PG - KNICKS vs Wolves: KAT Brings Home The Win!!!

[stuporman]

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.

No one is actually worried about that, it’s just supposed to sound smart…

Sound smart?

[Juco24]

We won the game … and the game within the game … and the trade

That was tantalising and the sweetest game of this season alongside the Denver mauling. It’ll do some interesting things to Minnesota’s top rated D stats…

KAT was MVP

Mikal was scoring on all three levels

Precious gives us something to think about when Josh returns.

Thibs gets an A+ too!

PS, love you JC

AGREED... just don't leave out Brunson -- he purposely took it upon himself at the beginning of the game to NOT force Kat to match Randle’s BS selfish nature. True leadership and Captain

[KnixinSix]

Hart will be the first bench player ever to average 44 minutes a game

Precious needed a few games to truly get back into the flow of our new team. He is getting more and more comfortable and ramping up. This is good new folks.

it all can take more time than fans are sometimes willing to give, especially with the game-by-game view of it all that we get.

Very true perspective JVG.

Precious considering we lost IHArt IS going to be a big piece of the equation to play the kind of interior D that Thibs wants. Mitch coming back (or trading for a 5) is going to be huge as well.

[Galvationknicks]

take me to the nearest gas station from my location


Y'all know what to do

[mpharris36]

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I mean look at that starting lineup. You aren't afraid of McDaniels, Randle, or Gobert beating you from the perimeter.

Conley is the only guy with a track record of a good consistent shooter and he is old. There bench has spacing if NAW, DD, and Reid are making shots but there starting lineup is a really poor spacing unit. Its relegated Ant to be a jumps shooter which he has improved at but his value is getting down hill at the rim and the Minny traded away there best floor spacer to us.

[Tron Carter]

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what goes underrated about KAT is not just that he spaces the floor but how he spaces the floor. he loves that trailing 3 ball from the top of the key. it stretches the opposing defense to its absolute limit.

[Juco24]

Randle early fake defense and hip checks did not work. Towns laughed and went to work. Gobert got worked too. Randle defense allowed us to back door to death.

There was a sequence where Randle literally pulled up his tights instead of getting back on defense... I was like WTF

[rajajackal]

Hart will be the first bench player ever to average 44 minutes a game

Precious needed a few games to truly get back into the flow of our new team. He is getting more and more comfortable and ramping up. This is good new folks.

it all can take more time than fans are sometimes willing to give, especially with the game-by-game view of it all that we get.

game by game is key. we have a tedious view of the process. most general nba fans only see things in monthly outcomes. i noticed this when watching the TNT broadcast and hearing what svg and co were saying about the knicks

[Galvationknicks]

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They've been playing well until they ran into us

[Fury]

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[Juco24]

Want to give a shoutout to Deuce. He’s been a monster.

He just needs to leave the dancing to Mikal... LMAO

[Fury]

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They've been playing well until they ran into us

Bolo T’Wolves ran into a buzzsaw

[louisorr]

Randle early fake defense and hip checks did not work. Towns laughed and went to work. Gobert got worked too. Randle defense allowed us to back door to death.

There was a sequence where Randle literally pulled up his tights instead of getting back on defense... I was like WTF

between Melo and Julius it's been over 10 years of that crap until this year.
so different and so nice to have that in the past

[Fury]

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[Juco24]

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.

Is it me or has Reid been trash this year? Ant is GREAT but he's NOT a leader. He allowed Randle to act selfish... I promise you all - JB wouldn't have allowed and doesn't allow one guy to be above the team

[Juco24]

Regarding role players - shout out to Precious. He played a really solid game after looking kinda shaky for a few games. We need him.

That freaking pass to Bridges was a thing of beauty!! I love Hart... but I tend to wonder how this team would look with Hart to the bench and Precious starting. Just thinking aloud

[Zenzibar]

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Executive of the Year honors goes to:

Leon Rose
or
Sam Presti

[thebuzzardman]

I liked the size and versatility of this line up. Precious just seems like a natural fit next to KAT

BUT I highly doubt Thibs will bring Josh off the bench so I'm not gonna delude myself.

Guy is an absolute moron, we can all sit here and realize the importance of size in the starting lineup, and this idiot will still play Hart over him.

People used to complain that Thibs played too big and now people are complaining that he's playing too small.

I've truly seen it all lol

This is great. I love stuff like this.

Team Small Lineup > Team Big Lineup. (I had to add lineup because I know this crowd)

Have at it

[Lord Commander]

I've got February 8th circled. It should all come together by then...

[thebuzzardman]

this was a crazy moment not gonna lie...

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Knicks used to be the specialists for YEARS of the wrong side of the 4 point swing.


Feels good to be on the right side.