Around the NBA - 2024-25 Season Continued - First post updated!

[HEZI]

Mike Malone keeps getting out coached by Kidd

He’s running his starters into the ground, he injured Aaron Gordon and he’s playing his starters 40 minutes a night just to lose to Dallas without Doncic. What a maniac coach

[Montmorencie]

Mike Malone keeps getting out coached by Kidd

He’s running his starters into the ground, he injured Aaron Gordon and he’s playing his starters 40 minutes a night just to lose to Dallas without Doncic. What a maniac coach

Jamal Murray and MPJ are not helping him tbh. They legit look like the two worst contracts in the NBA right now.

[Guano]

Thank God we don’t have to deal with Randle’s clown act anymore.

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Yes, loving the Knicks vibes right now without Randle.

The Knicks are developing great chemistry. Guys are unselfish and it's reflected in the high team assists.

Randle should have passed that. Rudy was in the restricted area and had his defender pinned under the basket. Barnes couldn't even jump to contest it.

It was an easy dunk or FT's. Very selfish play by Randle. Glad he's off my team.

I kept watching to see what would justify him not dumping it in. The defenders on the corners were not leaving their assignments...that was either an easy 2 or more than likely a foul on Scottie Barnes.

Rudy shouldn't have quit on the play, so I understand why Ant yelled at him, but I would be pissed off at Randle too.

I can't choose sides in this.
They're both petty mf. Rudy is insufferable and randle is messy.

The one I feel bad for is Ant. He deserves better. Hell we deserve better. He is so fun to watch and they stuck him with to unlikable players.

[stuporman]

B-b-but pushoff game winner means Wolves won the trade....no?

Let's not forget the timeline of things...R*****'s second season in NY was the 'no boo you' get out thumb from R***** season. The vibes were anything but immaculate and it was looking crash and burn for his time in NY.

Then Rose signs Brunson. That season Brunson's presence seems to rejuvenate the energy of the Knicks, his personality almost single-handedly resurrects the Knicks even through the initial 'struggle' to put it politely from R***** trying to accept the ball wouldn't be in his hands all the time.

Now after the trade the Knicks vibe is as immaculate as it always has been ever since Brunson showed up and R***** has almost single-handedly destroyed any good vibes there was in MN even before Thanksgiving.

NBA GMs are no fools and there was a reason R***** had a negative trade value even though he was a consistent 20-10-5 player for the Knicks on a decent contract.

As someone has already said in this thread, I'm glad he's not the Knicks problem anymore and it's the most amazing feeling not having to watch him hoping he keeps it together enough for the Knicks to win.

[Guano]

B-b-but pushoff game winner means Wolves won the trade....no?

Let's not forget the timeline of things...R*****'s second season in NY was the 'no boo you' get out thumb from R***** season. The vibes were anything but immaculate and it was looking crash and burn for his time in NY.

Then Rose signs Brunson. That season Brunson's presence seems to rejuvenate the energy of the Knicks, his personality almost single-handedly resurrects the Knicks even through the initial 'struggle' to put it politely from R***** trying to accept the ball wouldn't be in his hands all the time.

Now after the trade the Knicks vibe is as immaculate as it always has been ever since Brunson showed up and R***** has almost single-handedly destroyed any good vibes there was in MN even before Thanksgiving.

NBA GMs are no fools and there was a reason R***** had a negative trade value even though he was a consistent 20-10-5 player for the Knicks on a decent contract.

As someone has already said in this thread, I'm glad he's not the Knicks problem anymore and it's the most amazing feeling not having to watch him hoping he keeps it together enough for the Knicks to win.

We all thought Randle had negative value but that wasn't the case. He was the main piece in bringing in KAT.

But I agree it's nice not having to worry about a Chernobyl type meltdown.

Though I'm in the minority that would have liked to see him have playoff success here. I do believe he was an important piece in the resurrection of this franchise. That said the FO moved him at the right time for a better piece.

[sol537]

B-b-but pushoff game winner means Wolves won the trade....no?

Let's not forget the timeline of things...R*****'s second season in NY was the 'no boo you' get out thumb from R***** season. The vibes were anything but immaculate and it was looking crash and burn for his time in NY.

Then Rose signs Brunson. That season Brunson's presence seems to rejuvenate the energy of the Knicks, his personality almost single-handedly resurrects the Knicks even through the initial 'struggle' to put it politely from R***** trying to accept the ball wouldn't be in his hands all the time.

Now after the trade the Knicks vibe is as immaculate as it always has been ever since Brunson showed up and R***** has almost single-handedly destroyed any good vibes there was in MN even before Thanksgiving.

NBA GMs are no fools and there was a reason R***** had a negative trade value even though he was a consistent 20-10-5 player for the Knicks on a decent contract.

As someone has already said in this thread, I'm glad he's not the Knicks problem anymore and it's the most amazing feeling not having to watch him hoping he keeps it together enough for the Knicks to win.

