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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#641 » by HEZI » Thu May 22, 2025 4:07 pm

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Yea they weren’t as sharp n focused as earlier in the game but it ain’t because they were bored… who gets bored in an ECF game at MSG?

You can believe what you want, but there’s a reason the pros are calling it what it is and why most of us here been warning about it all season. Players talk about how difficult it is to play up until this point in the season all the time, now imagine doing it with all that extra mileage on you from the season of 7-8 man rotations 40+ mpg. Not rocket science. Google it.

But what’s done is done, and our guys just gotta dig deep, dial in, focus and fight thru it til the end. Thibs gotta be better too


Who said they were bored? You have to read more carefully.

Your fatigue claim has been proven false over and over again. If what you say is true then they would have folded numerous times and never advanced this far. Yet they always do the opposite, they come back and play better. You don’t come back playing better the next game if you are truly fatigued. These mistakes are not fatigue related and when they play better again next game you will again be proven wrong.



You specifically said “they were too comfortable to almost being bored”.

It’s not “my” fatigue claim lol it’s professional NBA players claim.

When has it been proven wrong?

Just because they win doesn’t mean it’s not a thing. That’s spoken like someone who clearly doesn’t get it.


Comfortable, kicked back, relaxed, let the foot off the gas. Whatever phrase you want to use but don’t ignore the point. There were no signs of fatigue and even then it took Indiana making ridiculous shots just to tie.

If you care about professional athletes opinions then the only ones who’s opinion really matters is the guys who actually played the game and none of them are saying they were tired but they do admit they got complacent. On to the next one
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#642 » by dakomish23 » Thu May 22, 2025 4:07 pm

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Post#643 » by GettinitDone » Thu May 22, 2025 4:08 pm

Capn'O wrote:IMO Wright playing could help a lot. Their pressure on Brunson led to a lot of the late unforced errors. We need another player out there who can act as a release valve on the pressure and cut down minutes on our key guys with the frenetic pace Indy prefers.

Plus he doesn't chuck early in the clock like Payne.


Yes I love Delon, his on ball defense and off ball on a switch could massively help on hot guys like Nesmith in this game when OG or Mikal sits
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#644 » by Capn'O » Thu May 22, 2025 4:10 pm

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Capn'O wrote:IMO Wright playing could help a lot. Their pressure on Brunson led to a lot of the late unforced errors. We need another player out there who can act as a release valve on the pressure and cut down minutes on our key guys with the frenetic pace Indy prefers.

Plus he doesn't chuck early in the clock like Payne.


Yes I love Delon, his on ball defense and off ball on a switch could massively help on hot guys like Nesmith in this game when OG or Mikal sits


Right and we could give Mikal and Hart some rests because he can guard wings.
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#645 » by TheGreenArrow » Thu May 22, 2025 4:12 pm

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Whatever it was, it looked like it may have been squashed when KAT was talking to OG at the FT line for a minute.


KAT was right, OG was wrong. OG should be forced to clean the streets.

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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#646 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 22, 2025 4:18 pm



I know some words were said during film session today.

This is complete horse sh*t
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#647 » by knicks94 » Thu May 22, 2025 4:18 pm

Austin Croshere, Roy Hibbert, and Aaron Nesmith. The list of scrubs that the Pacers have unleashed on the Knicks in the playoffs is exasperating.
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#648 » by Jay10 » Thu May 22, 2025 4:19 pm

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spree8 wrote:This is weird… I saw KAT n OG have some kinda exchange on the court that looked heated, but didn’t see this shyt :o


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Whatever it was, it looked like it may have been squashed when KAT was talking to OG at the FT line for a minute.


KAT was right, OG was wrong. OG should be forced to clean the streets.

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OG was probably upset that KAT could've switched onto Neismith due to how close he was, and OG would've switched onto Siakam.
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#649 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 22, 2025 4:19 pm

Capn'O wrote:
GettinitDone wrote:
Capn'O wrote:IMO Wright playing could help a lot. Their pressure on Brunson led to a lot of the late unforced errors. We need another player out there who can act as a release valve on the pressure and cut down minutes on our key guys with the frenetic pace Indy prefers.

Plus he doesn't chuck early in the clock like Payne.


Yes I love Delon, his on ball defense and off ball on a switch could massively help on hot guys like Nesmith in this game when OG or Mikal sits


Right and we could give Mikal and Hart some rests because he can guard wings.


One of the dumbest things Tom has done this season is burying Wright on the bench after he played well during Brunson's absence.

Why was Sims traded again?
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#650 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 22, 2025 4:21 pm

Jay10 wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:
Phish Tank wrote:
KAT was right, OG was wrong. OG should be forced to clean the streets.

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OG was probably upset that KAT could've switched onto Neismith due to how close he was, and OG would've switched onto Siakam.



Who was OG defending here? Air???

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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#651 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 22, 2025 4:22 pm

Jay10 wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:
Phish Tank wrote:
KAT was right, OG was wrong. OG should be forced to clean the streets.

