ECF Playoff Game Thread: Pacers @ Knicks, Game 5, May 29th 8pm

Post #1 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:11 pm

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rajajackal · Post #2 » by **rajajackal** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:31 pm

Jeff Van Gully wrote:

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this feels heroic. maybe i can thug this out like rocky i got a high pain tolerance

Red Vines · Post #3 » by **Red Vines** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:32 pm

Regular season starters but expanded bench, keep everyone fresh, no playing entire quarters etc.

rajajackal · Post #4 » by **rajajackal** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:32 pm

dark and hell is hot full album is CRAZY btw :lol:

koogiking · Post #5 » by **koogiking** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:32 pm

Win or Go Home. LETS DO THIS

I believe this series will be a legendary comeback and the Knicks will make it to the NBA Finals

sol537 · Post #6 » by **sol537** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:44 pm

Start: Wright on Hali, Brunson on Nemhard, Mikal on Neismith, OG on Siakam, KAT on Turner. Switch everything except on Hali... fight through the screens and make him take contested shots. Pick him up full court with Wright.

Bench: Hart, Deuce, Shamet, Mitch with a short leash on Hart.

Sub KAT out after 4-5 mins of play then bring him back in the 2nd quarter when JB is sitting.

Run the offense through KAT in the low post, even when Brunson is out there. When KAT is on the bench, use Mikal and OG in the post against Hali and Nemhard as often as possible. When the doubles come, and they will, find the open shooters.

Pound them on the boards and pound them in the paint. Always get back on defense and slow them down by picking them up full court. Slow the game to a grind like in game 3.

Thibs will do none of these things and we will lose.

The pain will be over soon, folks.

spree8 · Post #7 » by **spree8** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:46 pm

Thibs needs to take a page outta Phil Jackson’s book. Desperate times… switch it up n give these dudes some inspiration. The works. Movie clips, meditation, visualization, mindfulness, even a damn Native American sweat lodge ceremony… all that. The whole team, coach included. Start fresh.

sol537 · Post #8 » by **sol537** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:53 pm

spree8 wrote:Thibs needs to take a page outta Phil Jackson’s book. Desperate times… switch it up n give these dudes some inspiration. The works. Movie clips, meditation, visualization, mindfulness, even a damn Native American sweat lodge ceremony… all that. The whole team, coach included. Start fresh.

"The best I can do is Josh Hart for 40 minutes" -Tommy Thibs

Iron Mantis · Post #9 » by **Iron Mantis** » Wed May 28, 2025 2:58 pm

I want to see one of our perimeter defenders man up and actually give Hali some real trouble on defense.

I'm still not convinced that Hali is really built like that..dude is a clown.

evevale · Post #10 » by **evevale** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:02 pm

i was pretty much 100% checked out but **** it i'm riding w/ jeff one last time

lay it all on the line in the garden and make these frauds feel some pressure going back to the farmlands

FrozenEnvelope · Post #11 » by **FrozenEnvelope** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:04 pm

Easy win.

TGW · Post #12 » by **TGW** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:08 pm

Iron Mantis wrote:I want to see one of our perimeter defenders man up and actually give Hali some real trouble on defense.

I'm still not convinced that Hali is really built like that..dude is a clown.

Haha my boy Wolf. "He need to get got"

rajajackal · Post #13 » by **rajajackal** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:13 pm

evevale wrote:i was pretty much 100% checked out but **** it i'm riding w/ jeff one last time

lay it all on the line in the garden and make these frauds feel some pressure going back to the farmlands

jvg been holding it tf down all postseason. i can't abandon my mans now :lol:

robillionaire · Post #14 » by **robillionaire** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:37 pm

good luck Knicks. I loved watching you this season. Please give garden fans at least one win at home. Che sarà sarà

Post #15 » by **dakomish23** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:41 pm

Hart first 2 series - 41.9% on 3.6 3PA
Hart this series - 28.6% on 1.8 3PA

Post #16 » by **dakomish23** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:42 pm

The 8 points in 9 seconds year we went down 3-1. Won game 5 at home, won game 6 on the road, Ewing missed the finger roll in Game 7.

Context · Post #17 » by **Context** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:44 pm

koogiking wrote:Win or Go Home. LETS DO THIS

I believe this series will be a legendary comeback and the Knicks will make it to the NBA Finals

this team has the will power to do it. All they have to do is win this game at the garden. Once they do that - then the
closeout pressure is back on Indy.

Context · Post #18 » by **Context** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:48 pm

Jeff Van Gully wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

If there was anyone that can get us 3 in row. It's you JVG!
And if there was any team that could do it -its this years Knicks. The comeback kings!

sol537 · Post #19 » by **sol537** » Wed May 28, 2025 3:55 pm

Another approach we could take--since Thibs loves Hart so much--is to start out with OG on Haliburton to try to break through most of their screens (better than Mikal can) in the hopes that OG can at least slow Hali down somewhat. Then Mikal covers Siakam (fronting him in the post, mostly) and we hope that we can stimmy their offense enough to keep things close with this starting 5 (Mitch goes back to the bench).

Then, we come at them with defense and hustle with the 2nd unit (Mitch, Deuce, Shamet, Wright) and stagger JB and KAT as much as possible.

Thibs wouldn't dare...

Red Vines · Post #20 » by **Red Vines** » Wed May 28, 2025 4:04 pm

Thibs likely coaching for his job, he should feel free to try anything he wants this game, show us your genius.