PG: God Bless Our Little Miracle Victory

[Meat]

just caught up to twitter. man Embiid is just an unlikeable soft player. always injured, always underperforming in the playoffs, whining about the refs.. I don't see how could ever win a title with him as your best player. no chance.

soft? he's playing on one knee, he's scoring 30 and scaring people out the paint on one knee. What part of that is soft?

[GONYK]

Yep but it's actually insane. I suggest people watch that pass from multiple angles in slow mo to truly appreciate it.

He falls down after surrounded by like 4 Sixers, and passed it through the ONLY window possible while falling to OG. It's seriously insane.

saw an athletic article today that suggests it's something they practice. that coaching.

I think it's a misunderstanding because last night DiVincenzo was talking about how they practice the last minute shots and last minute execution stuff like that but I don't think they literally mean Hartenstein falling to the floor and passing it to OG is a practiced play or something like that

Donte said they practice getting an offensive rebound and resetting to hit a dagger 3. That's why DD said he was so happy when iHart got the board, because he knew exactly what the action was to get himself another shot.

[Reign23]

just caught up to twitter. man Embiid is just an unlikeable soft player. always injured, always underperforming in the playoffs, whining about the refs.. I don't see how could ever win a title with him as your best player. no chance.

soft? he's playing on one knee, he's scoring 30 and scaring people out the paint on one knee. What part of that is soft?

the part where you are always hurt and always out of shape over and over and over again. and of course the refs are to blame.

[gavran]

It is 12 hours later, and I'm still shaking. That last 30 seconds was the most excitement I have felt since the first time I had sex. Coincidentally enough, that one also lasted 30 seconds.

[sol537]

just caught up to twitter. man Embiid is just an unlikeable soft player. always injured, always underperforming in the playoffs, whining about the refs.. I don't see how could ever win a title with him as your best player. no chance.

soft? he's playing on one knee, he's scoring 30 and scaring people out the paint on one knee. What part of that is soft?

Flopping all over the place and mentally soft... yes.

[Stannis]

just caught up to twitter. man Embiid is just an unlikeable soft player. always injured, always underperforming in the playoffs, whining about the refs.. I don't see how could ever win a title with him as your best player. no chance.

soft? he's playing on one knee, he's scoring 30 and scaring people out the paint on one knee. What part of that is soft?

Yep. Whiny? Sure. Entitled? Maybe.

But definitely not soft. 76ers missed out on his prime. And he's playing on one leg for them. He is going above and beyond for his team. He is carrying the team. Which is asking for lot nowadays. If it were other superstars, they'd sit out and demand a trade in the summer.

Anyways, the Knicks should continue to respect him. Series is far from over.

[Stannis]

The series is still a lot closer than it looks. Being 2-0 is nice. But both games could have gone either way.

I still fear Embiid. He's getting mocked for being a crybaby. But 76ers will likely have to carry him off the court before Embiid gives up. He wants vengeance and is putting his career health on the line. Most stars in the league aren't built like that.

Now there's 2 games in Philly. If they win both, all the sudden we are at square 1 again and nerves could be running high.

[Meat]

just caught up to twitter. man Embiid is just an unlikeable soft player. always injured, always underperforming in the playoffs, whining about the refs.. I don't see how could ever win a title with him as your best player. no chance.

soft? he's playing on one knee, he's scoring 30 and scaring people out the paint on one knee. What part of that is soft?

the part where you are always hurt and always out of shape over and over and over again. and of course the refs are to blame.

i think the word you're looking for is frustrated

[Context]

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[K_ick_God]

Y'all notice Hart and DiVo trying to give credit to Brunson on the last 3? In the presser next to him and I mean it's legit but they're trying to lift him up

Even on that play he loses it and then his legs aren't there on the shot ... it's crazy but I wonder if he's practicing ... to me fatigue is a big part

[Knick4Real]

Stephen A pretends to be a Knicks fan for views. Dude is a fraud.

Perk is 1000x more of a fan than Stephen A. I think he actually prefers for us to lose because it fuels his narrative of being a depressed Knicks fan.

It took Shannon and Legs to say it was more than Maxey getting fouled. It was the hustle, offensive rebound and made shots from the Knicks. Give us our props. I also agree with Shannon, the refs not calling that to determine the game.

SAS is a lot like some fans here - specifically FN11, KnicksGod, seren, spree8, sol537 and Bob Ross. Reading some of their posts right before what happened is embarrassing.

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Ouch!

[nykballa2k4]

I hope a few people turned the game off

Win is on Thibs. 2-0. You gonna blame him for everything when things are down man up and credit him when we win.

2-0 ****

Also, Ihart.

Gotta come clean. I turned it off after the overturn when Lowry hacked OG and was awarded the ball. Saw how the refs were letting things slide. Saw JB take a Maxey charge/elbow to the face resulting in a terrible defensive foul call. Saw Batum body checking JB knocking him down as he was moving about.

So basically, I credit myself for the win.

[K_ick_God]

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Too bad she's flashing that ring in our face

[GONYK]

saw an athletic article today that suggests it's something they practice. that coaching.

