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Game Thread: NY Knicks vs. DC Sleeve of Wizard Mon, Nov 18 7:30 PM @MSG

Watch Thibs run the starting lineup into the ground

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It has been 4.5 weeks and no news on Precious? How severe is the Deuce knee injury? We need both players back ASAP.

we win this one!
still game 14...

Kat was pretty banged up the last game but still dominated. Bridges gotta take some load off his shoulders.

Trap game?

I can't wait until we get our injured players back. We are going to be a problem when that happens.

Deuce/Payne/Precious/Mitch will be a crazy bench. If Shamet comes back we are that much deeper. We will also have the three rookies in case of emergency. 13 deep! For now I'm just looking forward to Precious and Deuce to be back soon.

Big road trip coming starting Wednesday. Let's get this win and head out west with some momentum. Buzz win streak continues here!!

HighRyzer83 wrote:Kat was pretty banged up the last game but still dominated. Bridges gotta take some load off his shoulders.

Bridges the new scapegoat. Bridges carried his weight for the last 2 games. Perhaps for tonight you meant Brunson...

I consoder tomorrow a win if none of the starters play more than 40 mins.

Jalen Bluntson wrote:Trap game?

I can't wait until we get our injured players back. We are going to be a problem when that happens.

Deuce/Payne/Precious/Mitch will be a crazy bench. If Shamet comes back we are that much deeper. We will also have the three rookies in case of emergency. 13 deep! For now I'm just looking forward to Precious and Deuce to be back soon.

Big road trip coming starting Wednesday. Let's get this win and head out west with some momentum. Buzz win streak continues here!!

By the time they come back, the others will be injured. I mean, they already are.

thebuzzardman wrote:Game Thread: NY Knicks vs. DC Sleeve of Wizard Mon, Nov 18 7:30 PM @MSG

Watch Thibs run the starting lineup into the ground

Discuss

I thought you would’ve passed on posting a new game thread after your last thread resulted in a win. You’ll be on a 2-game winning streak after this game. Ironic isn’t it?

thebuzzardman wrote:Game Thread: NY Knicks vs. DC Sleeve of Wizard Mon, Nov 18 7:30 PM @MSG

Watch Thibs run the starting lineup into the ground

Discuss

I see your Borat reference

Jalen Bluntson wrote:It has been 4.5 weeks and no news on Precious? How severe is the Deuce knee injury? We need both players back ASAP.

Didn't he progress to on-court activities last week? I think his first game back is against Utah. Knicks seem like they aren't looking to rush people back. I won't be shocked if KAT sits tonight.

HighRyzer83 wrote:Kat was pretty banged up the last game but still dominated. Bridges gotta take some load off his shoulders.

21 points and 24 from OG seems to be plenty. JB needs to work through whatever funk is going through, though.

Wildcat wrote:

Jalen Bluntson wrote:It has been 4.5 weeks and no news on Precious? How severe is the Deuce knee injury? We need both players back ASAP.

Didn't he progress to on-court activities last week? I think his first game back is against Utah. Knicks seem like they aren't looking to rush people back. I won't be shocked if KAT sits tonight.

Officially the team hasn't mentioned anything. That was some tweet from a random person. I was expecting the team to say something. Maybe I missed it but, the media never asks the right questions.

KAT has one day off after that knee contusion. Why would he sit tonight? Thibs doesn't care about load management or anything of the sort.

Wildcat wrote:

HighRyzer83 wrote:Kat was pretty banged up the last game but still dominated. Bridges gotta take some load off his shoulders.

21 points and 24 from OJ seems to be plenty. JB needs to work through whatever funk is going through, though.

Being double teamed isn't a funk. He looks like his ankle is bothering him though. So hopefully that's what we saw last night. Combination of full court press and double teams with a sore ankle. He dropped 37 on the Nets Friday and has been playing well enough all season. The constant comments about him are really nonsense. Teams have been gearing up to keep the ball out of his hands and letting anyone else try to beat them.

24.3 on 46/35/81 is not really a funk. It's a completely new lineup and they have barely played a month together. People need to calm down with these comments about him being in a funk. It's silly. His three ball is off a little bit and teams are keeping him out of the paint. That's really all there is to it IMO.

Jalen Bluntson wrote:

Wildcat wrote:

Jalen Bluntson wrote:It has been 4.5 weeks and no news on Precious? How severe is the Deuce knee injury? We need both players back ASAP.

Didn't he progress to on-court activities last week? I think his first game back is against Utah. Knicks seem like they aren't looking to rush people back. I won't be shocked if KAT sits tonight.

Officially the team hasn't mentioned anything. That was some tweet from a random person. I was expecting the team to say something. Maybe I missed it but, the media never asks the right questions.

KAT has one day off after that knee contusion. Why would he sit tonight? Thibs doesn't care about load management or anything of the sort.

Nothing to do with load management. Wasn't KAT was favoring his back after the fall or whatever happened to him (I didn't watch the game)?

Knicks need this one so they can come back to garden .500 after west coast road trip where they go 1-3.

Wildcat wrote:

Jalen Bluntson wrote:

Wildcat wrote:
Didn't he progress to on-court activities last week? I think his first game back is against Utah. Knicks seem like they aren't looking to rush people back. I won't be shocked if KAT sits tonight.

Officially the team hasn't mentioned anything. That was some tweet from a random person. I was expecting the team to say something. Maybe I missed it but, the media never asks the right questions.

KAT has one day off after that knee contusion. Why would he sit tonight? Thibs doesn't care about load management or anything of the sort.

Nothing to do with load management. Wasn't KAT was favoring his back after the fall or whatever happened to him (I didn't watch the game)?

Oh...forgot about the fall. Still, Thibs doesn't care.

Jalen Bluntson wrote:

Wildcat wrote:

HighRyzer83 wrote:Kat was pretty banged up the last game but still dominated. Bridges gotta take some load off his shoulders.

21 points and 24 from OJ seems to be plenty. JB needs to work through whatever funk is going through, though.

Being double teamed isn't a funk. He looks like his ankle is bothering him though. So hopefully that's what we saw last night. Combination of full court press and double teams with a sore ankle. He dropped 37 on the Nets Friday and has been playing well enough all season. The constant comments about him are really nonsense. Teams have been gearing up to keep the ball out of his hands and letting anyone else try to beat them.

24.3 on 46/35/81 is not really a funk. It's a completely new lineup and they have barely played a month together. People need to calm down with these comments about him being in a funk. It's silly. His three ball is off a little bit and teams are keeping him out of the paint. That's really all there is to it IMO.

You can't say his 3 point shot is a little off while acknowledging he isn't in the funk. I'm not saying he's stinking up the joint, or he's trash, but don't take funk to mean the extreme either.

And about that 3 point shot, he's shooting terribly from 3 point range comparative to what we expect. 18% the last few games. He's had 4 zero 3 point made games this season. You know how many he had last year? 5.