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

Don’t let them take 3 in MSG. That will be almost impossible to stomach

Need guys to step up and need some adjustments to be made. May be wishful thinking but I’d rather that than think about going 0-3 in the playoffs to Tyrese Haliburton

TKKnicks1 · Post #432 » by **TKKnicks1** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:38 pm

No emotions for me tonight. I was biting my fingernails and on the edge of my seat all postseason. Thibs has ruined my mojo. I'll be half paying attention tonight with very mild expectations.

Red Vines · Post #433 » by **Red Vines** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:41 pm

If we're going two bigs I hope the gameplan is to slow down the pace or this is over early.

The KnicksFix · Post #434 » by **The KnicksFix** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:41 pm

I don’t even feel like watching this garbage
All the nervousness and anxiety and enjoyment thibs zapped from my system. He had a chance and he blew it
Eff him from the bottom of my soul

8516knicks · Post #435 » by **8516knicks** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:42 pm

ctorres wrote:

Read on Twitter

48 minutes; book it. 8-)

Fat Kat · Post #436 » by **Fat Kat** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:42 pm

Read on Twitter

MrDollarBills · Post #437 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:43 pm

I'm watching on HBO Max so my reactions may be delayed.

We need to assign a single defender to pick up Halibitch 94 feet away from the basket at all times.

We've made it too easy on him.

Cut off the head of the snake.

Pr0nzingis · Post #438 » by **Pr0nzingis** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:44 pm

Pacers players are fresh as cucumbers. Knicks main star is tired only lasts two quarters, Towns bad knee, the rest are a combination of tired and completely out of rhythm. Maybe our defensive specialist can pull out a 40 point game.

If Knicks had spent the regular season developing players, just imagine Kokek, Dadiet, McCullar, Hukporti on Rick's hands, if we actually had a big rotation against the Pistons and start tighten things up as u went, instead going from giving the bench 13 minutes to a 9-10 rotation, maybe Knicks would be also fresh as cucumbers.

People aren't even recognizing the saddest part, Pacers and OKC aren't losing players to free agency anytime soon, they are young and are only going to get better, so this is going to be the best chance Knicks have for a while, wasted on atrocious mismanagement of assets...

I remember when Knicks went to the finals and i don't care if it's been 25 years, thibs need to go.

knicksfan974 · Post #439 » by **knicksfan974** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:45 pm

Don't give up on the team just yet. Need to play better obviously but everything is still possible. The Knicks have enough talent to overcome this and make the Finals.

MrDollarBills · Post #440 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu May 29, 2025 11:48 pm

Pr0nzingis wrote:Pacers players are fresh as cucumbers. Knicks main star is tired only lasts two quarters, Towns bad knee, the rest are a combination of tired and completely out of rhythm. Maybe our defensive specialist can pull out a 40 point game.

If Knicks had spent the regular season developing players, just imagine Kokek, Dadiet, McCullar, Hukporti on Rick's hands, if we actually had a big rotation against the Pistons and start tighten things up as u went, instead going from giving the bench 13 minutes to a 9-10 rotation, maybe Knicks would be also fresh as cucumbers.

People aren't even recognizing the saddest part, Pacers and OKC aren't losing players to free agency anytime soon, they are young and are only going to get better, so this is going to be the best chance Knicks have for a while, wasted on atrocious mismanagement of assets...

I remember when Knicks went to the finals and i don't care if it's been 25 years, thibs need to go.

I don't know how much the 4 young kids would be able to help in playoff basketball but I agree with you that Tom basically abandoning the bench during the season was a critical error. Just chalking it up to "lol these guys suck" is just piss poor, lazy analysis. Every team has the same problem. You have to carve out roles and give guys a chance to see if they can fulfill it or not.

It is what it is at this point. The Minutes Police weren't calling this out just to be dickheads.