This is the thread for "real" Knicks fans and not the pretenders in the other thread who want to trade and fire anyone who even works nears MSG including the cashier at the pizza place across the street.
Damn, we got a good team this year and it's only going to get better
This team needs to consolidate minutes and players.
Really?
The money isn't close, Crowder is making 10 million on the last year of his deal.
Crowder is a win now player and it moves Cam/Grimes to the zero playtime again.
So, with the benefit of hindsight, which combo guard would you guys have really wanted last summer: Dejounte, SGA, or Mitchell? I think SGA is in the lead right now...
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But Cam is making me a bit more mollified with his D
So, with the benefit of hindsight, which combo guard would you guys have really wanted last summer: Dejounte, SGA, or Mitchell? I think SGA is in the lead right now...
SGA is better offensively.. but DeJountee is a great 2 way guard...
That's a shame
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That'd be great.
Really?
The money isn't close, Crowder is making 10 million on the last year of his deal.
Crowder is a win now player and it moves Cam/Grimes to the zero playtime again.
It'd probably be Rose for Crowder and filler. I'd rather have Crowder playing minutes than Rose, and it allows us to move Randle.
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But Cam is making me a bit more mollified with his D
So, with the benefit of hindsight, which combo guard would you guys have really wanted last summer: Dejounte, SGA, or Mitchell? I think SGA is in the lead right now...
well SGA has never been made available as far as anyone knows...right? But between Murray and Mitchell I'm taking Mitchell. Mitchell is under team control for longer and is more likely to extend his deal (due to cap rules) while still under contract. Murray is almost certainly getting to unrestricted free agency.
He will never be a top ten player because he lacks quickness and hops and is not a great jump shooter.
But he will be a very good player.
You think Barrett will score 25PPG? In what league?
And he is about the furthest thing from a natural scorer I've ever seen.
He's clearly a good guy but he's been a disappointment overall for the Knicks. And this is not just looking at him this season- this is the totality of his nba career.
And the team has a lot of depth, if he is going to be shooting that poorly he shouldn't be on the floor period. He was a -18 last night and the next worst player was Hartenstein at -6. He's 40.2% from the field and was 40.8% last year. That simply is not good enough for the amount of shots he wants to take. That makes him 31st among SGs and 59 among guards this season. You can call him a glue guy all you want, that's fine, he shouldn't be shooting as much as he does.
And the team has a lot of depth, if he is going to be shooting that poorly he shouldn't be on the floor period. He was a -18 last night and the next worst player was Hartenstein at -6. He's 40.2% from the field and was 40.8% last year. That simply is not good enough for the amount of shots he wants to take. That makes him 31st among SGs and 59 among guards this season. You can call him a glue guy all you want, that's fine, he shouldn't be shooting as much as he does.
Looking at +/- for an individual player, in one individual game, is a lousy stat to draw any inference from.
If you are hot, attack by all means go nuts, but if your off, do other things, move the ball, rebound and defend, dont force shots, you dont need to on this team..
Thats all i ask of Rj
If you are hot, attack by all means go nuts, but if your off, do other things, move the ball, rebound and defend, dont force shots, you dont need to on this team..
Thats all i ask of Rj
It is frustrating to see him keep shooting three's when it's appears he is too under the weather to be effective. What we don't know, and I'm curious of, is what the coaches are telling him to do. Maybe they are telling him if you're open and the ball gets kicked out to you keep shooting.
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i dont need him to be a superstar, i dont need him to carry the team, i just need him to play smarter..
If you are hot, attack by all means go nuts, but if your off, do other things, move the ball, rebound and defend, dont force shots, you dont need to on this team..
Thats all i ask of Rj
It is frustrating to see him keep shooting three's when it's appears he is too under the weather to be effective. What we don't know, and I'm curious of, is what the coaches are telling him to do. Maybe they are telling him if you're open and the ball gets kicked out to you keep shooting.
I dont mind those shots if you are wide open you got to take the shot, but i saw a few times where a guy was rotating to him and either had Randle or cam or Brunson open and all he had to do was swing it but instead took the shot..
I am not going to kill him for missing iq at the end of the 1st quarter, i dont think he saw him
Make the pass..Id rsther Rj be at 16 or 17 ppg at 45% shooting than 20 or 21 at 40%
'Flu is for mere mortals.'-Michael Jordan, Haha.
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play through the flu, or whatever it is. It's obvious he is sapped of energy.
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'Flu is for mere mortals.'-Michael Jordan, Haha.
haha
Framework was Crowder to Bucks, Grayson to Houston, Gordon to Suns.
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Bet you the lottery is rigged so they get either Wemba or Scoot
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Non Knicks related, but the LAL being 3-10...warms my heart.
Bet you the lottery is rigged so they get either Wemba or Scoot
If they get Wemba I'd lose it.
Put an asterisk next to that title. I do.
Yup and they are protected by the media, jeannie buss is one of the worst owners in sports
Because she has mouthpieces all over the place
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play through the flu, or whatever it is. It's obvious he is sapped of energy.
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'Flu is for mere mortals.'-Michael Jordan, Haha.
Jordan didn't have the flu. He had food poisoning. Bad enough but not the flu. And I would bet he was not about to puke when he actually played that game. If he was puking he aint playing.
Same with Emmitt Smith's overstated shoulder injury in 93. BArkley is probably playing with a similar injury week after week and he's not getting the Smith treatment.
That's incredible. Fuck them.
I am guessing Fournier is in this as well but nobody wants him
I am guessing Fournier is in this as well but nobody wants him
I don't want to lose IQ--he plays both ends. I hope any deal brings back a legit starter.
That might be the move to finally break Thibs…
He defends Thibs a bit. Fournier's already out of the rotation, Cam is playing big minutes, IQ is playing way more than Rose, and Obi and Randle are playing together more in small lineups.
Also, player development is a big plus - Cam, Obi, Quickley have all improved noticeably. RJ's the same guy he was at Duke, unfortunately. Hard to argue.
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He defends Thibs a bit. Fournier's already out of the rotation, Cam is playing big minutes, IQ is playing way more than Rose, and Obi and Randle are playing together more in small lineups.
Also, player development is a big plus - Cam, Obi, Quickley have all improved noticeably. RJ's the same guy he was at Duke, unfortunately. Hard to argue. KnicksFilmSchool - ( New Window )
I agree and been saying some of that myself. I don’t get the hate everything Thibbs take so many here seem to have.