PG - Knicks Advance!

[god shammgod]

just finished. man... I am obv happy that we advanced.. but boy is this a struggle.
Brunson came up huge, but this can't be it for basically an entire 4th quarter..
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Thibs is really by far the worst offense coach I've ever witnessed. I think overall he is average to slight below average. At some point you've got to come up with some kind of Xs and Os, right? insanity..

[robillionaire]

just finished. man... I am obv happy that we advanced.. but boy is this a struggle.
Brunson came up huge, but this can't be it for basically an entire 4th quarter..
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Thibs is really by far the worst offense coach I've ever witnessed. I think overall he is average to slight below average. At some point you've got to come up with some kind of Xs and Os, right? insanity..

The obvious winning strategy to put the ball in the hands of the best clutch player in the nba so he can win the game, which he did, which he repeatedly does, was a bad plan. We should run plays for Precious instead.

[G_K_F]

just finished. man... I am obv happy that we advanced.. but boy is this a struggle.
Brunson came up huge, but this can't be it for basically an entire 4th quarter..
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Brunson ISO
Thibs is really by far the worst offense coach I've ever witnessed. I think overall he is average to slight below average. At some point you've got to come up with some kind of Xs and Os, right? insanity..

The Knicks don’t run offensive plays.

Brunson took 33 shots in a regulation game in the playoffs. That’s really insane regardless of him making 50% of them. The offense is just Brunson and if he sucks then good luck. That’s terrible pressure to put on one guy when you have other scoring options.

This is why the Celtics pick apart this offense easily. It will work against a team like the Pistons with Schroeder, Hardaway Jr and Tobias Harris in a rotation. Not sure about the Celtics.

[knicksNOTslick]

A Mikal tip in, when does that ever happen? Caught them by surprise for sure but that was a literal once in a blue moon thing

The Jalen crossover, again, how often do you see a defender that completely ankle broken and out of position after a dribble move leading to a wide open 3? Amazing no doubt but it is rare.

The refs didn't call pretty obvious intentional fouls at the end, then Beasley misses a pass on the money to the shooting pocket, that's a clear anomaly and was fortuitous.

Got 3 high standard deviation events happening in the same few minutes, that's how they won after playing a terrible 4th

It is what it is and we'll take it

This is why as the superstar, if you have the shot you take it. I get that Malik Beasley was open for the last second 3, but when you rely on a role player to win a crucial playoff game for you and the stakes are high, nerves get too them. That is not rare. Gary Trent JR fumbled the pass in the Bucks-Pacers game in a similar situation. It's not as rare or "high standard deviation" event that you say it is. Some teams just feel the pressure and make mistakes.

Brunson was clutch player of the year for a reason. He hits big shots. Him making that game winner is not high standard deviation. He has been guarded by Ausar Thompson for 6 straight games so Brunson has learned his defensive tendencies and cooked him at the right time.

We can't call all of these events luck.

[robillionaire]

Brunson has a tough time with Jrue but I just saw he’s day to day with his hamstring injury and missed the last 3 games of the Magic series so if he’s not 100% that legit could be the difference maker in the series

But then again the Thompsons had given Brunson fits before and we saw how that ultimately ended up

[Wildcat]

Brunson has a tough time with Jrue but I just saw he’s day to day with his hamstring injury and missed the last 3 games of the Magic series so if he’s not 100% that legit could be the difference maker in the series

But then again the Thompsons had given Brunson fits before and we saw how that ultimately ended up

I assume they were going to put Jrue on KAT, White on JB.

[god shammgod]

kat was passive. and that seems to happen like every 3rd game. what do you want brunson to do ?

[G_K_F]

kat was passive. and that seems to happen like every 3rd game. what do you want brunson to do ?

I want the coach to run sets and not have Brunson hold the ball for 20 seconds and have him create.

No player on any level can keep up that level of play for 48 minutes.

[Fat Kat]

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[Gravy]

We are lucky to have Brunson, every star has flaws unless its prime Kawhi or Jordan.

They still need to find another star to put next to him though lol

[Zenzibar]

My goodness...Brunson shook that kid into another zip code......he had like 10 feet of space

You mean out of the restricted zip codes?

