Mikal Bridges is really good (when he's allowed to be)

[Jalen Bluntson]

I'd rather have Donte and 5 picks

Me too but how

We would have to trade Mitch for Donte straight up

I'm lost with all this apron stuff under the CBA, so I don't know if we will be too over the cap this summer to be allowed to do a sign and trade using Precious to get Donte back

We miss our boys. Donte Grimes IQ PLEASE COME HOME!

[ctorres]

Me too but how

We would have to trade Mitch for Donte straight up

I'm lost with all this apron stuff under the CBA, so I don't know if we will be too over the cap this summer to be allowed to do a sign and trade using Precious to get Donte back

We miss our boys. Donte Grimes IQ PLEASE COME HOME!

clearly, we didn't love RJ like the other guys, lol

[mpharris36]

Mikal is averaging 23/4/5 on 63/47/95 shooting splits over the last 5 games

He has been able to step up in the absence of Brunson

And the question is, why is the coach incapable of getting that type of production out of him when Brunson is here?

I go back to Brunson being a crutch for this coach inability to be creative. A guy goes down and no we start running more on ball sets for a player that thrives on ball more than simply just being a low usage floor spacer.

He treats Mikal like Donte when Brunson is on the floor and that is a terrible use of Mikal's skill set.

Clearly Mikal is a rhythm player that needs plays run for him...whether its screens or him coming off curls. If he goes uninvolved early he probably isn't going to space the floor the way we need him to space the floor late.

When he is in rhythm and involved early he clearly is the 3rd weapon we need on this team.

I'm hoping this time off with Brunson shows how important it is to still call plays and not let Brunson just ISO. Brunson is pretty effective in C&S as well so this idea Brunson needs to be ball to score is also not the case either.

Another factor is Mikal is not chasing through the leagues most screens anymore. That is Deuce's roll...playing the leagues most minutes while taking on the biggest defensive assignment and then also expecting them to have the legs throughout the game to make shots I'm glad Mikal called him out about the minutes.

Deuce is a very effective POA defender...that also frees up Mikal more off the ball and has more energy to be a more effective offensive player.

[Jalen Bluntson]

We would have to trade Mitch for Donte straight up

I'm lost with all this apron stuff under the CBA, so I don't know if we will be too over the cap this summer to be allowed to do a sign and trade using Precious to get Donte back

We miss our boys. Donte Grimes IQ PLEASE COME HOME!

clearly, we didn't love RJ like the other guys, lol

Fuq them all. I like the team we have and I'm over it. Grimes or Donte at their best would really help this team but, neither of them really played well off the bench for us either. I just want to upgrade the bench and see what happens then. Looking forward and moving on.

[ctorres]

this idea Brunson needs to be ball to score is also not the case either.

he was great alongside Doncic when they made the WCF together and he averaged 22 ppg

[mpharris36]

this idea Brunson needs to be ball to score is also not the case either.

he was great alongside Doncic when they made the WCF together and he averaged 22 ppg

Brunson has a 64.6% EFG% in C&S situations this year...second on the team behind KAT who is an otherworldly 68.2%

Not a small sample size...Brunson was 66.1% EFG% in C&S situation last year as well which was tops on the team.

Then go back to his first year here (2 years ago) he was an unbelievable 71.9%!!!

Now Brunson is great in ISO as well but early in games he should play some more off the catch and Mikal more on ball that could unlock a lot for our offense.

[thebuzzardman]

this idea Brunson needs to be ball to score is also not the case either.

he was great alongside Doncic when they made the WCF together and he averaged 22 ppg

Brunson has a 64.6% EFG% in C&S situations this year...second on the team behind KAT who is an otherworldly 68.2%

Not a small sample size...Brunson was 66.1% EFG% in C&S situation last year as well which was tops on the team.

Then go back to his first year here (2 years ago) he was an unbelievable 71.9%!!!

Now Brunson is great in ISO as well but early in games he should play some more off the catch and Mikal more on ball that could unlock a lot for our offense.

You guys get it

[Jalen Bluntson]

he was great alongside Doncic when they made the WCF together and he averaged 22 ppg

Brunson has a 64.6% EFG% in C&S situations this year...second on the team behind KAT who is an otherworldly 68.2%

Not a small sample size...Brunson was 66.1% EFG% in C&S situation last year as well which was tops on the team.

Then go back to his first year here (2 years ago) he was an unbelievable 71.9%!!!

Now Brunson is great in ISO as well but early in games he should play some more off the catch and Mikal more on ball that could unlock a lot for our offense.

You guys get it

Yeah. We all get it. Brunson is a scrub and the team looks better without him. Ask around. His defense is atrocious and he is a selfish ball hog. Trade the bum.

[spree2kawhi]

Over that 11-game stretch, Bridges is averaging 21.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 55 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from three-point range.

[Fury]

Lmao Knicks are 7-5 without Brunson this year but somehow this team is worse than last year’s team. Bridges maybe something to do with this?

[Parraknick]

Anyone know roughly what we might pay him?

[spree2kawhi]

Lmao Knicks are 7-5 without Brunson this year but somehow this team is worse than last year’s team. Bridges maybe something to do with this?

I think it’s fair to say he and OG have broken out of their slump lately and we’ve won 3 out of the last 4.

[RHODEY]

I'd rather have Donte and 5 picks

Then no Towns....which means you'd rather have Randle, Donte, and 5 picks. Personally I'd just rather have IHart....but we had no control over that.

[nedleeds]

Lmao Knicks are 7-5 without Brunson this year but somehow this team is worse than last year’s team. Bridges maybe something to do with this?

