Game 5 PG Thread: Gut Check

[stuporman]

Tobias Harris
Tyrese Haliburton

Squints* looks the same to me…even the same initials

Tybias Harrisburton?

Torese Halibis?

You might be on to something...

[stuporman]

I just watched the TNT after game comments and Kenny Smith was saying Thibs played a different 7, he didn't play the same guys...I'm thinking...who? who the eff is Thibs playing that is different? It's the same guys, it's the only guys he has...what a freaking dumbass.

He’s trying to be right about his talking point that everyone is tired that he made up a new reality. Gotta hand it to him. People do that tactic here too but this is just an anonymous message board and we are having fun, he’s on live tv with a straight face being a bozo

I thought Thibs mixed up the rotation. Hart, DiVo and JB were all being subbed out at different times.

Hart shooting the open 3's instead of forcing turnovers really flipped the moment in the first quarter. After that, we played some really good defense.

Hmmmm interesting comment...except... Hart, Divo and JB are the same effing guys! What other players? Name them.

[Pr0nzingis]

I just watched the TNT after game comments and Kenny Smith was saying Thibs played a different 7, he didn't play the same guys...I'm thinking...who? who the eff is Thibs playing that is different? It's the same guys, it's the only guys he has...what a freaking dumbass.

C'mon Knicks had games where the 2 subs had a combined of 3 minutes of gameplay. The minutes are more balanced, rotations are different, starting five was different. Yes it was a different 7.


On another note someone should tell J.Hart to stop hesitating and then shoot, either shoot or don't. Dude made such big buckets and still so low on confidence on his shot. Someone needs to tell him its ok to brick shots, cause at one point the other team will let him wide open and he will make the dagger like he already did.

So you are talking about the few mins of garbage time as the 'different guys' and that's what Kenny is referring to? That's as dumbass as the original comment.

The rotations may be different but he said different guys...what other guys? It's the same 7 guys, there are no other guys. Holy crap that's such rubbish.

If i use pictures will that help?

[cgmw]

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All hail Brunson, but… That Bernard in 84 run

BK’84: 34.8 ppg
JB’24: 33.9 ppg

Jalen needs to drop 45 in Game 6 to pass Bernard.

[robillionaire]

RVERYONE GOT IT WRONG LN

THAT WAS NOT ALEC BURKS HAND

IT was IHARTS !

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This is some Berenstain Bears Mandela effect shittu but I’m still saying it’s burks because it’s funny

But, why did Burks get a technical foul then? Add it to the list of failed ref screwjob attempts

[DOT]

Great bounce back

No matter what else you can say about them, the team has mental fortitude, never gives up

For as much as I think we're too banged up to truly compete, I would rather be us than the Pacers this year, genuinely I do not have any faith in them as a playoff team

But the longer this drags on, the worse it is for us, so gotta win the next one, even though I can't see us losing at home (more I can't see the Pacers winning on the road), I don't want to go to 7 against this team.

[Spree2Houston]

I just watched the TNT after game comments and Kenny Smith was saying Thibs played a different 7, he didn't play the same guys...I'm thinking...who? who the eff is Thibs playing that is different? It's the same guys, it's the only guys he has...what a freaking dumbass.

He’s trying to be right about his talking point that everyone is tired that he made up a new reality. Gotta hand it to him. People do that tactic here too but this is just an anonymous message board and we are having fun, he’s on live tv with a straight face being a bozo

He gaslighted himself lol

[robillionaire]

Great bounce back

No matter what else you can say about them, the team has mental fortitude, never gives up

They passed these out game 1, win or lose they will battle. Fans can quit but they won’t

[HopelessKnick]

What a great game and great energy by our guys. Brunson lead the way but IHart hammered them on the boards. I was actually fairly confident they'd take game 5, especially after getting hammered in game 4.

Thibs made the adjustment and I'm glad he did it but this kind of thing is something I wish he would have considered earlier. After Bogs went down it was necessary to see if Burks is solid enough to slide him back into the rotation....Thibs was late here and kinda forced to do it after OG went down....could have possibly prevented the OG injury (possibly). I do think if we make it past Indy and OG is good to go against Boston we actually have a pretty decent rotation against the Celtics. With Deuce, Precious and Burks off the bench we do have both scoring and defense.

Again---this team if healthy is the best in the east. Barring major injuries, the upcoming years will be great fun as a knick fan. So deserved after decades of horror. I absolutely love this team.

p.s: Deuce has been absolutely stellar for us---such a killa and true knick. Just got his feet wet in the regular season due to all the injuries and his game translates to the playoffs easily. He does not seem to be bothered by the pressure at all. What a find.

No matter what, we have to resign Isaiah. Can't lose him. He is a top Center in this league. They gotta do whatever it takes, under the table deal, advertisements...whatever---can't lose him.

