Opening Night Game Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 10/22/25 7:00pm

Iron Mantis · Post #921 » by **Iron Mantis** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:58 pm

ctorres wrote:
Iron Mantis wrote:
ctorres wrote:Mike Brown building the confidence of the bench playing them early on in the season

I gotta give him credit for that because that's something that goes beyond the x and o's that's still a part of coaching. Kolek might not haven seen the floor with Thibs

Might not?

I meant if Thibs was still coaching the team this year. Kolek would still be on the bench or he would have been traded

Yes I agree.

Kolek definitely would not have seen the floor. :lol:

G_K_F · Post #922 » by **G_K_F** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:58 pm

Towns can’t guard anyone on the perimeter or in the paint. Useless all around as a defender.

Najeem27 · Post #923 » by **Najeem27** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:58 pm

Zenzibar wrote:and Towns still sucks at guarding the 3.

I’m sure locking down nance at the 3pt wasn’t a priority at film lol

god shammgod · Post #924 » by **god shammgod** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:58 pm

there's probably a happy medium between playing 8 guys and playing 12

Post #925 » by **Capn'O** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:59 pm

robillionaire wrote:
DimesandKnicks wrote:This is a terrible line up defensively

Yabusele seems like get gets blown by repeatedly so that’s a bit worrisome

Yeah. He's really bad at defense.

TKKnicks1 · Post #926 » by **TKKnicks1** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:59 pm

Has OG sat yet? Brown pulling a Thibs here.

treachery · Post #927 » by **treachery** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:59 pm

I can't believe I'm getting so many glorious serious Kolek minutes.

His passing is so friggin' slick, man. Thing of beauty. I'll always be a Kolek maxi.

Standing on business.

Im Coming Home · Post #928 » by **Im Coming Home** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:59 pm

I thought Mikal was fouled on that layup tbh

kNicksGmen · Post #929 » by **kNicksGmen** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:59 pm

Bridges going for a layup over 2 defenders is a stark contrast to last year

Butch718 · Post #930 » by **Butch718** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:59 pm

Kat is the main reason why they’re within 6 again.
Dude just doesn’t have a clue on defense and forced a couple of bad shots on offense.

RHODEY · Post #931 » by **RHODEY** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:00 am

Capn'O wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
DimesandKnicks wrote:This is a terrible line up defensively

Yabusele seems like get gets blown by repeatedly so that’s a bit worrisome

Yeah. He's really bad at defense.

He's overweight

ctorres · Post #932 » by **ctorres** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:00 am

Shamet and Deuce playing alongside Brunson is keeping Diawara from getting minutes at the 3

Jay10 · Post #933 » by **Jay10** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:00 am

Clarkson killed the pace with his isolations.

8516knicks · Post #934 » by **8516knicks** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:00 am

Looks like Brown is not an "Everybody has to play 40 minutes" coach. Even with the injuries didn't expect to see Jemison and Kolek.

Najeem27 · Post #935 » by **Najeem27** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:01 am

Great help d by Shamet

8516knicks · Post #936 » by **8516knicks** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:01 am

Jay10 wrote:Clarkson killed the pace with his isolations.

They knew his history when they targeted him.

MrDollarBills · Post #937 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:01 am

Well, they came back. Time to play.

thebuzzardman · Post #938 » by **thebuzzardman** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:01 am

Hulks defense sucked on that 3

Iron Mantis · Post #939 » by **Iron Mantis** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:02 am

DEEEEUUUUUUUUUCE

MrDollarBills · Post #940 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:02 am

This is now Brunson time