BREAKING: Shams: Mikal Bridges Agrees to 4-yr/$150M Extension with the New York Knicks

[Zenzibar]

Hopefully Mike Brown unlocks him offensively. He should be a 20 ppg game guy @ 50,40,90 with the attention that KAT and Jalen draw

He's not going to get the shots up for 20 ppg with a coach who doesn't play him 40 minutes a game.

Correct, and Brunson needs to step up, or else the entire roster will roll right over Coach Brown. Some people forget Bridges complains about how much he plays. He only averages 33 minutes per game for his career if I remember correctly. This roster will be Coaches' most difficult challenge and it's not like he's been able to hold a job long-term. Good luck Coach!

Where the heck did you get your intel from? Mikal led the league in minutes played and played EVERY single game.

[3toheadmelo]

Overpaid. NYK will live to regret this one, he's not a difference maker

Did you abandon your nets to follow KD?

You upset?

Simply just asking a question. Do you feel some type of way that we know you abandoned your nets?

[dautjazz]

~$37.5m per season seems a bit steep with the current CBA but they are committed to this roster now and it’s good enough to get to the finals.

Eh, they didn't do it last season. They made it to the ECF, but Tatum was out the last two games, with a healthy Tatum who knows if they make past them, not to mention the Cavs if they are healthy.

[DaGawd]

~$37.5m per season seems a bit steep with the current CBA but they are committed to this roster now and it’s good enough to get to the finals.

Eh, they didn't do it last season. They made it to the ECF, but Tatum was out the last two games, with a healthy Tatum who knows if they make past them, not to mention the Cavs if they are healthy.

cut it out… the knicks were already up 2-1 and about to be 3-1 when tatum got hurt in the final moments of game 4, series was already basically over

[tsherkin]

~$37.5m per season seems a bit steep with the current CBA but they are committed to this roster now and it’s good enough to get to the finals.

Eh, they didn't do it last season. They made it to the ECF, but Tatum was out the last two games, with a healthy Tatum who knows if they make past them, not to mention the Cavs if they are healthy.

cut it out… the knicks were already up 2-1 and about to be 3-1 when tatum got hurt in the final moments of game 4, series was already basically over

Tatum played 39:37 in Game 4, after which the series was 3-1 for New York.

In Game 4, there was 3:06 left in the game and they were down by 7.

Is it possible he could have saved that game? Maybe, but unlikely given the way the game had gone. Still, 3 minutes was technically enough time and he was having a hell of a game. Dunno if that would have made a difference in the series overall, though.

[falcolombardi]

Eh, they didn't do it last season. They made it to the ECF, but Tatum was out the last two games, with a healthy Tatum who knows if they make past them, not to mention the Cavs if they are healthy.

cut it out… the knicks were already up 2-1 and about to be 3-1 when tatum got hurt in the final moments of game 4, series was already basically over

Tatum played 39:37 in Game 4, after which the series was 3-1 for New York.

In Game 4, there was 3:06 left in the game and they were down by 7.

Is it possible he could have saved that game? Maybe, but unlikely given the way the game had gone. Still, 3 minutes was technically enough time and he was having a hell of a game. Dunno if that would have made a difference in the series overall, though.

If we get really strict here tatum gets injured in a loose ball attempt after which knicks score on the break to go up 9, if tatum doesnt get injured there is actually a 9 points game with 3 minutes left with all the momentum in the knicks favor emotionally

[tsherkin]

If we get really strict here tatum gets injured in a loose ball attempt after which knicks score on the break to go up 9, if tatum doesnt get injured there is actually a 9 points game with 3 minutes left with all the momentum in the knicks favor emotionally

Sure, arguable. OG got the dunk when Tatum couldn't continue to hound him, but that might not have happened if the injury hadn't occurred. But even if it did, it's a 3-possession game either way, right?

[bisme37]

The Celtics had Tatum with a wonky wrist and then he went out with the achilles, Brown was playing on a torn meniscus, KP with his weird illness looking like he was drunk on NyQuil, Jrue with finger and hamstring injuries, Hauser with a bad knee ankle and back, etc.

I believe it would have been a different series without all that mess, but that's how it went and I don't think they were beating the Knicks even if JT hadn't gone down. Celtics had too many guys banged up and not their best selves in the postseason. And the Knicks were balling out.

[taikibansei]

cut it out… the knicks were already up 2-1 and about to be 3-1 when tatum got hurt in the final moments of game 4, series was already basically over

Tatum played 39:37 in Game 4, after which the series was 3-1 for New York.

In Game 4, there was 3:06 left in the game and they were down by 7.

Is it possible he could have saved that game? Maybe, but unlikely given the way the game had gone. Still, 3 minutes was technically enough time and he was having a hell of a game. Dunno if that would have made a difference in the series overall, though.

If we get really strict here tatum gets injured in a loose ball attempt after which knicks score on the break to go up 9, if tatum doesnt get injured there is actually a 9 points game with 3 minutes left with all the momentum in the knicks favor emotionally

If we get really, really strict, Tatum got injured with 2:58 left in the game with his team down 9, with momentum decidedly towards the Knicks, and with both Brunson and KAT having great games. Indeed, part of what made that game so great to watch was Brunson playing Tatum just about even throughout that game.

