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Buttah304 wrote:Anyone else notice how much of a playoff riser Nembhard is?
We’re talking about a guy who averages 9.5 PPG and 4.5 APG on 46/33 splits for his career but in 29 playoff games (large sample) he’s become 15-5.5-3 player on an utterly absurd 55-50-80 splits.
Chanel Bomber wrote:This board really is full of bad people.
3toheadmelo wrote:KnicksGadfly wrote:Spree2Houston wrote:Low key true
After seeing these dudes play, especially soft ass KAT, I’m ready to give Brunson the ball the whole game.
That’s why I be saying idgaf if we iso Brunson the whole time. It ain’t like them other dudes want the ball anyways.
Guano wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:Guano wrote:
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, homie.
Lets get this W!
Which team
why dont you tell me.
And choose wisely, Chanel.
whocares1 wrote:Iron Mantis wrote:Let me get this right. KAT at the 5 got us the best record we've seen in decades. We dethroned the NBA champs. Got to the ECF for the first time in decades...and he's consistently been a net positive this season, and had the best All Star, All-NBA season of his career.
But because the Pacers pulled off a miracle in game 1, and we lost a very close game 2... somehow haters are high-fiving each other saying "I told you so" that KAT can't play the 5 and must be traded for the Knicks to compete??? Sad to see fans of other teams on our board actively rooting against our Knicks.
Anyway...For starters, Thibs has to try putting Deuce or Mitch in the starting lineup and let Josh be energy bench guy he's supposed to be. Deuce let's the Knicks play true 5 out with much tighter perimeter defense....while Mitch adds vertical spacing, all-around elite defense, and rebounding.
Fix the player combinations to put everyone in the best position to succeed, and take it from there.
I feel like matchups matter more than anything. In the Boston series they couldn’t exploit Towns in the way they thought they could bc Knicks would just switch instead of using drop coverage and Towns held his own in isolation. Against the Pacers they can exploit him better on switches bc their best player is a guard who is much quicker than Towns is.
I do want to speak in defense of towns tho. He had an excellent game 1 and he was good 95% of that game and while he made some defensive mishaps, that game was ultimately stolen from the Knicks. It’s unfair to paint this series as if he’s been a total negative when his impact game 1 99% of the time results in a win.
TheGreenArrow wrote:Cpthefanchise said thibs job is not safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s on the chopping block which is why he’s finally adjusting the Sl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guano wrote:Chanel Bomber wrote:Guano wrote:
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, homie.
Lets get this W!
Which team
why dont you tell me.
And choose wisely, Chanel.
what guard is averaging 12 rebounds a game. Kat is a all nba third team center.The KnicksFix wrote:Guano wrote:Reign23 wrote:yeah, this is really getting out of hand.
-preseason "can't win with Towns at the 5"
-51 wins
-win 2 series for the first time in forever
-down 0-2 "SEE!!!!! TOLD YOU!!!!"
Taking constructive criticism and blowing it out of proportion. Then condemning those of us who try to hold the highest paid player accountable.
We actually want kat to be his best self instead of enabling him.The KnicksFix wrote:Get help while you still can
Guan’ I was referring to Janquinn who I’ve never seen posted who saidJanquinn87 wrote:Big mistake to change the lineup. Towns is a center, give him the damn ball in the post. Brunson is shooting to much, get your teammates involved earlier in the shot clock.
As this post made no sense to me since Kat is not a traditional big and more of a guard in a 4’s body. Don’t know why. It grinded my gears in the early morning hours lmao
Jimmit79 wrote:Yea RJ played well he was definitely the x factor
TheGreenArrow wrote:Cpthefanchise said thibs job is not safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s on the chopping block which is why he’s finally adjusting the Sl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jimmit79 wrote:Yea RJ played well he was definitely the x factor
TKKnicks1 wrote:You need to hide KAT and JB on defense. Only way to do that is to have the other 3 guys on the floor be solid defenders. This starting lineup change is much needed and it might just be what we need to jump start our run to the finals.
Janquinn87 wrote:I love how some on this board want to blame Towns for being 0-2 to the Pacers. Maybe Brunson the best guard since Clyde Frasier didn't turn the ball over 7 times and OG who was a disaster on offense and defense played better we could have won game 1.
Janquinn87 wrote:what guard is averaging 12 rebounds a game. Kat is a all nba third team center.The KnicksFix wrote:Guano wrote:
Taking constructive criticism and blowing it out of proportion. Then condemning those of us who try to hold the highest paid player accountable.
We actually want kat to be his best self instead of enabling him.
Guan’ I was referring to Janquinn who I’ve never seen posted who saidJanquinn87 wrote:Big mistake to change the lineup. Towns is a center, give him the damn ball in the post. Brunson is shooting to much, get your teammates involved earlier in the shot clock.
As this post made no sense to me since Kat is not a traditional big and more of a guard in a 4’s body. Don’t know why. It grinded my gears in the early morning hours lmao
rajajackal wrote:TKKnicks1 wrote:You need to hide KAT and JB on defense. Only way to do that is to have the other 3 guys on the floor be solid defenders. This starting lineup change is much needed and it might just be what we need to jump start our run to the finals.
love this energy i can't even believe it but i just took my jersey out the laundry and i'm ready to get hurt again
