Mitch or Hart get the offensive rebound with time for the putback
A long, high arc 3 like that could have easily had a high or long rebound and with only one second left the clock either expires or it’s an incredibly difficult relatively long range tap attempt It was a miracle shot - I woke up the house and we don’t watch all that many Knicks games. Fun game.
'Miracle' shot or increasingly common shot for Randle this year? I have never seen him make so many high difficulty shots in his entire career. Behind the backboard turnaround shots, fadeaway jumpers with a guy all over him, one handed 15 foot floaters while getting fouled. Step back 3s, deep 3's. His body balance, release and focus right now on these high difficulty attempts is the stuff you see from the top 5-6 players in the NBA.
His 20-21 campaign many thought would be a year he would never touch again performance-wise. He is having an even better year than that one. The good defensive teams not only have a good defender already on him but routinely send doubles his way on top of that. He is still dropping 30+ on them and making some fantastic cross court passes for wide open 3s as well out of them.
This team just continues to prove they can win in different ways, it didnt feel like a smooth game offensivelt, it felt sloppy and clunky, yet they still scored 122..
Brunson is tough as nails, he could of easily sat in the back with an ankle sprain and no one would of said anything. Instead he comes back, taped up, and was clutch again in the 4th scoring 8 points and answering every score the hest had, finishing with 25 on effeciemt scoring again..
Rj did not have a terrible game 8-15 but his outside shot 0-4 needs to be better. I thought quickley should of closed and i think he came back with a minute and a half left but i didnt think he should kf came out at all. At this point i jist dont trust Rj to make the right play on either end but for today just say good game..
Quickley is an absolute stud, dude plays hard on both ends, he got 2 quick fouls esrly and had to be taken out but came back in the 2nd and just went off. He just brings another energy and its not ball dominant either, its both, he can tske the ball, give Brunson a rest or he can play off Brunson perfectly and teams habe to respect him. Quickley is just on another level right now.
Hart didnt score much, he had some timely buckets in transition but he does everything else, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block +16..He doesnt need to score to effect the game and he is the type of player every great team needs, he dont care about shots, he is ok doing all the little things that help a team win..
last but certainly not least: Julius Randle was an absolute superstsr tonight, in the 1st just dominating one of the best defensive players in the game and it just continued all game. The heat then tried Butler on Randle which allowed Brunson some space to go off a little bit but in the ckutch where we habe all ripped him, he scored 8 points and none bigger than the stepback 3. He is a monster right now and when he has it going from 3, he is impossible to guard..
Celtics struggle with athletic, fast teams, they have good defenders but the Celtics want to beat you up defensively and if Tatum or Brown is off they struggle..
He has been the least clutch player I have ever watched.
He needed that shot to take the next step in his career and hopefully the monkey is off his back.
Celtics struggle with athletic, fast teams, they have good defenders but the Celtics want to beat you up defensively and if Tatum or Brown is off they struggle..
Starting Horford at the 4 is a mistake to me
nets had a great second half, played harder then celtics. bridges looked again like a stud. the team was just put together.... thus will have some games when they look amazing (beating full strength Celtics in prime time on the road)--- and some where they look terrible. in the end the hope is to be more cohesive and get a first round playoff matchup.
the nets have a lot of guys that can give a go at the celtics wing scoring--- that is the strength of the team. they struggle against size and quickness.
if they do make the playoffs, no team will enjoy the series if they are playing their defensive physical game on the wing
so I was watching it on the Miami telecast. Since I've been streaming and watching games on other teams broadcasts, I get to hear a lot of different announcers. Miami's is so dumb, after every 3, the announcer says....KABOOM. It's so forced and stupid, I was embarrassed for him.
My favorite by far has been the Nets team of Ian Eagle and Sarah Kustok.
The worst has been the Hawks(Rathbun, dominique wilkins and vince carter).
He has been the least clutch player I have ever watched.
He needed that shot to take the next step in his career and hopefully the monkey is off his back.
