GT: Kolek expected to start against Bucks

[3toheadmelo]

as predicted. and they've been healthier this year too. brunson has missed like 7 or 8 games now and mitch. but we lost both og and randle for a lot longer last year along with mitch.

That’s how you know Mikal and KAT has minimal impact on the game. they can’t win anything without Brunson.

Knicks were 1-4 without Brunson last season
Knicks are 6-5 without Brunson this season

We literally made it to the playoffs with Elfrid Payton as our starting PG and with Noel/Mitch starting at C.



We just lost to the hornets and spurs without Brunson

[JayTWill]

It’s funny the people that argued to death that we when we made the trade that KAT needs to be at the 5 for that magical 5 out offense to beat Boston, only for them to switch up and say now we miss Ihart hilarious.

I don't know what is funnier, thinking that KAT at the 5 would be a good matchup against the Celtics or thinking the poor defender who shot 34% against the Celtics for the Knicks last year and playing him at the 5 would be a good idea against the Celtics?

[NoDopeOnSundays]

either way, he wasn't having any huge impact on winning us games for the first 30 something

He had the 3rd highest net rating through the first 30 games, and he didn't have a huge impact because he wasn't starting until after twinkle toes broke his foot. I noticed you're not calling him Shart too, Ihart won the war against sham, this is like the US dropping the Sinaloa Cartel off it's list.

the starting lineup had your former savior rj in it dragging everyone down. the bench always had better numbers.

and you forget as usual, but i won the war in the playoffs when old sharty was getting his sh*t pushed in against embiid and he needed mitch to save him so we could win that series. sad.

The only time we had a top 3 defense was with Nerlens Noel at center, and he played with RJ in the starting 5. Nerlens accomplished what Mitch couldn't? Sad


You won a battle, but lost the war in the end. It's too late for you to switch up and try to call him Shart when I just seen you use respect and call him Ihart, and most importantly, he's viewed as an elite defensive big around the entire NBA and an important part of a potential NBA champ. Let me know when Mitch can play a back to back, he's the oldest 27 year old in the league.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

That’s how you know Mikal and KAT has minimal impact on the game. they can’t win anything without Brunson.

Knicks were 1-4 without Brunson last season
Knicks are 6-5 without Brunson this season

We literally made it to the playoffs with Elfrid Payton as our starting PG and with Noel/Mitch starting at C.



We just lost to the hornets and spurs without Brunson

What does that have to do with the fact you were wrong about the records? They were factually worse without Brunson last year.

[Spandau]

I will be at this game tonight, and I’m really excited to see Tyler get a pop from his Milwaukee crowd. People adore him here, as they should.

[Deeeez Knicks]

It’s much better if you can play both big and small. Someone like KAT you play mixed lineups with him at C and him at PF. Mix and match depending on matchups and the game. The answer isn’t play KAT at C or PF…its play him at both

[Fury]

KAT and Mikal Bridges aren't even good and yet still the same record!

[Fury]

Thibs with no bench, and KAT worst defensive center ever, Mikal Bridges is invisible half the time, and no Mitch and we still have the same record as last year's NBA championship team

[Deeeez Knicks]

Thibs with no bench, and KAT worst defensive center ever, Mikal Bridges is invisible half the time, and no Mitch and we still have the same record as last year's NBA championship team

Minn is also much worse too

[Fury]

Thibs with no bench, and KAT worst defensive center ever, Mikal Bridges is invisible half the time, and no Mitch and we still have the same record as last year's NBA championship team

Minn is also much worse too

Doesn't count

[3toheadmelo]

It’s funny the people that argued to death that we when we made the trade that KAT needs to be at the 5 for that magical 5 out offense to beat Boston, only for them to switch up and say now we miss Ihart hilarious.

I don't know what is funnier, thinking that KAT at the 5 would be a good matchup against the Celtics or thinking the poor defender who shot 34% against the Celtics for the Knicks last year and playing him at the 5 would be a good idea against the Celtics?

Randle played the 5 majority in their last matchup against Boston and they only lost by 3 and I’ve already said we should’ve just ran it back and use those picks to get a rim protecting C. But we went all in on mid instead

What’s funnier is you blaming Thibs for everything though.

[JayTWill]

It’s funny the people that argued to death that we when we made the trade that KAT needs to be at the 5 for that magical 5 out offense to beat Boston, only for them to switch up and say now we miss Ihart hilarious.

I don't know what is funnier, thinking that KAT at the 5 would be a good matchup against the Celtics or thinking the poor defender who shot 34% against the Celtics for the Knicks last year and playing him at the 5 would be a good idea against the Celtics?

