are the Knicks LEGIT contenders?!

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Re: are the Knicks LEGIT contenders?! 

Post#801 » by Jellybeans » Sun Feb 9, 2025 6:55 am

Jesus its one game :lol:
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Re: are the Knicks LEGIT contenders?! 

Post#802 » by GrandTheftRondo » Sun Feb 9, 2025 7:10 am

RHODEY wrote:
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RHODEY wrote:Playoffs will be a different story. You guys are great for running it up against depleted teams., Ill give you that.

Yeah you’re right. The Celtics were fully healthy tonight

Playoffs

A chance for us to inflict more damage.

Can’t wait t
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Post#803 » by GrandTheftRondo » Sun Feb 9, 2025 7:18 am

Jellybeans wrote:Jesus its one game :lol:

They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.
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Re: are the Knicks LEGIT contenders?! 

Post#804 » by doogie_hauser » Sun Feb 9, 2025 7:29 am

Knicks fans are such delusional petals

They haven't beaten the Cavs or Thunder once this season either.
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Post#805 » by Jellybeans » Sun Feb 9, 2025 7:34 am

GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Jellybeans wrote:Jesus its one game :lol:

They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.

Its not about them or us.
Its about reactions after one or two games.
We just beat Cavs.We so back baby.We lost to Mavs without their starters.We frauds.
Its pointless to talk about stuff like this in feb.
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Post#806 » by RHODEY » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:23 am

GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Jellybeans wrote:Jesus its one game :lol:

They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.
Defensively they match up terribly without their 2 best defenders...go figure?
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Post#807 » by RHODEY » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:24 am

Jellybeans wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Jellybeans wrote:Jesus its one game :lol:

They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.

Its not about them or us.
Its about reactions after one or two games.
We just beat Cavs.We so back baby.We lost to Mavs without their starters.We frauds.
Its pointless to talk about stuff like this in feb.
Agreed .
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Post#808 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:25 am

RHODEY wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Jellybeans wrote:Jesus its one game :lol:

They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.
Defensively they match up terribly without their 2 best defenders...go figure?


I thought Mikal was playing
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Post#809 » by RHODEY » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:26 am

GrandTheftRondo wrote:
RHODEY wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:Yeah you’re right. The Celtics were fully healthy tonight

Playoffs

A chance for us to inflict more damage.

Can’t wait t

Lol why are you so obsessed with beating us,? Aren't you the reigning champs?
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Post#810 » by GrandTheftRondo » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:46 am

RHODEY wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Jellybeans wrote:Jesus its one game :lol:

They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.
Defensively they match up terribly without their 2 best defenders...go figure?

Hate to break it to you pal but Anunoby played in the first game and Mitchell Robinson has never worried Boston
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Re: are the Knicks LEGIT contenders?! 

Post#811 » by GrandTheftRondo » Sun Feb 9, 2025 8:47 am

RHODEY wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:
RHODEY wrote:Playoffs

A chance for us to inflict more damage.

Can’t wait t

Lol why are you so obsessed with beating us,? Aren't you the reigning champs?

Not obsessed at all.

You were the one talking about how big a frauds we are all off season and how you would turn the tables this season.

And twice so far this season we’ve smoked you.
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Post#812 » by The Corey's » Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:11 am

RHODEY wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Jellybeans wrote:Jesus its one game :lol:

They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.
Defensively they match up terribly without their 2 best defenders...go figure?


Celtics were missing two starters and destroyed the Knicks.

Again.

They aren't contenders.
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Post#813 » by robbie84 » Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:22 am

of course they are. Towns was injured, even Josh Hart had 3 turnovers at half time.
They are definitely legit contenders.
Any team with Towns+Brunson is a contender when they're both playing this well. And Towns has been BALLING with a broken thumb which really messes up a shooters stroke on a shooting hand like he has.

Do not underestimate them in a 7 game series. I just hope we keep HCA if we have to play them in the playoffs.
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Post#814 » by Lakers In 5 » Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:24 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Knicks fans are such delusional petals

They haven't beaten the Cavs or Thunder once this season either.

Not just that, they are 12-12 against teams .500 and above in general and will have to go on some magical streak to get to Phil Jackson's contender pipeline of 40 wins before 20 losses.
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Post#815 » by Sweet Serenity » Sun Feb 9, 2025 9:59 am

RHODEY wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:
Sweet Serenity wrote:
We beat them 109-86 at the start of January & they beat us 114-112 2 weeks ago.

What the hell are you talking about ?

Dude lives in an alternate reality.

Spent all off season **** on the Celtics and telling everyone how good the Knicks are

Completely clueless


Ok so I missed that one sorry. Point is you beat us in a meaingnless regular season game. Come playoffs we will wipe yall off the floor. :nod:


Just want to remind folks this is what Rhodey said after they beat us in the 80th game of the regular season last year ..

RHODEY wrote:I'm in heaven!!!!

RHODEY wrote:Could this have turned out any better?
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Post#816 » by ITYSL » Sun Feb 9, 2025 11:59 am

I think the real contenders in the East are the Cavs and Celtics. The Knicks have a losing record vs teams over .500. That's not a one-game reaction. That's from the whole season to date.

I don't trust KAT to not disappear in big moments in the playoffs, or to protect the middle on defense in any significant way. Teams will target him and Brunson in the PNR all playoffs and will get a lot of easy buckets from it. That leaves Brunson to carry on offense, and his egregious foul baiting doesnt work quite as well in the postseason.

I like the Knicks this season. Aside from Brunson flailing around and getting calls, they're a fun bunch to watch. They could definitely prove me wrong on the contender status if they get healthy. That's just a big if considering the heavy minutes that Thibs plays the starters during the regular season.
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Post#817 » by bledredwine » Sun Feb 9, 2025 12:07 pm

The Corey's wrote:
RHODEY wrote:
GrandTheftRondo wrote:They’ve been smoked twice against us. It’s not just about the score, it’s about how Boston has done it.

Defensively they match up terribly against us.

What about the Knicks screams contender?

They are not bad team by any stretch of the imagination but they’re a rung below Boston and Cleveland.

Their bench is awful. Their starting lineup is solid but nowhere near what some of the hype was suggesting.
Defensively they match up terribly without their 2 best defenders...go figure?


Celtics were missing two starters and destroyed the Knicks.

Again.

They aren't contenders.


This.

And this is exactly how I knew this thread would go. They’re pretenders.

They may have a good game here and there, but anyone who thinks they have the construction of a championship team has some powerfully rose tinted shades.
:o LeBron is 0-7 in game winning/tying FGs in the finals. And is 20/116 or 17% in game winning/tying FGs in the 4th/OT for his career. That's historically bad :o
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Re: are the Knicks LEGIT contenders?! 

Post#818 » by DimesandKnicks » Sun Feb 9, 2025 2:29 pm

doogie_hauser wrote:Knicks fans are such delusional petals

They haven't beaten the Cavs or Thunder once this season either.


We really aren’t. We know who we are
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Post#819 » by 3toheadmelo » Sun Feb 9, 2025 3:48 pm

Going all in on Mikal and KAT was just awful. Should’ve ran it back.
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Post#820 » by Raps in 4 » Sun Feb 9, 2025 3:50 pm

The Knicks have been exposed.

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