PG: The Rewards Go To The True Believers

[Jalen Bluntson]

Last year's rotation against IND

Brunson
DDV
Hart
OG 2.5 games
Shart

Deuce
Burks
Precious
Mitch played for 12 minutes in one game.

After injuries Deuce/Precious both got 2 starts.

We pushed that team to 7. They haven't really changed since then.

Brunson/Mikal/Hart/OG/KAT
Deuce/Mitch etc

Much better team than the one the Pacers faced last season. Knicks should be able to close them out this time around. Fuq Haliburton!

[gavran]

This was the plan all along.

[Chanel Bomber]

Chahell began his rant about Josh *just* as this historical performance began taking shape

I make miracles happen. How about some gratitude.

thibs is talking to YOU

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Nah, I'm well aware of what he brings to the table. He's immensely valuable to us.

But this was not a good series for him because Mazzula turned him into an offensive liability, particularly when KAT was on the floor. It's not a coincidence he had the worst (albeit by a slim margin) offensive rating among our rotation players in the series at 107.2.

In the end it didn't matter because the team collectively outplayed the Celtics, but I think our offense regularly had real issues when he was on the court. So I was of the opinion that his minutes should be reduced and coincide less with KAT's.

I think the Pacers should be a better series for him. I love Josh Hart, he's great for us. But the Celtics series was a tough matchup for him offensively. I stand by that. But he contributed in other areas.

[Chanel Bomber]

Thibs and Mitch are the only remnants from the 2020-21 "We Here" season that ushered in this new era of Knicks basketball.

They have both been key figures in the franchise's resurgence.

We're not where we are today without Thibs.

I don't think he's perfect, and I certainly don't agree with all of his decisions, including tonight when he left the starters in the game.

But he has done an exceptional job coaching the Knicks overall. He's a Knick legend.

I think some criticism is fair, but I wish we weren't so quick to advocate firing him. He's an integral part of the fabric and the history of this franchise.

[Jeff Van Gully]

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[Guano]

I make miracles happen. How about some gratitude.

thibs is talking to YOU

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Nah, I'm well aware of what he brings to the table. He's immensely valuable to us.

But this was not a good series for him because Mazzula turned him into an offensive liability, particularly when KAT was on the floor. It's not a coincidence he had the worst (albeit by a slim margin) offensive rating among our rotation players in the series at 107.2.

In the end it didn't matter because the team collectively outplayed the Celtics, but I think our offense regularly had real issues when he was on the court. So I was of the opinion that his minutes should be reduced and coincide less with KAT's.

I think the Pacers should be a better series for him. I love Josh Hart, he's great for us. But the Celtics series was a tough matchup for him offensively. I stand by that. But he contributed in other areas.

That's a whole lotta words that fail to say I was wrong in calling jHart a Kirkland brand westbrook in a close out playoff game against the defending champs when he ended up having a triple double, sir.

[Guano]

Thibs and Mitch are the only remnants from the 2020-21 "We Here" season that ushered in this new era of Knicks basketball.

They have both been key figures in the franchise's resurgence.

We're not where we are today without Thibs.

I don't think he's perfect, and I certainly don't agree with all of his decisions, including tonight when he left the starters in the game.

But he has done an exceptional job coaching the Knicks overall. He's a Knick legend.

I think some criticism is fair, but I wish we weren't so quick to advocate firing him. He's an integral part of the fabric and the history of this franchise.

Love this for mitch

He busted his @ss to come back this season. and hell this series was a microcosm of his career started off very impactful then the adversity with the ft bullcht only for him to come through it and have a huge impact tonight in closing out the series. His contribution to this series was big.

[Meat]

So predictable that the narrative in history will be that the Knicks won bc Tatum got hurt. I’m not a big fan of the way we’ve played but the first comebacks in Boston were not that much of a fluke … the games looked even for most of those two (eye test > score).

Then we had Tatum go nuts in G4, after a blowout in G3, and we had thoroughly beaten them by the time Tatum is injured … game was over

Yet that’ll be the narrative

No it won't, no one will care in a year or 2, hell no one will remember

[Jeff Van Gully]

errbody who switched up...

[gavran]

Derrick White is such a player, but -45 tonight, jeeblas...

[Knicksfan1992]

errbody who switched up...

Gully you been on it bro. So many phonies and fakes that are silent tonight.

Real fans in here living life! Loving the moment.

[Reign23]

yeeeeeeeeeeeees
what a performance man. all 7 rotation players were absolutely huge on both ends from the start.
Thibs did a good job making sure, the guys came out ready - and cutting Payne from the rotation.
But my goodness had that mofo me sweating in the 4th that nobody gets injured. this subborness is a 10/10.
Oh and now shut the **** up with the bad KAT takes forever.

[The KnicksFix]

OG and Mikal defensively were a marvel tonight

[matchman]

Want to shout out to magnumt, we finally are legit contenders again.

[El Poochio]

[HarthorneWingo]

His presence was CRUCIAL!

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What an amazing defensive play by Mitch.

[HarthorneWingo]

Thibs and Mitch are the only remnants from the 2020-21 "We Here" season that ushered in this new era of Knicks basketball.

They have both been key figures in the franchise's resurgence.

We're not where we are today without Thibs.

I don't think he's perfect, and I certainly don't agree with all of his decisions, including tonight when he left the starters in the game.

But he has done an exceptional job coaching the Knicks overall. He's a Knick legend.

I think some criticism is fair, but I wish we weren't so quick to advocate firing him. He's an integral part of the fabric and the history of this franchise.

Love this for mitch

He busted his @ss to come back this season. and hell this series was a microcosm of his career started off very impactful then the adversity with the ft bullcht only for him to come through it and have a huge impact tonight in closing out the series. His contribution to this series was big.

Mitch now has another 4 days to improve on his FT shooting. I expect massive improvement now that he’s had a taste of what it’s like to shoot them like Towns or Brunson. Plus, he got all that love from the Garden crowd.

[HarthorneWingo]

Nice breakdown of our offense in this game

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[eagle54]

Wake up this morning and see the knicks in the conference finals...
As we say in French: quel kiff !!

[flintsky21]

Congratulations, Knicks fans. Well-deserved. Looking forward to the Knicks-Pacers series as a neutral spectator. Should be fun.