At first I saw it as a lateral trade, but KAT has been winning me over. Better talent and better attitude. We just have to figure out the playoff defense for it to work (ie gotta become a top 10 defense or we're toast against the top contenders who will hunt Jalen and KAT).

[The Vo Show]

Mike Malone keeps getting out coached by Kidd

He’s running his starters into the ground, he injured Aaron Gordon and he’s playing his starters 40 minutes a night just to lose to Dallas without Doncic. What a maniac coach

Jamal Murray and MPJ are not helping him tbh. They legit look like the two worst contracts in the NBA right now.

Jamal Murray can't coast on a playoff run 3 years ago for that long...

[stuporman]

B-b-but pushoff game winner means Wolves won the trade....no?

Let's not forget the timeline of things...R*****'s second season in NY was the 'no boo you' get out thumb from R***** season. The vibes were anything but immaculate and it was looking crash and burn for his time in NY.

Then Rose signs Brunson. That season Brunson's presence seems to rejuvenate the energy of the Knicks, his personality almost single-handedly resurrects the Knicks even through the initial 'struggle' to put it politely from R***** trying to accept the ball wouldn't be in his hands all the time.

Now after the trade the Knicks vibe is as immaculate as it always has been ever since Brunson showed up and R***** has almost single-handedly destroyed any good vibes there was in MN even before Thanksgiving.

NBA GMs are no fools and there was a reason R***** had a negative trade value even though he was a consistent 20-10-5 player for the Knicks on a decent contract.

As someone has already said in this thread, I'm glad he's not the Knicks problem anymore and it's the most amazing feeling not having to watch him hoping he keeps it together enough for the Knicks to win.

We all thought Randle had negative value but that wasn't the case. He was the main piece in bringing in KAT.

But I agree it's nice not having to worry about a Chernobyl type meltdown.

Though I'm in the minority that would have liked to see him have playoff success here. I do believe he was an important piece in the resurrection of this franchise. That said the FO moved him at the right time for a better piece.

His contract had value, his production had value in another FO convincing a fanbase it wasn't totally a salary dump for a franchise type player. We can agree that if there ever was a sell high time to get the most out of him as a trade piece Rose seemed to do it.

As far as an important piece in the resurrection of a team beyond his stats let me ask how was it really him? Thibs has been the one to transform a directionless franchise into a credible team as Rose continues to give him better and better players to do it. It appears R***** owes more to Thibs than fans owe to R*****. He worked hard on his game and his body but the team improvment came from Thibs work.

The Knicks used a late season surge that got them into a playoff spot to then have him epically flop in it, then the next season was a mess again. R***** was part of a half season of good basketball in two seasons before Brunson. We should be thankful that Thibs could turn his flawed empty stats into an attractive enough piece to fool some other GM to give up something good....or maybe even great for him.

I tried to love the guy while he was with the team but he made it so hard to do that and now it's a joy to watch the Knicks without him on it...in part just simply because he isn't on the team. If I'm a terrible person for feeling or thinking this way then I am in the right place.

[stuporman]

B-b-but pushoff game winner means Wolves won the trade....no?

Let's not forget the timeline of things...R*****'s second season in NY was the 'no boo you' get out thumb from R***** season. The vibes were anything but immaculate and it was looking crash and burn for his time in NY.

Then Rose signs Brunson. That season Brunson's presence seems to rejuvenate the energy of the Knicks, his personality almost single-handedly resurrects the Knicks even through the initial 'struggle' to put it politely from R***** trying to accept the ball wouldn't be in his hands all the time.

Now after the trade the Knicks vibe is as immaculate as it always has been ever since Brunson showed up and R***** has almost single-handedly destroyed any good vibes there was in MN even before Thanksgiving.

NBA GMs are no fools and there was a reason R***** had a negative trade value even though he was a consistent 20-10-5 player for the Knicks on a decent contract.

As someone has already said in this thread, I'm glad he's not the Knicks problem anymore and it's the most amazing feeling not having to watch him hoping he keeps it together enough for the Knicks to win.

At first I saw it as a lateral trade, but KAT has been winning me over. Better talent and better attitude. We just have to figure out the playoff defense for it to work (ie gotta become a top 10 defense or we're toast against the top contenders who will hunt Jalen and KAT).

Yes, the defense has to improve but R***** wasn't any solution in that and was even more of a problem in that regard. We'll see how far it comes along by season's end there are some promising signs even before the Knicks are fully healthy along the front line.

The offense though is way more dynamic and difficult to defend against both in the regular season and the playoffs. Randle's play making was regular season fool's gold that got exposed in the playoffs. We cannot ignore that a top 3 offense makes a lesser defense less of a problem even as it's needs improvment.

