PG: fake contenders

Iron Mantis · Post #81 » by **Iron Mantis** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 10:14 am

Good loss. Are we in fourth place yet?

This Cavs team is beatable when we are at full strength.

spree8 · Post #82 » by **spree8** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 12:11 pm

Iron Mantis wrote:Good loss. Are we in fourth place yet?

This Cavs team is beatable when we are at full strength.

Yea I hope we drop to 4, want no part of a Boston massacre in Rd2. If we lucked out enough to see them in the ECF, hopefully they’d be banged up.

Pistons still kinda risky tho. Whatever happens it’s a win win. ECF? Great. First or second Rd exit? Thibs is a goner. Either way I’m gucci :nod:

prophet_of_rage · Post #83 » by **prophet_of_rage** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 12:15 pm

The KnicksFix wrote:
prophet_of_rage wrote:
The KnicksFix wrote:All this stupid f**k has to do is play Mitch and deuce over kat and hart/ Mikal
He wont do it, because he’s a f***ing stupid fat piece of s**t
Deuce is injured and Mitch was out.

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WELL GEEE I DINDT KNOW!!!

I’m talking about when we are healthy, you need to start Mitch and deuce
And have hart and Mikal come off the bench
It balances the lineup in every way possible, but we haven’t seen any of that, and he won’t even try it with Mitch and Kat for extended time.

You haven't seen that because it hasn't been possible. Mitch is still coming back.

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3toheadmelo · Post #84 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 12:18 pm

So which players are Thibs not utilizing properly? And are we still handing out apology forms for Mikal?

Iron Mantis · Post #85 » by **Iron Mantis** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 12:26 pm

spree8 wrote:
Iron Mantis wrote:Good loss. Are we in fourth place yet?

This Cavs team is beatable when we are at full strength.

Yea I hope we drop to 4, want no part of a Boston massacre in Rd2. If we lucked out enough to see them in the ECF, hopefully they’d be banged up.

Pistons still kinda risky tho. Whatever happens it’s a win win. ECF? Great. First or second Rd exit? Thibs is a goner. Either way I’m gucci

My sentiments exactly, down to the letter.

Thus, respecting either scenario that will unfold after we finish in fourth place.......ECF or bye Thibs

3toheadmelo · Post #86 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 12:26 pm

Josh hart was a traffic cone last night. Cavs players guarded by him shot 12/17 FG 70% last night. He is not a starter on a championship contending team.

3toheadmelo · Post #87 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 12:31 pm

Mikal let players shoot 9/13 (69%) on him last night :lol:

Wildcat · Post #88 » by **Wildcat** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 1:28 pm

The cowardice of wanting to drop to 4 after crucifying Cleveland for doing it last season is appalling.

TKKnicks1 · Post #89 » by **TKKnicks1** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 1:31 pm

Time to rest OG and KAT. Play Mikal 15 minutes. We ain't catching 2 and we ain't falling to 4. What's the point?

TheGreenArrow · Post #90 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 1:36 pm

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On the road to an embarrassing 2nd rd exit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why is it embarrassing? Is our roster and chemistry better than Boston’s?????

No but it won’t even be competitive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just like all the regular season games against the top teams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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HopelessKnick · Post #91 » by **HopelessKnick** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 1:43 pm

As expected. At least we can celebrate that huge ein over the Sixers, followed by the expect blowout against the Cavs.

To be fair though, without Brunson, Mitch and Deuce we can't hang with the elite teams. We can't even hang with them with everybody healthy but surely not without them.

Bridges is averaging aorund 10 points in those 8 games against the elite teams. That's pretty appaling.

MrDollarBills · Post #92 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 1:55 pm

Mikal only shooting 6 FGAs...

Nah. KAT isn't the guy I'm trading this summer.

HEZI · Post #93 » by **HEZI** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 1:57 pm

HopelessKnick wrote:As expected. At least we can celebrate that huge ein over the Sixers, followed by the expect blowout against the Cavs.

To be fair though, without Brunson, Mitch and Deuce we can't hang with the elite teams. We can't even hang with them with everybody healthy but surely not without them.

Bridges is averaging aorund 10 points in those 8 games against the elite teams. That's pretty appaling.

MrDollarBills · Post #94 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 1:58 pm

Wildcat wrote:The cowardice of wanting to drop to 4 after crucifying Cleveland for doing it last season is appalling.

This team is going to have to take the bitter medicine one way or another. There's no escaping it at this point.

Post #95 » by **dakomish23** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 2:04 pm

treachery wrote:It sounds insane to say-but the whole point of Kolek is to run him as the primary playmaker, not stick him off ball and have towns iso from 30 feet out.

We could run such a beautiful movement offense if we allowed Kolek to run the show when he’s out there.

Go back for Thibs whole career. It's always ISO guy cooks. He doesn't run an actual offense. He would have won 75 games with prime Melo :lol:

Post #96 » by **dakomish23** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 2:06 pm

WaltFrazier wrote:
robillionaire wrote:2nd night of back to back on the road with no Brunson Mitch McBride or Payne and we actually had a lead for a decent part of the game and foul trouble screwed us

Yeah the game turned when Kat had to sit late in the second quarter and they cut it to seven. But how often does Kat get dumb foul trouble like that. Even with bad calls, seems like something always gets him off track and you're hoping ok second half he'll be better. Something is missing with him, mental toughness or something.

I'm convinced you can't win with him at C. And Mitch helps but you really need a healthier fitter version of Mitch to make it work. I didn't really watch the Cavs series two years ago but everyone here mentions how Mitch dominated the Cleveland twin bigs. I don't see how this year's Mitch could dominate these Cavs now though.

We warned about this by Zach Lowe before KAT was traded here. Super talented but will limit himself with the dumbest fouls

3toheadmelo · Post #97 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 2:07 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:Mikal only shooting 6 FGAs...

Nah. KAT isn't the guy I'm trading this summer.

Get rid of both of them

Post #98 » by **dakomish23** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 2:08 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:Mikal only shooting 6 FGAs...

Nah. KAT isn't the guy I'm trading this summer.

I think you keep the top 7 and work from there. There's nobody else outside of those guys I'd want playing in a playoff game but we have to go at least 8-9 deep. Address the back up PG position with someone this buffoon will actually trust to play and run the offense. Get a hybrid PF-C. We'll be way better off for it.

Post #99 » by **dakomish23** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 2:09 pm

Iron Mantis wrote:Good loss. Are we in fourth place yet?

This Cavs team is beatable when we are at full strength.

We could beat any of the true top tier. We could get swept by anyone in the top tier. Neither scenario would surprise me. And that's a problem

spree8 · Post #100 » by **spree8** » Thu Apr 3, 2025 2:11 pm

Wildcat wrote:The cowardice of wanting to drop to 4 after crucifying Cleveland for doing it last season is appalling.

That doesn’t constitute as “cowardice”. We’re fans, we don’t play the games. We get to sit back and watch this team get slaughtered by the top teams and can’t do a damn thing about it. That’s not “cowardice” lol.

If you’re on the court with someone n they wanna duck, ok, but we’re not. I’m just not trying to watch another horror show.

Last year was different, the team could shoot the one with anybody. This team? Na, it’s a 20-30+ beat down every time.