pg: we fleeced masai

[Jeff Van Gully]

OG gives me Scottie Pippen vibes on defense. minus the **** talking

great comp. his perimeter defense is so pip. i think he's STRONGER than pip was, and that's saying a whole lot. he can hold his own with the giants on the block a little better.

that said, the giants on the block of pip's day were bigger and stronger than today's bigs. the 300 pounders (listed at 275) are all but gone.

great defensive comp.

[Knicks Byke]

I'm happy OG is doing well with you guys...seems like a great fit.

Brunson is a scary mofo and truly elite...reminds me of Lowry during his peak with us when the Raptors dominated. Just knows how to run a team. Villanova legends.

I hope OG stays healthy...really the only issue I had with him as that he seemed to miss 20-30 games every season. He's been healthy this season so far thankfully.

Rooting for you guys.

Bro really came here to try and jinx OG.

[TrueWarrior]

Not sure if this was mentioned, but this was the most the Nuggets have lost by since Jokic joined them.

And our boys did it without Isaiah or Mitch. What the hell lol.

[RHODEY]

OG gives me Scottie Pippen vibes on defense. minus the **** talking

True and last night also reminded be of when scottie took that leap to become a true offensive threat. O.G.'s bag was impressive...

[mpharris36]

Someone should show this squad a 2 hour doc of the 69/71 NYK championship teams... the togetherness, selflessness, defense... We're close to recreating that.

there seems to be a lot of chemistry to the point you def need to make sure if you are adding to this team that player(s) need to fit in seamlessly.

It’s similiar to what Jay Wright and those Nova teams had too. The way they played is very similiar to how the Knicks have been playing lately, how those 70s Knicks played. The unselfishness, defense, chemistry, elite team basketball…. All the nova guys helped bring the Nova culture and it’s carried over to everyone else. OG is basically like a Nova Mikal and naturally fits in perfectly. Even Arch, our 15th man….he was Mr. Nova basketball. took Brunson under his wing and nobody knows the culture better then him.

People doubted those teams and said they didn’t have any nba players, no superstars, small school. They proved everyone wrong and won it all. Every once in awhile a team like that comes along. You never know.

thats true we are in a difficult position. We probably do need to make a follow up move to address the bench but we do have good vibes going. You just don't want to get into the playoffs and not have production for Duece/Grimes and wonder what if. Having one in the rotation is fine but you having two unknowns when the playoffs hit could be a lot to ask even for them.

[RHODEY]

Not sure if this was mentioned, but this was the most the Nuggets have lost by since Jokic joined them.

And our boys did it without Isaiah or Mitch. What the hell lol.

We hands down have the deepest center rotation in the league.

[thebuzzardman]

Are the Knicks still mid? Is this just a fancy treadmill? Are we annoyed there aren't enough drafted players on the team? Just checking.

[3toheadmelo]

I'm happy OG is doing well with you guys...seems like a great fit.

Brunson is a scary mofo and truly elite...reminds me of Lowry during his peak with us when the Raptors dominated. Just knows how to run a team. Villanova legends.

I hope OG stays healthy...really the only issue I had with him as that he seemed to miss 20-30 games every season. He's been healthy this season so far thankfully.

Rooting for you guys.

[sol537]

IMO we match up well with Nuggets, Bucks and Philly… Boston is the one team that could give us trouble because of stretch bigs who bomb three’s and Jrue’s clamps on Brunson…

[thebuzzardman]

Not sure if this was mentioned, but this was the most the Nuggets have lost by since Jokic joined them.

And our boys did it without Isaiah or Mitch. What the hell lol.

We hands down have the deepest center rotation in the league.

Knicks need another center because you know Thibs is about to break Simms or Precious

[rajajackal]

I'm happy OG is doing well with you guys...seems like a great fit.

Brunson is a scary mofo and truly elite...reminds me of Lowry during his peak with us when the Raptors dominated. Just knows how to run a team. Villanova legends.

I hope OG stays healthy...really the only issue I had with him as that he seemed to miss 20-30 games every season. He's been healthy this season so far thankfully.

Rooting for you guys.

Bro really came here to try and jinx OG.

he really said "he usually misses 20-30 games...hasn't yet this season tho..."

[Polk377]

the basketball gods dragged buzz back from purgatory and now they're forcing him to own a win streak all the way to the finals. they really don't want him to rest. and he deserves this cosmic burden.

he wants OUT, but he's too big to fail right now.

