't really have a discernible team hierarchy other than it's Wemby's teams and he has vets like CP3 and Barnes to support him. So maybe Fox works.

Rockets for VanFleet and others?

Raptors for Quickley and others?

Gravy · Post #1936 » by **Gravy** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 8:32 pm

stuporman wrote:
KnicksGadfly wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:

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I really have a hard time believing OG said that. Was there an article? I think he and Scottie were pretty close, and OG doesn't seem to talk like that too.

It's a fan crashout throwing bombs everywhere in complete misery, you're a Knicks fan you have to know what that looks like, we've seen it a million times the past two decades.

Or after every loss this season..

KnicksGadfly · Post #1937 » by **KnicksGadfly** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 8:53 pm

Don’t feel bad about Fox considering how much he was trolling us

Post #1938 » by **K_ick_God** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 8:53 pm

Clyde_Style wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:

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Sounds familiar except we got rid of our Barnes

Sometimes you have to wait and see what happens with a guy after his rookie season. That can give you a misleading read. KP was like this.

Post #1939 » by **K_ick_God** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 8:55 pm

KnicksGadfly wrote:
Fat Kat wrote:

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I really have a hard time believing OG said that. Was there an article? I think he and Scottie were pretty close, and OG doesn't seem to talk like that too.

I think they're sort of assigning motives to these guys that were not stated. That Masai got rid of guys to clear the decks for Barnes, more than the players themselves coming out against Barnes.

3toheadmelo · Post #1940 » by **3toheadmelo** » Wed Jan 1, 2025 10:10 pm

Guano wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:Haliburton 3-13 (1-6), blew a 19-point second-half lead.

As the pacers fall 2 games under .500. And some had the audacity to say he was on or even better than Brunson.

Your boy Okafor going crazy. It would be cool if we picked him up and we ended up having KAT and okafor together lol

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