It was complete luck. Randle was awesome last night and very determined on both sides of the court. He's become such a complete player, but he's one of the worst closers we've had. He had a brutal turnover the possession before and then almost turned that one over before the chuck. Went from what should have been an easy win to a possible heartbreaking loss to a lucky win even though they deserved to win.
Jimmy Butler is just a winner and a great player, but some of those calls were just stupid. It's like they couldn't wait for the opportunity to call a foul on him and send him to the line.
so I was watching it on the Miami telecast. Since I've been streaming and watching games on other teams broadcasts, I get to hear a lot of different announcers. Miami's is so dumb, after every 3, the announcer says....KABOOM. It's so forced and stupid, I was embarrassed for him.
My favorite by far has been the Nets team of Ian Eagle and Sarah Kustok.
The worst has been the Hawks(Rathbun, dominique wilkins and vince carter).
I don't have league pass any more but when I used to it was startling how bad other teams' announce crews were. We've had horrible teams at MSG but our telecasts have always been top notch.
He has been the least clutch player I have ever watched.
He needed that shot to take the next step in his career and hopefully the monkey is off his back.
It was complete luck. Randle was awesome last night and very determined on both sides of the court. He's become such a complete player, but he's one of the worst closers we've had. He had a brutal turnover the possession before and then almost turned that one over before the chuck. Went from what should have been an easy win to a possible heartbreaking loss to a lucky win even though they deserved to win.
Jimmy Butler is just a winner and a great player, but some of those calls were just stupid. It's like they couldn't wait for the opportunity to call a foul on him and send him to the line.
Lets be fair Randle not only hit the 3 but he had a clutch 5 points inckuding the 3 point play to put them up 3 and then the refs made a terrible call..
He also had an easy pass that Mitch dropped where he would of had dunk..
You can call it luck or whatever on the last shot but he has hit those step back 3s all year and was hot from 3 all game
last night he played very well...Thibs sensed that we needed scoring down the stretch and went to RJ,for his ability to break down the defender and get to the painted area.
Thibs was correct.
Everybody hates on the guy and some nights he deserves it.
Last night he played very well
Randle was amazing last night. However, he is terrible in closing games. Yes mitch dropped an easy pass. Yes, he had a 3 pt play(on a bad shot attempt), but you cannot turn the ball over in the final minute and he almost did twice. He was lucky the ball bounced back to him the 2nd time.
He struggled a lot staying in front of Herro and gave him too much space to operate and run the Heat offense. Thibs made the switch to IQ very late in the game to slow them down, so Miami went to Butler late
Randle was amazing last night. However, he is terrible in closing games. Yes mitch dropped an easy pass. Yes, he had a 3 pt play(on a bad shot attempt), but you cannot turn the ball over in the final minute and he almost did twice. He was lucky the ball bounced back to him the 2nd time.
Randle is having a great season but if I'm the other team I WANT him handling the ball late in the game playing hero ball. We've seen it fail more often than not. A lot more.
This team just continues to prove they can win in different ways, it didnt feel like a smooth game offensivelt, it felt sloppy and clunky, yet they still scored 122..
Brunson is tough as nails, he could of easily sat in the back with an ankle sprain and no one would of said anything. Instead he comes back, taped up, and was clutch again in the 4th scoring 8 points and answering every score the hest had, finishing with 25 on effeciemt scoring again..
Rj did not have a terrible game 8-15 but his outside shot 0-4 needs to be better. I thought quickley should of closed and i think he came back with a minute and a half left but i didnt think he should kf came out at all. At this point i jist dont trust Rj to make the right play on either end but for today just say good game..
Quickley is an absolute stud, dude plays hard on both ends, he got 2 quick fouls esrly and had to be taken out but came back in the 2nd and just went off. He just brings another energy and its not ball dominant either, its both, he can tske the ball, give Brunson a rest or he can play off Brunson perfectly and teams habe to respect him. Quickley is just on another level right now.
