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Oscirus wrote:
Maybe if that game wasnt a must win for them, Id feel a bit more relieved
Oscirus wrote:snadler wrote:2-4 road trip, won't bury the knicks, they should still at least be 5-6 seed..lose the next 5, they will probably be 7
1 game at a time, lets call tomorrow another must win.
mpharris36 wrote:jvsimonetti0514 wrote:This road trip is probably our last chance to move Payton out of the rotation for the rest of this season. Like if it looks like we’re about to lose the rest of this road trip or something. There has to be something going on behind the scenes that keeps Payton from being bench cuz Thibs clearly sees that he’s hurting the team by his reduction of minutes. Maybe Payton is a malcontent and they worry about him messing up the lock room chemistry? Not even Thibs is stubborn enough to keep playing someone that’s hurting winning to be proven right about something if there wasn’t some sort of extenuating circumstances.
Yeah I just think its been timing. Rose went out with COVID so they wanted to ease him back (because when Payton went down Rose and the starters were playing great).
Then Burks went out and kinda forced Thibs again to stick with Payton.
We also are 11-1 in our last 12 and while payton hasn't done anything to help us in that stretch. I think Thibs just likes consistency of rotations.
The think like you said that will be interesting...if we do falter at all during this west coast trip and Burks is back playing minutes...it will be hard to continue to start Payton especially if we start losing games to good teams and he continues to prove he is our weak link.
Jeff Van Gully wrote:Oscirus wrote:
Maybe if that game wasnt a must win for them, Id feel a bit more relieved
word. they under PRESSURE pressure. they will be fighting us with everything they have.
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:He isn’t a shooter.....
This kids rapid development is insane!!!!
I’m just going to say it....
He’s going to be an all-time great when it’s all said and done if his rapid development continues!!!!!!!
Probably my favorite shot he’s hit in the past month. That’s the next step in his development. I think like 98 or 99% of his threes are on catch and shoot. If he’s starts hitting threes off the dribble, it really raises the ceiling on his potential. Especially if he’s going to be able to keep up these percentages. Off the dribble three point shooter at 40% are stuff that superstars do.
snadler wrote:2-4 road trip, won't bury the knicks, they should still at least be 5-6 seed..lose the next 5, they will probably be 7
mpharris36 wrote:Jeff Van Gully wrote:Oscirus wrote:Maybe if that game wasnt a must win for them, Id feel a bit more relieved
word. they under PRESSURE pressure. they will be fighting us with everything they have.
im glad we are playing this stretch of games. This will be playoff intensity and we really can gauge our guys vs the best of the best in the west.
KnicksGod wrote:BKlutch wrote:
Luka 15 techs after ejection, KP's knees, THJr out, wow.
So happy we traded off the Max Diva!
He's so surprised yet does nothing but complain all game during a continuous dialogue with the refs.
DaGawd wrote:SelbyCobra wrote:It's May 2nd. The Knicks have a better record than
Golden State
Boston
Miami
San Antonio
Toronto
and they are tied with
Lakers
Portland
Dallas
Feels good to not have tankathon on regular visitation any longer
blueNorange wrote:i really think elf is really close to being out of the rotation
everyone has raised their level of play, including obi, yet payton has gotten worse!
TheGreenArrow wrote:He isn’t a shooter.....
This kids rapid development is insane!!!!
I’m just going to say it....
He’s going to be an all-time great when it’s all said and done if his rapid development continues!!!!!!!
BKlutch wrote:KnicksGod wrote:BKlutch wrote:Luka 15 techs after ejection, KP's knees, THJr out, wow.
So happy we traded off the Max Diva!
He's so surprised yet does nothing but complain all game during a continuous dialogue with the refs.
I think some of that good ol' KP biatch boy personality is in Luka, too!
Too bad KP and Luka never learned what my kids learned when they were young and in school -- their teachers told them "You get what you get, and don't get upset."
Im Coming Home wrote:BKlutch wrote:KnicksGod wrote:
He's so surprised yet does nothing but complain all game during a continuous dialogue with the refs.
I think some of that good ol' KP biatch boy personality is in Luka, too!
Too bad KP and Luka never learned what my kids learned when they were young and in school -- their teachers told them "You get what you get, and don't get upset."
It's the worst when some of the guys who get gifted some of the most calls for them still have the nerve to complain when not every call is called for them
cgf wrote:It's a combination of trying to keep IQ on the bench while he improves his consistency, trying to balance the 1st & 2nd units so our bench can extend leads, and Thibs' trying to compensate for the talent deficit we'd have in the starting lineup either way, by letting our best defensive lineup start things off...plus with the shooting we're getting from Julius, RJ & Reggie, Elf's shot isn't as crippling & his penetration gives our offense multiple ways to put pressure on a defense.
It's just a shame that Elf can't shoot, finish or pass.
FreeSpiritNY wrote:Capn'O wrote:Do the pistons have any other good players? Maybe we can trade Knox and a **** second for that player.
We can trade for Dennis smith Jr I heard he's real goodJK
TheGreenArrow wrote:He isn’t a shooter.....
This kids rapid development is insane!!!!
I’m just going to say it....
He’s going to be an all-time great when it’s all said and done if his rapid development continues!!!!!!!
