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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#261 » by MrDollarBills » Mon May 26, 2025 3:18 am

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G_K_F wrote:Who forced Thibs to play the bench?

Someone did, clearly.

Or did he just play because KAT and Brunson were in foul trouble?


This is just pure conjecture but I think there's a lot going on behind closed doors.

I think you’re right. But perhaps the coaching staff was all in agreement tonight?


Expanding the rotation says to me that they had a long conversation
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#262 » by Guano » Mon May 26, 2025 3:18 am

robillionaire wrote:Hot take time towns has been our best player in this series

Towns +6 highest in starting lineup. In game 1 he was a +9 and every other starter was negative. Thibs screwed him in game 2. Our best 4th quarter stretches came with Brunson benched in games 1 and 3 and when they tried benching towns in the 4th in game 2 we didn’t do shittu. Change my mind


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Its not
He has been the best player in this series

We just happen to be down a game
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#263 » by Jose7 » Mon May 26, 2025 3:18 am

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B8RcDeMktfxC wrote:Pretty gross - the block on Deuce in the last couple of minutes was absolutely clean.


E A D


Why? He’s right. We got the call so just be happy they didn’t have a challenge


Towns travel was insanity. things even out.

the way brunsons been guarded this entire playoffs has been insane... yet hes raking up fouls is hilarious.
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#264 » by oldshoolballer » Mon May 26, 2025 3:18 am

HerSports85 wrote:The monkey is off our back

Were all going to need some type of mental health counseling after this season LOL
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#265 » by B8RcDeMktfxC » Mon May 26, 2025 3:18 am

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H_20 wrote:There's the narrative, the knicks didn't win, the pacers just let the game go.


Meh, you could say the same about the Knicks in Game 1 tbh..

And the Celtics in the first two games of the previous series.
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#266 » by HarthorneWingo » Mon May 26, 2025 3:19 am

evevale wrote:it's funny seeing thibs doing stuff that folks on rgm have been begging him to do for months/years/decades (perhaps out of spite?) and it worked and now we've completely reversed the momentum in the series

maybe you guys aren't completely psycho after all

Not psycho?

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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#267 » by K_ick_God » Mon May 26, 2025 3:19 am

robillionaire wrote:Hot take time towns has been our best player in this series

Towns +6 highest in starting lineup. In game 1 he was a +9 and every other starter was negative. Thibs screwed him in game 2. Our best 4th quarter stretches came with Brunson benched in games 1 and 3 and when they tried benching towns in the 4th in game 2 we didn’t do shittu. Change my mind


He def has been
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#268 » by MrDollarBills » Mon May 26, 2025 3:19 am

Adelheid wrote:brunson and KAT wont work well together for ptolonged stretches
one of them has to be the leader of the 2nd unit

surround brunson with 4 defenders and do the same for KAT


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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#269 » by The KnicksFix » Mon May 26, 2025 3:19 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
This is just pure conjecture but I think there's a lot going on behind closed doors.

I think you’re right. But perhaps the coaching staff was all in agreement tonight?


Expanding the rotation says to me that they had a long conversation


Front office basically said, play them or you’re fired
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#270 » by Worst_to_First » Mon May 26, 2025 3:19 am

Iron Mantis wrote:Ashamed when you spend so much time hating on KAT that you can't really enjoy this win because he is directly responsible for getting this dub....

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Some nasty people here probably happier if we had lost this game so they could sh*t on KAT more. Smh.
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#271 » by ctorres » Mon May 26, 2025 3:20 am

Deuce had 3 fouls in under 2 minutes in the 1st quarter. It took Deuce being in foul trouble to force Thibs into playing Delon.
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#272 » by WaltFrazier » Mon May 26, 2025 3:20 am

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K_ick_God wrote:I thought Hart was very good at the end


This was a good hart game.... monster 4th. He was terrible the first half.

Prefer hart in the 28-34 min range, not the 38-44.

I was thinking, to be a spark plug off the bench, he's not enough of a scorer. But he did it tonight with those huge rebounds, and a clutch 2-2 from the line late.

Just keep his touches limited in halfcourt
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#273 » by TheGreenArrow » Mon May 26, 2025 3:20 am

3toheadmelo wrote:People that spent all year hating on Thibs can't enjoy this win. Very sad!


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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#274 » by G_K_F » Mon May 26, 2025 3:20 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
This is just pure conjecture but I think there's a lot going on behind closed doors.

I think you’re right. But perhaps the coaching staff was all in agreement tonight?


Expanding the rotation says to me that they had a long conversation

We’ll see next game if this was a matter of foul trouble circumstance or if he’ll actually stick to playing the bench.
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#275 » by B8RcDeMktfxC » Mon May 26, 2025 3:20 am

Jose7 wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
Jose7 wrote:
E A D


Why? He’s right. We got the call so just be happy they didn’t have a challenge


Towns travel was insanity. things even out.

the way brunsons been guarded this entire playoffs has been insane... yet hes raking up fouls is hilarious.

So that's your ... non-apology? :nonono:
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#276 » by CharlesOakley » Mon May 26, 2025 3:21 am

The only trend I definitely need to continue to see in game 4 is Cam Payne not playing.
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#277 » by nyknicks09 » Mon May 26, 2025 3:21 am

What a comeback by our Knicks!

Thank you bench!

Thank you KAT, Heart, and JB for making your free throws!
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#278 » by Woodsanity » Mon May 26, 2025 3:21 am

I am glad that he played well soon after I crapped on him. Dude has so much potential, just wish he played with this level of aggression more often. :P
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#279 » by WaltFrazier » Mon May 26, 2025 3:21 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
Adelheid wrote:brunson and KAT wont work well together for ptolonged stretches
one of them has to be the leader of the 2nd unit

surround brunson with 4 defenders and do the same for KAT


Yep.

Hard to do that with your two all Stars
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Re: PG: Saved By The KAT 

Post#280 » by H_20 » Mon May 26, 2025 3:21 am

TheGreenArrow wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:People that spent all year hating on Thibs can't enjoy this win. Very sad!


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