I'm a big Tatum fan, and I think it absolutely sucks that he got injured. Still, arguing now that Tatum was somehow bringing that team back is revisionist history. They were about to go down 1-3.

[DaGawd]

Tatum played 39:37 in Game 4, after which the series was 3-1 for New York.

In Game 4, there was 3:06 left in the game and they were down by 7.

Is it possible he could have saved that game? Maybe, but unlikely given the way the game had gone. Still, 3 minutes was technically enough time and he was having a hell of a game. Dunno if that would have made a difference in the series overall, though.

If we get really strict here tatum gets injured in a loose ball attempt after which knicks score on the break to go up 9, if tatum doesnt get injured there is actually a 9 points game with 3 minutes left with all the momentum in the knicks favor emotionally

If we get really, really strict, Tatum got injured with 2:58 left in the game with his team down 9, with momentum decidedly towards the Knicks, and with both Brunson and KAT having great games. Indeed, part of what made that game so great to watch was Brunson playing Tatum just about even throughout that game.

I'm a big Tatum fan, and I think it absolutely sucks that he got injured. Still, arguing now that Tatum was somehow bringing that team back is revisionist history. They were about to go down 1-3.

then to get really really strict and techincal.. the jazz guy saying who knows if we’d get by the cavs who lost to indiana in pretty convincing fashion.. the same indiana team we probably go to 7 with if we didn’t blow game 1 in miraculous fashion

[taikibansei]

The Celtics had Tatum with a wonky wrist and then he went out with the achilles, Brown was playing on a torn meniscus, KP with his weird illness looking like he was drunk on NyQuil, Jrue with finger and hamstring injuries, Hauser with a bad knee and back, etc.

I believe it would have been a different series without all that mess, but that's how it went and I don't think they were beating the Knicks even if JT hadn't gone down. Celtics had too many guys banged up and not their best selves in the postseason. And the Knicks were balling out.

I agree with you here. I'm not sure we win if you were completely healthy the whole series. Injuries suck.

[meekrab]

He's not going to get the shots up for 20 ppg with a coach who doesn't play him 40 minutes a game.

Correct, and Brunson needs to step up, or else the entire roster will roll right over Coach Brown. Some people forget Bridges complains about how much he plays. He only averages 33 minutes per game for his career if I remember correctly. This roster will be Coaches' most difficult challenge and it's not like he's been able to hold a job long-term. Good luck Coach!

Where the heck did you get your intel from? Mikal led the league in minutes played and played EVERY single game.

Well the rumor is part of why Thibs got fired is that Mikal was upset about his minutes.

[dautjazz]

If we get really strict here tatum gets injured in a loose ball attempt after which knicks score on the break to go up 9, if tatum doesnt get injured there is actually a 9 points game with 3 minutes left with all the momentum in the knicks favor emotionally

If we get really, really strict, Tatum got injured with 2:58 left in the game with his team down 9, with momentum decidedly towards the Knicks, and with both Brunson and KAT having great games. Indeed, part of what made that game so great to watch was Brunson playing Tatum just about even throughout that game.

I'm a big Tatum fan, and I think it absolutely sucks that he got injured. Still, arguing now that Tatum was somehow bringing that team back is revisionist history. They were about to go down 1-3.

then to get really really strict and techincal.. the jazz guy saying who knows if we’d get by the cavs who lost to indiana in pretty convincing fashion.. the same indiana team we probably go to 7 with if we didn’t blow game 1 in miraculous fashion

Garland missed two games, Mobley missed a game, and Hunter missed a game. Garland was terrible on his return from injury. Mitchell missed half of game four with an injury, and was a game time decision for game 5. Not sure if they get past the Pacers if healthy, but it's not like the Knicks did a much better job than a injury riddled Cavs, winning two games instead of one.

[tsherkin]

If we get really, really strict, Tatum got injured with 2:58 left in the game with his team down 9,

No, it was 8 seconds before that. The substitution happened at the time index you're talking about after OG Anunoby finished the breakaway dunk. The injury happened when the turnover was recorded

I made the same mistake when I was first going back.

[DaGawd]

If we get really, really strict, Tatum got injured with 2:58 left in the game with his team down 9, with momentum decidedly towards the Knicks, and with both Brunson and KAT having great games. Indeed, part of what made that game so great to watch was Brunson playing Tatum just about even throughout that game.

I'm a big Tatum fan, and I think it absolutely sucks that he got injured. Still, arguing now that Tatum was somehow bringing that team back is revisionist history. They were about to go down 1-3.

then to get really really strict and techincal.. the jazz guy saying who knows if we’d get by the cavs who lost to indiana in pretty convincing fashion.. the same indiana team we probably go to 7 with if we didn’t blow game 1 in miraculous fashion

Garland missed two games, Mobley missed a game, and Hunter missed a game. Garland was terrible on his return from injury. Mitchell missed half of game four with an injury, and was a game time decision for game 5. Not sure if they get past the Pacers if healthy, but it's not like the Knicks did a much better job than a injury riddled Cavs, winning two games instead of one.

knicks def did much better won 2 games and away the 3rd.. but those other points are valid

[reload141]

Meh deal for a meh player.