2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-0)

djsunyc · Post #1061 » by **djsunyc** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:42 am

i really hope folks understand that there is no gm'ing blueprint. there are so many different ways to build a team. just get good players regardless of method, hope they have chemistry and mesh and you may have a chance.

BlameTheRefs · Post #1062 » by **BlameTheRefs** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

Knicks are Frauds

canada_dry · Post #1063 » by **canada_dry** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

People are going to say hali didn't have a good game but he was really good in the 4th to win the game.

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___Rand___ · Post #1064 » by **___Rand___** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

reload141 wrote:Seems a bit quiet in the Garden…. Love it.

It's kinda sad. Gardens is nice when its loud.

Jadoogar · Post #1065 » by **Jadoogar** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:
NotaHypeJob wrote:People gonna enroll in summer school over watching a OKC/Indiana Finals

Nobody is watching that finals.

Do you guys even like basketball?

Let me go check the market size rankings so I know if I'm allowed to like a particular series

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ITYSL · Post #1066 » by **ITYSL** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

Gotem

uncleduck13 · Post #1067 » by **uncleduck13** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

Knicks on paper are the more talented team but the Pacers just play a better brand of basketball.

Patches Perry · Post #1068 » by **Patches Perry** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

djsunyc wrote:i really hope folks understand that there is no gm'ing blueprint. there are so many different ways to build a team. just get good players regardless of method, hope they have chemistry and mesh and you may have a chance.

Guys who can play both ends are very valuable though.

ibraheim718 · Post #1069 » by **ibraheim718** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:43 am

Ari_Emanuel wrote:Carlisle is an elite coach. Luka chasing him outta Dallas years ago needs to be talked about more.

I'm on record years ago saying he's the best active coach in the NBA. You just have to look at his resume. Easily the best in game coach that I've ever seen.

Rzwynn · Post #1070 » by **Rzwynn** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

Knick fans it don’t look good!
but Indy has lost every gm3 these playoffs.

durden_tyler · Post #1071 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

Congrats Pacers fans for winning the series. Picked the Knicks to win the series thinking that they are the better team— i was dead wrong and apparently this is still the same losing and cursed franchise it was the last 3 decades or so. You have a special team and will be rooting hard for you to upset the Thunder* in the NBA Finals.

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jokeboy86 · Post #1072 » by **jokeboy86** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

Rooting for the Pacers because they clearly are the best team to never win an NBA title. They never really tank and can’t remember the last time they’ve gotten even a top 3 draft pick. A solid franchise.

Post #1073 » by **Capn'O** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

3ddman23 wrote:How would the Knicks aquire giannis? Wouldn't they have to give up a lot of depth to get him?

I don't think it's a good idea.

Our issue is depth. We need to build internally, get a player, and trust our bench. That probably means a new coach.

lethalizer · Post #1074 » by **lethalizer** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

Americans really have a ratings fetish when it comes to their sports.

Who the f*ck cares how many people watches a series? They already signed a new TV contract which will last until 2036.

Are they taking extra money out of your pockets if it's a less popular finals matchup?

djsunyc · Post #1075 » by **djsunyc** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:
holdenwait wrote:You ain't going anywhere serious with Thibs at the helm

He's garbage man

I do think our starters are exhausted due to the lack of bench minutes. And I believe someone outside the rotation could have improved if he gave them time on the court in the RS consistently.

i think thibs has the knicks overachieving. bench sucks and defense with bruson and kat at the 2 most important positions can be exploited. any other coach has then out in round 1.

baller16 · Post #1076 » by **baller16** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

If Mavs had traded for Siakam they probably would've won a ring last season. He's a near perfect fit with Luka but they though he wasn't worth it lol

Bank Shot · Post #1077 » by **Bank Shot** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

KAT at the five puts a cap on your squad. Gotta play him at the four if you actually want to win something.

ITYSL · Post #1078 » by **ITYSL** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 am

Seriously though. What a **** game. Both these teams are fighters and from a neutral perspective, I hope the Knicks are able to win a few because this is too much fun

HotRocks34 · Post #1079 » by **HotRocks34** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:45 am

Ari_Emanuel wrote:Carlisle is an elite coach. Luka chasing him outta Dallas years ago needs to be talked about more.

What chased Carlisle out of Dallas was Cuban's dysfunction, including his gambling analytics guy.

KGDirkTD_Fan · Post #1080 » by **KGDirkTD_Fan** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:45 am

Silver is going to have to look up where Indiana and Oklahoma is for the finals, not sure if he knows.

Who wins?