Buzz has to suffer so we all can live.

[Dirty]

It was incredible to see OG take Murray completely out of the game with both his on and off ball Defense. Murray only put up 11 shots when he typically puts up around 16.

[Deeeez Knicks]

there seems to be a lot of chemistry to the point you def need to make sure if you are adding to this team that player(s) need to fit in seamlessly.

It’s similiar to what Jay Wright and those Nova teams had too. The way they played is very similiar to how the Knicks have been playing lately, how those 70s Knicks played. The unselfishness, defense, chemistry, elite team basketball…. All the nova guys helped bring the Nova culture and it’s carried over to everyone else. OG is basically like a Nova Mikal and naturally fits in perfectly. Even Arch, our 15th man….he was Mr. Nova basketball. took Brunson under his wing and nobody knows the culture better then him.

People doubted those teams and said they didn’t have any nba players, no superstars, small school. They proved everyone wrong and won it all. Every once in awhile a team like that comes along. You never know.

thats true we are in a difficult position. We probably do need to make a follow up move to address the bench but we do have good vibes going. You just don't want to get into the playoffs and not have production for Duece/Grimes and wonder what if. Having one in the rotation is fine but you having two unknowns when the playoffs hit could be a lot to ask even for them.

We could use another scorer off the bench or even a legit #3 option. It all depends on the fit and cost.

In one way someone like Brogdon would help for sure. But then we are trading assets and
/or giving up on one of Deuce /Grimes in the rotation. Those guys have been looking better and the bench has been coming around. We may find that we need more than a bench upgrade, such as a legit star, and could use those guys in a trade for a bigger upgrade down the line. If we trade or bench them now, it could hurt us down the line.

It’s a tough call to make especially when we are playing so well

[Clyde_Style]

In 3 quarters of basketball because we won in a blowout….

And I mean Brunson only took 10.

They’d have been putting them up left and right to close the 4th if we needed it

This is getting lame Rob

You're defensive about Randle even when he's being complimented.

pointing out simple facts is defensive now ok then

Let me put it another way

If you take the 15 attempts by the 30 played minutes that he had and calculate the per 36 stat it’s 18 attempts per 36. On the season he averages 18.5 attempts per 36. So nothing really changed about what he did other than your perception of it. I’m known to be a Randle fan so you can discard what I’m saying on that basis but it doesn’t change reality

You're still prowling to make rebuttals about Randle even when someone says he was great and it was one of his best games as a Knick

[Clyde_Style]

the basketball gods dragged buzz back from purgatory and now they're forcing him to own a win streak all the way to the finals. they really don't want him to rest. and he deserves this cosmic burden.

he wants OUT, but he's too big to fail right now.

No Bail Outs for Buzz!

[robillionaire]

This is getting lame Rob

You're defensive about Randle even when he's being complimented.

pointing out simple facts is defensive now ok then

Let me put it another way

If you take the 15 attempts by the 30 played minutes that he had and calculate the per 36 stat it’s 18 attempts per 36. On the season he averages 18.5 attempts per 36. So nothing really changed about what he did other than your perception of it. I’m known to be a Randle fan so you can discard what I’m saying on that basis but it doesn’t change reality

You're still prowling to make rebuttals about Randle even when someone says he was great and it was one of his best games as a Knick

So?

[Clyde_Style]

Are the Knicks still mid? Is this just a fancy treadmill? Are we annoyed there aren't enough drafted players on the team? Just checking.

Moar Game Threads!!!!

[Fat Kat]

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[rajajackal]

This is getting lame Rob

You're defensive about Randle even when he's being complimented.

pointing out simple facts is defensive now ok then

Let me put it another way

If you take the 15 attempts by the 30 played minutes that he had and calculate the per 36 stat it’s 18 attempts per 36. On the season he averages 18.5 attempts per 36. So nothing really changed about what he did other than your perception of it. I’m known to be a Randle fan so you can discard what I’m saying on that basis but it doesn’t change reality

You're still prowling to make rebuttals about Randle even when someone says he was great and it was one of his best games as a Knick

just want to jump in and say, from my pov, it's not about him attempting less, it's about him playing within the flow. randle really thrives on flow, which is ironic given his tendency to turn the faucet down. his journey this season has been learning that he can be a leader and top scorer on this team without doing that. last night was a shining example. gives me greater hopes for his playoff performance this year