Hart didnt score much, he had some timely buckets in transition but he does everything else, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block +16..He doesnt need to score to effect the game and he is the type of player every great team needs, he dont care about shots, he is ok doing all the little things that help a team win..
last but certainly not least: Julius Randle was an absolute superstsr tonight, in the 1st just dominating one of the best defensive players in the game and it just continued all game. The heat then tried Butler on Randle which allowed Brunson some space to go off a little bit but in the ckutch where we habe all ripped him, he scored 8 points and none bigger than the stepback 3. He is a monster right now and when he has it going from 3, he is impossible to guard..
His outside shot is sooo off right now. He has these little spurts where its on but thats it. I want him shooting from the outside only if he is in a groove. His drives while sometime terrible decisions also can be excellent as well though. He needs to focus more there with the spacing that he gets from this offense.
On your Julius point you are 100% right... it was almost like play Randle for 3Q but cross your fingers in the 4th. Uhuh not lately...Last nights game winner was an epic finish to a maestro performance.
Randle was amazing last night. However, he is terrible in closing games. Yes mitch dropped an easy pass. Yes, he had a 3 pt play(on a bad shot attempt), but you cannot turn the ball over in the final minute and he almost did twice. He was lucky the ball bounced back to him the 2nd time.
Randle is having a great season but if I'm the other team I WANT him handling the ball late in the game playing hero ball. We've seen it fail more often than not. A lot more.
Not going to argue that, was shocked Miami switched Butler on him, it allowed Brunson to take Oladipo
early fouls, but 22 mins for him vs. 29 for RJ is absurd. IQ is the 3rd best player on this team.
IQ is the 3rd best player but we also have to continue to give RJ some level of confidence too. We can't go to wild cutting his minutes. I actually think Thibs rotations have been masterful of late. Only nitpick would be playing RJ a bit less but you can't remove him entirely from the equation either. He does rrally break down the D well on his drives for the most part and he just needs to really continue to work on his outside shot and only shoot when open from deep. And minimize the number of outside shots vs drives IF he is not in a groove.
last night he played very well...Thibs sensed that we needed scoring down the stretch and went to RJ,for his ability to break down the defender and get to the painted area.
Thibs was correct.
Everybody hates on the guy and some nights he deserves it.
Last night he played very well
Played very well? Did we watch the same game.
If you are being honest about RJ right now, his effort level isn't there. He's not hustling back on D ( he watches his bricks with his hand up a lot), he dies on every screen, and teams are helping off him a ton and not respecting his 3pt shot for spacing. If this continues, he will be hunted on defense in the playoffs 100%.
I can understand the need to give him minutes to try to get his game back up, but there is no universe he is playing very well right now.
last night he played very well...Thibs sensed that we needed scoring down the stretch and went to RJ,for his ability to break down the defender and get to the painted area.
Thibs was correct.
Everybody hates on the guy and some nights he deserves it.
Last night he played very well
Played very well? Did we watch the same game.
If you are being honest about RJ right now, his effort level isn't there. He's not hustling back on D ( he watches his bricks with his hand up a lot), he dies on every screen, and teams are helping off him a ton and not respecting his 3pt shot for spacing. If this continues, he will be hunted on defense in the playoffs 100%.
I can understand the need to give him minutes to try to get his game back up, but there is no universe he is playing very well right now.
This ^ I dont care about miss shots, miss shots happen, its taking bad shots forcing play, its bad defense, its being lazy going around screens, its not attacking the glass, its holding your arm up when if you chased you had a rebound..
Its all of the little things, the constant need to take bad shots at the worst fricken times..
I dont think he is willing to accpet he is the 3rd option but if he wants to stay on this team passed this year he needs to check the ego and realize he is the 3rd option and start doing the little things..
Rj is in for a rude awakening come playoff time when guys play 40 minutes and he is playing 10 or 15
the Knicks would obviously want him. He may even want to come to the Knicks. But there's other teams out there with more picks than we've accumulated. And if you thought Ainge was tough to deal with...Morey may actually be worse.
