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god shammgod wrote:thibs is extra hard on young players and mostly over defense. i guess he thinks he's teaching them that way. maybe he feels the older guys are what they are so he doesn't hold them to the same standard. not fair but it is what it is.
god shammgod wrote:rose trade official now.
thebuzzardman wrote:Gravy wrote:Damn we lost close to a finals team and it everyone crying like we lost to the Washington generals.
Fug it. Keep shooting elf!
WTF is this gif?
Chanel Bomber wrote:whocares1 wrote:So either Quickley loses minutes, or Rivers. But if Rose is supposed to be the focal point of the second unit, then IQ is done.
The irony is that Thibs might use Quickley as a floor spacer for Rose, when we could've done that with RJ running the PNR to begin with. Just further going away from our best long-term interests.
Reign23 wrote:god shammgod wrote:Gravy wrote:Heat play some of the toughest defense I've seen all season. Both teams feel similar to each other but they were in the Finals last year of course.
yep. and i think organizationally/coaching-wise they're really the blueprint we're following now.
no we are not. they play a lot of young guys, even undrafted rookies. we are the exact opposite
Jeffrey wrote:This game probably shows that we need a PG that has handles because this looked like a CYO game.
god shammgod wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:whocares1 wrote:So either Quickley loses minutes, or Rivers. But if Rose is supposed to be the focal point of the second unit, then IQ is done.
The irony is that Thibs might use Quickley as a floor spacer for Rose, when we could've done that with RJ running the PNR to begin with. Just further going away from our best long-term interests.
in the last couple of games we saw a lot more rj handling and they were running more rj/mitch pnr. not sure why not today.
KnicksGod wrote:Hang on. Occam’s Razor is that they know Elf sucks. No? Rivers maybe also out but Elf won’t start.
If Q is benched I’m gonna suspend the board and quit as a fan.
Zenzibar wrote:This all explains it. RJ just experienced having to say goodbye to a young teammate he's grown with. He had no energy for the game.
It's part of the game, but doesn't mean goodbyes ain't hard.
NewKnicks wrote:DaGawd wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Maybe I’m in the minority but I thought this was a pretty entertaining game. Great to see us compete with a team that made it to the finals. We building a winning culture here.
Yeah I’m not even that upset really. Wish we could’ve beat them tho.. fk Miami
How could you not be upset? This roster is horrible, and on top of it, Thibs burys any potential 'youth movement' we have. It's the same Knicks as always. Nothing has changed, other than competing for that ever-exciting 8th seed, which will do nothing for this pathetic franchise except allow us to miss out on any talent in a stacked draft.
If you're happy with playing a team full of **** vets to get a few more wins, I feel sorry for you.
Gravy wrote:Reign23 wrote:god shammgod wrote:
yep. and i think organizationally/coaching-wise they're really the blueprint we're following now.
no we are not. they play a lot of young guys, even undrafted rookies. we are the exact opposite
Who are all these young guys the Heat plays and how old are they?
NewKnicks wrote:DaGawd wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Maybe I’m in the minority but I thought this was a pretty entertaining game. Great to see us compete with a team that made it to the finals. We building a winning culture here.
Yeah I’m not even that upset really. Wish we could’ve beat them tho.. fk Miami
How could you not be upset? This roster is horrible, and on top of it, Thibs burys any potential 'youth movement' we have. It's the same Knicks as always. Nothing has changed, other than competing for that ever-exciting 8th seed, which will do nothing for this pathetic franchise except allow us to miss out on any talent in a stacked draft.
If you're happy with playing a team full of **** vets to get a few more wins, I feel sorry for you.
knickstape4ever wrote:
I want Kenny Atkinson
less than 2 months into the Thibs-era and I already hate him. and this was so predictable. he hasn't changed! we all knew going in he liked his vets and he'd play them big minutes. and now he's bringing back his pal DRose who is a shell of his former self just cuz they have a pre-existing relationship
the few extra wins we have rn are not worth it IMO. I'd rather have a coach like Kenny Atkinson who can develop young talent while playing them
