PG: Knicks-Suns, where the SL squad plays basketball better

BugginOut · Post #41 » by **BugginOut** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:33 am

Either Fournier is washed or the coaching staff has no idea how to use him. This guy used to kill us consistently when he was on the Magic and now he has no rhythm.

Clyde_Style · Post #42 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 am

IQ and Rose are the main pieces on this team now

Fcking hell I tell ya

Monk1718 · Post #43 » by **Monk1718** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 am

Should just pile up late first and 2nds. It’s the only “success” we’ve have drafting for the longest. Quickley is our best young player.

robillionaire · Post #44 » by **robillionaire** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 am

Knox was a team high -1 looks like he had a great game all that hard work paid off

NYKat · Post #45 » by **NYKat** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 am

I think a positive to come from this game is the way the starters played for the first 12 minutes… Fournier was getting his shots in rhythm, Kemba looks a little better running the offense, Randle was not playing as much as iso-ball and Mitch was cleaning up everything…

We really missed D.Rose running the bench offense and Burks should never run the point over IQ (which Thibs did in the beginning— big fail)…

I think we just gotta extrapolate that first quarter into a full 48 minutes and with time and more experience playing together I think we can do that

god shammgod · Post #46 » by **god shammgod** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 am

Clyde_Style wrote:RJ’s value is in the toilet now

Randle’s is heading there

This is purgatory all over again

and we gotta do it again next year because everyone signed multiple year deals. :lol:

Clyde_Style · Post #47 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:35 am

What’s crazy is Thibs is going to be on the hot seat by the end of this season too. Just watch and see. It’s coming

2010 · Post #48 » by **2010** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:35 am

Clyde_Style wrote:This team is NOT making the playoffs

And they’re going to be active when the trading window opens

There’s nothing to fix here

Leon Rose is now officially on the hot seat

Welcome to New York

The said part is it didn’t have to be this way. Even with Leon Rose making questionable moves in hindsight, if Randle and Thibs weren’t joined at the hip, we could actually have been a good regular season team this year.

Clyde_Style · Post #49 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:35 am

god shammgod wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:RJ’s value is in the toilet now

Randle’s is heading there

This is purgatory all over again

and we gotta do it again next year because everyone signed multiple year deals.

Would you like fries with that?

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #50 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:35 am

I'd rather watch us get blown out as long as the young guys are playing and at least trying. The first unit plays such a slow and ugly brand of basketball.

The front office is gonna double down on this **** sandwich and try to pull off a trade to fix/add to this, not realizing we don't have a top 30 player on the roster.

Adelheid · Post #51 » by **Adelheid** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:36 am

Dubious Handles wrote:Randle should get pulled early in 1st and 3rd quarters so he can play more alongside the youths / bench. I think he can help elevate their game. Replace Randle with Burks and let RJ try to playmake a bit and get himself going.

What are the chances Thibs makes a change like this?

0

Clyde_Style · Post #52 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:36 am

robillionaire wrote:Knox was a team high -1 looks like he had a great game all that hard work paid off

He’s going to sucker punch you in Fortnite

TerrenceClarke · Post #53 » by **TerrenceClarke** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:36 am

god shammgod wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:RJ’s value is in the toilet now

Randle’s is heading there

This is purgatory all over again

and we gotta do it again next year because everyone signed multiple year deals.

Clyde_Style · Post #54 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:38 am

Wingo just wants to get to the ECF one more time

So sad

god shammgod · Post #55 » by **god shammgod** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:38 am

Clyde_Style wrote:What’s crazy is Thibs is going to be on the hot seat by the end of this season too. Just watch and see. It’s coming

the danger of making the playoffs early is you're supposed to go up from there. you head back down and now it looks worse. if we were just a young team and it took a few years everybody would understand. but you loaded up on vets and made the playoffs and now that's the expectation. you miss it now and there will be questions about the direction of the team.

KnixtapeH20 · Post #56 » by **KnixtapeH20** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:39 am

NYKat wrote:I think a positive to come from this game is the way the starters played for the first 12 minutes… Fournier was getting his shots in rhythm, Kemba looks a little better running the offense, Randle was not playing as much as iso-ball and Mitch was cleaning up everything…

We really missed D.Rose running the bench offense and Burks should never run the point over IQ (which Thibs did in the beginning— big fail)…

I think we just gotta extrapolate that first quarter into a full 48 minutes and with time and more experience playing together I think we can do that

Unless RJ comes to life, Randle finds his shooting stroke this offense is cooked. Team is built around Randle and RJ. They're missing right now.

Starters need a shake up in the worst way. Thibs has to stop being so damn stubborn

Adelheid · Post #57 » by **Adelheid** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:39 am

2010 wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:This team is NOT making the playoffs

And they’re going to be active when the trading window opens

There’s nothing to fix here

Leon Rose is now officially on the hot seat

Welcome to New York

The said part is it didn’t have to be this way. Even with Leon Rose making questionable moves in hindsight, if Randle and Thibs weren’t joined at the hip, we could actually have been a good regular season team this year.

My theory is that Thibs is very lenient on Randle because of the COTY award last season (due to Randle beasting for a full season)
so in a way, he is scared of Jules.

HEZI · Post #58 » by **HEZI** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:40 am

2010 wrote:Aight, Ima go there. Did anyone notice the offense started out looking beautiful and free flowing with us getting open looks and Fournier knocking down 3s and crisp passing.

Then Julius decided it was his time to have a turned, he posted up and held the ball, then it all went downhill from there.

Yes he only took 8 shots all night. But it’s a playing style thing. The offense is a cup of water and Randle is a hole at the bottom of it. Will drain us every time.

We have to move him.

Watching Randle off the ball is as frustrating as watching him on the ball

2010 · Post #59 » by **2010** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:40 am

Adelheid wrote:
2010 wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:This team is NOT making the playoffs

And they’re going to be active when the trading window opens

There’s nothing to fix here

Leon Rose is now officially on the hot seat

Welcome to New York

The said part is it didn’t have to be this way. Even with Leon Rose making questionable moves in hindsight, if Randle and Thibs weren’t joined at the hip, we could actually have been a good regular season team this year.

My theory is that Thibs is very lenient on Randle because of the COTY award last season (due to Randle beasting for a full season)
so in a way, he is scared of Jules.

Prolly feels indebted to him.

Clyde_Style · Post #60 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:40 am

god shammgod wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:What’s crazy is Thibs is going to be on the hot seat by the end of this season too. Just watch and see. It’s coming

the danger of making the playoffs early is you're supposed to go up from there. you head back down and now it looks worse. if we were just a young team and it took a few years everybody would understand. but you loaded up on vets and made the playoffs and now that's the expectation. you miss it now and there will be questions about the direction of the team.

Yep

And the odds are Thibs probably signed off on all of that too. It’s not like he’s suffering from the FO’s mistakes. This FO built this team around Thibs really and gave him what he asked for to some extent at least