Randle was amazing last night. However, he is terrible in closing games. Yes mitch dropped an easy pass. Yes, he had a 3 pt play(on a bad shot attempt), but you cannot turn the ball over in the final minute and he almost did twice. He was lucky the ball bounced back to him the 2nd time.
I agree. The other side of the game is that the Knicks blew a 15 point lead because they could not score after a great first half. The winning shot was great but also lucky. Randle and Brunson both turned the ball over in the last 90 seconds and Randle almost turned it over twice.
So, the game exposed some flaws.Knicks lack guys who can both score and defend and because of that, they have trouble closing games out.
That said, it was still an amazing win and Knicks have been on the other side of games like this many times. So Ill take it.
Larry Bird's average PER was 23.5
Julius Randle's PER this season 21.4
PG Kevin Johnson's average PER was 20.7
Jalen Brnson PER this season 21.3
I rest my case
Bird won back to back to back MVPs...he did everything at the top level.Rebound,Score,Defense,hustle...and was clutch
TBH I would take him to take the last shot of a tie game 7 over anyone ever in the history of the game...even more so if you are down 1
is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
You would think someone is going to want to come here and right now Embiid looks like the most obvious..
I love Lavine but i dont think Knicks will trade Rj for him and no thank you to towns
is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
You would think someone is going to want to come here and right now Embiid looks like the most obvious..
I love Lavine but i dont think Knicks will trade Rj for him and no thank you to towns
And if we're gonna call Randle's shot lucky and say he fumbled the ball then you also have to admit the Heat were fortunate to not have a foul called on about 3 separate occasions before Randle even shot the ball.
is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
I think Durant was a lock to the Knicks for a certain point in time but I get your point. He was also the first I heard in the media with Lebron to the Lakers...
I don't hate Simmons like some do-though I think the man is full of himself @ times-but it isn't like he was the sole media person all but putting KD in a Knicks uniform. Zach Lowe-who I like-was parroting the same stuff. I think it became groupthink at a certain point that Durant was MSG bound.
the Knicks would obviously want him. He may even want to come to the Knicks. But there's other teams out there with more picks than we've accumulated. And if you thought Ainge was tough to deal with...Morey may actually be worse.
Embiid is a perfect fit. And maybe the package of picks and RJ,Obi+ another player and 4-5 picks will be too good a package to pass up. Mavs pick looking better and better too. The way we stagger RJ with the 2nd unit we could stagger Embiid or Randle. That would be a dominant 2 units.
is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
I think Durant was a lock to the Knicks for a certain point in time but I get your point. He was also the first I heard in the media with Lebron to the Lakers...
Chris Haynes, KD’s favorite media reporter, said the Knicks all the way until the final week. KD wanted the Knicks. Kyrie wanted the Nets and KD didn’t feel that strongly about it to say no.
is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
I think Durant was a lock to the Knicks for a certain point in time but I get your point. He was also the first I heard in the media with Lebron to the Lakers...
I mean, as you said he was one of the first on Lebron to the Lakers, he may not have been on point with the team but he was correct in hearing Durant to NY, and he was also the first towards the end of last summer to start with Ishbia as a buyer for the Suns. He clearly has well connected sources, that said, even if there is smoke of Harden back to Houston, that doesn’t mean Philly is definitely moving Embiid. He’s locked up long term and they could decide to rebuild in some way around him.
But just to entertain it, I think you’re looking at something along the lines of Mitch, RJ, Obi plus picks. I think on paper Embiid is worth it, add him to this current team and that’s arguably the best team in the East.
I called shotgun on that bandwagon long ago! I want to get his jersey I’m just too lazy. 30 or 11.
I’m also really really really loving IQ. He’s become and indispensably valuable player here. I think he’s almost as valuable as brunson. He’s one of the best defenders in the game now and he can flat out score from anywhere.
More and more I find myself thinking how is the other team going to beat the Knicks where as it used to be the other way around. The Knicks are really hard to deal with. If you don’t bring it they run and out work you right the fuck out of the building.
