If your eyes were closed last night with the game on. You might have thought it was Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The Garden was electric last night. This was the one game this year I had circled as a must win, for me at least. I wanted this game badly. It was nice that we swept this asshole too.
Fizdale who is a potato head, lame duck about to be fired head coach actually coached his best game of the year. He kept the rotations short, didn't do stupid shit lineups. And it seems like the Knicks actually moved with-and-without the ball. It's encouraging. But he should still be fired for Dave Joeger.
Couple Notes
-Knicks went 9-11 from the free throw line. Pop your champagne bottles!!!!!
Frank Ntilikina: He got into some foul trouble early (very questionable calls). Knocked down an open 3. Put the clamps on defense in the 4th with 5 fouls. He was very aggressive last night. Two CLUTCH free throws at the end of the game. The most impressive thing about him was his postgame comment. Something we have NEVER seen or heard him say or do.
Frank Ntilikina:
“How can I get to the next level? By being a dog.” |
Dennis Smith Jr: Came in early after Frank picked up 3 quick fouls. Immediately showed his athleticism by driving and finding Mitch and others for some easy buckets. His best game by far. He was pretty winded from logging heavy minutes. But hopefully he can continue to get back into game shape and be a positive for us.
RJ Barrett: Highlight of the night was his spin move off of Doncic at the top of the key, the drive and slam with the right hand. 100% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE (2-2). Finished with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Marcus Morris: Hit the dagger with the 3 at the end. Huge game from him. Keep improving that trade value.
Julius Randle: I tend to think he really believes in Fizdales stupid ass idea of ISO and comparing us to the Rockets. Randle thinks he has the greenlight to be James Harden or some shit. He could be effective if he had a defined role. He excels when the ball is moving and he can go downhill. He can't create. He's just not that player.
Robinson: Solid outing for Big Meech. 7-8 for 16 points. Was disrupting shots on the defensive end. Collecting 8 rebounds along the way before fouling out.
Other things: Knox came in and continued to show he can still knock down some shots. Which is encouraging. Same with Dotson. Doncic, an all-star. But also a bitch when it comes to playing. Constantly crying.
Oh well. RJ and Mitch looked good. Not much else matters with this squad.
andhe runs a play for randle?
Oh well. RJ and Mitch looked good. Not much else matters with this squad.
Why was Frank guarding two guys? Was there someone not guarding anyone?
he doesnt adjust, he just uses stuff that works from the game before, he doesnt gameplan for the team they are playing..
why the fuck would you play zone against team that just shoots 3s?
Can’t blame Frank he thought Washington was going to hand off to Graham. Just a good design.
Instead of ours, Fiz sucks.
Then the last play of the game he takes RJ out and runs a play for an iso randle ?
Fizdale is so bad . I dont even care though. Rj and mitch played great and thats all that matters. Another loss closer to fiz, mills, and perry being fired, and a good tank loss.
robinson should of been at the 3 point line
Why was Frank guarding two guys? Was there someone not guarding anyone?
Mitch was laying off PJ because he was way outside the arc. Frank ran over and left Graham.
Brainlock.
no no no - ( New Window )
This team would be a lot better if RJ was playing the 3, morris, the 4, and mitch at 5 . I hate the way randle plays. He kills ball movement, he thinks hes a PG which leads to TO, He kills spacing at the 4 , and he's a sieve on Defense
they are losijg to cleveland on monday..
there was 2.1 seconds left..
He is delusional
Another terrible loss at home.
Another terrible loss at home.
Randle is so frustrating to watch. You can see the potential there, he can be a good player offensively if he doesn't try to do too much. If he gets the ball off movement at the elbow and takes two dribbles to the rim he can be very effective, but this shit where they give it to him at the top of the key or on the wing and let him try to make a play just can't fucking happen. He made two big shots down the stretch, and then just completely negates it by taking an absolutely awful shot when we were up two and had a chance to close it out and then the garbage play our coach drew up. He can't be the feature player, he's just not suited for it. He needs to be the third option at best, he can thrive in that role.
I am so happy we aren't locked into this guy for more than two years. I really hope they explore trades with him, I think he has value to one of these borderline teams in the West like Portland, OKC, or Sacramento (once they realize Bagley is a Center). He would actually be a perfect fit in Dallas next to Doncic and Porzingis, but they have absolutely nothing of value to trade.
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I know these clowns think they signed Lebron but is this guy treated like hes a franchise player? Refusing to bench him , drawing him all the last shots for him- it’s absurd. He’s on a 2 year deal that isn’t even that big. He deserves no special treatment. That ball needs to go Barrett.
Another terrible loss at home.
Randle is so frustrating to watch. You can see the potential there, he can be a good player offensively if he doesn't try to do too much. If he gets the ball off movement at the elbow and takes two dribbles to the rim he can be very effective, but this shit where they give it to him at the top of the key or on the wing and let him try to make a play just can't fucking happen. He made two big shots down the stretch, and then just completely negates it by taking an absolutely awful shot when we were up two and had a chance to close it out and then the garbage play our coach drew up. He can't be the feature player, he's just not suited for it. He needs to be the third option at best, he can thrive in that role.
I am so happy we aren't locked into this guy for more than two years. I really hope they explore trades with him, I think he has value to one of these borderline teams in the West like Portland, OKC, or Sacramento (once they realize Bagley is a Center). He would actually be a perfect fit in Dallas next to Doncic and Porzingis, but they have absolutely nothing of value to trade.
They won't have the balls to trade Randle unless they get a haul ( which they won't) because he was their prized signing this summer. If they can get value for both, I'd try to trade him and Morris. But I would be trying to trade Randle 1st for sure.
Oh and they habe to get rid of this coach
He is only 24, he still has a lot of room to grow and mature himself. Once he learns to better play within himself, and they add a couple more good players around him he might settle into his role nicely and be a solid piece.