Nice win last night for the Kaynicks!
Amazing what a 3-2 road trip can do for a team.
Getting Grimes healthy has really helped give us some D,One can only hope that MitchRob can get, and stay upright for us.
Brunson is an elite player on the Offensive end.....
Julius and RJ played very well last nite....as did IQ.
Obi welllllll,not sure what he has been doing the last few games.
I wish Cam wasnt so dang injury prone...MitchRob has that moniker already.
I do think this team can scratch it's way to a few games above .500.
43-39 is my prediction at this juncture.
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The more minutes Thibs trusts him with.
Grimes a pleasure to watch, he does do many things so well
I actually don't think Sims is raw in every sense of the word. Can he shoot or score anything but a dunk. No. That's a fair criticism. But neither can Mitch. What Sims does better than Mitch is switch to and effectively guard smaller people. He also screens and rolls well.
He is what he is and I wasn’t talking about his shooting. It wasn’t long ago he looked lost, always out of position and falling for every fake and committing stupid fouls. Now he playing much better defense, not fouling as much and is very active on the boards.the difference from where he was to where is is at is dramatic.
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The more minutes Thibs trusts him with.
Grimes a pleasure to watch, he does do many things so well
I actually don't think Sims is raw in every sense of the word. Can he shoot or score anything but a dunk. No. That's a fair criticism. But neither can Mitch. What Sims does better than Mitch is switch to and effectively guard smaller people. He also screens and rolls well.
He is what he is and I wasn’t talking about his shooting. It wasn’t long ago he looked lost, always out of position and falling for every fake and committing stupid fouls. Now he playing much better defense, not fouling as much and is very active on the boards.the difference from where he was to where is is at is dramatic.
That's what comes with playing time he has the talent and skill set but it takes playing time to get in the flow.
Mitch was a foul machine his first 2 years but he learned to play in the NBA. IMO Sims is further ahead than Mitch was when he came in
What do you all see as a realistic ceiling for this guy?
So he was always going to be a project because with those numbers if he had even the slightest degree of basketball skill he would’ve been a top pick in the draft
I do not think he will ever be a star but he will be a very high-quality rotational guy for a number of years
I think he can be a solid 5 and good rotation player.
Not too many true centers anymore that play with their backs to the rim
What do you all see as a realistic ceiling for this guy?
Disagree that he’s “too slow to be a 4”. Here he is guarding Jamal Murray on the perimeter:
Sims defense - ( New Window )
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The more minutes Thibs trusts him with.
Grimes a pleasure to watch, he does do many things so well
I actually don't think Sims is raw in every sense of the word. Can he shoot or score anything but a dunk. No. That's a fair criticism. But neither can Mitch. What Sims does better than Mitch is switch to and effectively guard smaller people. He also screens and rolls well.
He is what he is and I wasn’t talking about his shooting. It wasn’t long ago he looked lost, always out of position and falling for every fake and committing stupid fouls. Now he playing much better defense, not fouling as much and is very active on the boards.the difference from where he was to where is is at is dramatic.
That's what comes with playing time he has the talent and skill set but it takes playing time to get in the flow.
Mitch was a foul machine his first 2 years but he learned to play in the NBA. IMO Sims is further ahead than Mitch was when he came in
Exactly and why it bugs me when people insist Thibs never plays young guys. He’s proven time and time again that he will play certain young inexperienced players, people just complain when it’s not every player they want to see play more.
Doesn't say much otherwise except they want to continue to build assets for a star trade
The athletic pay wall - ( New Window )
The New York Knicks want to trade for a star. Not sign one. Not increase their chances of drafting one. They want to trade for one and then trade for another.
Make sure to assess the front office within that context.
I don't doubt they would want Kat and Minnesota might move him after their little experiment didn't do what they expected
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shoot the messenger but I've been told they are "monitoring" KAT and the Wolves in general.
UGH
Don't worry. It's the Knicks. It's a rites of passage to have these rumors. Nothing ever happens. Ever
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shoot the messenger but I've been told they are "monitoring" KAT and the Wolves in general.
