GT #12: NY Knicks @ Bullets 7 PM (MSN/980 AM) [In-Season Tournament Game #3]

[FAH1223]

YOUR Washington Bullets are 2-9!

And 0-2 in the NBA's In-Season Tournament.

With no hope of advancing, they welcome the Knickerbockers to town for the first matchup of the year.

On Wednesday, the Bullets suffered, what else? Another blowout loss to Luka and the Mavs. Tim Hardaway dropped 30. Derrick Jones dropped 20. Dallas cruised without Kyrie.

The Knicks are 6-5. 0-1 in the In-Season Tournament. They're coming off a thriller W against the Hawks in ATL.

In other news, Wes Unseld Jr.'s job is safe according to Josh Robbins at The Athletic.

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LET THE TANK ROLLL!!




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Projected Lineups :











Bench:

[nate33]

Our defense during the Mavericks game made my eyes bleed. I don't mind losing, but I would like to look like a professional ball club while doing so. Can you guys please figure out how to defend a high screen?

[TGW]

Th article from the Athletic pretty much reinforces what I believe already....Poole is utterly useless. He's the cause of most of the breakdowns defensively in the starting unit, and he provides next to nothing offensively. He should be coming off the bench at best. Realistically, he shouldn't be in the rotation at all.

[FAH1223]

Th article from the Athletic pretty much reinforces what I believe already....Poole is utterly useless. He's the cause of most of the breakdowns defensively in the starting unit, and he provides next to nothing offensively. He should be coming off the bench at best. Realistically, he shouldn't be in the rotation at all.

PG: Tyus Jones
SG: Bilal Coulibaly
SF: Deni Avdija
PF: Kyle Kuzma
C: Daniel Gafford

I'd like to see that lineup.

[dobrojim]

Maybe the poll should how how many points will we allow.
110
120
130
140

I’d say at least 130. And no surprise if it ends up 140.
Shocking if it were only 110.

[FAH1223]

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[tontoz]

Maybe the poll should how how many points will we allow.
110
120
130
140

I’d say at least 130. And no surprise if it ends up 140.
Shocking if it were only 110.

Funny you say that because I am listening to the Zach Lowe podcast and he dropped a bomb about the Knicks struggles on offense.

They are last in the league 54% finishing at the rim, a full 6% below the next worst team.

So we'll see what happens when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force.

[CntOutSmrtCrazy]

Starters aside from Deni, maybe Gafford, has not interest in playing defense or a team brand of offense.

[Kanyewest]

Wizards have as many defensive rebounds as the Knicks have offensive rebounds (3 each). Gafford has yet to record a defensive rebound although he has one offensive rebound.

[CntOutSmrtCrazy]

Poole in 9 first quarter minutes: 0 points (0-3), 2 TOs, 2 PFs, and 1 AST...

[penbeast0]

...

So we'll see what happens when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force.

More when a moderate breeze meets tissue paper.

[CntOutSmrtCrazy]

Coulibaly improving on D. Hart gave him a nice fake and he didn't bite.

[CntOutSmrtCrazy]

Bad TO there by Deni. But also, why are we force feeding Poole?

[Kanyewest]

Jordan Poole looking like Eric Maynor tonight.

[Frichuela]

The Poole-Kuzma duo is pathetic…

[Frichuela]

Deni, on the other hand, playing well.

[Jimmy Recard]

Nice half for Deni so far. Did I hear a smattering of boos for Poole earlier?

[Frichuela]

The matador D of Poole and lack of focus is infuriating. What a clown

[Jimmy Recard]

Only way we’re trading Poole’s contract is if we’re attaching assets which isn’t happening at the start of a rebuild. Looks like we’re stuck with him for the foreseeable future.

[Jimmy Recard]

FFS bench Poole. Absolute clown this guy