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Calinks wrote:Horrendous game to be at as a Wolves fan. KAT actually got a solid whistle tonight, if he is able to get the same whistle most star players get his numbers will be through the roof. He doesn't get a third of the calls Embiid get and that has been so frustrating to watch, dude would be scoring another 3-5 PPG every year if he got calls for being hacked and whacked.
Jalen Bluntson wrote:Hart to the bench is kinda open for discussion. I am not calling for it after one game though. Randle single handedly killed Minnesota tonight. I don't think our lineup was the cause. It was Randle doing Randle things like he ALWAYS did here. He must have been saving it for tonight and playing more of a back seat role but, this game was more about him being a terrible person than Precious starting.
I get why people are thinking it but subs can handle any issue people have. Hart is a better player and has earned his starting gig IMO.
Context wrote:
I love Ant...Minny better figure it out quick HS...
Calinks wrote:Horrendous game to be at as a Wolves fan. KAT actually got a solid whistle tonight, if he is able to get the same whistle most star players get his numbers will be through the roof. He doesn't get a third of the calls Embiid get and that has been so frustrating to watch, dude would be scoring another 3-5 PPG every year if he got calls for being hacked and whacked.
RIP mags 
kNicksGmen wrote:stuporman wrote:To those of you who were openly worrying about whether he can play with a rim running defensive center and stay efficient, KAT played all his minutes this game next to Precious and Sims who aren't particularly perimeter oriented themselves and turned in his most efficient game of the season.
If you continue repeating this ad nauseam until Mitch finally returns, expect to be openly mocked and laughed at. Just leave it be for the time being and let's see how it plays out, I suspect you will be pleasantly surprised.
this isn't entirely true though. not disagreeing with your point, but the knicks started the 2nd quarter with a true 5 out lineup.
it was cam, deuce, bridges, OG and towns... and it as unstoppable. that lineup played most of the 2nd quarter until brunson came in for cam and then precious for bridges.
this trade for Kat to play 5 out has never truly materialized because thibs is overly in love with josh hart.
a lot of us thought our best lineup would be with deuce in there instead of hart.
i love brunson but his defense is questionable so the 2nd unit lineup in this game was essentially true 5 out with 4 very good defenders and Kat. i hope we can see more of it even after hart comes back. to me he should be a 20-25 min a game guy off the bench.
? sol537 wrote:GettinitDone wrote:
I don't think it's a coincidence he's playing more aggressive without Hart in lineup. Without Josh, he doesn't just stand in the corner, and gets the ball more so he scores and passes more, and he plays better D when he's this aggressive. Tbh, we're at our best with an aggressive Mikal.
Also with Precious next to KAT, I feel like KAT plays more loose too, no pressure on him as the last line of D. Although he leads the L in rebounding, I'm sure KAT loves someone else help rebound when he can't get them.
Please bring Hart off the bench... he can wreak havoc with the 2nd unit with his own playmaking skills.
Been saying it from the start… Hart as the 6th man instead of a starter unlocks this team… his fit with the starters is clunky.
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GettinitDone wrote:
I don't think it's a coincidence he's playing more aggressive without Hart in lineup. Without Josh, he doesn't just stand in the corner, and gets the ball more so he scores and passes more, and he plays better D when he's this aggressive. Tbh, we're at our best with an aggressive Mikal.
Also with Precious next to KAT, I feel like KAT plays more loose too, no pressure on him as the last line of D. Although he leads the L in rebounding, I'm sure KAT loves someone else help rebound when he can't get them.
Please bring Hart off the bench... he can wreak havoc with the 2nd unit with his own playmaking skills.
NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Gravy wrote:It was funny watching the Knicks guard Randle the way teams defended him when he was with us. Wait until he spins then double team him and force the turnover.
I guess I'll defend Randle a little by saying he had the most points on his team. Where was Ant? only 17 pts. KAT replacement Naz Reid with 3 pts. Finch sat his starters in the 2nd quarter while we ran up the score and they never recovered from that.
He had the most points on his team the same way a lot of empty stats guys do, they turn every possession into getting themselves the ball so they can either score or get the assist and ultimately take their teammates out of the game. He plays the game like he's an elite creator when he should never have the ball as much as he does. His team had no rhythm because of him, all those stupid jump passes he does, all the times he gets the ball only to jab step and pump fake instead of moving it.
Tonight, we saw the difference between a true grade A nuclear threat vs a bow and arrow. Yeah, the bow and arrow might kill you, but the nuke is going to level your city and make whole area unlivable. KAT just standing out there does more damage to a defense than all the "gravity" Randle supposedly has.
Knick4Real wrote:Gravy wrote:It was funny watching the Knicks guard Randle the way teams defended him when he was with us. Wait until he spins then double team him and force the turnover.
I guess I'll defend Randle a little by saying he had the most points on his team. Where was Ant? only 17 pts. KAT replacement Naz Reid with 3 pts. Finch sat his starters in the 2nd quarter while we ran up the score and they never recovered from that.
He had more points than Ant because he played hero ball and refused to pass. Didn't you see Ant standing around in the 1st quarter waiting for passes that never came?
sol537 wrote:GettinitDone wrote:
I don't think it's a coincidence he's playing more aggressive without Hart in lineup. Without Josh, he doesn't just stand in the corner, and gets the ball more so he scores and passes more, and he plays better D when he's this aggressive. Tbh, we're at our best with an aggressive Mikal.
Also with Precious next to KAT, I feel like KAT plays more loose too, no pressure on him as the last line of D. Although he leads the L in rebounding, I'm sure KAT loves someone else help rebound when he can't get them.
Please bring Hart off the bench... he can wreak havoc with the 2nd unit with his own playmaking skills.
Been saying it from the start… Hart as the 6th man instead of a starter unlocks this team… his fit with the starters is clunky.