are the Knicks LEGIT contenders?!

[Moose]

I don’t think OG true second star . So not contender for championship . They will make ECF and be beat by Boston or 76ers in 6

OG is a super roleplayer with all-star upside, though unlikely to reach that consistently for a whole season imo.

Bridges is a little above that as a true number 3 option with number 2 upside on a winning team (though unlikely imo). However, unlike OG, Bridges is more likely to play closer those levels more consistently over the course of a season.

Randle, assuming he's fully recovered, would be the Knicks second star. All-NBA potential, but more likely to play consistently at a strong all-star level.

Brunson is the star who has the potential to put together a HOF-esque career. Heading into age 28, if he strings together his past season for another 5 or 6, you can start having that HOF conversation. Especially if he wins a title within that window and doesn't fall off a cliff statistically.

[RHODEY]

I don’t think OG true second star . So not contender for championship . They will make ECF and be beat by Boston or 76ers in 6

He's like our 4th option and the best defensive wing in the league...

[Sweet Serenity]

Hmm but the 6'8"Tatum shot less shots at worse efficiency, while surrounded by 3 ALLstars. Brunson was keyed in on during the entire playoffs and still managed a higher efficiency with more shots and a bad foot. So by your definition Tatum is a below average #1 option

You mean this guy ?

Blud only averaged 25 points last playoffs. Lets not act like this chit is impressive.
25 points on sub 55 TS% at that.

Duncan averaged under 25 points in 03’, Lebron in 13’ & Bird in 86’ averaged 26.

Did he shoot poorly for most of the playoffs ? Yes.
But doing something that’s only been done by 5 of the greatest players we’ve ever seen is impressive regardless.

[Sweet Serenity]

No name calling..being butthurt is not an excuse. The year is 2024 welcome to the Present, where Tatum could not do what you said "most #1 options " would do.

That’s because he was too busy focusing on leading his team to a championship instead of stat chasing.

Come back to me when Brunson can at least lead his team to a conference finals appearance .. something Tatum has done multiple times.

You’ve been way too arrogant towards other fan bases since Boston finally won a chip. Try being humble.

When you go 16-3 in the playoffs I think your fans get to be arrogant for a little while.

[RHODEY]

You mean this guy ?

Blud only averaged 25 points last playoffs. Lets not act like this chit is impressive.
25 points on sub 55 TS% at that.

Duncan averaged under 25 points in 03’, Lebron in 13’ & Bird in 86’ averaged 26.

Did he shoot poorly for most of the playoffs ? Yes.
But doing something that’s only been done by 5 of the greatest players we’ve ever seen is impressive regardless.

[RHODEY]

That’s because he was too busy focusing on leading his team to a championship instead of stat chasing.

Come back to me when Brunson can at least lead his team to a conference finals appearance .. something Tatum has done multiple times.

You’ve been way too arrogant towards other fan bases since Boston finally won a chip. Try being humble.

When you go 16-3 in the playoffs I think your fans get to be arrogant for a little while.

Against weak teams?

[Woodsanity]

You mean this guy ?

Blud only averaged 25 points last playoffs. Lets not act like this chit is impressive.
25 points on sub 55 TS% at that.

Duncan averaged under 25 points in 03’, Lebron in 13’ & Bird in 86’ averaged 26.

Did he shoot poorly for most of the playoffs ? Yes.
But doing something that’s only been done by 5 of the greatest players we’ve ever seen is impressive regardless.

Talk about misleading:

Duncan 03 playoff PER: 28.4, BPM 10.2
Tatum: PER 20.1, BPM: 3.7

The gap between them is top 5-10 all timer vs playing like an ordinary all star which was Tatum's level last season where he couldn't even win FMVP over Brown who isnt that great either.

[Sweet Serenity]

You’ve been way too arrogant towards other fan bases since Boston finally won a chip. Try being humble.

When you go 16-3 in the playoffs I think your fans get to be arrogant for a little while.

Against weak teams?

You do realise by going 16-3 it wouldn’t have mattered what the competition was, we were always going to win.

[Sweet Serenity]

Blud only averaged 25 points last playoffs. Lets not act like this chit is impressive.
25 points on sub 55 TS% at that.

Duncan averaged under 25 points in 03’, Lebron in 13’ & Bird in 86’ averaged 26.

