Knicks Media Day/Training Camp 2025!!!!!!!!!
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The thing people continue to miss is that Brunson and KAT are still on the floor. So whoever you add to "help" the defense simply doesn't take that point away even a rim protector. They will just still try to put Brunson and KAT in the actions.
The best way to reach our ceiling is to make the offense so unguardable that even mediocre defense doesn't matter. So truly putting teams in a position to have to use there center to guard KAT proved the most effective early in the season when we were in the running for the best offense in the league.
Lets play fast, lets play deep rotations so we can play at a high level and not rely on starters for 40 minutes a night so we can give that extra effort on the defensive end.
Its also important to keep Mitch healthy all year and limiting from starting i think is important to managing those minutes. Getting him through the season and healthy for playoffs needs to be a priority.
Deuce is also our best POA defender so his screen navigation will help a lot with the starters and move Mikal and OG more into that off ball robber help defender roles which they are best at as well (dig recover dig recover and close out to deter drives and get back to shooters).
Also with Mikal not having to navigate the most screens in the league anymore I hope that will help his offensive efficiency.
I think the rebounding will be fine. KAT is a excellent defensive rebounder and yes we certainly will miss Mitch's offensive rebounding but if you are really efficient offensively offensive rebounding isnt as vital...especially if you are taking and making more 3's which needs to be a priority for us.
Deuce is the answer. He is low usage, good in C&S and can be a secondary ball handler to move Brunson off ball more as well. And his minutes with Brunson were our best duo in the post season.
You fight fire with fire...you don't try to mitigate a bad defender and hurt the spacing to go along with it because trying to hide a bad defender in the NBA really never works.
The best way to reach our ceiling is to make the offense so unguardable that even mediocre defense doesn't matter. So truly putting teams in a position to have to use there center to guard KAT proved the most effective early in the season when we were in the running for the best offense in the league.
Lets play fast, lets play deep rotations so we can play at a high level and not rely on starters for 40 minutes a night so we can give that extra effort on the defensive end.
Its also important to keep Mitch healthy all year and limiting from starting i think is important to managing those minutes. Getting him through the season and healthy for playoffs needs to be a priority.
Deuce is also our best POA defender so his screen navigation will help a lot with the starters and move Mikal and OG more into that off ball robber help defender roles which they are best at as well (dig recover dig recover and close out to deter drives and get back to shooters).
Also with Mikal not having to navigate the most screens in the league anymore I hope that will help his offensive efficiency.
I think the rebounding will be fine. KAT is a excellent defensive rebounder and yes we certainly will miss Mitch's offensive rebounding but if you are really efficient offensively offensive rebounding isnt as vital...especially if you are taking and making more 3's which needs to be a priority for us.
Deuce is the answer. He is low usage, good in C&S and can be a secondary ball handler to move Brunson off ball more as well. And his minutes with Brunson were our best duo in the post season.
You fight fire with fire...you don't try to mitigate a bad defender and hurt the spacing to go along with it because trying to hide a bad defender in the NBA really never works.
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Could it be that for all of Thibs defensive pedigree, he still had blind spots or inflexibility and didn't lean into players' strengths on that end, so the team as a whole could play better defense?
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Pay attn
A Coach can't change a player, A coach must convert to players style..
A successful Pat Riley went from Magic with the Lakers to Charlie ward with Knick because he change his system.
Don't try and turn JB into Curry and play him off the ball, he's never done that in his career..
JB played off ball with the Mavs. He’s capable of playing some of that style. They aren’t turning him into a two guard I’d think

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stuporman wrote:Could it be that for all of Thibs defensive pedigree, he still had blind spots or inflexibility and didn't lean into players' strengths on that end, so the team as a whole could play better defense?
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Here's something. Josh in the grey bench practice jersey.

Another image. Looks like they're putting Mitch with the starters.

Another image. Looks like they're putting Mitch with the starters.
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Why Mitch lollygagging when you know it was him who missed the FT?

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Nice to see Mitch is starting. Another win for team villain!

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JXL wrote:Here's something. Josh in the grey bench practice jersey.
Another image. Looks like they're putting Mitch with the starters.
Looks like Huk and Yabisele are the 2nd string front court too, interesting!
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Guys, we did it. Someone genuinely wanted to be here, and not by gunpoint by their agent.

