Should be an interesting matchup, Knicks starting Burks and Rose should be back to stabilize the bench...
Nets are carried by KD who is simply the best player in the NBA not only with his scoring but his dishing and getting others involved has been spectacular..
Nets have been going more offensive starting lineup with Harden, Mills, KD, Bembry and Aldridge...Their defense isnt very good but Mills can light it up and Bembry is their dirty work guy...
KD going to get his 35 to 40, cant let the other guys go off to..
Should be a fun game
I'm really rooting for Randle to get back to his form from last year. Maybe a big game here is the spark he needs.
I literally started a thread about 2-3 weeks ago saying I thought KD was the best player in the NBA. Gun to my head, I'd still probably go with him. But Steph Curry is an absolute monster and easily has an argument as the best in the league. Just mind-blowing how loaded those Warriors were.
Rose off the bench. Fournier is still starting. Have to read 16 carefully. :)
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Rose off the bench. Fournier is still starting. Have to read 16 carefully. :)
Yeah, I read that too fast. That's why I was like huh?
The Knicks managed to trade Dennis Smith for Rose lol. If they want to trade Kemba they certainly can. I'd suspect that if he's really out for good, they will help him find a landing spot where he can play.
Burks is not my first choice for a PG but that's what we are left with.
I expect we will see a lot of Randle handling the ball which can be a disaster if he starts his ISO ball.
At what point does Thibs go to Rose with the starters and Quickley with the 2nd team?
I mean it just needs to happen at least to see if it works. I was really excited for this season and it feels in disarray that will end poorly. I hope I am wrong.
#FreeObi
Small ball with Randle is fun to watch.
Well, I have some news then. Looks like Mitch, Taj and Noel all won't play. Will get some Jericho and Obi at the 5 tonight, I'd guess.
Burks is not my first choice for a PG but that's what we are left with.
I expect we will see a lot of Randle handling the ball which can be a disaster if he starts his ISO ball.
At what point does Thibs go to Rose with the starters and Quickley with the 2nd team?
I mean it just needs to happen at least to see if it works. I was really excited for this season and it feels in disarray that will end poorly. I hope I am wrong.
I dont think you will see Rose or Quick start this year unless there are injuries..
I think Quick could be the starter next year if the Kbicks dont trade for a point guard..
I like Burks with the starters, he doesnt need the ball to be effective, he can play catch and shoot or run pick and roll, he defends, rebounds, he is a good fit...Is he going to control the offense? no bit he can handle the point for the 12 to 15 minutes hr is on the court without quick or Rose....
Randle has rrally been moving the ball well lately, he hasnt been forcing to much, with the starters he doesnt habe to shoot a lot..
See also Noah, Joakim.
It feels to me like a high second round, with the Knicks paying a big chunk of the salary, or the other team doing a salary dump in exchange.
Thoughts?
Also, McBride has been having very nice games with Westchester. I wonder if the Knicks leave Quickley at the backup two, and give McBride some time as the third PG, especially against points that are a quickness challenge for Burks.
"McBride made 11 of his 25 attempts from the field - including 5-of-12 from 3-point range - with six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a blocked shot in 41 minutes. He scored 25 with five rebounds and nine assists in his only other game for Westchester."
He's the worst
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Those are sweet unis.
“BuT We NeEd RiM PrOtEcTiOn At CeNtEr.” - Thibs
to be fair that was on Noel, kills spacing
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No, Obi Toppin is.
When he’s off he kills this team
Grimes Grimes and more Grimes please
Randle playing great d on Durant..
Does Thibs go with Quick to start second or Rose?
Randle playing great d on Durant..
Does Thibs go with Quick to start second or Rose?
Also, KD did nothing so...
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Randle playing great d on Durant..
Does Thibs go with Quick to start second or Rose?
Also, KD did nothing so...
yep that's the problem. You know Durant is gonna get his and there's no reason Porky can't roll in another 20 in the 2nd half the way he's on tonight.
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Randle playing great d on Durant..
Does Thibs go with Quick to start second or Rose?
Also, KD did nothing so...