Did he shoot poorly for most of the playoffs ? Yes.
But doing something that’s only been done by 5 of the greatest players we’ve ever seen is impressive regardless.

Talk about misleading:

Duncan 03 playoff PER: 28.4, BPM 10.2
Tatum: PER 20.1, BPM: 3.7

The gap between them is top 5-10 all timer vs playing like an ordinary all star which was Tatum's level last season where he couldn't even win FMVP over Brown who isnt that great either.

& who the hell in 20 years is going to care about PER & BPM when looking back on this ? All we are going to remember is Tatum doing something only a couple of legends have ever done.

[3toheadmelo]

That’s because he was too busy focusing on leading his team to a championship instead of stat chasing.

Come back to me when Brunson can at least lead his team to a conference finals appearance .. something Tatum has done multiple times.

You’ve been way too arrogant towards other fan bases since Boston finally won a chip. Try being humble.

When you go 16-3 in the playoffs I think your fans get to be arrogant for a little while.

Fans like you aren't fun to talk hoops with when you talk with such cockiness and arrogance. Yikes.

[Sweet Serenity]

You’ve been way too arrogant towards other fan bases since Boston finally won a chip. Try being humble.

When you go 16-3 in the playoffs I think your fans get to be arrogant for a little while.

Fans like you aren't fun to talk hoops with when you talk with such cockiness and arrogance. Yikes.

I could say the same about Knicks fans when they overreacted to game 80 of the regular season against us.

[3toheadmelo]

When you go 16-3 in the playoffs I think your fans get to be arrogant for a little while.

Fans like you aren't fun to talk hoops with when you talk with such cockiness and arrogance. Yikes.

I could say the same about Knicks fans when they overreacted to game 80 of the regular season against us.

Ah, the classic deflection. Carry on.

[RHODEY]

When you go 16-3 in the playoffs I think your fans get to be arrogant for a little while.

Against weak teams?

You do realise by going 16-3 it wouldn’t have mattered what the competition was, we were always going to win.

You won a glorified mid season tourney. Congrats.

[Sweet Serenity]

Fans like you aren't fun to talk hoops with when you talk with such cockiness and arrogance. Yikes.

I could say the same about Knicks fans when they overreacted to game 80 of the regular season against us.

Ah, the classic deflection. Carry on.

It’s not really.

[Sweet Serenity]

Against weak teams?

You do realise by going 16-3 it wouldn’t have mattered what the competition was, we were always going to win.

You won a glorified mid season tourney. Congrats.

The blood pressure must be high with the amount of salt streaming through your veins

[RHODEY]

You do realise by going 16-3 it wouldn’t have mattered what the competition was, we were always going to win.

You won a glorified mid season tourney. Congrats.

The blood pressure must be high with the amount of salt streaming through your veins

Not at all...like I said it's not their fault it was weak competition...

[Sweet Serenity]

You won a glorified mid season tourney. Congrats.

The blood pressure must be high with the amount of salt streaming through your veins

Not at all...like I said it's not their fault it was weak competition...

& look what happened when we played some strong competition in Dallas ..
As I said it didn’t matter who we faced, we were always going to win it this year.

[RHODEY]

The blood pressure must be high with the amount of salt streaming through your veins

Not at all...like I said it's not their fault it was weak competition...

& look what happened when we played some strong competition in Dallas ..
As I said it didn’t matter who we faced, we were always going to win it this year.

As I said they faced 3 weak ass teams and one strong team who you matched up well against. They won a ring by competing for one entire series, good for you ,but don't expect fans to bow down to the Celts like they are some juggernaut.....you haven't proven that.

[Sweet Serenity]

Not at all...like I said it's not their fault it was weak competition...

& look what happened when we played some strong competition in Dallas ..
As I said it didn’t matter who we faced, we were always going to win it this year.

As I said they faced 3 weak ass teams and one strong team who you matched up well against. They won a ring by competing for one entire series, good for you ,but don't expect fans to bow down to the Celts like they are some juggernaut.....you haven't proven that.

I mean what does that say about “top 5” Brunson if he couldn’t beat one of these “weak ass teams” ?

Speaking of proving things, what have the Knicks done to prove they are a legit contender ?

[QMemphis]

Yes if healthy Knicks can beat anyone n a 7 game series.