NFT: Game Thread: Knicks (6-4) vs Magic (6-4) 7PM

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as starting 4. I meant Beasley.

In comment 13682854 LawrenceTaylor56 said:

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as starting 4. I meant Beasley.

Yeah, it's Beasley. Will be interesting to see how he does.

Down 19-12. Sloppy play both sides so far.

Tough.

Already has 11 points.

Drive to the basket.

What does Beasley exactly do, here?

and doesn't really fit what we're trying to do.

Let Frank play PG.

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@ end of 1Q.

Didn’t know why Hardaway was going ISO at half court. Move the ball.

fluid the offense is without Melo.

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even on night two of a back-to-back and no KP.

Jesus

are both here Willy won’t play. He needs to keep working on his defense. He’ll get his opportunity

second half.

Howard Eisley was an asst coach.

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In comment 13682939 Del Shofner said:

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Way too many. Sloppy basketball.

Back to back with travel is showing.
Lazy passes and no energy on d

bringing the laughs tonight.

to take the starting spot. Foul trouble will be an issue but so be it. We have vets backing him up.

Why not give Sessions some mins with Jack coming off a back to back? Also, we only attempted 12 3s (one was a heave) and barely got to the line. Hard to win in today's NBA like that.

In comment 13682951 larryflower37 said:

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Back to back with travel

AKA scheduled mandated losses.

to last and what are they expecting to get from it? Jarrett Jack played like he smoked a blunt before the game. He was so bad offensively AND defensively in the third quarter that Horny yanked him after just 4 minutes. It was nice to see Willy finally get some run and score some baskets.

Aaron Gordon has really improved a ton. The turnovers and freakin' Fournier looking like MJ lost them the game.

and expect good things.

yeah it was sloppy basketball. It was turnover heavy, back to back night with traveling and we were missing our #1. With that being said, I'm glad at the fight the Knicks put up.

Frank looked good. Hardaway drove and penetrated, not a bad game. Enes the Menace is an albatross on defense. He brings it though on the offensive side.

Surprised Kuz and Dotson didn't get more burn, especially with the rumor of them shopping Kuz.

The starting five, minus KP and with Beasely, had a cumulative +/- of -79, or an average of -15.8. The entire bench that played had a cumulative =/- of 14, or an average of +2.8. McDermott +8, O'Quinn +6, Lance +5.

Of course, the starters had a godawful 16 turnovers, the backups had 7.

Among other things, I think the team was badly psyched out by KP's unavailability. But still, those are disastrously bad numbers. I think Jack is wearing down (6 TO). I fear that Frank isn't ready to start, but he may have to. As the Knicks move excess players, they may need to get a better veteran pg, and ultimately jettison both Sessions and Jack.

If he is going to be #2 guy on this team, he needs to carry the water when the #1 guy is out.

In comment 13683094 GiantsUA said:

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If he is going to be #2 guy on this team, he needs to carry the water when the #1 guy is out.

You expected more than 26 and 11 on 52% shooting?

In comment 13683094 GiantsUA said:

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If he is going to be #2 guy on this team, he needs to carry the water when the #1 guy is out.

he had 26 points and 11 rebounds, seriously?

beating up THj because of his contact. The guy has been solid for us this year. He's not an all-star. If that's what you are expecting, then you might as well not bother watching the Knicks.

not contact

He has a glint in his eye and looks like he is focused on shooting only. I don't think he has a high basketball IQ, I don't think he can fill the role they want him to fill, we will see.

In comment 13683105 GiantsUA said:

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He has a glint in his eye and looks like he is focused on shooting only. I don't think he has a high basketball IQ, I don't think he can fill the role they want him to fill, we will see.

He has a glint in his eye? What the hell are you talking about? Focused on shooting only? Did you not notice the last 5 quarters he's been driving it to the rack? Which allowed him to open up his shots. But yeah, he has a glint in his eye.

but that contract is really just what a solid young player gets these days.

He was good last night. He is never going to carry a team. Nobody thinks he can be the second best player on a team that is challenging for the east.

Also the team had 23 turnovers. 23!!! Your asking a lot for THJR to overcome that and carry the team to victory

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Stat line looks good GiantsUA : 7:46 am : link : reply He has a glint in his eye and looks like he is focused on shooting only. I don't think he has a high basketball IQ, I don't think he can fill the role they want him to fill, we will see.

I guess the implied glint in his eye and low basketball IQ trump the actual stats he produced?

What the fuck does that even mean? Glint in his eye like Santa Claus?

In comment 13683156 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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Christ Quote: Stat line looks good GiantsUA : 7:46 am : link : reply He has a glint in his eye and looks like he is focused on shooting only. I don't think he has a high basketball IQ, I don't think he can fill the role they want him to fill, we will see. I guess the implied glint in his eye and low basketball IQ trump the actual stats he produced? What the fuck does that even mean? Glint in his eye like Santa Claus?

Didn’t you know that’s how these scouts evaluate talent? They look for the glint. Whatever the fuck that means.

That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that used as proof that a player sucks.

“See! There it is! That damn ray of light in his eye is his damn downfall!”

I thought at first this guy seen a piece of lint in his eye that he thought was affecting his performance, and got autocorrected. Yikes.

nobody would be ripping him

absolutely ridiculous anyone could rip him for the game he played last night

he isn't even Tim Hardaway Jr??

This thread has taken a strange turn:)

him back, hate that they're paying him a fortune to be mediocre.

In comment 13683187 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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he isn't even Tim Hardaway Jr?? This thread has taken a strange turn:)

if his name wasnt, my bad

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