I think it’s fair to say he and OG have broken out of their slump lately and we’ve won 3 out of the last 4.

We beat the Mavericks with a high school roster, the Wizards who are trying to lose every game by as many points as possible and then the Bucks without their 2nd, and 3rd best players.

We lost to two teams desperately trying to lose the prior 2 games. We suck.

[thebuzzardman]

I'd rather have Donte and 5 picks

Then no Towns....which means you'd rather have Randle, Donte, and 5 picks. Personally I'd just rather have IHart....but we had no control over that.

Yup. There are multiple branches when comparing this team to "last years" team.

The version with IQ, RJ, Hart and Grimes still on it, but Donte off the bench?

The version with IQ, RJ, Hart and Grimes still on it, but Grimes off the bench?

The version where IQ and RJ were traded for OG, so that 1.5 months before Randle got hurt?

The version that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt?

The version where it that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt but Grimes was traded for Burks&Bogs?

TThe version where it that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt but Grimes was traded for Burks&Bogs but Mitch comes back for the playoffs for a few games?

Even in the offseason, it becomes:

Can't retain iShart
Trade 5 picks for Mikal
Trade Donte and Randle for KAT (or did I get the order wrong)

So, when anyone brings up "I wish the Knicks stayed with X", there are a bunch of different teams

[thebuzzardman]

Lmao Knicks are 7-5 without Brunson this year but somehow this team is worse than last year’s team. Bridges maybe something to do with this?

I think it’s fair to say he and OG have broken out of their slump lately and we’ve won 3 out of the last 4.

We beat the Mavericks with a high school roster, the Wizards who are trying to lose every game by as many points as possible and then the Bucks without their 2nd, and 3rd best players.

We lost to two teams desperately trying to lose the prior 2 games. We suck.

The team without Brunson sucks.
The team with Brunson is good.
It's not a very good or great team.

[Jalen Bluntson]

I'd rather have Donte and 5 picks

Then no Towns....which means you'd rather have Randle, Donte, and 5 picks. Personally I'd just rather have IHart....but we had no control over that.

Yup. There are multiple branches when comparing this team to "last years" team.

The version with IQ, RJ, Hart and Grimes still on it, but Donte off the bench?

The version with IQ, RJ, Hart and Grimes still on it, but Grimes off the bench?

The version where IQ and RJ were traded for OG, so that 1.5 months before Randle got hurt?

The version that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt?

The version where it that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt but Grimes was traded for Burks&Bogs?

TThe version where it that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt but Grimes was traded for Burks&Bogs but Mitch comes back for the playoffs for a few games?

Even in the offseason, it becomes:

Can't retain iShart
Trade 5 picks for Mikal
Trade Donte and Randle for KAT (or did I get the order wrong)

So, when anyone brings up "I wish the Knicks stayed with X", there are a bunch of different teams

Those teams never existed. Randle got hurt and OG was ruled out the very next game.

I have posted this before when the BS about January was hot topic and everyone hated the team early this season.

Brunson/DDV/Hart/Precious/Shart followed the January team, which was only together for 27 days. 14 games I believe. I think Precious started like 18 games after that. We had Bogs in and out and Burks and Deuce with that group. Sims wandering around in the background too.

Mitch came back with OG for like 10 games total maybe. Then we lost them both against the Pacers and Bogs was out already. We were running 7 man rotations.

Fun times.

[nedleeds]

I think it’s fair to say he and OG have broken out of their slump lately and we’ve won 3 out of the last 4.

We beat the Mavericks with a high school roster, the Wizards who are trying to lose every game by as many points as possible and then the Bucks without their 2nd, and 3rd best players.

We lost to two teams desperately trying to lose the prior 2 games. We suck.

The team without Brunson sucks.
The team with Brunson is good.
It's not a very good or great team.

You know what time it is.

OUR TIME!

Watch on YouTube

[nedleeds]

I'd rather have Donte and 5 picks

Then no Towns....which means you'd rather have Randle, Donte, and 5 picks. Personally I'd just rather have IHart....but we had no control over that.

Yup. There are multiple branches when comparing this team to "last years" team.

The version with IQ, RJ, Hart and Grimes still on it, but Donte off the bench?

The version with IQ, RJ, Hart and Grimes still on it, but Grimes off the bench?

The version where IQ and RJ were traded for OG, so that 1.5 months before Randle got hurt?

The version that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt?

The version where it that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt but Grimes was traded for Burks&Bogs?

TThe version where it that was Brunson, Donte, Hart, OG, iShart after Randle got hurt but Grimes was traded for Burks&Bogs but Mitch comes back for the playoffs for a few games?

Even in the offseason, it becomes:

Can't retain iShart
Trade 5 picks for Mikal
Trade Donte and Randle for KAT (or did I get the order wrong)

So, when anyone brings up "I wish the Knicks stayed with X", there are a bunch of different teams

How about the version where we draft KP, trade Melo at that draft when he actually had a little value, literally sign nobody and do nothing except pick high for 3 more years?

... lol I just remembered we took Kevin Knox a pick ahead of Five Pick Mik and 2 ahead of SGA

[spree2kawhi]

I think it’s fair to say he and OG have broken out of their slump lately and we’ve won 3 out of the last 4.

We beat the Mavericks with a high school roster, the Wizards who are trying to lose every game by as many points as possible and then the Bucks without their 2nd, and 3rd best players.

We lost to two teams desperately trying to lose the prior 2 games. We suck.

The team without Brunson sucks.
The team with Brunson is good.
It's not a very good or great team.

I wouldn’t be surprised by a disappointing playoff exit, but I expect an entertaining, feel-good playoff run.