PG: Knicks vs. Warriors: Pathetic Part II

[The KnicksFix]

The bench not scoring has been the difference all season.

Kolek needs to play

[cgf]

This how I know Thibs is done at the end of the season

*Insert clip of thibs & hart yelling at each other last season*

Nah man, something is going on in the locker room
Mikal going off
Hart yellling at Thibs next game

Which I'm willing to bet nobody will remember a week from now, when we're on a 4 game-winning streak and about to get news about Jalen's recovery...

[8516knicks]

Tonight might be the angriest I’ve been all season
Playing drop with Kat on Steph
Not taking out Hart who gave you ZERO POINTS and playing Mitch with Kat instead
Not playing Kolek over Payne who also gave you ZERO POINTS

Thibs lost the team, and I can tell by the way he’s yelling at Hart
Thibs gotta go

Is it possible all those minutes are finally getting to Josh? We've all seen him play well and even go long stretches with double figure rebounding (20 not long ago). Now it seems his battery needs recharging.

[TKKnicks1]

I don't give a **** about Josh/Thibs stuff. This dude can't go 0-7 out there. Looked like bush league.

He's like 1 for 15 in the two games against the warriors. He doesn't work against them but Thibs refuses to try something else.

[The KnicksFix]

*Insert clip of thibs & hart yelling at each other last season*

Nah man, something is going on in the locker room
Mikal going off
Hart yellling at Thibs next game

Which I'm willing to bet nobody will remember a week from now, when we're on a 4 game-winning streak and about to get news about Jalen's recovery...

The team is not winning anything in the playoffs
Leon knows he made the moves to win the chip
I’m not even certain we can make it out the first round because what is Thibs gonna change?
Either way, Thibs is gone

[Guano]

If you dont think that we are a better team than Steph, Draymond and butler, you dont know how much Thibs is holding us back

They're 14-1 since Jimmy arrived. And we're without Brunson and on their floor. Winning this game was going to be extremely difficult

Yeah, this likely would've been a win with Brunson...and a comfortable one at that...even if Jalen just played the minutes Payne got.

This was about as encouraging as a loss can be. We took it to a surging team despite missing our best player & closer; only losing the rope in the final minute. Short of getting the win, that game went about as well as it could've...and if Hart or Payne had been able to hit anything tonight, we could've won even without Jalen.

I wasnt expecting a win. But it was rough cause we kept it close and if kat makes some of those looks at the end it might be been different. Oh well can't win em all especially with cap not playing.

[cgf]

we gotta start talking about Josh Hart.

Start Mitch. Bench Hart. End of discussion.

How do you start someone who gassed in 16 minutes? Once Mitch is in shape for more than 20 a night, I like the idea of playing him and Karl together a lot more. But for now, we need to be patient so we don't break him again. That 3rd seed isn't going anywhere.

I would have been down to see Shamet close the game in Hart's spot. He was playing better than Josh tonight.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

We're down a creator and the rookie that will be 24 this month can't even play a single minute when two rotational guys are completely stinking it up. Meanwhile, the 52nd pick in the draft got 20 minutes against us tonight.

[WaltFrazier]

Time to suit up PJ Tucker

He was all friendly after the game with Green and Butler. Not sure how much he would've mixed it up with them

[cgf]

They're 14-1 since Jimmy arrived. And we're without Brunson and on their floor. Winning this game was going to be extremely difficult

Yeah, this likely would've been a win with Brunson...and a comfortable one at that...even if Jalen just played the minutes Payne got.

This was about as encouraging as a loss can be. We took it to a surging team despite missing our best player & closer; only losing the rope in the final minute. Short of getting the win, that game went about as well as it could've...and if Hart or Payne had been able to hit anything tonight, we could've won even without Jalen.

I wasnt expecting a win. But it was rough cause we kept it close and if kat makes some of those looks at the end it might be been different. Oh well can't win em all especially with cap not playing.

Yeah, I really thought we had it until that implosion in the final minute. If we can actually get healthy for the playoffs, we might just make some noise against BOS/CLE.

[WaltFrazier]

we gotta start talking about Josh Hart.

Start Mitch. Bench Hart. End of discussion.

