Game Thread: Knicks at Celtics 2/23 Sun 1:00 PM (ABC ESPN+)

3toheadmelo · Post #261 » by **3toheadmelo** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:06 pm

Tatum is hunting KAT on every possession :lol:

Fat Kat · Post #262 » by **Fat Kat** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:06 pm

We don’t belong on the same court with the top teams.

Post #263 » by **Calinks** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:06 pm

Brutal stuff

Guano · Post #264 » by **Guano** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:06 pm

"An open look with kat in the drop"

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #265 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:06 pm

Guano wrote:I'm a middle aged short white guy i shouldn't even care about basketball. Smfh - Why didn't I grow up a golf fan.

Here I was thinking you were a Chris Kaman sized white guy leading a mountain militia planning to overthrow the IRS.

MrDollarBills · Post #266 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:06 pm

Horrible

HopelessKnick · Post #267 » by **HopelessKnick** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:07 pm

So bad.

Essentially, if Towns is not able to score an efficient 35points against the Celtics he will hurt the team much more than he'll help. Unfortunate, but true.

runnyc · Post #268 » by **runnyc** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:07 pm

Anyone else done with 3/5 of the starting lineup?

Guano · Post #269 » by **Guano** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:07 pm

mpharris36 wrote:43 pts...

The 90s Knicks are back!

Guano · Post #270 » by **Guano** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:07 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:Horrible

Welcome to true Knicks fandom.

GettinitDone · Post #271 » by **GettinitDone** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:08 pm

Why does it feel like a 21 pt deficit is pretty good thesedays

MrDollarBills · Post #272 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:08 pm

prophet_of_rage wrote:Collecting the Villanova stones worked put as well for us as it did for Thanos. They are soft.

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Thanos won tho :-?

F N 11 · Post #273 » by **F N 11** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:08 pm

Commentator: “Tatum open 3 with Kat in the drop” lmao

R-DAWG · Post #274 » by **R-DAWG** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:08 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:
HEZI wrote:Mikalikina 1-4 for
2 points
0 rebounds
0 assists
2 fouls

There are still people here that think he was worth 5 picks

He’s not being used correctly. And it’s not Thibs fault. It’s the roster constructions fault.

He needs to focus on being an elite defender and spot shooter. He is a top tier role player in that role. But as a shot creator he’s sub par and it reduces the other parts of his game. He’s also a small forward and not a shooting guard.

They are going to need to think long and hard this offseason about trading Bridges or Anunoby for a real shooting guard. Good teams will pressure Brunson and you will see what your seeing this afternoon

Wildcat · Post #275 » by **Wildcat** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:08 pm

R-DAWG wrote:Jay Bilas just said it best - this team has no toughness.

Hartenstein and DDV brought a level of grit. They overachieved.

This team is a bunch of soft, overpaid, underachievers who happen to be more talented than 75% of the league. But they’re not contenders

I thought that, too.

Spot31 · Post #276 » by **Spot31** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:08 pm

TKKnicks1 wrote:KAT might be the worst defender in the league. He has no idea on what to do on that side of the ball. He is constantly losing his man and double teaming when he shouldn't be.

7 feet tall and can't consistently block a shot a game. Damn I miss Hartenstein & Robinson. Hell bring back Noel

Red Vines · Post #277 » by **Red Vines** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:08 pm

What Thibs is supposed to be good at is not translating to this team and our offense is relying on raw talent not synergy.

Fat · Post #278 » by **Fat** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:09 pm

Guano wrote:I'm a middle aged short white guy i shouldn't even care about basketball. Smfh - Why didn't I grow up a golf fan.

Pics?

HopelessKnick · Post #279 » by **HopelessKnick** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:09 pm

runnyc wrote:Anyone else done with 3/5 of the starting lineup?

I've got to say that Bridges looks extremely iffy generally. Unfortunately I think for him it is mostly mental. He plays with absolutely zero confidence. Surely the 5 picks deal is going to get questioned.

Towns is so bad defensively that it is just very hard to keep him out there against elite teams. Essentially around 50 of the Celtics 65 points went through Towns.

3toheadmelo · Post #280 » by **3toheadmelo** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:09 pm

HopelessKnick wrote:So bad.

Essentially, if Towns is not able to score an efficient 35points against the Celtics he will hurt the team much more than he'll help. Unfortunate, but true.

He has to be Jokić good on offense to make up for his awful defense