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OG was probably upset that KAT could've switched onto Neismith due to how close he was, and OG would've switched onto Siakam.


OG should be upset at himself. He was caught sleeping when he should have been up on the line ready to switch.

It's moot but they all need to be held accountable
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#652 » by Capn'O » Thu May 22, 2025 4:22 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
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Yes I love Delon, his on ball defense and off ball on a switch could massively help on hot guys like Nesmith in this game when OG or Mikal sits


Right and we could give Mikal and Hart some rests because he can guard wings.


One of the dumbest things Tom has done this season is burying Wright on the bench after he played well during Brunson's absence.

Why was Sims traded again?


Well, he's got the opportunity to do something smart now.

Completely dumbfounding. Like... this dude screams "Thibs Guy."
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#653 » by K_ick_God » Thu May 22, 2025 4:23 pm

If we don't admit that 0g is slow and weak as hell, we're lying. He has poor lateral movement, no jumping ability, he's generally weak physically

I don't know his game that much pre-Knicks and he can always hit a 3 here and there which is nice but to me he looks basically washed

And he's not close to any elite athlete or anything. The guy's strength and conditioning seem pretty much terrible
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Post#654 » by Jay10 » Thu May 22, 2025 4:27 pm

The game came down to the PG not managing the clock properly with 34 seconds left in the game and 24 seconds on the shot clock while having a 5 point lead.

All Jalen had to do was force the Pacers to foul him, while at the same time taking more time off the clock.
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#655 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 22, 2025 4:30 pm

Capn'O wrote:
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Right and we could give Mikal and Hart some rests because he can guard wings.


One of the dumbest things Tom has done this season is burying Wright on the bench after he played well during Brunson's absence.

Why was Sims traded again?


Well, he's got the opportunity to do something smart now.

Completely dumbfounding. Like... this dude screams "Thibs Guy."


He defends, he can help Brunson with initiating the 'offense", and he plays within himself and doesn't try to do too much that he can't. He should have been a regular part of the rotation.

If we're being honest Cam should have lost his spot after that stretch. He gave us that game against Detroit and he's been abysmal since.
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#656 » by rajajackal » Thu May 22, 2025 4:30 pm

i think it's time to start mitch. that way you can play og on wings more. kat defended siakam well
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#657 » by K_ick_God » Thu May 22, 2025 4:31 pm

Jay10 wrote:The game came down to the PG not managing the clock properly with 34 seconds left in the game and 24 seconds on the shot clock while having a 5 point lead.

All Jalen had to do was force the Pacers to foul him, while at the same time taking more time off the clock.


Yeah. Jalen bad but his bad ideas, and 0g's ... buck stops on the coach's desk

Thibs is not even coaching ... he's just doing nothing, let's be honest

He just plays the starters a ton, makes sort of bad substitutions ... he's washed up and any normal reaction is to take action and get him out ... but that won't happen

Thibs should be removed TODAY, right now. That's the reality of it. You fire people for such incompetence

You can tell we don't have a coach by the way our planning and decisions are all erratic ... one thing happens one game and then disappears ... what happens in any given moment is up in the air and has no rhyme or reason to it

It's completely obvious that he's not able to do the job ... he's in fact doing nothing but pushing some very basic buttons
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#658 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 22, 2025 4:34 pm

Jay10 wrote:The game came down to the PG not managing the clock properly with 34 seconds left in the game and 24 seconds on the shot clock while having a 5 point lead.

All Jalen had to do was force the Pacers to foul him, while at the same time taking more time off the clock.


That pass to OG was utterly stupid.

Knowing Brunson, he probably took complete blame for last night. I expect an excellent Game 2 from him.
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#659 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 22, 2025 4:40 pm

We were up 8 with 40 secs.

I am so pissed off.
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Re: PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF 

Post#660 » by K_ick_God » Thu May 22, 2025 4:40 pm

Brunson in-bounding and throws it away because he can't even see the court ... he's too small and almost never in-bounds under pressure (got lucky and Hart somehow reels it in)

Thibs doesn't have any challenges for crucial calls late

Thibs decides to run some weird play for Brunson in the very final act of incompetence, something we never see before, and the Knicks lose the ball ... even though JB can score at will 1 on 1

0g is shooting early in the clock for no reason other than to give the Pacers a shot to pull off a comeback -- and because he can't possibly do what's right and take time off the clock like a responsible professional player

Jalen dribbles into the corner and passes to a weak 0g who never finishes a contested shot in the paint ... when all he should do is run the clock

Mitch comes back into the game like it's a joke, smirking and letting Obi do whatever he wants, and making no effort to even guard the paint ... just standing there

All of this, all of it, is on Thibs. Team has no rudder at all ... just a bunch of random stuff

Deny all you want but I'm right and we've seen it throughout the playoffs, like when he didn't use a TO to put Brunson back against Detroit

It's definitely an anomaly to have to fire your coach right now ... but anything else is itself malpractice

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