2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East First Round: #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons (Series tied 1-1)

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

Tried to warn em, they didn't wanna hear it lolololol

This loss had nothing to do Bickerstaff. Our young guys made a ton of dumb mistakes and Duren cant defend a traffic cone

You say that now until you get to see it over and over and over again.

Don't worry, it may take you 4 years like it took some Cavs fans but you'll get it

I remember when the Knicks embarassed us 2 years ago, it was obvious he had no solution. Our core 4 got called soft for the whole series. We almost broke them up over a coaching issue.

[Revived]

Pistons with KD are gonna be even nicer next season.

No… dont ruin a thing thats working… build from within!

Nah they need a good veteran wing player to take them to the next level like the Nuggets did when they went and got Aaron Gordon.

[jasonxxx102]

This loss had nothing to do Bickerstaff. Our young guys made a ton of dumb mistakes and Duren cant defend a traffic cone

You say that now until you get to see it over and over and over again.

Don't worry, it may take you 4 years like it took some Cavs fans but you'll get it

He helped the Pistons make a tremendous improvement this year.

sure, he's fine in the regular season but is clueless when games matter.

[Woodsanity]

I said Knicks in 5 or 6 and I am sticking with it. Pistons are a good team but still too raw and inexperienced.

[sp6r=underrated]

You say that now until you get to see it over and over and over again.

Don't worry, it may take you 4 years like it took some Cavs fans but you'll get it

He helped the Pistons make a tremendous improvement this year.

sure, he's fine in the regular season but is clueless when games matter.

Well focusing on fixing the RS performance matters considering they had been a lottery team for years.

[JujitsuFlip]

Pistons with KD are gonna be even nicer next season.

No… dont ruin a thing thats working… build from within!

Nah they need a good veteran wing player to take them to the next level like the Nuggets did when they went and got Aaron Gordon.

An expiring 37 year old KD is not what the Pistons need lol

[Enzo954]

Anyone got the stats on when a team was last called for 3 defensive 3 seconds in a single game?

anyone got stats about whining about fouls when their team shot 3 more free throws total

I’m not a Pistons fan and you barely ever see that call.

But you're a Knicks hater so you're POV is skewed.

[Revived]

No… dont ruin a thing thats working… build from within!

Nah they need a good veteran wing player to take them to the next level like the Nuggets did when they went and got Aaron Gordon.

An expiring 37 year old KD is not what the Pistons need lol

KD would extend with whatever team he’s traded to next, that’s why he will pick which team he gets traded to.

And 37 yr old KD would still be the best player on the Pistons, sadly.

[TheAlchemist]

I seen some umph from Cade I didn't from other players in their first game. I think Detroit has to be patient, not make a move. Especially a old geezer in KD.

Duren, Cade, Thompson, Beasley are great to build around. Make a move after a year or so. not in the first season back into the playoffs.

[RB34]

anyone got stats about whining about fouls when their team shot 3 more free throws total

I’m not a Pistons fan and you barely ever see that call.

But you're a Knicks hater so you're POV is skewed.

I disagree

[JujitsuFlip]

Nah they need a good veteran wing player to take them to the next level like the Nuggets did when they went and got Aaron Gordon.

An expiring 37 year old KD is not what the Pistons need lol

KD would extend with whatever team he’s traded to next, that’s why he will pick which team he gets traded to.

And 37 yr old KD would still be the best player on the Pistons, sadly.

Then i doubt he's picking Detroit.

Also, what does 37 year old KD cost, trade asset wise. He's making like $54 million next season.

[Capn'O]

Fun game. Knicks showed their playoff experience in the 4Q.

Really hoping this was a playoff switch. We've looked like we've been coasting for a lot of the year.

[Capn'O]

It's pretty clear Detroits the better team. They're going to win this seasons in 6 games. Cade isn't going to be this bad going forward. He should be the best player on the floor. Brunson's game isn't made for the playoffs a big defender like Ausar is going to give him issues.

Every year we hear this from our first round opponents

Guess what? Pistons had a gift with Brunson's first half and they blew it. Curbstomp mode activated

[Capn'O]

This loss is on Bickerstaff. There's no way you allow a 21-0 run if you're a coach. Its on you to settle the team down

He's clueless.

He’s like a Mark Jackson or Scott Brooks…good coach to turn things around for a franchise but you need to fire them and get someone once becoming a playoff team if you want to become a contender.

This year, and I'm not talking about this round, is probably Thibs last chance to show he's not in that group.

[Roger Murdock]

As a Cavs fan I knew the Knicks run was coming. Seen it for years

[Capn'O]

No… dont ruin a thing thats working… build from within!

Nah they need a good veteran wing player to take them to the next level like the Nuggets did when they went and got Aaron Gordon.

An expiring 37 year old KD is not what the Pistons need lol

Not at all. In this player, they need a guy who can guard bigs. Anunoby type but... obviously not him.

[sp6r=underrated]

anyone got stats about whining about fouls when their team shot 3 more free throws total

I’m not a Pistons fan and you barely ever see that call.

But you're a Knicks hater so you're POV is skewed.

Correct. I wish ref bashers watched games they weren't invested in and also watched non-NBA basketball games.

If they did they'd realize there are way less bad calls than they think and NBA refs are better than NCAA refs (can't speak for FIBA).

When I got league pass I started watching a lot more games that I was neutral on. Once I did the % of bad calls I saw plummeted because most of the bad calls I saw before we're really calls my biased eyed incorrectly coded as bad.

[Upperclass]

This is exactly how I feel the Rockets/Warriors series will go.

Rockets have an actual coach.. so no

[Roger Murdock]

2 years ago the Knicks blitzed our ball handlers at half court the entire series and JB was caught off guard every time and we didn’t have an answer for it 5 games in a row.

Knicks didn’t do that much as the Pistons were turning it over enough guarded 1:1. I expect them to throw it back out eventually and for it to work wonders.

Knicks in 5 I think.

[Roger Murdock]

He's clueless.

He’s like a Mark Jackson or Scott Brooks…good coach to turn things around for a franchise but you need to fire them and get someone once becoming a playoff team if you want to become a contender.

This year, and I'm not talking about this round, is probably Thibs last chance to show he's not in that group.

Thibs is in that class but he’s the valedictorian of it.