GT: Knicks @ Miami (4/2/24), 7:30 pm, MSG-TV

[frankiesmokes11]

Spoelstra is the best coach in the NBA and now other teams will employ that Defense. Brunson and the coaching staff have to adjust for this possibility.

Any ideas how?

Yeah. They won't be able to pull off that bull when we get Randle back. Just a temporary patch for Spo.

he ain't coming back, neither is OG.

Fosho, this season is likely a wash. Just meant to say that this isn't a long term gameplan against Brun. Spo better get back to the lab next year.

[drekwins]

Idc if they can get reinjured. Randle and OG need to come back now. Leaving Brunson to do this all alone is messed up, especially when Brunson routinely has come back from injuries quicker than expected.

Randle could still be back for playoffs

Spoiler:

where he's the worst percentage shooter in NBA history

and ppl say im crazy for wanting to trade randle for KD once phoenix gets bounced in the playins or r1.

the suns arent doing that smdh

[runnyc]

Heat are formidable, especially when they’re hitting their threes and getting away with fouls. Knicks need to match their physicality and exceed it. Refs can’t call a foul every time down, right?

[Riot Randolph]

Lol heat aren’t impressive we are tired…we’ve missed so many bunny’s

[aggo]

Randle could still be back for playoffs

Spoiler:

where he's the worst percentage shooter in NBA history

and ppl say im crazy for wanting to trade randle for KD once phoenix gets bounced in the playins or r1.

the suns arent doing that smdh

check back after they get bounced in r1 or playins.


they'll be doing it.

[Riot Randolph]

Heat are formidable, especially when they’re hitting their threes and getting away with fouls. Knicks need to match their physicality and exceed it. Refs can’t call a foul every time down, right?

lol no they aren’t

[drekwins]

Even when Bog makes some shots, he adds nothing really

Is it possible he'll be slightly useful with a full roster? Maybe. But right now he is purely a negative

He's awful. Quite possibly worse than Fournier.

[HarthorneWingo]

Who's responsible for fcking up my thread?

[Im Coming Home]

Worst part of this OG/Randle ish is that we can't simply 'run it back' next year. They NEED to come back, this is the year.

iHart could be gone.
OG in theory could be gone though unlikely.
Precious could be gone.

We're likely gonna be missing 1 or 2 of those key role players that this coming post season could've been HUGE for us, and we won't have them next year, this was our chance to do it. Next year who knows what the bench and stuff looks like when we have less cap space due to new contracts for guys like OG. We could change the team drastically if we make a trade for a star, but that wouldn't be the same team and who knows how it changes how we play.

[Im Coming Home]

Who's responsible for fcking up my thread?

The refs again.

[K_ick_God]

Kind of inevitable that a team like the Heat will pick it up in an off regular season so far, as we near playoffs

Seen that a 100x before

We'll never know what the Knicks might have been healthy but ... Boston makes it kind of pointless

[aggo]

Worst part of this OG/Randle ish is that we can't simply 'run it back' next year. They NEED to come back, this is the year.

iHart could be gone.
OG in theory could be gone though unlikely.
Precious could be gone.

We're likely gonna be missing 1 or 2 of those key role players that this coming post season could've been HUGE for us, and we won't have them next year, this was our chance to do it. Next year who knows what the bench and stuff looks like when we have less cap space due to new contracts for guys like OG. We could change the team drastically if we make a trade for a star, but that wouldn't be the same team and who knows how it changes how we play.

trade mitch.


we're gonna run it back.


Thibs knows the analytics and iHart is the better player.

[drekwins]

and ppl say im crazy for wanting to trade randle for KD once phoenix gets bounced in the playins or r1.

the suns arent doing that smdh

check back after they get bounced in r1 or playins.


they'll be doing it.

You're out of your mind. They would rather have 50 year old Durant after being bounced 12 times in a row than Randle.

