Game 34: Knicks vs Utah@MSG: 1/1/2025; 7:30pm. MSG-Gotham App

[3toheadmelo]

We still need Mitch. He's a part of our team until he's not so for that single reason even if we lose to OKC or win- I don't think we
see our full potential until Mitch is in the mix. I think a good example of a player that is finally a working part in this Knick engine
is Mikal...So thats my opinion

oh and happy new year Knick family!!!!

I mean OKC is missing Chet too though. But OKC is a great test for us. We need to be able to beat those type of teams if we want to win it all. We can't really hide from that imo.

Good point - I forgot about Chet...I agree that we need to beat OKC- I'm just saying that we may need to be at full strength
I think the rotation/bodies is still very limited for us and hopefully somebody is making progress in practice with Thibs

Eh i think it's fair game since they don't have chet who's much more important to their team than mitch is for us. If we can beat a team by 30 that has Gobert and Randle who are pretty physical I think our bigs should be able to take down Hartenstein. Our big test is being able to stop SGA. He seems unguardable now

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I mean OKC is missing Chet too though. But OKC is a great test for us. We need to be able to beat those type of teams if we want to win it all. We can't really hide from that imo.

Good point - I forgot about Chet...I agree that we need to beat OKC- I'm just saying that we may need to be at full strength
I think the rotation/bodies is still very limited for us and hopefully somebody is making progress in practice with Thibs

Eh i think it's fair game since they don't have chet who's much more important to their team than mitch is for us. If we can beat a team by 30 that has Gobert and Randle who are pretty physical I think our bigs should be able to take down Hartenstein. Our big test is being able to stop SGA. He seems unguardable now

I see what you mean...Don't forget about stopping Jalen too...I feel like we will will the next two wins...I can't see us losing to
this Jazz team-at the garden in the first game of the year. The OKC game is nationally televised and I dont know what our exact record is during those games but I know its a good one; so I expect us to grind out a win. You know how to find that stat out Mel?

[FrozenEnvelope]

We owe these Warren Jeffs followers a beating!

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My 2025 Goals For Context

UT - Win
OKC - Win

10 game winning streak

LETS GO CS!!!!!
One thing im sure of....this Knick team will do whatever it takes to win these next two games

[3toheadmelo]

Good point - I forgot about Chet...I agree that we need to beat OKC- I'm just saying that we may need to be at full strength
I think the rotation/bodies is still very limited for us and hopefully somebody is making progress in practice with Thibs

Eh i think it's fair game since they don't have chet who's much more important to their team than mitch is for us. If we can beat a team by 30 that has Gobert and Randle who are pretty physical I think our bigs should be able to take down Hartenstein. Our big test is being able to stop SGA. He seems unguardable now

I see what you mean...Don't forget about stopping Jalen too...I feel like we will will the next two wins...I can't see us losing to
this Jazz team-at the garden in the first game of the year. The OKC game is nationally televised and I dont know what our exact record is during those games but I know its a good one; so I expect us to grind out a win. You know how to find that stat out Mel?

No idea lol all I know is that we’re 8-6 against winning teams

[thebuzzardman]

Someone needs to elbow Lauri in the mouth

[stuporman]

I hope everyone has a healthy and happy new year...well, that is until the Knicks lose to the Jazz at home and the happy part ends but just don't react badly and punch something so ruin the chance of the healthy part, too.

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Loss

Spoiler:

No! Buzz

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we gotta make sure we start the new year off right Buzz

Spoiler:

you thought I forgot didnt you

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I hope everyone has a healthy and happy new year...well, that is until the Knicks lose to the Jazz at home and the happy part ends but just don't react badly and punch something so ruin the chance of the healthy part, too.

Spoiler:

NO...NO...NO Stu!

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I rebuke these words on the first day of the year

we will win this game and the knick family will be happy

[KnixinSix]

Knicks need their 3 ball back.When they hav the three ball , they're very hard to beat. Utah is going to make life difficult in the paint with Kessler

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Knicks need their 3 ball back.When they hav the three ball , they're very hard to beat. Utah is going to make life difficult in the paint with Kessler

Yeah...we didnt have Precious when we saw them last and Mikal wasn't a working part of the Knick engine in that game...
We'll be at home- first day of the new year- I expect Kat to be very focused on the assignment...

