Mitch not expected to be ready until December/January per Begley…

HarthorneWingo · Post #401 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 7:58 am

Galou wrote:God i hope Knicks don't trade Mitchell Robinson.

The only center I would consider is MarK Williams from Hornets but I want Mitchell to stay and I hope we see him back in his old form beasting come playoff time

He’s the Embiid killer.

HopelessKnick · Post #402 » by **HopelessKnick** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 9:44 am

I think people way underestimate the impact that Mitch is going to have. The line-up possibilities etc. will be enormous. I fully expect the Knicks to have the best defense (if not top 3) in the league once he is back to playing 20-25 minutes a game regularly. I also think the approach of taking the necessary time is absolutely the right one. You don't want to hand Mitch over to Thibs early in the season. Bring him back with 40 games left so Thibs can't run him into the ground so that he is fresh come playoff time.

I predict a healthy Mitch will have an OG-like impact. Teams like the Jazz,Wizards etc. that right now keep hanging around and we beat them by like 15 points or so will be beaten by 25+ points once we have our full rotation.

WaltFrazier · Post #403 » by **WaltFrazier** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 1:42 pm

I thought Mitch adapted well to being Hartenstein's backup last season, and Thibs was using him just right, before Embiid injured him again

Ray Williams · Post #404 » by **Ray Williams** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 1:46 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Galou wrote:God i hope Knicks don't trade Mitchell Robinson.

The only center I would consider is MarK Williams from Hornets but I want Mitchell to stay and I hope we see him back in his old form beasting come playoff time

He’s the Embiid killer.

And he punks Cleveland. They think they are good now but **** their pants at the sight of Mitch.

Context · Post #405 » by **Context** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 2:32 pm

HopelessKnick wrote:I think people way underestimate the impact that Mitch is going to have. The line-up possibilities etc. will be enormous. I fully expect the Knicks to have the best defense (if not top 3) in the league once he is back to playing 20-25 minutes a game regularly. I also think the approach of taking the necessary time is absolutely the right one. You don't want to hand Mitch over to Thibs early in the season. Bring him back with 40 games left so Thibs can't run him into the ground so that he is fresh come playoff time.

I predict a healthy Mitch will have an OG-like impact. Teams like the Jazz,Wizards etc. that right now keep hanging around and we beat them by like 15 points or so will be beaten by 25+ points once we have our full rotation.

I agree...dont see many people responding to me when I say "once Mitch comes back" etc...We need Mitch. I expect him to be fully healthy, inspired by Towns(I believe it has already happened off the court) and will have his best season as a Knick.

HopelessKnick · Post #406 » by **HopelessKnick** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 4:51 pm

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/278615/Mitchell-Robinson-To-Begin-Practicing-This-Month

Looks like late January or early february will be a realistic return date. We'll be around the 45 game mark by that time so hopefully he can stay healthy.

A healthy frontcourt rotation consisting of OG-Hart-Precious-KAT-Mitch will be difficult for other teams to overcome. Imagine Mitch and KAT around the basket while OG sneaks in for some help defense and blocks. And between KAT-Mitch-Precious and Hart, we'll be controlling the boards against any team.

Fat Kat · Post #407 » by **Fat Kat** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 5:02 pm

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HopelessKnick · Post #409 » by **HopelessKnick** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 5:11 pm

There is really no need at this point to rush anything with Mitch. This is a career defining moment really. If he can't come back healthy from this one than it will be a major setback for the team and organization as a whole. Also given the seedings situation, there is no need to rush anything. We were super patient with him....they are likely trying to check every box to make sure he won't have any lingering issues. We need to makes sure he can play in the final 30-40 games and be healthy and in good shape for the playoffs. There is no threat really for us to drop out of the top 3 as teams have their own injury issues. We also have no realistic chances at the first seed right now. We'll be 2nd or 3rd regardless. A healthy Mitch trumps either scenario. Heck, a healthy Mitch and the 4th seed would likely trump the 2nd or 3rd seed anyways as I'd have a lot of confidence a healthy knick team would take out the Cavs.