UGH
Don't worry. It's the Knicks. It's a rites of passage to have these rumors. Nothing ever happens. Ever
i hate Towns
There aren't many star bigs I have ever trusted LESS than Kat. But maybe Thibs and/or MSG and this front office could get the most out of him. I'm scared of him though. Doesn't seem to be a guy you want to hitch the entire wagon to.
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shoot the messenger but I've been told they are "monitoring" KAT and the Wolves in general.
There aren't many star bigs I have ever trusted LESS than Kat. But maybe Thibs and/or MSG and this front office could get the most out of him. I'm scared of him though. Doesn't seem to be a guy you want to hitch the entire wagon to.
He would definitely be an upgrade so it really comes down to what they have to give up to get him. If it’s reasonable then it could be a good move, if they trade away their future in order to get him, then not so much
This team offensively when Rj and Randle are effecient are very hard to defend..Brunson you know is going tk be effecient 95% of the time, if Rj and Randle are there with them they can win some games..
This team offensively when Rj and Randle are effecient are very hard to defend..Brunson you know is going tk be effecient 95% of the time, if Rj and Randle are there with them they can win some games..
And as Grimes get more into game shape, he’s an offense threat as well. The future actually looks bright
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Rj nice bounce back game, effecient, maybe thia can be the stsrt of a good stretch..
This team offensively when Rj and Randle are effecient are very hard to defend..Brunson you know is going tk be effecient 95% of the time, if Rj and Randle are there with them they can win some games..
And as Grimes get more into game shape, he’s an offense threat as well. The future actually looks bright
I know Grimes didnt shoot well but him attacking the basket the way he did is very encouraging because when he was drasfted, that was the knock
Still want that quantity for quality trade to be made, but we're gonna have to be patient and just hope the team plays well.
The Knick he reminds me of most is Cazzie Russell, who had a long and solid NBA career but only was an All-Star once. I could see RJ having a very good year along the way and making an All-Star team, but if were only once in his career that wouldn't surprise me either.
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Do you see him as a future All-Star?
The Knick he reminds me of most is Cazzie Russell, who had a long and solid NBA career but only was an All-Star once. I could see RJ having a very good year along the way and making an All-Star team, but if were only once in his career that wouldn't surprise me either.
Good Call....Cazzie Russell....haven't heard that name in a long time,he was before my time,but of course I have seen footage of him as a Knick
1) Brunson...what a great signing. Loved it in the moment, love it on 11/22.
2) I know he gets a ton of grief, but I'm still an IQ fan. I wouldn't move him unless we get a Godfather offer.
3) That was the best game I've seen of RJ this season. I don't know if the stats back it up, but he was damn good last night.
9-9 after what looked like a possible brutal road trip. Back home vs. Blazers on Black Friday. I'll be in the house. Hitting up either Legends or Smithfield Hall for USA-England & then walking-stumbling?-over to MSG. LFG!
So if they trade for KAT in the summer of 2023 you can be sure Thibs won’t be there
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Do you see him as a future All-Star?
The Knick he reminds me of most is Cazzie Russell, who had a long and solid NBA career but only was an All-Star once. I could see RJ having a very good year along the way and making an All-Star team, but if were only once in his career that wouldn't surprise me either.
Good Call....Cazzie Russell....haven't heard that name in a long time,he was before my time,but of course I have seen footage of him as a Knick
Cazzie was picked #1 overall, RJ #3 overall, very similar in size and role on the team, and to some extent skillset. Maybe RJ looks to be a scorer a little more than Cazzie did. Of course Cazzie had Willis, Clyde et al. as his teammates.
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Do you see him as a future All-Star?
The Knick he reminds me of most is Cazzie Russell, who had a long and solid NBA career but only was an All-Star once. I could see RJ having a very good year along the way and making an All-Star team, but if were only once in his career that wouldn't surprise me either.
Good Call....Cazzie Russell....haven't heard that name in a long time,he was before my time,but of course I have seen footage of him as a Knick
Cazzie was picked #1 overall, RJ #3 overall, very similar in size and role on the team, and to some extent skillset. Maybe RJ looks to be a scorer a little more than Cazzie did. Of course Cazzie had Willis, Clyde et al. as his teammates.