[aggo]

Mike Malone keeps getting out coached by Kidd

He’s running his starters into the ground, he injured Aaron Gordon and he’s playing his starters 40 minutes a night just to lose to Dallas without Doncic. What a maniac coach

Jamal Murray and MPJ are not helping him tbh. They legit look like the two worst contracts in the NBA right now.

Jamal Murray can't coast on a playoff run 3 years ago for that long...

Murray is washed

[3toheadmelo]

Timberwolves are 8-7. Looks like they’re in the same boat as us. Oh well!

[3toheadmelo]

I was dead wrong about bringing zion here.
That man has tiddies.

Read on Twitter

People wanted us to trade for this man while ignoring all the red flags

Read on Twitter

[Guano]

B-b-but pushoff game winner means Wolves won the trade....no?

Let's not forget the timeline of things...R*****'s second season in NY was the 'no boo you' get out thumb from R***** season. The vibes were anything but immaculate and it was looking crash and burn for his time in NY.

Then Rose signs Brunson. That season Brunson's presence seems to rejuvenate the energy of the Knicks, his personality almost single-handedly resurrects the Knicks even through the initial 'struggle' to put it politely from R***** trying to accept the ball wouldn't be in his hands all the time.

Now after the trade the Knicks vibe is as immaculate as it always has been ever since Brunson showed up and R***** has almost single-handedly destroyed any good vibes there was in MN even before Thanksgiving.

NBA GMs are no fools and there was a reason R***** had a negative trade value even though he was a consistent 20-10-5 player for the Knicks on a decent contract.

As someone has already said in this thread, I'm glad he's not the Knicks problem anymore and it's the most amazing feeling not having to watch him hoping he keeps it together enough for the Knicks to win.

We all thought Randle had negative value but that wasn't the case. He was the main piece in bringing in KAT.

But I agree it's nice not having to worry about a Chernobyl type meltdown.

Though I'm in the minority that would have liked to see him have playoff success here. I do believe he was an important piece in the resurrection of this franchise. That said the FO moved him at the right time for a better piece.

His contract had value, his production had value in another FO convincing a fanbase it wasn't totally a salary dump for a franchise type player. We can agree that if there ever was a sell high time to get the most out of him as a trade piece Rose seemed to do it.

As far as an important piece in the resurrection of a team beyond his stats let me ask how was it really him? Thibs has been the one to transform a directionless franchise into a credible team as Rose continues to give him better and better players to do it. It appears R***** owes more to Thibs than fans owe to R*****. He worked hard on his game and his body but the team improvment came from Thibs work.

The Knicks used a late season surge that got them into a playoff spot to then have him epically flop in it, then the next season was a mess again. R***** was part of a half season of good basketball in two seasons before Brunson. We should be thankful that Thibs could turn his flawed empty stats into an attractive enough piece to fool some other GM to give up something good....or maybe even great for him.

I tried to love the guy while he was with the team but he made it so hard to do that and now it's a joy to watch the Knicks without him on it...in part just simply because he isn't on the team. If I'm a terrible person for feeling or thinking this way then I am in the right place.

I'm not going to convince you or anyone to appreciate randles work here. He isn't an easy guy to like and he sht the bed when it really mattered. I could make excuses for him like health or a bad roster. But what's the point. He is gone. And others played a huge role so it isn't a clear picture.

I don't even blame fans here for having ill will against him. It's not surprising that fans find it entertaining that he fails. His attitude sucked, he treated people poorly, and failed in the playoffs.

Despite all that I can appreciate that he was a piece of bringing the Knicks out of a dark place.

[Guano]

I was dead wrong about bringing zion here.
That man has tiddies.

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People wanted us to trade for this man while ignoring all the red flags

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Me, I was people.

[Ghetto Gospel]

I was dead wrong about bringing zion here.
That man has tiddies.

Read on Twitter

People wanted us to trade for this man while ignoring all the red flags

Read on Twitter

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modern day michael beasley

[3toheadmelo]

I was dead wrong about bringing zion here.
That man has tiddies.

Read on Twitter

People wanted us to trade for this man while ignoring all the red flags

Read on Twitter

Me, I was people.

Another career ruined by guan0

[Guano]

People wanted us to trade for this man while ignoring all the red flags

Read on Twitter

Me, I was people.

Another career ruined by guan0

I'm not an eating disorder.

[Guano]

Being a hater isn't easy cause this sht has me feeling bad for him.

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[3toheadmelo]

Me, I was people.

Another career ruined by guan0

I'm not an eating disorder.

You created one by being a fan of his. Zion should sue you!

[SelbyCobra]

I was dead wrong about bringing zion here.
That man has tiddies.

Read on Twitter

People wanted us to trade for this man while ignoring all the red flags

Read on Twitter

Me, I was people.

Me, too. And even in the face of each crushing picture or setback where my brain understands this isn't right, I'll still feel the pull of Zion intoxication until he's catastrophically injured or eats his way out of the league.