[3toheadmelo]

Knicks need their 3 ball back.When they hav the three ball , they're very hard to beat. Utah is going to make life difficult in the paint with Kessler

Yeah...we didnt have Precious when we saw them last and Mikal wasn't a working part of the Knick engine in that game...
We'll be at home- first day of the new year- I expect Kat to be very focused on the assignment...

I think KAT shot like 100% against Gobert when we played them I'm no longer worried about KAT when it comes to showing up against defensive bigs. Our coaching staff unlocked him and it doesn't look like anyone can stop him

[MrDollarBills]

I'm mildly hung over but I'll be ready to watch Utah being beaten thoroughly

[TheGreenArrow]

Read on Twitter

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I'm mildly hung over but I'll be ready to watch Utah being beaten thoroughly

go get an actual pinapple...chopp it up-drop it in the blender, add 20 ounces of water and drink -all of it. That will get you right...

[Besart19]

I mean OKC is missing Chet too though. But OKC is a great test for us. We need to be able to beat those type of teams if we want to win it all. We can't really hide from that imo.

Good point - I forgot about Chet...I agree that we need to beat OKC- I'm just saying that we may need to be at full strength
I think the rotation/bodies is still very limited for us and hopefully somebody is making progress in practice with Thibs

Eh i think it's fair game since they don't have chet who's much more important to their team than mitch is for us. If we can beat a team by 30 that has Gobert and Randle who are pretty physical I think our bigs should be able to take down Hartenstein. Our big test is being able to stop SGA. He seems unguardable now

Hartestein will get torched by our guards on both ends... for SGA we can do a bet... if he scores more than 24pts I stay 1 month away from the forum and vice versa

[KnixinSix]

Knicks need their 3 ball back.When they hav the three ball , they're very hard to beat. Utah is going to make life difficult in the paint with Kessler

Yeah...we didnt have Precious when we saw them last and Mikal wasn't a working part of the Knick engine in that game...
We'll be at home- first day of the new year- I expect Kat to be very focused on the assignment...

All 4 of Utahs losses didnt seem to be blowouts. They are playing teams pretty tight. I dont think they are a pushover and they match up fairly well against us.

That said I want to see us enforce our will on them and beat them down pretty good. I want to see a good % from 3 as well as a nice mix of attacking the rim. Most importantly strong D for 4 Q.

I want a blow out like we saw a few times a few weeks back where we just barrage teams both offensively and defensively.

[rajajackal]

i can't wait to see josh hart bully ishart

[RHODEY]

I mean OKC is missing Chet too though. But OKC is a great test for us. We need to be able to beat those type of teams if we want to win it all. We can't really hide from that imo.

Good point - I forgot about Chet...I agree that we need to beat OKC- I'm just saying that we may need to be at full strength
I think the rotation/bodies is still very limited for us and hopefully somebody is making progress in practice with Thibs

Eh i think it's fair game since they don't have chet who's much more important to their team than mitch is for us. If we can beat a team by 30 that has Gobert and Randle who are pretty physical I think our bigs should be able to take down Hartenstein. Our big test is being able to stop SGA. He seems unguardable now

Debatable IMO. They have Ihart who is an excellent failsafe for Chet. We have no one to give us what Mitch does.

[Spree2Houston]

Remember when folks complained we weren’t beating good teams ? Knicks have a 13-5 record vs winning teams and we’re just getting started

https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/records

Clutch points has already been debunked. No one can name those 13 winning teams we beat cause it never happened, so not sure how they came up with that.

We have a 8-6 record against teams with a winning record. That's the real record. But we are def getting better. I am fully ready to become a homer if we beat OKC

Yes and No. The 13-5 stat is based on what the opponent record was at the time they played the Knicks. The 8-6 record is based on the current standings of the teams the Knicks played. While both stats are accurate, you have to keep in mind the 8-6 can easily change to a different stat daily as team records change daily. The 8-6 doesn't include the Indy win because they're 16-18 (a losing team). Same can be said for Philly. In 2 weeks, both teams can have the winning records stat changed to 10-6. I would hold off until end of season to use that metric.