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Butler could have been called for a couple of fouls for bodying and grabbing Randle.
But the strip itself was clean and sent the ball behind Randle.
So, Butler heads behind Randle to get the ball.
But, plot twist, the ball hits Randle's left heel and reverses direction.
Butler is baffled for a moment; doesn't understand what happened. He still had a chance to get on the floor and contest for the ball, but he freezes.
Randle looks down and there's the ball bouncing back towards him.
Picks it up and, with Butler out of position behind him, he only has the smaller Herro in his way when he lofts the winning shot.
Great illustration of what happened. Truly a serendipitous stupendous play.
Worthy of stylin’ and profilin’
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Mitch or Hart get the offensive rebound with time for the putback
A long, high arc 3 like that could have easily had a high or long rebound and with only one second left the clock either expires or it’s an incredibly difficult relatively long range tap attempt It was a miracle shot - I woke up the house and we don’t watch all that many Knicks games. Fun game.
'Miracle' shot or increasingly common shot for Randle this year? I have never seen him make so many high difficulty shots in his entire career. Behind the backboard turnaround shots, fadeaway jumpers with a guy all over him, one handed 15 foot floaters while getting fouled. Step back 3s, deep 3's. His body balance, release and focus right now on these high difficulty attempts is the stuff you see from the top 5-6 players in the NBA.
His 20-21 campaign many thought would be a year he would never touch again performance-wise. He is having an even better year than that one. The good defensive teams not only have a good defender already on him but routinely send doubles his way on top of that. He is still dropping 30+ on them and making some fantastic cross court passes for wide open 3s as well out of them.
Non-ideal would be:
1. Someone who can not play the 2,3, or 5. Since Brunson and Randle are staples at the 1 and 4.
2. A player who is not a good defender
3. A player who is older or injury prone.
4. A player who is smaller maybe around 6'3 or less
Examples-
Lavine
Derozen
Beal
Lillard
KAT
Harden
Ideal examples-
Booker
Brown
Embiid
Brunson is tough as nails, he could of easily sat in the back with an ankle sprain and no one would of said anything. Instead he comes back, taped up, and was clutch again in the 4th scoring 8 points and answering every score the hest had, finishing with 25 on effeciemt scoring again..
Rj did not have a terrible game 8-15 but his outside shot 0-4 needs to be better. I thought quickley should of closed and i think he came back with a minute and a half left but i didnt think he should kf came out at all. At this point i jist dont trust Rj to make the right play on either end but for today just say good game..
Quickley is an absolute stud, dude plays hard on both ends, he got 2 quick fouls esrly and had to be taken out but came back in the 2nd and just went off. He just brings another energy and its not ball dominant either, its both, he can tske the ball, give Brunson a rest or he can play off Brunson perfectly and teams habe to respect him. Quickley is just on another level right now.
Hart didnt score much, he had some timely buckets in transition but he does everything else, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block +16..He doesnt need to score to effect the game and he is the type of player every great team needs, he dont care about shots, he is ok doing all the little things that help a team win..
last but certainly not least: Julius Randle was an absolute superstsr tonight, in the 1st just dominating one of the best defensive players in the game and it just continued all game. The heat then tried Butler on Randle which allowed Brunson some space to go off a little bit but in the ckutch where we habe all ripped him, he scored 8 points and none bigger than the stepback 3. He is a monster right now and when he has it going from 3, he is impossible to guard..
Celtics struggle with athletic, fast teams, they have good defenders but the Celtics want to beat you up defensively and if Tatum or Brown is off they struggle..
Starting Horford at the 4 is a mistake to me
He needed that shot to take the next step in his career and hopefully the monkey is off his back.
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Nets aren't quite in the rear view mirror yet.
Celtics struggle with athletic, fast teams, they have good defenders but the Celtics want to beat you up defensively and if Tatum or Brown is off they struggle..
