Game Thread: Knicks vs. Bulls Wed, Nov 13 7:30 PM

[Capn'O]

i'd rather lose playing 9 than win playing 6.5 - especially in mid november

i'm just happy that i don't have to watch rj & randle anymore while seeing twolves & raptors fans tear each other apart over the very same things we used to go to war over for years on end

it's like a heavy burden has been lifted & most of our problems now seem trivial in comparison

The board hasn't found new victims yet.

Right now, Sims will have to do. But he doesn't play enough, so it's not as fun.

Buzzards, if you will, are starting to circle around Mikal.

[Jalen Bluntson]

i'd rather lose playing 9 than win playing 6.5 - especially in mid november

i'm just happy that i don't have to watch rj & randle anymore while seeing twolves & raptors fans tear each other apart over the very same things we used to go to war over for years on end

it's like a heavy burden has been lifted & most of our problems now seem trivial in comparison

Let's play 9-10 and wax them anyway.

Spoiler:

I just peeped the Raps forum and OMG they're having the EXACT same discussions on RJ. If he would only... just... consistency... I can see it... but...

To be fair, those discussions were when RJ was 18-22 years old. We just had hope. IDGAF anymore because we got awesome value in the trade and it has continuously paid off. Precious was a nice get too. We need him back ASAP.

Randle can go ruin the wolves board and RJ can ruin the raps board. I wish people here would let them both go and celebrate that we clearly won both trades.

[Capn'O]

i'd rather lose playing 9 than win playing 6.5 - especially in mid november

i'm just happy that i don't have to watch rj & randle anymore while seeing twolves & raptors fans tear each other apart over the very same things we used to go to war over for years on end

it's like a heavy burden has been lifted & most of our problems now seem trivial in comparison

Let's play 9-10 and wax them anyway.

Spoiler:

I just peeped the Raps forum and OMG they're having the EXACT same discussions on RJ. If he would only... just... consistency... I can see it... but...

To be fair, those discussions were when RJ was 18-22 years old. We just had hope. IDGAF anymore because we got awesome value in the trade and it has continuously paid off. Precious was a nice get too. We need him back ASAP.

Randle can go ruin the wolves board and RJ can ruin the raps board. I wish people here would let them both go and celebrate that we clearly won both trades.

I wasn't even trying to give the Raps fans a hard time. It's just the experience with those players. Highs and lows, baby.

[Jalen Bluntson]

Let's play 9-10 and wax them anyway.

Spoiler:

I just peeped the Raps forum and OMG they're having the EXACT same discussions on RJ. If he would only... just... consistency... I can see it... but...

To be fair, those discussions were when RJ was 18-22 years old. We just had hope. IDGAF anymore because we got awesome value in the trade and it has continuously paid off. Precious was a nice get too. We need him back ASAP.

Randle can go ruin the wolves board and RJ can ruin the raps board. I wish people here would let them both go and celebrate that we clearly won both trades.

I wasn't even trying to give the Raps fans a hard time. It's just the experience with those players. Highs and lows, baby.

Me either. I was excusing this board for having hope a teenager could improve. He's still fairly young but, he's not our problem anymore. Good riddance.

Randle didn't really evolve until he was 24-25 years old. He's gone too. Good riddance. We won both trades. There is only one person who still cares about either player around here.

[Jeffrey]

Whoever is their 1st round rookie will have a career night because for some fcking reason MSGs aura goes to them.

[Jalen Bluntson]

Looking forward to a nice win tonight. I think the Bulls may show some spark but, we just have the better team. It's all about finding our groove right now. We should win the next four games if we can play a cleaner game than some of the sloppy ball we have seen so far. Thibs needs to trust the bench more.

Any word on when Precious is coming back? I never got the full report on Shamet either. What was the diagnosis?

[GONYK]

Looking forward to a nice win tonight. I think the Bulls may show some spark but, we just have the better team. It's all about finding our groove right now. We should win the next four games if we can play a cleaner game than some of the sloppy ball we have seen so far. Thibs needs to trust the bench more.

Any word on when Precious is coming back? I never got the full report on Shamet either. What was the diagnosis?

Precious - No update, but it was initially 2-4 weeks before re-evaluation

Shamet - Dislocated Shoulder. Probably not back until Jan

[TKKnicks1]

Bench needs minutes this game. JBs ankle probably sore. OG probably tanked playing 41 last night. Games like this is where Thibs has to go a little deeper.

