GT: New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers (Fri, 7PM)

[Besart19]

With two players that can't shoot 3's in the starting lineup, and a 3rd player, Hart, capable of going ice cold in any game, the Knicks offense is going to completely suck tonight.

It's not even the defense I'm concerned about. I'm sure the defense will be ok. Not as good as with OG, but still good.

But the Pacers are going to play at pace, which is their coaches approach to them actually not being that talented or having enough decent defenders, and they'll put up points, while the Pacers sh*t defense will manage to hold the Knicks in check enough because, let's face it, starting iHart and Precious together is an ass starting lineup.

Pacers 125
Knicks 105

iHart / Sims (Turner / Jackson)
jHart / Achiuwa (Siakam / Toppin)
Donte / Toppin (Halilburton / Nesmith)
McBride / Burks (Nesmith / McConnel)
Brunson / Milton (Nembhard / Sheppard)

we are deeper than oceans

[Davis18]

Brunson playing today?

[BKlutch]

Read on Twitter

Uh-oh, we doomed.

[Spree2Houston]

Have to go to our small deathball lineup

Brunson
McBride
Divenceno
Hart
Hartenstein

Expecting big game from Mcbride tonight

[BKlutch]

Watch on YouTube

He's got the most annoying voice but the best defensive analysis of games. He hates Crylyle and he also disses Obi's defense a ton. (Gotta be a main reason Thibs waved buh-bye to Obi without a second thought.)

Thibs is one of the few coaches he likes.

[sol537]

Have to go to our small deathball lineup

Brunson
McBride
Divenceno
Hart
Hartenstein

Expecting big game from Mcbride tonight

I expect iHart, Precious, Hart, DDV, and Brunson to start so we have someone to guard Pascal and so McBride can give DDV and Brunson some rest off the bench. Sims is going to get 8-10 minutes when Turner is out of the game because iHart can't handle more than 38-40 mins.

[sol537]

Even though we're the heavy underdogs going into this game (by vegas), I still think there's a good shot we win this because Indy is soft as butter, mentally. If we can keep it close at half time, we can out execute them down the stretch again.

Just need Precious and McBride to step up.

[NYKnickerbocker]

I feel like as long as Jalen is healthy enough we got this. Would be nice to get one of those Devin Booker lite games outta Donte lol. And I wanna hear some “Duuuuuuuece!!!!!!” Tonight lol

[thebuzzardman]

they must have a timeline by now on og's injury. they just aint giving it to us.

Yes, it's All Star break, next season

[thebuzzardman]

Knicks winning game 7 in MSG:

That was a travel.

Chemotherapy Carrey sends in tape to the league office with the quickness

[Clyde_Style]

I don’t know who’s more buns right now, pacers or posters.

Posters are down to a 6-7 man rotation with dozens of bench players

I strained my "giving a f*ck about game threads" about 2 weeks ago and have been less available and less effective than Alec Burks

I skip most of the GT now because of all of the voluntary self-shaving action during the first three quarters.

The amount of discarded fur will make you gag up a fur ball if you're not careful.

Some of them are even shaving themselves without lube which is great if you're a fan of gore movies.

At some inflection points during the game, every other post will claim we've lost the game or the season is over.

If they keep this up, RealGM will append the word Cat to end of their usernames.

[Clyde_Style]

they must have a timeline by now on og's injury. they just aint giving it to us.

Yes, it's All Star break, next season

[thebuzzardman]

With two players that can't shoot 3's in the starting lineup, and a 3rd player, Hart, capable of going ice cold in any game, the Knicks offense is going to completely suck tonight.

It's not even the defense I'm concerned about. I'm sure the defense will be ok. Not as good as with OG, but still good.

But the Pacers are going to play at pace, which is their coaches approach to them actually not being that talented or having enough decent defenders, and they'll put up points, while the Pacers sh*t defense will manage to hold the Knicks in check enough because, let's face it, starting iHart and Precious together is an ass starting lineup.

Pacers 125
Knicks 105

iHart / Sims (Turner / Jackson)
jHart / Achiuwa (Siakam / Toppin)
Donte / Toppin (Halilburton / Nesmith)
McBride / Burks (Nesmith / McConnel)
Brunson / Milton (Nembhard / Sheppard)

we are deeper than oceans

Sims, Toppin, Burks and Milton suck.

[RHODEY]

Ok. So it's time to dust off Sims. 20mpg minimum. No choice. Deuce has to step up big time as well. We are all out of rotation players now.

Brunson/Deuce
DDV/Deuce
Hart
Precious/Sims
iHart/Sims

The only other option is Burks. BREAK OUT THE METAL BATS!!

I'd rather try out Burks....in game 3 the refs are essentially going to call everything in the Pacers favor and the odds of us winning it without OG and a hobbled Brunson are very low. Try out Burks....we only need two more wins....if he can find his stroke even for one game that would give us a much better chance at advancing.....we need some offense to replace OG's efficient scoring.

We will need both Burks and Sims.
We cannot survive without some size, we also need spacing. Precious, Hart, iHart will be stagnating on offense. Precious - Hart- and smaller players are going to be brutalized by Pacers bigs.

Yes this is what we brought these players in for. It's an "Emergency break glass" situation. And if there is any team that Burks chucking might be effective against, it's the Pacers.

[thebuzzardman]

Loss.

Actually,

Humiliating loss

[Clyde_Style]

Loss.

Actually,

Humiliating loss

[thebuzzardman]

Have to go to our small deathball lineup

Brunson
McBride
Divenceno
Hart
Hartenstein

Expecting big game from Mcbride tonight

I think this is the correct move.

Save Precious for backing up Hartenstein and maybe Hart, or at least maybe Hart backs up McBride/Donte, and then Precious backfills the 4 as well.

They'll still lose, but at least there's a 1% chance of winning if they play the small lineup.

[RHODEY]

Even though we're the heavy underdogs going into this game (by vegas), I still think there's a good shot we win this because Indy is soft as butter, mentally. If we can keep it close at half time, we can out execute them down the stretch again.

Just need Precious and McBride to step up.

Yes all the pressure is in them....and just looking at their faces at the end of game 2...you can see a fair amount if self doubt.

[Clyde_Style]

Drop some bombs Deuce!

[Lord Commander]

Brunson playing today?

Bet the rent on it.