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Re: PG: Knicks get Mamu'd 

Post#41 » by sol537 » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:37 am

Thibs is an idiot and Hart is getting exposed as a fraud starter game by game.

Punt them both this off season.
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Post#42 » by robillionaire » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:38 am

I have a hypothesis that Hart doesn’t know how to play basketball unless Brunson is around
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Post#44 » by mpharris36 » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:39 am

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mpharris36 wrote:I will chalk this up as a schedule loss.

This is on the frontend of a B2B. How is this a schedule loss?


do you know how many miles they traveled on a plane in the last week

to then get back to NY for one game....and fly out again to a far location?

it has nothing to do with minutes...they didn't seem to have there legs under them early...

Portland/LA trip back home for 1 game in NY to then fly to Texas?

you don't think that is a bit impactful?
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Post#45 » by ezmoney707 » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:39 am

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mpharris36 wrote:I will chalk this up as a schedule loss.

This is on the frontend of a B2B. How is this a schedule loss?

The team is playing a 2 game (B2B) road trip after being on the road on the west coast for almost 2 weeks and flying back for one home game. The scheduling makes zero sense.
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Post#46 » by cgmw » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:39 am

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NoDopeOnSundays wrote:The way they used Mamu is how I wished we'd use KAT :lol:


any coach worht a damn would just sitch those screens because mamu isn't posting up. But we never switched it once.


EXACTLY PHARRIS
I’m screaming at my tv to switch those screens

Opposing teams just run the same thing over and over because they know our coach won’t adjust

“Kinda set in his ways.” Y’think? :lol:
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Post#47 » by TKKnicks1 » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:40 am

This team has no identity. There's no foundation to fall back on. Our offense is all over the place. Our defense is so hit or miss. Every good franchise has a scheme they follow on the O and D. It doesn't matter if your man 1 or man 10 off the bench, you follow the scheme and know your role. Maybe because it's year 1 of a new build but it honestly seems most nights the players just do whatever the hell they need to do to get the W. Not sure how far you can get this way.
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Post#48 » by WaltFrazier » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:40 am

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mpharris36 wrote:I will chalk this up as a schedule loss.

This is on the frontend of a B2B. How is this a schedule loss?


Trap game?

Delayed letdown after road trip?
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Post#49 » by ctorres » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:40 am

Did the players follow Thibs' game plan for tonight? Was the game plan to let Mamu go off and then just accept the loss if he actually hit all of his shots?
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Post#50 » by Enzo954 » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:40 am

Thibs can't adjust when things aren't going well. Leon and the boys need to start planning on who they want to replace him. We'll be lucky to get past the 1st round at this point.
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Post#51 » by robillionaire » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:40 am

mpharris36 wrote:
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mpharris36 wrote:I will chalk this up as a schedule loss.

This is on the frontend of a B2B. How is this a schedule loss?


do you know how many miles they traveled on a plane in the last week

to then get back to NY for one game....and fly out again to a far location?

it has nothing to do with minutes...they didn't seem to have there legs under them early...

Portland/LA trip back home for 1 game in NY to then fly to Texas?

you don't think that is a bit impactful?


And now back to Charlotte. It is a crazy schedule. But still gotta find a way.
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Post#52 » by GettinitDone » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:40 am

After 2+ decades he Vili community has released Tskitishvili from their torture jail cuz Mamu has cleansed Tskitish of his sins and made them proud of the Vili name again
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Post#53 » by BBALLER4FR » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:40 am

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BEAST!

But how was his D? :D


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Post#54 » by robillionaire » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:41 am

ctorres wrote:Did the players follow Thibs' game plan for tonight? Was the game plan to let Mamu go off and then just accept the loss if he actually hit all of his shots?


They probably didn’t game plan on a 5ppg guy scoring 34 pts, no :lol:
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Post#55 » by JXL » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:41 am

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mpharris36 wrote:I will chalk this up as a schedule loss.

This is on the frontend of a B2B. How is this a schedule loss?


Trap game?

Delayed letdown after road trip?


I can understand a trap game. But not getting your doors blown off by bricklaying for a full half.
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Post#56 » by Gravy » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:41 am

When Brunson comes back he can take as many shots as he wants. He was lowkey covering up how bad the rest of the team except Towns is offensively.
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Post#57 » by WaltFrazier » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:42 am

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WaltFrazier wrote:
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BEAST!

But how was his D? :D


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Post#58 » by mpharris36 » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:42 am

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JXL wrote:This is on the frontend of a B2B. How is this a schedule loss?


do you know how many miles they traveled on a plane in the last week

to then get back to NY for one game....and fly out again to a far location?

it has nothing to do with minutes...they didn't seem to have there legs under them early...

Portland/LA trip back home for 1 game in NY to then fly to Texas?

you don't think that is a bit impactful?


And now back to Charlotte. It is a crazy schedule. But still gotta find a way.


yeah I mean I get it as well...its the spurs and we need to find a way.

14 consecutive missed shots in the 1st qtr
Mamu having one of the best games in NBA history for a bench player.

They made a couple runs to bring it to 8 but it didn't seem like they were interested in putting enough effort to win tonight...and they already have to work so much harder than nearly every other team because of the coach they play for makes offense or defense no easy.
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Post#59 » by WaltFrazier » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:43 am

JXL wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:
JXL wrote:This is on the frontend of a B2B. How is this a schedule loss?


Trap game?

Delayed letdown after road trip?


I can understand a trap game. But not getting your doors blown off by bricklaying for a full half.

I was joking about finding an excuse, any excuse
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Post#60 » by god shammgod » Thu Mar 20, 2025 2:43 am

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