[DaGawd]

Idc if they can get reinjured. Randle and OG need to come back now. Leaving Brunson to do this all alone is messed up, especially when Brunson routinely has come back from injuries quicker than expected.

reality setting in for some folks

We have zero bench. Zero playmakers other than Brunson. Idk why the change was made to bring Precious out of the starting lineup. We began it in Denver... and I really don't think it has payed off at all. I like Hart or Deuce off the bench to bring energy.

yeah, it’s all cosmetic tho really, without major horses for this long team has been punching above its weight class for a minute

[HarthorneWingo]

Who's responsible for fcking up my thread?

The refs again.

They're such haters!

[WaltFrazier]

Playing shorthanded wears a team down after awhile. This is so fru

[Riot Randolph]

Idk you guys are gargling spoes balls when I see a pg a step slow, bigmen tired or just acclimating and perimeter players not being fed in the right spots

[Im Coming Home]

Worst part of this OG/Randle ish is that we can't simply 'run it back' next year. They NEED to come back, this is the year.

iHart could be gone.
OG in theory could be gone though unlikely.
Precious could be gone.

We're likely gonna be missing 1 or 2 of those key role players that this coming post season could've been HUGE for us, and we won't have them next year, this was our chance to do it. Next year who knows what the bench and stuff looks like when we have less cap space due to new contracts for guys like OG. We could change the team drastically if we make a trade for a star, but that wouldn't be the same team and who knows how it changes how we play.

trade mitch.


we're gonna run it back.


Thibs knows the analytics and iHart is the better player.

Trading Mitch weakens us, in theory Mitch once back in game shape can abuse the other teams bench.

I guess my point was that this is likely the 'peak' version of THIS core, possibly the best team we could build around Brunson/Randle/OG alone, of course if we add a star the core changes. But my feeling is with this specific core, this is likely the deepest and best team we could build around them currently, and we're likely to lose some of our depth next season.

So it really sucks to have OG/Randle with all these question marks and non sense going on at the end of what has been a great season.

[K_ick_God]

Worst part of this OG/Randle ish is that we can't simply 'run it back' next year. They NEED to come back, this is the year.

iHart could be gone.
OG in theory could be gone though unlikely.
Precious could be gone.

We're likely gonna be missing 1 or 2 of those key role players that this coming post season could've been HUGE for us, and we won't have them next year, this was our chance to do it. Next year who knows what the bench and stuff looks like when we have less cap space due to new contracts for guys like OG. We could change the team drastically if we make a trade for a star, but that wouldn't be the same team and who knows how it changes how we play.

I mean, Randle's injury is serious and OG had surgery. OG at least tried to come back. Real talk, we don't know what's on the list to figure out with Randle ... is he in pain and still shooting around?

He tore his labrum, the cartilage around his shoulder, almost for sure (almost always happens in a dislocation)

That injury needs surgery and the labrum helps with stability. But so does muscle. I would say it's unlikely he's still in pain from that injury unless he has dislocated it again ... in which case he should just get the surgery

But stability of the shoulder joint is not only about injury and I'd guess that his muscle mass makes it easier to rehab the shoulder back to stability ... and with little pain too most likely

So it doesn't make a ton of sense ... also Randle doesn't play defense and it's not his shooting arm, reducing the risk of injury more

To give you an idea, the torn labrum is only one factor in the stability of the joint. It tears in a dislocation, but it's actually something debated around medical circles how much stability the labrum even gives the joint. It helps, but it's not the only thing

A hard enough fall will dislocate it and multiple dislocations likely don't make it tons worse either

I don't get what they're waiting for ... but again, we don't know what they're looking at. A scan, though, has nothing to do with it. A labrum that is torn will never heal without surgery

He probably needs to be doing PT more than shooting around

All guesswork

[aggo]

Idk you guys are gargling spoes balls when I see a pg a step slow, bigmen tired or just acclimating and perimeter players not being fed in the right spots

I feel like this is a banger post


but im gonna need a translator.