Because Harden was basically dominating the ball the entire time he was in
Having Grimes start the third--a truly brilliant move by Thibs.
Obi is gonna be Thibs’ downfall someday soon.
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Thibs is matching Randle with Durant, but he should definitely be going small more
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Noel has been less than useless out there tonight. That last run was despite him. Obi needs to fucking play.
Yikes.
Yikes.
Meh it will get upheld, but all it costs you is a timeout. It was a complete joke of a call though
not surprising Scott Foster getting tricked
Winning basketball.
Officiating is such a joke
Harden swiped down on Randle's arm on the last shot, and they didn't call anything
he is getting hacked everytime..
You can’t really argue it. It decides games. Not the BS the technical they called against Randle.
Maybe the refs should admit they missed the call and swallow their whistle..
you think if that is KD or Harden they call that tech?
thats a hell of a shot
Amen. Well said. Durant whiffing a dunk, that garbage call on Rose that was upheld on the challenge, absolute farce
Knicks are big and athletic with goood 3 point shooters, they need a star but they will be tough to beat..
Team has a bunch of guys that likes tough games
Randle played really well tonight but he just can't get a technical there. Just can't.
and it wasnt like the Knicks were jist chicking 3s, they were attacking all night
I really like how they played the last 2 games..
I hope they have played Bulls tough, wpuld be nkce to spank them..
Schedule gets a lot easier coming up
7 in the 4th- 1 was a tech- 2 were the obvious Mitch hack at the end
You would think per usual reading a Knick game thread- that the nets shot 45 fts- and the game was stolen.
And then there is reality - where the 2nd half saw basically no whistles and it was well played by the the knicks coming back- but fell short.
There, there. It's OK.
I’m not losing sleep over the officiating but the reality is the Nets shot twice as many FTs as the Knicks - who cares about the minute by minute whistle breakdown? 25-12. Oh well, good game.
Nice to see Harden get going.
@SBondyNYDN
Julius Randle said he was told by officials he's not getting calls because he's stronger than defenders and contact is not affecting him:
"That's not how you're supposed to referee a game."
Everyone is a good fit with the other now..
I would of liked to see more Toppin and Randle together but hopefully the glut at center can be alleviated by the deadline
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Second the officiating crew that did this game should be fined or suspended or relegated to doing detroit vs houston, how do you tell a player he is too strong and then you give Durant and Harden ticky tack calls all night? How does Scott Foster continue to get big games? its a joke, Nets won congrats to them but the officiating was a joke last night..
Julius randle played his best all around game this year, he shot well, moved the ball, played defense, rebounded, he played a great game. Id say he has to keep his emotions but lets be real id probably be tossed every game.
Alec Burks 25 5 and 5 good game, cant expect 25 every night but in the 4th you can expect him to show up, never looks like he is going to fast, i like this new starting lineup..
Fournier quiet night but hit 2 big 3s in the 3rd and huge 3 to tie it in the 4th..He has been taken it to the hoop more these past 2 games and i want him to do that more..
Rose is awesome, you can tell he loves these big games and jist loves being in the game at the end. He is not afraid of the moment and i think you can say that aboit most of the players but you can see him raising his game in big moments. I dont know if it was because Rj was sick but i liked the sub of Rose in for Rj with 6 minutes into the 1st and then Rj start the 2nd with the bench..
Quickley is just a good player, wasnt hot or anything but it doesnt matter once the 4th hits, he is all over the court, he is turning into a great player and a closer, him and rose off the bench is such a weapon..
Toppin needs to play more, there is nothing else to say, if Noel is not going to effect the defensive end he is useless and you need to go Toppin and Randle. Bigs cant stay with him and he is not hurting you defensively anymore. He should of finished this game..
Mitch played a good game, he fouled him at the end, im just surprised they called it and the refs completely ignored Aldridge holding Mitch so he couldnt rotate over faster and then shoved him into Johnson but what can you do?
Overally i think this team is about to start winning a lot of games, a lot of winnable games after these next 2 against the bulls and Denver...
i mean come on man at some point maybe just watch the game? stop whiniing?--- the nets took their season average on FTs. Randle took 3 less then his average--- and gave the nets 1 on a tech.
