ArksNetsSince99 wrote:cgf wrote:FlatearthZorro wrote:
Is it? You’re telling me the Knicks have a better roster?
At this point I think you’re mistaking personal biases with logic, there’s absolutely nothing suggesting the Knicks have the better team or has been the better team in the past I’d say 3-4 years.
Who has the better team and better players are different conversations. You've clearly been the better team this season, but you've also had years to develop chemistry & figure out what works with this core, building up your depth around them & tweaking around the edges of the rotation. Our group not only has yet to have a training camp together, but its defensive anchor just got into game shape a month or so ago.
And against an exceptional team like yours, that lack of chemistry...especially defensively...can be a killer. In particular earlier in the season and if the coach of the less blooded-in underdog is keeping things basic for the regular season, before starting to get more aggressive with his defensive personnel for the postseason; as we've seen Thibs do with Anunoby & Bridges.
Plus, your roster being better on the whole doesn't mean we don't have our advantages. Like we have the best crunchtime creator in this series, and the defenders we have to throw at your ace match up better than the defenders you have to throw at ours. Similarly, when he's cooking, Towns is a weapon you guys just don't have because KP can't create for himself like Karl can, and he's just too soft around the rim.
Of course Karl can't protect the rim like KP, Jrue is a more credible shooter than Hart, Pritchard is having a way better season than McBride off the bench, etc. but like I said, your roster being better on the whole wouldn't mean we didn't have some advantages and you being the better team this year doesn't necessarily mean you've got the better players or roster on the whole.
Not even getting into the Form vs Class question. As things are coming together for us to play our best basketball right now, so even if one does think you outclass us across the board, we could beat you just on form.
Rude awakening will come tonight
Then seeing the reality
Then panic
Then cries and teeth grinding
Then it will be 1-4 and Knicks fans will be back to blaming Thibs and Mikal for this world disaster
Let’s Go Celtics , in Leprechaun we trust
This season has been a blast and looks like even if we lose, we'll have represented ourselves well against the defending champs.
Luckily we've got you around to keep the good times rolling a little longer & give us a shot at pulling off the upset so many assumed was impossible
