Knicks - Pelicans PG: RJ CAME TO PLAY

Post #261 » by **K_ick_God** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:37 am

TheGreenArrow wrote:Randle,IQ,Obi, 3 future 1sts for Zion and w.e else!!!!!!!!

Nah. Pass. He looks out of shape for an offensive linesman. And too short to play the position.

Oscirus · Post #262 » by **Oscirus** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:37 am

NYKat wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:Ja Morant 7-18 (1-4) and blown out. Turns away and whistles.

Miami will be a good test for us too

lets not get it twisted, the heat is going to be a nightmare

NYKnickerbocker · Post #263 » by **NYKnickerbocker** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:39 am

Oscirus wrote:
NYKat wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:Ja Morant 7-18 (1-4) and blown out. Turns away and whistles.

Miami will be a good test for us too

lets not get it twisted, the heat is going to be a nightmare

They **** up RJ last year I believe lol. We’re trapping hard when he ran the PnR and his handle wasn’t good enough to counter.

egelband · Post #264 » by **egelband** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:39 am

smileyforall220 wrote:
duetta wrote:Knicks are developing a tendency to play down to the level of their opponents. It's not an uncommon tendency.

Monster game by RJ, solid game by Walker and Fournier. Randle needs to get his head out of his backside.

Walker may be playing too many minutes this early. Rose can play more.

IQ is still struggling but I have no doubt that he's hasn't lost the ability to shoot. He's just going through a bad patch at his point. We need to get him back playing well if only to restore his value as a trade asset.

Burks dribbles too much out there for my taste. That second team offense is not flowing at the moment. None of the 2nd team guards were attempting to get Obi any opportunities tonight.

Win is a win - and this was a game we needed to win given how beat up New Orleans is.

Thibs has completely destroyed the bench offense. Burks is now the default point guard for some reason and Rose has been relegated to SF? in our offense, aka a spot up shooter despite being the team's best ball handler. IQ and Burks handle the ball more than Rose now which makes no sense whatsoever

Isn’t that Thibs’ MO, though? He’ll shake things up game to game depending on matchup. My sense is, don’t read too much into a lineup. But keep an eye on trends and tendencies over a longer period. But maybe I’m off-base.

Marty McFly · Post #265 » by **Marty McFly** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:41 am

KnicksGod wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:Randle,IQ,Obi, 3 future 1sts for Zion and w.e else!!!!!!!!

Nah. Pass. He looks out of shape for an offensive linesman. And too short to play the position.

lol the knicks don't pass on that deal.

robillionaire · Post #266 » by **robillionaire** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:41 am

Oscirus wrote:
NYKat wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:Ja Morant 7-18 (1-4) and blown out. Turns away and whistles.

Miami will be a good test for us too

lets not get it twisted, the heat is going to be a nightmare

I checked the schedule and somehow we don't even play them until January 26th

Oscirus · Post #267 » by **Oscirus** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:41 am

cgmw wrote:Gonna be real interesting to see how many nights Julius gets outscored by one of his teammates. Starting to look like it might be a regular thing.

taking pressure off of randle can only lead to good things

Oscirus · Post #268 » by **Oscirus** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:42 am

Marty McFly wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:Randle,IQ,Obi, 3 future 1sts for Zion and w.e else!!!!!!!!

Nah. Pass. He looks out of shape for an offensive linesman. And too short to play the position.

lol the knicks don't pass on that deal.

they should though. We couldnt even keep hernan-gomez skinny, imagine unleashing zion here

Post #269 » by **K_ick_God** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:43 am

I know JR is not going anywhere but it would be fun to see RJ and Obi create a two-man game.

Clyde_Style · Post #270 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:43 am

robillionaire wrote:we're 5-1 why complain and be mad just relax and enjoy greatness

thank you leon rose

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TheGreenArrow · Post #271 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:44 am

Oscirus wrote:
Marty McFly wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:
Nah. Pass. He looks out of shape for an offensive linesman. And too short to play the position.

lol the knicks don't pass on that deal.

they should though. We couldnt even keep hernan-gomez skinny, imagine unleashing zion here

I’d believe Leon and co would get him right!!!!!!

Plus Zion would be extremely motivated because he wants to be here!!!!

He hates it in New Orleans!!!!!!!!!

DowNY · Post #272 » by **DowNY** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:44 am

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blueNorange · Post #273 » by **blueNorange** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:44 am

rj haters keep moving the goal posts, you just hate to see it.

in 2 years they'll complain that his ts% is only .600 and not .700

Jalen Bluntson · Post #274 » by **Jalen Bluntson** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:45 am

Holy shyt. I love this team! I'm drunk so... I'll be brief. RJ IS A STUD! The balance is something we haven't seen in a long time. Depth. I think Rose should play more. Whatever. Cheers! We're 5-1 and deserve to be. The haters are gonna be on the bandwagon soon. Fun team to watch. Very little to complain about.

Cheers all around for the Knicks fam!

TheGreenArrow · Post #275 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:45 am

Read on Twitter

Let’ssss goooo!!!!!!!

robillionaire · Post #276 » by **robillionaire** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:46 am

RJ was terrible on defense tonight. Hopefully he steps it up next time.

Post #277 » by **GONYK** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:46 am

mpharris36 wrote:
NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
duetta wrote:
The thing about RJ that I noticed in the preseason was his passing. His shooting was a bit off and he wasn't getting the same number of shots (due to the presence of Fournier and Walker). But he was making lots of plays for his teammates.

His PnR stats from the playoffs were excellent, he had solid regular season numbers in the play as well, we just never run it for him. There's always been flashes, he's just a good passer because he's willing to make the pass if it leads to the next pass, nobody else on the team does that, he doesn't need to get the assist to move the ball.

the pass to Taj for the dunk might have been the best play of the entire night.

When you have it cooking to still make the right basketball play tells me a lot about a player.

Before anyone goes crazy and says I'm comparing them...im not.

But he runs the P&R in a similar style like Luka does. Not skill wise but the way he slow plays the P&R and contorts his body and uses his strength to fend off the trailing defender. He runs it at his own pace and is successful.

I thought the same thing.

RJ isn't Luka in terms of the sheer variety of ways he can create angles in a defense, however, when he's coming straight at the defense, he knows how to make the read off his gravity. You can see he's even starting to manipulate the defense, at a basic level, and anticipate the rotations.

That's an excellent skill to have from your wing as a secondary creator. If he continues to finish well at the rim, it becomes even more dangerous.

Jalen Bluntson · Post #278 » by **Jalen Bluntson** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:47 am

Clyde_Style wrote:
robillionaire wrote:we're 5-1 why complain and be mad just relax and enjoy greatness

thank you leon rose

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Kampuchea · Post #279 » by **Kampuchea** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:47 am

RJ doesn’t use speed to get by anybody, he just overpowers them. It looks like he’s covered but he end up getting a layup every time

Clyde_Style · Post #280 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:49 am

Are We Ther Yet wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:
robillionaire wrote:we're 5-1 why complain and be mad just relax and enjoy greatness

thank you leon rose

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