Mitch played a good game, he fouled him at the end, im just surprised they called it and the refs completely ignored Aldridge holding Mitch so he couldnt rotate over faster and then shoved him into Johnson but what can you do?
Overally i think this team is about to start winning a lot of games, a lot of winnable games after these next 2 against the bulls and Denver...
Scal and Isola looked at a replay of the last play this morning. Forget the shove, they counted,Aldridge was literally in the paint for 7 seconds. Now of course nobody is expecting a 3 second call there, but 7 seconds??? I know it's not remotely in the same stratosphere but having reffed HS ball for 20 years, in that spot at like 4 or 5 seconds I'd warn the guy let's go keep moving. At 6 or 7 I'm banging him I don't care the situation. That's not "letting the players decide the game" that's deciding not to enforce the rules of the game...
i mean come on man at some point maybe just watch the game? stop whiniing?--- the nets took their season average on FTs. Randle took 3 less then his average--- and gave the nets 1 on a tech.
you mean the the plays where he slid into the offensive player? or the one he was in the restricted area still moving?
so 25 to 12 free throws is an evenly officiated game? and dont say the Nets attwcked, the Knicks and Randle were attwcking the rim all night..
When an official tells a player he is to strong to get foul calls you know some BS happened..
Dont tell me to watch the games, you know damn well i do and i know what im watching dont disrespect me like that..
The nets won congrats but the officiating was horrible and uneven, you want to call ticky tack shit fine, but do it both ways
the nets shot their average. the nets average is in line with 10 other team averages. there was nothing odd about how the nets were officiated.
if you wanted 2 more fouls at random times of the game to feel better--- 2 FTs when they were down 14 --- would that make you feel better?
looking at every call for the knicks as GOOD CALL--- every non call CORRUPT--- every call against knicks ITS SCOTT FOSTER ITS HAYWOOD WORKMAN OMFG.
give it a fking rest.
OMG RANDLE SAID A REF SAID ---- do you know the sh$t they say to harden all year when they go out of their way to not call fouls that are blatant? and really who cares--- i don't.
THE NETS GOT THEIR SEASON AVERAGE CALLED LAST NIGHT
the nets shot their average. the nets average is in line with 10 other team averages. there was nothing odd about how the nets were officiated.
if you wanted 2 more fouls at random times of the game to feel better--- 2 FTs when they were down 14 --- would that make you feel better?
looking at every call for the knicks as GOOD CALL--- every non call CORRUPT--- every call against knicks ITS SCOTT FOSTER ITS HAYWOOD WORKMAN OMFG.
give it a fking rest.
OMG RANDLE SAID A REF SAID ---- do you know the sh$t they say to harden all year when they go out of their way to not call fouls that are blatant? and really who cares--- i don't.
THE NETS GOT THEIR SEASON AVERAGE CALLED LAST NIGHT
Then dont respond...
Dont come at me saying i dont watch the games or dont know ehat i am talking about..
So because the Nets got their average it was a correctly called game and an evenly officiated game? got it, great analysis..
If i see a blatantly missed call yeah i am going tl say something and guess what i am not the only one saying something..
If you actually read what i wrote and stop being a bitch, i said i have no problem calling ticky tack fouls but call it both ways..
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FOULS THEY CALLED ON THE KNICKS, ITS ABOUT CALLING IT EVEN...
there were zero whistles in the 3rd quarter.
the 4th the knicks and nets went back and fourth- in the end the knicks tied it up- and then they committed a clear foul--- they also got a tech at a very immature time.
the game ended-
first half- harden dominant
mid 3rd- 4th- knicks found rhythm- harden cooled off-
Durant clutch in end- ended a 1 possession game in a good game.
game was not whistle heavy-
there were zero whistles in the 3rd quarter.
the 4th the knicks and nets went back and fourth- in the end the knicks tied it up- and then they committed a clear foul--- they also got a tech at a very immature time.
the game ended-
first half- harden dominant
mid 3rd- 4th- knicks found rhythm- harden cooled off-
Durant clutch in end- ended a 1 possession game in a good game.
game was not whistle heavy-
got it, you think the officiating was fine last night, Nets won, they have Durant and Harden and they won, knicks lost..