Randle played the 5 majority in their last matchup against Boston and they only lost by 3 and I’ve already said we should’ve just ran it back and use those picks to get a rim protecting C. But we went all in on mid instead

What’s funnier is you blaming Thibs for everything though.

Nick Richards wasn't saving this team

[kNicksGmen]

give me jenkins now

[3toheadmelo]

Knicks were 1-4 without Brunson last season
Knicks are 6-5 without Brunson this season

We literally made it to the playoffs with Elfrid Payton as our starting PG and with Noel/Mitch starting at C.



We just lost to the hornets and spurs without Brunson

What does that have to do with the fact you were wrong about the records? They were factually worse without Brunson last year.

You’re trying to use small sample sizes that include losses against the worst teams in the league to argue that KAT and Mikal have been doing amazing without Brunson

[3toheadmelo]

I don't know what is funnier, thinking that KAT at the 5 would be a good matchup against the Celtics or thinking the poor defender who shot 34% against the Celtics for the Knicks last year and playing him at the 5 would be a good idea against the Celtics?

Randle played the 5 majority in their last matchup against Boston and they only lost by 3 and I’ve already said we should’ve just ran it back and use those picks to get a rim protecting C. But we went all in on mid instead

What’s funnier is you blaming Thibs for everything though.

Nick Richards wasn't saving this team

Sims wasn’t saving this team

[NoDopeOnSundays]

We literally made it to the playoffs with Elfrid Payton as our starting PG and with Noel/Mitch starting at C.



We just lost to the hornets and spurs without Brunson

What does that have to do with the fact you were wrong about the records? They were factually worse without Brunson last year.

You’re trying to use small sample sizes that include losses against the worst teams in the league to argue that KAT and Mikal have been doing amazing without Brunson

"amazing"

Point out to me where I said they were amazing without Brunson. All these lies and factually incorrect statements, then adding things nobody said is crazy. You were wrong about the records, instead of owning it, you continue with more strawmen.

[Jalen Bluntson]

That's not true. IHart didn't magically improve in december all of a sudden. Thibs and his team just misjudged his ability....prior to Mitch's injury there was chatter that IHart was completely disgruntled with his lack of playing time and the way Thibs used him on the court. Then Mitch got hurt and everything changed because Thibs' hand was forced.

either way, he wasn't having any huge impact on winning us games for the first 30 something

Don't agree.

We were 17-13 through the first 30 games last year.

3 bench players IQ, Hart, and Ihart all had our highest NET ratings. Our most productive unit until the OG trade was our bench. We basically would hope our starters would keep the game tied and the bench typically was the one that was where we had the advantage.

Obviously after the RJ/IQ trade for OG.

Interesting enough that is roughly around when Ihart went into the starting lineup as wel; and the team started to take off.

Mitch went down almost a month before the OG trade. December 5th I believe.

People are just talking out of their ass in this thread today. Trolling as usual.

[MrDollarBills]

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Don't let the facts get in the way of bad faith arugments

The trolling is crazy right now but expected . Leon wasn't really gonna stand pat and run Randle at Center. It wasn't happening.

I think IHart at C is missed but the team was prevented from retaining him. KAT is a superior player to him but he is a PF defensively and has been playing out of position all year because Mitch has been hurt, Sims got traded for nothing and Hukporti, when he was finally given a chance, got hurt.

It is what it is.

[3toheadmelo]

What does that have to do with the fact you were wrong about the records? They were factually worse without Brunson last year.

You’re trying to use small sample sizes that include losses against the worst teams in the league to argue that KAT and Mikal have been doing amazing without Brunson

"amazing"

Point out to me where I said they were amazing without Brunson. All these lies and factually incorrect statements, then adding things nobody said is crazy. You were wrong about the records, instead of owning it, you continue with more strawmen.

You’re the king of no context. You’re trying to prop up a very small 6-5 record that’s mostly against the worst teams in the league to say KAT and Mikal can still win without Brunson. Yet they can’t even beat the hornets or spurs. Nasty work. All these arguments you be doing end up aging like milk. You losing all the wars brodie. Don’t go out like this. You can’t even own that this team was constructed poorly so you deflect every single thing to Thibs.

[MrDollarBills]

It’s much better if you can play both big and small. Someone like KAT you play mixed lineups with him at C and him at PF. Mix and match depending on matchups and the game. The answer isn’t play KAT at C or PF…its play him at both

Right.

This requires coaching that adapts to the roster at hand instead of a coach that tries to squeeze square pegs into round holes. Trying to use KAT like Mitch is used defensively is asinine but Tom does what he does.