Cazzie took Michigan to the final four,if memory serves...1965?maybeeeee
So if they trade for KAT in the summer of 2023 you can be sure Thibs won’t be there
I thought this past offseason they said they would be open to working together again
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shoot the messenger but I've been told they are "monitoring" KAT and the Wolves in general.
UGH
Don't worry. It's the Knicks. It's a rites of passage to have these rumors. Nothing ever happens. Ever
i hate Towns
People think they can’t stand watching Randle, let’s see how they feel having to watch Towns. Yuck
1) Brunson...what a great signing. Loved it in the moment, love it on 11/22.
2) I know he gets a ton of grief, but I'm still an IQ fan. I wouldn't move him unless we get a Godfather offer.
3) That was the best game I've seen of RJ this season. I don't know if the stats back it up, but he was damn good last night.
9-9 after what looked like a possible brutal road trip. Back home vs. Blazers on Black Friday. I'll be in the house. Hitting up either Legends or Smithfield Hall for USA-England & then walking-stumbling?-over to MSG. LFG!
Brunson has been grrrrreat
IQ has potential and I would want alot in return for him...he can play in this league.
RJ was fantastic last night,I know he was sick,but i also think he has been nursing a knee injury too
With that said, what is the next realistic star that is available in a trade?
With that said, what is the next realistic star that is available in a trade?
I think the hope was that the SGA situation would turn in the Knicks favor, but it is starting to look like that ship has sailed. Looking around the league, I think the teams that stand out in terms of potentially deciding to blow things up if the season doesn't turn around would be the Wolves as you mentioned, the Lakers obviously, and maybe the Bulls.
I think its been discussed pretty thoroughly the pros/cons of an Anthony Davis move, but what about LaVine from Chicago? The Bulls have a lot of money tied up into a core that really doesn't seem like it has a path to be any better than the play in. I believe Vucevic is a free agent after this season, and DeRozan after next year. They are kind of in limbo until after that point, so does it make sense to just wait it out for two years or do they decide they are better off trying to move LaVine for a boat load of assets? If they are still hovering at the bottom of the East as it gets closer to the deadline, I wouldn't be surprised to start hearing rumors about potential shake ups there.
the last 4 games
37 PTS, 21 REB, 5 BLK, 64% FG
30 PTS, 18 REB, 3 STL, 63% FG
38 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 62% FG
37 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 60% FG
If he could stay healthy I would still make a move for him over Kat
the last 4 games
37 PTS, 21 REB, 5 BLK, 64% FG
30 PTS, 18 REB, 3 STL, 63% FG
38 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 62% FG
37 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 60% FG
If he could stay healthy I would still make a move for him over Kat
Same here.
Mind blowingly bad.
Mind blowingly bad.
Transfer portal and first recruiting class, it's hard to restart a program now even Louisville unless you have a name kids know
He was banged up to start the season. Donovan benched him the other night in the 4th during a close game vs. Orlando.
Still can’t believe we got brunson from Dallas. I know brunson sort of plays the same position as doncic, maybe, but they coexisted just fine and would have been just fine together going forward. Somehow we got him here — never happens for the Knicks…..finally it did. I always believed Cuban would eclipse our offer. He didn’t.
He was already ridiculously ball dominant before, and now they have zero talent capable of swinging a game other than Luka himself.
Mark Cuban doesn't get any flack for his poor team builds.
Generational talent supported by nothing part II.
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Its Luka every single time down the court and they are struggiling
He was already ridiculously ball dominant before, and now they have zero talent capable of swinging a game other than Luka himself.
Mark Cuban doesn't get any flack for his poor team builds.
Generational talent supported by nothing part II.
Yuo they have dinwiddie but he onoy handkes when Luka is off the court..
Christian Wood is akready dissapointed with his role..
They have a rim runner and 3 shooters around Doncic, its very predictable
Last night was Knox's highest scoring output since April, 2019 when he was a 19 year-old rookie.
Maybe he's the 6-foot-9 wing the Pistons so desperately need?
Forget he is only 23 and still could develop into a decent wing