[BKlutch]

i'd rather lose playing 9 than win playing 6.5 - especially in mid november

i'm just happy that i don't have to watch rj & randle anymore while seeing twolves & raptors fans tear each other apart over the very same things we used to go to war over for years on end

it's like a heavy burden has been lifted & most of our problems now seem trivial in comparison

Let's play 9-10 and wax them anyway.

Spoiler:

I just peeped the Raps forum and OMG they're having the EXACT same discussions on RJ. If he would only... just... consistency... I can see it... but... maybe his role?

Raps LAST in the Athletic's NBA Power Rankings. #30. I guess winning is more than one player putting up some numbers.

[Jalen Bluntson]

Looking forward to a nice win tonight. I think the Bulls may show some spark but, we just have the better team. It's all about finding our groove right now. We should win the next four games if we can play a cleaner game than some of the sloppy ball we have seen so far. Thibs needs to trust the bench more.

Any word on when Precious is coming back? I never got the full report on Shamet either. What was the diagnosis?

Precious - No update, but it was initially 2-4 weeks before re-evaluation

Shamet - Dislocated Shoulder. Probably not back until Jan

Precious Achiuwa has progressed to on-court work. (Kristian Winfiend on Twitter)

Achiuwa has been sidelined for the past few weeks due to a left hamstring strain. He still has not been cleared to return to practice and remains without a clear timetable to return.

It will be 4 weeks this Friday. Probably a couple more weeks before we see him play.

Sucks about Shamet. Looked like a decent bench player and, we need depth Thibs will play. He's just never gonna let many young players develop in games at the expense of the starters. Not sure why Huk isn't seeing more time with Sims being a useless jumping bean. He can't be any worse.

[HEZI]

Bulls don’t play defense so scoring shouldn’t be difficult but they are capable of getting hot and having an offensive explosion plus we are on the 2nd night of a back to back. Could be a trap

[Jalen Bluntson]

Bulls don’t play defense so scoring shouldn’t be difficult but they are capable of getting hot and having an offensive explosion plus we are on the 2nd night of a back to back. Could be a trap

I worry about fatigue with Thibs being the HC. That's the biggest concern to me. Can we hold them off late in the game? Hopefully we come out swinging and put it away early enough that it won't matter.

Gonna need to see more from JB tonight. He has been off to a slow start so far. Patiently waiting for him to come around.

[Fat]

How many minutes will thibs play these guys?

[Jalen Bluntson]

How many minutes will thibs play these guys?

All 48

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[The KnicksFix]

i'd rather lose playing 9 than win playing 6.5 - especially in mid november

i'm just happy that i don't have to watch rj & randle anymore while seeing twolves & raptors fans tear each other apart over the very same things we used to go to war over for years on end

it's like a heavy burden has been lifted & most of our problems now seem trivial in comparison

The board hasn't found new victims yet.

Right now, Sims will have to do. But he doesn't play enough, so it's not as fun.

Enter Mikal

[The KnicksFix]

Bulls don’t play defense so scoring shouldn’t be difficult but they are capable of getting hot and having an offensive explosion plus we are on the 2nd night of a back to back. Could be a trap

I worry about fatigue with Thibs being the HC. That's the biggest concern to me. Can we hold them off late in the game? Hopefully we come out swinging and put it away early enough that it won't matter.

Gonna need to see more from JB tonight. He has been off to a slow start so far. Patiently waiting for him to come around.

Same, I’ve been giving him leeway because he’s our guy and has proven he is a baller, but its 10 games in now, he has got to get it going

[Jalen Bluntson]

Bulls don’t play defense so scoring shouldn’t be difficult but they are capable of getting hot and having an offensive explosion plus we are on the 2nd night of a back to back. Could be a trap

I worry about fatigue with Thibs being the HC. That's the biggest concern to me. Can we hold them off late in the game? Hopefully we come out swinging and put it away early enough that it won't matter.

Gonna need to see more from JB tonight. He has been off to a slow start so far. Patiently waiting for him to come around.

Same, I’ve been giving him leeway because he’s our guy and has proven he is a baller, but its 10 games in now, he has got to get it going

I think if we get the bench back we should see everyone get into a groove. Precious and Cam being out(losing Shamet) has left the mad man up to his old tricks. I think that is having as much of an impact as anything else around here.

Cam/Deuce/Precious staggered with a couple of starters would be much better than what we have seen. To be 5-5 right now is actually a good sign to me.

JB will be fine once we have proper depth in place.

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