NFT: Knicks vs Heat game thread

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We’re not gonna actually blow this one too, right?

unbelieveable

is an absolute shitshow.

You can't make this shit up.

I’ll talk to you guys opening night next season.

lol..if randle doesnt dunk the clock runs out hahaha

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Should not have been that hard.

Luck that called that a foul or it was a break away lay up

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Who I hate played well.

Quite a collection of some of the dumbest decisions players could possibly make at the end of a game. And the coach apparently doesn’t tell guys what they should do with the inbounds pass when there’s less than 3 seconds left with no timeouts.

Miami i think is close to the end of their run, he has few years left on his deal..

I dont know if he asked out if Miami woukd deal him to NY but i could see him getting frustrated

but still a good win without Brunson..

Now win 1 of the next 2 and its a succesful week

both teams getting blown out tonight...i expect them to try and take a swing at the deadline

Could have let the last game keep him down but damn he fought back.
Love beating the Heat

In comment 16023433 nygiants16 said:

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but still a good win without Brunson.. Now win 1 of the next 2 and its a succesful week

Always nice beating the Heat.

In comment 16023439 larryflower37 said:

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Could have let the last game keep him down but damn he fought back. Love beating the Heat

He played great...a bit loose with the ball there at the end but overall a good game

and held Jimmy Butler to 10 points. Hopefully that’s the end of his slump.

In comment 16023442 bceagle05 said:

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and held Jimmy Butler to 10 points. Hopefully that’s the end of his slump.

Grimes and Quickleys defense on Lowry and Butler was awesome

Obi seems to be getting his confidence back. It was actually nice seeing Fournier be productive.

In comment 16023431 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

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Quite a collection of some of the dumbest decisions players could possibly make at the end of a game. And the coach apparently doesn’t tell guys what they should do with the inbounds pass when there’s less than 3 seconds left with no timeouts.

dumbest team in the league. Coach included. Maddening.

to spark that fight. Memphis really is impossible to like.

That in the offseason, he didnt touch a basketball for almost 2 months and Johnnie Bryant went and visited him and basically told him to check his ego and change his game to fit the team more..

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In comment 16023453 nygiants16 said:

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That in the offseason, he didnt touch a basketball for almost 2 months and Johnnie Bryant went and visited him and basically told him to check his ego and change his game to fit the team more..

This is maddening, same thing he did before his last all-star season.
He needs to get his emotions under control

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to spark that fight. Memphis really is impossible to like.

Brooks is a punk and deserves a substantial suspension.

until some changes are made. But glad to see they won tonight.

Sims is bad. Is he doing anything out there?
Thibs foot up RJ's ass worked for one game.

Randle, on your second All-Star game nod. It's a travesty Brunson didn't make it. Oh, and uh, I'll take the win!

that Bulls might at least explore Zach Lavine trades leading up to deadline, the talks may not result in a trade but may lead to a trade this offseason..

In comment 16023466 Del Shofner said:

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until some changes are made. But glad to see they won tonight.

I watched the 2nd half but whereas the last 5 seconds would usually get me irate, I've reached the point with this team where my son and I can joke at just how inept they are. In fact he was popping in and out throughout the 4th and one time when the Knicks were up 8 he was like "so basically we're down 2".

In comment 16023578 Stu11 said:

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In comment 16023466 Del Shofner said: Quote: until some changes are made. But glad to see they won tonight. I watched the 2nd half but whereas the last 5 seconds would usually get me irate, I've reached the point with this team where my son and I can joke at just how inept they are. In fact he was popping in and out throughout the 4th and one time when the Knicks were up 8 he was like "so basically we're down 2".

ha ha, same. Was watching with two of my kids and I said out loud "RJ is gonna do something stupid here" right before he threw the ball away to Bam. All you can do is laugh at this point.

IHart really played a pretty nice game down the stretch.

I really appreciated Randle's postgame interview. Some real personal insight and growth on his part. Hopefully he can maintain this perspective for the rest of his career.

Now trade him while his value is at its highest!!!!

he's gonna stick around a few more years, which leads me to believe those 2027/2029 draft picks will be going out the door for Zach Lavine. He went to UCLA will probably push for a homecoming.

Saying Toronto might be looking for young player vs. picks.
Like Quickley, Grimes, Toppin types for OG.

probably have a leg up on the OG sweepstakes, as rumored. Both have good depth of young talent.

would be fun. Right now their big weakness is defense but KCP/OG/Gordon around Jokic/Murray is about as good as you could hope for defensively. If Jokic can't lead a good defense in the playoffs with that squad, it won't matter how utterly amazing an offensive player he is because he'll never win it all.

I'm glad Mitchell got in Brooks' face, that Memphis team and Brooks in particular is extremely unlikeable. Mitchell actually throwing him down was nice to see.

The Clippers desperately need a PG. Kawhi and PG just aren't capable of playing that role.

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a backup center they didn't love.

have to be another move involving Hart right? Or I guess Sims could be part of any deal?

In comment 16023751 Enzo said:

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have to be another move involving Hart right? Or I guess Sims could be part of any deal?

They couod be sending sims out somewhere or Mitch?? i doubt Mitch but thats a possibility..

We would have a lot of centers though.

in an OG trade or maybe Knicks working on something else involving a center..

Team plays worse when they are on the floor together. I think a lot of people thought it was just RJ, but last night Brunson is out, the offense runs through RJ and Knicks basically play like they always play.

Is it because they are both subpar defenders? Could be part of it but I think it is more fundamental than that.

In comment 16023807 Vanzetti said:

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Team plays worse when they are on the floor together. I think a lot of people thought it was just RJ, but last night Brunson is out, the offense runs through RJ and Knicks basically play like they always play. Is it because they are both subpar defenders? Could be part of it but I think it is more fundamental than that.

Its not that Brunson and Rj dont fit, its that Rj, Brunson and Randle is clunky because of their style of play..

Rj doesnt really have a catch and shoot game and from your 3rd option you need that, when all 3 are effecient it looks good but hard to get 3 guys effecient

In comment 16023763 Heisenberg said:

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We would have a lot of centers though.

He only plays 16 minutes per game on one of the worst teams in the NBA and he is almost 25 years old.

I wouldn't give up a lot of him. Hart and maybe two picks

Every trade deadline and off season