Not saying the Nets didnt deserve to win..
But that doesnt mean the officials didnt miss blatant calls late in the game
Really fun game. I know there were some bad whistles but Randle can't lose his cool like that. Liked that 5 man of Obi, Randle, Rose, Burks, IQ.
Really fun game. I know there were some bad whistles but Randle can't lose his cool like that. Liked that 5 man of Obi, Randle, Rose, Burks, IQ.
Stupid tech and he took a stupid foul on KD at halfcourt when the Knicks went up 2 with i think like 4 minutes left
Still think the Brooookkkllllyyynnnn chant is the worst team chant in tthe history of professional sports. And I still to this day have never met a nets fan in person. Do they exist?
nets need claxton back- to play cam thomas more --- its really not a great team to watch--- prefer to watch the cavs lol.
Good one. Maybe try leaving your mom's basement?
On the other end, I recall 2 no-calls going the other way.
Fouls aren't always going to be even. But last night there were some BS moments.
And if an official said that to Randle, that's a suspendable offense, IMO. You shouldn't call games that way, but more egregious? To actually say it to a player, or anyone.
I was so annoyed when Milsap was trapped and somehow made that ridiculous baseline bounce pass to Jackson for the corner three - I was like how did that washed up guy make a play like that? That was a killer for the Knicks.
I grew up a Knicks fan, but we live in Park Slope Brooklyn. Like a lot of areas in NYC, it really a neighborhood filled with more people from outside the tri state area than from in it (I grew up in NJ). They have all decided to relocate to NYC and do not want the suburbs, so its just a lot of people from a lot of different cities. In any event, with every sport, be it football, baseball, hockey, colleges etc--the rooting interests are all over the place. The one sport where there is only one team is the NBA and its the Nets. And, this phenomenon has been around longer than the Kyrie, Durant, Harden days. Now these are not diehard fans, but they are growing into it. My kids are diehard Nets fans. I would imagine many of these supporters did not grow up Nets fans, but it is astonishing to see the civic pride in the Nets and how it is growing a fanbase (at least in Brooklyn).
We all know it's a star run league, and the superstars get the calls. It just would be nice if for once we had one of those guys after all these years. It's not owed to us, and it's mainly due to management gross ineptitude you get what you get and deal with it. It's just our frustration boils over at times. You can call it jealousy, envy, frustration whatever. On what Randle said I'd have to hear the official's side of the story. I'm betting something was lost in translation or context.
Those drives were way too easy at the end. Honestly, i'd have strongly preferred Obi on him, or Burks, get Grimes in on Harden maybe.
Huge mistake to let Durant get to the rim like that. He's going to finish or basically hit automatic free throws. Even at the clip he hits 3's those are the lower % shots.
Those drives were way too easy at the end. Honestly, i'd have strongly preferred Obi on him, or Burks, get Grimes in on Harden maybe.
Huge mistake to let Durant get to the rim like that. He's going to finish or basically hit automatic free throws. Even at the clip he hits 3's those are the lower % shots.
Randle was palying durant tough all game, you dont switch that strategy at the end..Durant hit some tough shots but Randle was in his face most of the night
They had a great 3rd against the Hawks and ended up winning by 12..
Rose, Quick, Burks, Randle and Mitch has been a good closing unit
LOL. But that was Hollywood fantasy. Art Howe did exactly what Beane told him. Art was not making the lineups BB and Depo were.
NBA actually thibks this is going to stop tamoering?
Guaranteed there 3 or 4 stars talking to other players or teams right now, they dont think Fox is already trying to figure out his exit from sacramento?
How about zbrown or Tatum out of Boston?
I mean this happens every single day
Brogdon - make it happen, Leon!
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Duncan Robinson tonight:
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Lol, you don’t need to like me or my style, but not loyal or a diehard?