Ian Begley
ESPN Staff Writer
The Knicks have won back-to-back games when trailing by double digits entering the fourth quarter for the first time in the shot-clock era (since 1954-55), per Elias.
KP drops 28 points with 5 boards and 3 blocks and suddenly that's "meh" for him (stat line wise, and yet a franchise player level clutch showing from KP. The Knicks have been so bad while he was here he hasn't really had a chance to fhis "clutch" muscles too often. KP KP KP!. I don't actually expect him to win MVP this season but incredible how far he's come since last year where the perception was he didn't take a major step forward like many of us expected.
- Frank 3 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists (wasn't Frank's best game and yet still contributed)
-KOQ 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks (keep KOQ!!)
-THjr 19 and 5
-Lance Thomas 10 and 5, looked like the solid player we remember when he first burst on the scene for us
-Kaminsky was invisible
-Dotson, Beasley, Willy, Sessions DNPCD, could Beasley be the one to go?
-Monk 8/17 21, 2 and 3
Around the league-
GF...16-21 (that alone is absurd) 40 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 4 blocks
Middleton 20 points, 11 assists, 7 boards, 3 steals (3 point shooting is down so far but guy is having a big time season)
Lebron 30, 8, 9 and 3 (ho hum, hope he's okay playing Pippen to KP's Jordan next year)
Boogie 32, 13 and 6
Holiday is so throughly average. I thank my lucky stars we weren't the ones to give him 127 million
DSJ (huge game) 22 points 8 rebounds, 8 assists (9-22), +15
Markkanen 12, 2 rebounds
Jokic 41, 12 and 5 (beast)
Simmons 16, 13, and 6, 3 steals, 3 blocks... star
Fox 5-10 10 points, 8 assists
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or future contracts or all this talk of having to make a trade. Don't do ANYTHING other than trading shit away we don't want, IE Noah.
First off, all this talk of pending FAs coming here is more or less a pipe dream even if the KNicks become the garden of eden from a perception stand point. How often does that rare special younger player avail himself? Rarely. And the KNicks are developing their own blend of special players AND more often than not, if a team has a chance to add a great player that wants to come the team finds a way to make the salary structure work. Honestly, I think we should worry about that player if and when. Enough of this moving heaven and earth to mold the cap into a more pliable construct.
Don't re-sign anyone you don't want. Don't overpay anyone that isn't worth the overpay. If you like Kanter, offer him a deal we're good with. If he leaves, fine, Same with KOQ.
Don't worry about 2019. Just let this team marinate and develop. We don't have to sign anyone next summer and when Noah and Lee come off the Knicks will be in a position to replace them with younger better players. Works for me.
But there IS value to moving a guy like Lee. It opens up PT to see what guys like McDermott (extended role) and Dotson (role and experience) can do. I don't think people realize how mediocre Courtney Lee is. In my view seeing what McDermott/Dotson can do has legit value. I'd deal lee for a late first or even a recent draftee who needs a new team.
Agree about lee. He's not Noah from a liability standpoint but I'd move him.
I refuse to believe that Kay's gigantic head said something that stupid. Fully aware that he is THAT stupid but he couldn't have said that. No way.
Ok I believe you.
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and right on cue michael kay ripping him, saying this is why he will never be a superstar
I refuse to believe that Kay's gigantic head said something that stupid. Fully aware that he is THAT stupid but he couldn't have said that. No way.
Ok I believe you.
he doubled down saying he is basically faking if he plays saturday