Brunson shook him so far, Thompson won't be able to buy Pistons playoff tickets next year!

[MrDollarBills]

kat was passive. and that seems to happen like every 3rd game. what do you want brunson to do ?

I want the coach to run sets and not have Brunson hold the ball for 20 seconds and have him create.

No player on any level can keep up that level of play for 48 minutes.

In crunch time I want the ball in Brunson's hands, but quarters 1 thru 3 there's no excuse not to get Towns and the other guys going.

We're at the point now where we're praying that guys move the ball on their own because that directive isn't coming from the bench.

[mpharris36]

Yeah losing to the pistons would have been a bit embarrassing, no disrespect to them they played a hell of a series. Wouldn’t be any shame if we lose to the defending champs, but I want to win. Maybe this is their last run before they have to blow it up and they go out with a whimper.

PIstons played there ass off but there is no excuse to lose a series with a teams 2nd, 3rd, and 4th players are Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr, and Dennis Schroder.

Yep, and we didn’t lose. Still, Cunningham and Duren are really good players and they can retool around those guys for a long time and be competitive or maybe take a big swing and become a contender

Also it’s not like those 3 guys mentioned are bad players. They’re pretty decent role players. Add any of them to our team and imagine the major boost we’ve have. Plus add Beasley to the mix. Our depth is really really bad and that’s probably what will end us. Payne had a couple little moments but Deuce was pretty bad all series

we didn't lose, we certainly didn't make it easy on ourselves either.

[GONYK]

PIstons played there ass off but there is no excuse to lose a series with a teams 2nd, 3rd, and 4th players are Tobias Harris, Tim Hardaway Jr, and Dennis Schroder.

Yep, and we didn’t lose. Still, Cunningham and Duren are really good players and they can retool around those guys for a long time and be competitive or maybe take a big swing and become a contender

Also it’s not like those 3 guys mentioned are bad players. They’re pretty decent role players. Add any of them to our team and imagine the major boost we’ve have. Plus add Beasley to the mix. Our depth is really really bad and that’s probably what will end us. Payne had a couple little moments but Deuce was pretty bad all series

we didn't lose, we certainly didn't make it easy on ourselves either.

That's the summary of the season

[mpharris36]

kat was passive. and that seems to happen like every 3rd game. what do you want brunson to do ?

KAT was passive...but Mikal and OG werent'...its just tough to consistently have 4 guys over 20 pts at the same time. Its kinda just realistic.

KAT had a bad game...no ways around it but night to see our wings step up alongside brunson.

[mpharris36]

Yep, and we didn’t lose. Still, Cunningham and Duren are really good players and they can retool around those guys for a long time and be competitive or maybe take a big swing and become a contender

Also it’s not like those 3 guys mentioned are bad players. They’re pretty decent role players. Add any of them to our team and imagine the major boost we’ve have. Plus add Beasley to the mix. Our depth is really really bad and that’s probably what will end us. Payne had a couple little moments but Deuce was pretty bad all series

we didn't lose, we certainly didn't make it easy on ourselves either.

That's the summary of the season

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If only they could lower the tickets for those fans to be in the garden and it would be really rocking

[Zenzibar]

I think we should all just take a minute to appreciate that the Knicks are in the 2nd round for the third straight year.

We will worry about Boston next week. We will worry about the offseason at the right time.

Today, im making plans in the month of May to watch knicks basketball. That’s what it’s all about.

Thibs has a long weekend to build an offense

He needs to use ChatGPT.

[HEZI]

There are actions that they run to bait the defense into a trap while Brunson is looking to attack. It’s not a clear out iso. We do involve screen actions but Brunson is the one dictating how that goes. Hes in non stop attack mode which applies a lot of pressure on the defense but if the defense were to trap then we do have guys in position to get good looks. With Brunson being one of the best scorers and closers you have to love with that as it’s gotten you this far. Detroit didn’t send any traps to get the ball out of his hands and he made them pay for it because as good as Thompson is as a defender, he just can’t guard Brunson possession after possession for an entire series and that’s why Brunson had a monster series.

Boston might look to get the ball out of Brunsons hands and send traps and doubles so we will see how that goes and if the rest of the guys are ready to take advantage of those opportunities.