I think it's a misunderstanding because last night DiVincenzo was talking about how they practice the last minute shots and last minute execution stuff like that but I don't think they literally mean Hartenstein falling to the floor and passing it to OG is a practiced play or something like that

Donte said they practice getting an offensive rebound and resetting to hit a dagger 3. That's why DD said he was so happy when iHart got the board, because he knew exactly what the action was to get himself another shot.

More context from the Athletic

Thibodeau has hammered the progression his centers are supposed to go through after they grab an offensive board into each one of their brains. Behind the scenes, the Knicks practice these scramble situations constantly. They might appear in disarray, but there is a script.

If the rebounder is in the restricted area, he can go back up. If he isn’t, then he should look to pass back out. The defense will be in a tussle. As DiVincenzo alluded to, the situation is ripe for an open 3.

First, Hartenstein or whichever big man seizes the board should look to the corner, where a teammate is supposed to streak. If no one is there, then he can turn to the wing, where someone should be unguarded.

As Hartenstein dropped to the court, he peered to Anunoby, his first read, stationed in the corner just where Thibodeau wanted him. It won the Knicks the game when Anunoby flipped the ball to DiVincenzo for the 3.

Thibodeau speaks so often about the importance of preparation, about how building habits in the regular season helps during high-pressure playoff situations. He doesn’t believe in changing day-to-day customs come spring basketball. According to his philosophy, coaches and players should approach any game as if it’s a playoff game.

This is why.

[nykballa2k4]

just caught up to twitter. man Embiid is just an unlikeable soft player. always injured, always underperforming in the playoffs, whining about the refs.. I don't see how could ever win a title with him as your best player. no chance.

soft? he's playing on one knee, he's scoring 30 and scaring people out the paint on one knee. What part of that is soft?

Yep. Whiny? Sure. Entitled? Maybe.

But definitely not soft. 76ers missed out on his prime. And he's playing on one leg for them. He is going above and beyond for his team. He is carrying the team. Which is asking for lot nowadays. If it were other superstars, they'd sit out and demand a trade in the summer.

Anyways, the Knicks should continue to respect him. Series is far from over.

Embiid is a whiny SOB, but the way he plays... I dare say he would be right there with the C's of the 90's, maybe rival Shaq/Dream for the top spot.

[duetta]

If Randle were healthy and playing, Philly would be incapable of defending Brunson the way that they are. Both Brunson and Randle are capable of putting up 40 and dominating the other team's defense. We're better defensively without Randle but much worse offensively. If you want to argue that the ball moves better with Randle off the court, you can't use the last two games as an illustration - because the ball wasn't moving nearly enough out of Brunson's hands, and into the hands of his extremely capable teammates. This is not a knock on Brunson but simply an acknowledgment that no team can devise an effective defense against an offense with multiple players capable of putting up 30-40 game-in and game-out.

[nykballa2k4]

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Too bad she's flashing that ring in our face

What a call at the end there.

They played some of the Philly audio on NY this morning. so great tasting their tears.

[Knick4Real]

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in the words of Landry Fields to Paul Pierce

"shut the f*ck up and worry about yourself m*therf*cker"

Also if anyone can find that clip of Landry at the FT line that would be assume I was looking for the clip and I couldn't find it.

The mental weakness and primadonna theatrics this dude has displayed his whole career is shameful

I honestly think that is a big part of why people don't consider him the GOAT. His resume stands for itself, you really can't argue with his success and numbers and talent....but man...MJ (as much as he pissed me off because we couldn't beat him). Was so much more likeable. Similar feelings towards Kobe...I just enjoyed them more because they didn't come will all that other BS that LeBron does.

Also, MJ (or Kobe) never went around telling everybody "Hey, I'm the greatest, right?" like lebron does.

If you have to keep convincing everyone you're great, maybe you're not.

[TrueWarrior]

If Randle were healthy and playing, Philly would be incapable of defending Brunson the way that they are. Both Brunson and Randle are capable of putting up 40 and dominating the other team's defense. We're better defensively without Randle but much worse offensively. If you want to argue that the ball moves better with Randle off the court, you can't use the last two games as an illustration - because the ball wasn't moving nearly enough out of Brunson's hands, and into the hands of his extremely capable teammates. It's a knock on Brunson but simply an acknowledgment that no team can devise an effective defense against an offense with players capable of putting up 30-40 game-in and game-out.

Yeah I think January proved a locked in Julius on this team makes us contenders.

I see both sides of the argument though. Ju is a wildcard, especially in the playoffs. He can take us out of a game with bad shots and low effort just like he can win a game for us on his back.

I wanted to see him redeem himself, but that will have to wait. We have who we have now, and they’re capable of doing plenty of damage themselves. Jalen hasn’t even started yet.

[spree8]

just caught up to twitter. man Embiid is just an unlikeable soft player. always injured, always underperforming in the playoffs, whining about the refs.. I don't see how could ever win a title with him as your best player. no chance.

soft? he's playing on one knee, he's scoring 30 and scaring people out the paint on one knee. What part of that is soft?

Flopping all over the place and mentally soft... yes.

He’s a big baby, like a bully… he can dish it out but can’t take it. No doubt he’s big strong and talented. He gives a lot of cheap shots, but if you tap him he flails like he’s been sucker punched, if it’s not called, he cries incessantly to the refs, and if he loses he complains to the media and has a million excuses… or cries his eyes out. That’s soft.