How do you start someone who gassed in 16 minutes? Once Mitch is in shape for more than 20 a night, I like the idea of playing him and Karl together a lot more. But for now, we need to be patient so we don't break him again. That 3rd seed isn't going anywhere.

I would have been down to see Shamet close the game in Hart's spot. He was playing better than Josh tonight.

I hoped Mitch would be full speed by now, in fitness if not timing. GSW not the best matchup for him but still.

Can't help but think if we just had iHart we'd be rolling now

[The KnicksFix]

I’m so tired of this team, each one of these players has one thing glaringly wrong with them
KAT plays no D
Mikal ain’t aggressive enough
OG has no handle
Hart can’t shoot
Payne does nothing if he can’t shoot

The only legit consistent 2 way player we have is Deuce

Thibs puts these players in their worst possible position too so these weaknesses are glaring

[cgf]

Start Mitch. Bench Hart. End of discussion.

How do you start someone who gassed in 16 minutes? Once Mitch is in shape for more than 20 a night, I like the idea of playing him and Karl together a lot more. But for now, we need to be patient so we don't break him again. That 3rd seed isn't going anywhere.

I would have been down to see Shamet close the game in Hart's spot. He was playing better than Josh tonight.

I hoped Mitch would be full speed by now, in fitness if not timing. GSW not the best matchup for him but still.

Can't help but think if we just had iHart we'd be rolling now

Or if Ainge hadn't been a dick and had given us Kessler for Dadiet + WSH FRP + Sims before the season *sigh*

Oh well, if we can get healthy, I'm getting really excited for the playoffs. Getting 60-70 quality minutes out of McBride, Robinson, Shamet, Achiuwa, & Payne, shouldn't be too tricky if everyone is at full speed in a month. While Deuce and Mitch could give us interesting alternatives to Hart in our closing lineup, depending on the matchup.

[WaltFrazier]

Looking at the way the bench has been playing all season, maybe Thibodeau is right with not playing them a lot of minutes.

Multiple overtimes and close losses comes down to the bench not being good.

The FO certainly could have built a better bench last summer, apron restrictions or not.

[Knicks Byke]

Start Mitch. Bench Hart. End of discussion.

How do you start someone who gassed in 16 minutes? Once Mitch is in shape for more than 20 a night, I like the idea of playing him and Karl together a lot more. But for now, we need to be patient so we don't break him again. That 3rd seed isn't going anywhere.

I would have been down to see Shamet close the game in Hart's spot. He was playing better than Josh tonight.

I hoped Mitch would be full speed by now, in fitness if not timing. GSW not the best matchup for him but still.

Can't help but think if we just had iHart we'd be rolling now

i miss him dearly.

[RHODEY]

Start Mitch. Bench Hart. End of discussion.

How do you start someone who gassed in 16 minutes? Once Mitch is in shape for more than 20 a night, I like the idea of playing him and Karl together a lot more. But for now, we need to be patient so we don't break him again. That 3rd seed isn't going anywhere.

I would have been down to see Shamet close the game in Hart's spot. He was playing better than Josh tonight.

I hoped Mitch would be full speed by now, in fitness if not timing. GSW not the best matchup for him but still.

Can't help but think if we just had iHart we'd be rolling now

Mitch is going to take a while because he was out so long. If we still had Ihart I think we'd atleast be the 2 seed right now with wins versis the top 3 teams.

[Adelheid]

i think the guys are not really "motivated enough" to win...anyone can say they want to win BUT its a different matter altogether
with the feeling of "I hate to lose"

[Knicks Byke]

i think we need another shot creator.

Duece is good but homie got no bag

[cgf]

i think the guys are not really "motivated enough" to win...anyone can say they want to win BUT its a different matter altogether
with the feeling of "I hate to lose"

...they have the 4th best record in the NBA...

[TKKnicks1]

I know many of you believe Mitch will back to his normal self before the playoffs start but I think y'all delusional. This guy needs a whole summer and training camp to get back to where he was. Not only is his conditioning horrible but everything about him right now looks like trash. I rather have Huka out there. And ya I know we have a better defensive rating since he came back but that's also probably because Deuce has been in the starting lineup instead of JB.