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god shammgod wrote:stuporman wrote:Could it be that for all of Thibs defensive pedigree, he still had blind spots or inflexibility and didn't lean into players' strengths on that end, so the team as a whole could play better defense?
no
You have the "I thought this was going to get fixed without Thibs" replies ripping and ready to go.
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NYKat wrote:JXL wrote:Here's something. Josh in the grey bench practice jersey.
Another image. Looks like they're putting Mitch with the starters.
Looks like Huk and Yabisele are the 2nd string front court too, interesting!
That doesn't add up though. Not going to look too much in jerseys first day of practice but if yabu and Hulu are playing minutes and Hart is the backup wing. Then that leaves Mcbride, Clarkson, and brogdon for 2 spots. If we are to believe shams reporting that brogdon signed here thinking he was making the team and had a rotation spot then who is out of the rotation?
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mpharris36 wrote:NYKat wrote:JXL wrote:Here's something. Josh in the grey bench practice jersey.
Another image. Looks like they're putting Mitch with the starters.
Looks like Huk and Yabisele are the 2nd string front court too, interesting!
That doesn't add up though. Not going to look too much in jerseys first day of practice but if yabu and Hulu are playing minutes and Hart is the backup wing. Then that leaves Mcbride, Clarkson, and brogdon for 2 spots. If we are to believe shams reporting that brogdon signed here thinking he was making the team and had a rotation spot then who is out of the rotation?
I wouldn't look too much into this as Brown is experimenting lineups in the preseason games. It could change tomorrow and we could see McBride with the starters and someone like Shamet in the grey jersey.
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@Guanyyyy looks like Mikal fixed his Form!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mpharris36 wrote:god shammgod wrote:stuporman wrote:Could it be that for all of Thibs defensive pedigree, he still had blind spots or inflexibility and didn't lean into players' strengths on that end, so the team as a whole could play better defense?
no
You have the "I thought this was going to get fixed without Thibs" replies ripping and ready to go.
I don't know if getting rid of Thibs will fix something, or that if Brown is the one who can or will fix it. I just wondered if a different defensive scheme would have the team play better as a whole. Since Thibs had some schematic flaws like giving up open 3s and trying to force his big man to drop, that made it look bad at times.
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thanks for everything, thibs.
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mpharris36 wrote:NYKat wrote:JXL wrote:Here's something. Josh in the grey bench practice jersey.
Another image. Looks like they're putting Mitch with the starters.
Looks like Huk and Yabisele are the 2nd string front court too, interesting!
That doesn't add up though. Not going to look too much in jerseys first day of practice but if yabu and Hulu are playing minutes and Hart is the backup wing. Then that leaves Mcbride, Clarkson, and brogdon for 2 spots. If we are to believe shams reporting that brogdon signed here thinking he was making the team and had a rotation spot then who is out of the rotation?
It's day 1 of training camp. I doubt anything is set in stone. If we are just basing this off of jersey's Brogdon's not even with the 3rd string unit of Kolek, Shamet, Dadiet, Diawara and whoever #5 is. Who is #5 in the black jersey?
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JayTWill wrote:mpharris36 wrote:NYKat wrote:
Looks like Huk and Yabisele are the 2nd string front court too, interesting!
That doesn't add up though. Not going to look too much in jerseys first day of practice but if yabu and Hulu are playing minutes and Hart is the backup wing. Then that leaves Mcbride, Clarkson, and brogdon for 2 spots. If we are to believe shams reporting that brogdon signed here thinking he was making the team and had a rotation spot then who is out of the rotation?
It's day 1 of training camp. I doubt anything is set in stone. If we are just basing this off of jersey's Brogdon's not even with the 3rd string unit of Kolek, Shamet, Dadiet, Diawara and whoever #5 is. Who is #5 in the black jersey?
I think thats
Trey Jemison
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mpharris36 wrote:NYKat wrote:JXL wrote:Here's something. Josh in the grey bench practice jersey.
Another image. Looks like they're putting Mitch with the starters.
Looks like Huk and Yabisele are the 2nd string front court too, interesting!
That doesn't add up though. Not going to look too much in jerseys first day of practice but if yabu and Hulu are playing minutes and Hart is the backup wing. Then that leaves Mcbride, Clarkson, and brogdon for 2 spots. If we are to believe shams reporting that brogdon signed here thinking he was making the team and had a rotation spot then who is out of the rotation?
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Mitch and Hart were the last two...they doggin it. 
Isn't Brogdan #5?
Hart in gray, Mitch in blue, Huk in gray...it's early so probably means little.

Isn't Brogdan #5?
Hart in gray, Mitch in blue, Huk in gray...it's early so probably means little.
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