[Gravy]

Knicks won in a blow out without OG which means they don't need him...like Randle

[mpharris36]

Great bounce back

No matter what else you can say about them, the team has mental fortitude, never gives up

For as much as I think we're too banged up to truly compete, I would rather be us than the Pacers this year, genuinely I do not have any faith in them as a playoff team

But the longer this drags on, the worse it is for us, so gotta win the next one, even though I can't see us losing at home (more I can't see the Pacers winning on the road), I don't want to go to 7 against this team.

I am really hoping with the extra day we ambush the pacers like we did the sixers game 6 on the road...I have faith in this team winning at home regardless but it will be a really short turn around and we saw the impact that it had on our legs in game 4.

Friday night game potentially at 8pm if we don't win then its Sunday at 3:30...not ideal.

This is the first time we had a 2 day rest in between games this series so I hoping we can finish them off in game 6 on the road and avoid that quick turnaround game 7.

[cgmw]

What a great game and great energy by our guys. Brunson lead the way but IHart hammered them on the boards. I was actually fairly confident they'd take game 5, especially after getting hammered in game 4.

Thibs made the adjustment and I'm glad he did it but this kind of thing is something I wish he would have considered earlier. After Bogs went down it was necessary to see if Burks is solid enough to slide him back into the rotation....Thibs was late here and kinda forced to do it after OG went down....could have possibly prevented the OG injury (possibly). I do think if we make it past Indy and OG is good to go against Boston we actually have a pretty decent rotation against the Celtics. With Deuce, Precious and Burks off the bench we do have both scoring and defense.

Again---this team if healthy is the best in the east. Barring major injuries, the upcoming years will be great fun as a knick fan. So deserved after decades of horror. I absolutely love this team.

p.s: Deuce has been absolutely stellar for us---such a killa and true knick. Just got his feet wet in the regular season due to all the injuries and his game translates to the playoffs easily. He does not seem to be bothered by the pressure at all. What a find.

No matter what, we have to resign Isaiah. Can't lose him. He is a top Center in this league. They gotta do whatever it takes, under the table deal, advertisements...whatever---can't lose him.

+1 HopefulKnick

[F N 11]

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Bernard was a bucket

[HopelessKnick]

Knicks won in a blow out without OG which means they don't need him...like Randle

With OG this series would have likely ended in Indy and out guys would be resting up for Boston right now. How lucky Boston has been getting with the Cavaliers losing Mitchell. Thought it could have gone 6 games. With the entire eastern conference playoff teams losing major talent due to injuries and what not, it seems the basketball gods are looking favorably on Boston this season.

[Fat Kat]

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[HopelessKnick]

What a great game and great energy by our guys. Brunson lead the way but IHart hammered them on the boards. I was actually fairly confident they'd take game 5, especially after getting hammered in game 4.

Thibs made the adjustment and I'm glad he did it but this kind of thing is something I wish he would have considered earlier. After Bogs went down it was necessary to see if Burks is solid enough to slide him back into the rotation....Thibs was late here and kinda forced to do it after OG went down....could have possibly prevented the OG injury (possibly). I do think if we make it past Indy and OG is good to go against Boston we actually have a pretty decent rotation against the Celtics. With Deuce, Precious and Burks off the bench we do have both scoring and defense.

Again---this team if healthy is the best in the east. Barring major injuries, the upcoming years will be great fun as a knick fan. So deserved after decades of horror. I absolutely love this team.

p.s: Deuce has been absolutely stellar for us---such a killa and true knick. Just got his feet wet in the regular season due to all the injuries and his game translates to the playoffs easily. He does not seem to be bothered by the pressure at all. What a find.

No matter what, we have to resign Isaiah. Can't lose him. He is a top Center in this league. They gotta do whatever it takes, under the table deal, advertisements...whatever---can't lose him.

+1 HopefulKnick

Yeah my name stems from the time when Steve Mills signed Tim Hardaway junior to that 80million deal and Scott Perry called the deal great or something..to me at that time, especially considering the two were fairly new and our FO for years to come I just gave up on everything....we've come a long way. Thanks Leon, thanks Thibs....thanks everybody.

[HopelessKnick]

Regardless of how this series ends, the Pacers have got to be feeling pretty bad overall---imagine being down 3-2 against a team literally missing half their rotation, their 2nd best player, 3rd best player, previous starting Center, best scoring punch off the bench.... essentially getting beat by a midget and a bunch of blue collar hustlers.

[Juco24]

RVERYONE GOT IT WRONG LN

THAT WAS NOT ALEC BURKS HAND

IT was IHARTS !

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My wife and I argued over this... I was like WHAT ARE YALL WATCHING. I had to go slo mo to prove it wasn't Burks. How in da hell did the refs get it wrong???

[cgmw]

Regardless of how this series ends, the Pacers have got to be feeling pretty bad overall---imagine being down 3-2 against a team literally missing half their rotation, their 2nd best player, 3rd best player, previous starting Center, best scoring punch off the bench.... essentially getting beat by a midget and a bunch of blue collar hustlers.

Don’t forget Miles Turner being outed as a b*tch on National Television.

[Fat Kat]

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