A late january or early february return would allow for that.

RHODEY · Post #410 » by **RHODEY** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 6:40 pm

HopelessKnick wrote:I think people way underestimate the impact that Mitch is going to have. The line-up possibilities etc. will be enormous. I fully expect the Knicks to have the best defense (if not top 3) in the league once he is back to playing 20-25 minutes a game regularly. I also think the approach of taking the necessary time is absolutely the right one. You don't want to hand Mitch over to Thibs early in the season. Bring him back with 40 games left so Thibs can't run him into the ground so that he is fresh come playoff time.

I predict a healthy Mitch will have an OG-like impact. Teams like the Jazz,Wizards etc. that right now keep hanging around and we beat them by like 15 points or so will be beaten by 25+ points once we have our full rotation.

And bigger quality teams that bullied us inside will also have issues.

HarthorneWingo · Post #411 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 6:41 pm

Context wrote:
HopelessKnick wrote:I think people way underestimate the impact that Mitch is going to have. The line-up possibilities etc. will be enormous. I fully expect the Knicks to have the best defense (if not top 3) in the league once he is back to playing 20-25 minutes a game regularly. I also think the approach of taking the necessary time is absolutely the right one. You don't want to hand Mitch over to Thibs early in the season. Bring him back with 40 games left so Thibs can't run him into the ground so that he is fresh come playoff time.

I predict a healthy Mitch will have an OG-like impact. Teams like the Jazz,Wizards etc. that right now keep hanging around and we beat them by like 15 points or so will be beaten by 25+ points once we have our full rotation.

I agree...dont see many people responding to me when I say "once Mitch comes back" etc...We need Mitch. I expect him to be fully healthy, inspired by Towns(I believe it has already happened off the court) and will have his best season as a Knick.

Context da gawd

putiger78 · Post #412 » by **putiger78** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 7:01 pm

When it comes down to it, what Mitch "could" give us is worth more in the must win games than what we could trade him for. I would love a reliable scoring guard off the bench, but the reality is when the big games come, our Big 4 are going to play huge minutes and this available scoring guard (if he exists) is not going to have much room to play. Another 1st round matchup with Phili is far from unlikely and I don't want to take on Embiid without Mitch. I just think we need Mitch's skillset a little bit more than we need this extra scorer (and maybe there is another path to get that guy or at least upgrade from Shamet). We know he's a walking injury red flag, but I think his potential value is higher on the team than as a trade asset. I think we have to let it play out.

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #413 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 7:10 pm

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So, basically, he'll be out past the trade deadline, and if he gets hurt after that point what exactly was the point of keeping him?

It's too big of a risk to rely on him, he got hurt in May, he's not close after 8 months. There are guys that come back from ACL tears faster than this.

RHODEY · Post #414 » by **RHODEY** » Thu Jan 2, 2025 7:13 pm

HerSports85 wrote:

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RHODEY · Post #415 » by **RHODEY** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 3:44 pm

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G_K_F · Post #416 » by **G_K_F** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 4:06 pm

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KnicksFan7 · Post #417 » by **KnicksFan7** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 5:12 pm

This isn't a sky is falling moment, but with the report coming out that he's not even close, it should be concerning.

If we're looking at a timetable where he may not even come back until after the deadline, then they have to make a move for protection. At this point, Mitch is not reliable. But, I trust this front office to make the right decisions. So we'll see what happens.

Post #418 » by **HerSports85** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 6:22 pm

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RHODEY · Post #419 » by **RHODEY** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 11:43 pm

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NYKnickerbocker · Post #420 » by **NYKnickerbocker** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 11:56 pm

Can’t wait for Mitch to come back. He’s exactly want you want from a rim running center. Elite defense, elite rebounding. And he doesn’t exactly chase after those stats like other guys do. He just does what the team needs for us to win. He’s stopped hunting blocks and just gives the best contest when necessary. He boxes out and isn’t really tryna pad his stats with easy rebounds. He’ll occasionally bitch if we don’t feed him tho lmao

Don’t rush him. Let him come back healthy and right