PG: Saved By The KAT

[Adelheid]

This IS FINALLY the type of rotation we were waiting for from Thibs. No Brunson and KAT together unless Mitch was in. DELON and Shamet over Payne. Finally, finally, finally some smarter rotations and player utilization based on the matchup.

its a win for the anti-thibs brigade

[K_ick_God]

What KAT did ignited the whole team

And to be honest, and no hate at JB, but if he doesn’t leave the game, I don’t think it happens

Thibs really needs to go, don’t care about the results anymore

Thibs showed blatant favoritism by benching KAT in Game 2. If he did the same for JB in Game 1, we would have been up 2-1.

But what is done is done. It is just ironic that the guy whom Thibs hung out to dry two days ago was the very one who saved him today. KAT put the team on his shoulders while Deuce, Delon and Landry helped push him up the stairs.

It is sad to think that this may be too late. Carlisle is too smart to lose consecutive games to an inferior coach. Quite unfortunate as I think Delon and Landry would have helped us in the Finals, especially against OKC.

Yeah this next game is gonna be hard. They’ll probably do something new at KAT and he’ll be unready for it bc Tom doesn’t think ahead.

OG is back for me. But Tom and Mikal are permanent members of my list.

[KnixinSix]

What KAT did ignited the whole team

And to be honest, and no hate at JB, but if he doesn’t leave the game, I don’t think it happens

Thibs really needs to go, don’t care about the results anymore

Thibs showed blatant favoritism by benching KAT in Game 2. If he did the same for JB in Game 1, we would have been up 2-1.

But what is done is done. It is just ironic that the guy whom Thibs hung out to dry two days ago was the very one who saved him today. KAT put the team on his shoulders while Deuce, Delon and Landry helped push him up the stairs.

It is sad to think that this may be too late. Carlisle is too smart to lose consecutive games to an inferior coach. Quite unfortunate as I think Delon and Landry would have helped us in the Finals, especially against OKC.

If you shield KAT at 4 with Mitch at 5 and/or pair him with 4 other strong defenders by not playing Brunson with him .....

No player went over 37 minutes. We played 9 guys 10 minutes or more.

THIS. is what we have been waiting for from Thibs.

[Strick]

Really need to limit the KAT and Brunson minutes as much as we can. Both are excellent offensive talents with clear faults on the defensive end. You can also see that KAT has played some of his best offensive ball when he’s the guy out there. Brunson has shown plenty of times he can eat when he’s the guy out there

Both will be critical if we want to advance but it is very tough when they’re both out there defensively. Hopefully Thibs learned a thing or two from tonight and we can steal game 4

[Strick]

I honestly hope them blowing the 20 point lead on their home court has a similar psychological impact as our game 1 collapse had on us.

Let’s start game 4 off hot, keep them down, and head back home knotted at 2-2!

[Jeffrey]

I want to bring up an issue with Mikal... fck is wrong with him? He just do not want any contact.

He's a frail, thin, finesse type player. Probably why he's never missed a game. He completely avoids contact in the paint.

For Mikal to take the next step, he has to learn how to draw contact. You’d think Brunson could have taught him a trick or two. I would let that go if he would hit his 3s at 40%. He’s got to do better there.

Looking at Mikal's FTA stats.. except for 1 year.. the guy averages around 3 a game.

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They brought the cavalry goddamn
But job’s not done…

[nyknicks09]

How do the knicks keep coming back by 20pts???

There’s no giving up and that’s something to admire from this team. Just when you think they’re out of it, they make these nice runs like it’s meant to happen. This series took a 20 degree turn on the Knicks favor and next game will show what we are made of.

Hart and KAT came big when it counted along with Thibs giving Wright, and Shamet the nod. He’s fighting to get wins and he matched up well versus Carlisle substitutions.

[K_ick_God]

Maybe the refs can make that call. He's vertical and with both arms extended. :shrug:

He didn't jump vertical...he jumped into deuce and hit him on the body. Body contact before block.

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Deuce was insane for this

This and og bullying Naismith were my favorite plays of the game

Clear foul to me

[HarthorneWingo]

Anyone watching the replay right now?

[HarthorneWingo]

We’re down 16 with 8 minutes left in the 3rd quarter

[gavran]

100% a foul, but if Indiana had another challange, you know it would have been overturned.

[HarthorneWingo]

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After we spent three quarters trashing him.

[HarthorneWingo]

He didn't jump vertical...he jumped into deuce and hit him on the body. Body contact before block.

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Deuce was insane for this

This and og bullying Naismith were my favorite plays of the game

Clear foul to me

So long as we got the call IDGAF!

[Clyde_Style]

What KAT did ignited the whole team

And to be honest, and no hate at JB, but if he doesn’t leave the game, I don’t think it happens

Thibs really needs to go, don’t care about the results anymore

Thibs showed blatant favoritism by benching KAT in Game 2. If he did the same for JB in Game 1, we would have been up 2-1.

But what is done is done. It is just ironic that the guy whom Thibs hung out to dry two days ago was the very one who saved him today. KAT put the team on his shoulders while Deuce, Delon and Landry helped push him up the stairs.

It is sad to think that this may be too late. Carlisle is too smart to lose consecutive games to an inferior coach. Quite unfortunate as I think Delon and Landry would have helped us in the Finals, especially against OKC.

Yeah this next game is gonna be hard. They’ll probably do something new at KAT and he’ll be unready for it bc Tom doesn’t think ahead.

OG is back for me. But Tom and Mikal are permanent members of my list.

There once was a poster named KnicksGod on the RealGM hoops forum
Whose moods swang from euphoria to rage, then contempt and boredom
Some days the players were stupid, the coach would burn in hell
Other times they regained his favor and they were now just swell
And thus they carried on with their consistently inconsistent decorum

[SunsRback4Good]

We’re down 16 with 8 minutes left in the 3rd quarter

Dang! Are you on a 4 hour delay or something?

[HarthorneWingo]

Brunson:

6-18 FGs, 1 assist, 3 turnovers (all in the 3rd quarter).

Not good. But yet we still won.