Starting Horford at the 4 is a mistake to me
nets had a great second half, played harder then celtics. bridges looked again like a stud. the team was just put together.... thus will have some games when they look amazing (beating full strength Celtics in prime time on the road)--- and some where they look terrible. in the end the hope is to be more cohesive and get a first round playoff matchup.
the nets have a lot of guys that can give a go at the celtics wing scoring--- that is the strength of the team. they struggle against size and quickness.
if they do make the playoffs, no team will enjoy the series if they are playing their defensive physical game on the wing
My favorite by far has been the Nets team of Ian Eagle and Sarah Kustok.
The worst has been the Hawks(Rathbun, dominique wilkins and vince carter).
He lost 5 to 7 minutes that Rj took in the 1st quarter
He needed that shot to take the next step in his career and hopefully the monkey is off his back.
It was complete luck. Randle was awesome last night and very determined on both sides of the court. He's become such a complete player, but he's one of the worst closers we've had. He had a brutal turnover the possession before and then almost turned that one over before the chuck. Went from what should have been an easy win to a possible heartbreaking loss to a lucky win even though they deserved to win.
Jimmy Butler is just a winner and a great player, but some of those calls were just stupid. It's like they couldn't wait for the opportunity to call a foul on him and send him to the line.
My favorite by far has been the Nets team of Ian Eagle and Sarah Kustok.
The worst has been the Hawks(Rathbun, dominique wilkins and vince carter).
I don't have league pass any more but when I used to it was startling how bad other teams' announce crews were. We've had horrible teams at MSG but our telecasts have always been top notch.
Except for Wally. lol.
But,he is the closest thing to Bird we have ever had.
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He has been the least clutch player I have ever watched.
He needed that shot to take the next step in his career and hopefully the monkey is off his back.
It was complete luck. Randle was awesome last night and very determined on both sides of the court. He's become such a complete player, but he's one of the worst closers we've had. He had a brutal turnover the possession before and then almost turned that one over before the chuck. Went from what should have been an easy win to a possible heartbreaking loss to a lucky win even though they deserved to win.
Jimmy Butler is just a winner and a great player, but some of those calls were just stupid. It's like they couldn't wait for the opportunity to call a foul on him and send him to the line.
Lets be fair Randle not only hit the 3 but he had a clutch 5 points inckuding the 3 point play to put them up 3 and then the refs made a terrible call..
He also had an easy pass that Mitch dropped where he would of had dunk..
You can call it luck or whatever on the last shot but he has hit those step back 3s all year and was hot from 3 all game
Thibs was correct.
Everybody hates on the guy and some nights he deserves it.
Last night he played very well
Randle is having a great season but if I'm the other team I WANT him handling the ball late in the game playing hero ball. We've seen it fail more often than not. A lot more.
Lol
Brunson is tough as nails, he could of easily sat in the back with an ankle sprain and no one would of said anything. Instead he comes back, taped up, and was clutch again in the 4th scoring 8 points and answering every score the hest had, finishing with 25 on effeciemt scoring again..
Rj did not have a terrible game 8-15 but his outside shot 0-4 needs to be better. I thought quickley should of closed and i think he came back with a minute and a half left but i didnt think he should kf came out at all. At this point i jist dont trust Rj to make the right play on either end but for today just say good game..
Quickley is an absolute stud, dude plays hard on both ends, he got 2 quick fouls esrly and had to be taken out but came back in the 2nd and just went off. He just brings another energy and its not ball dominant either, its both, he can tske the ball, give Brunson a rest or he can play off Brunson perfectly and teams habe to respect him. Quickley is just on another level right now.
Hart didnt score much, he had some timely buckets in transition but he does everything else, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block +16..He doesnt need to score to effect the game and he is the type of player every great team needs, he dont care about shots, he is ok doing all the little things that help a team win..
last but certainly not least: Julius Randle was an absolute superstsr tonight, in the 1st just dominating one of the best defensive players in the game and it just continued all game. The heat then tried Butler on Randle which allowed Brunson some space to go off a little bit but in the ckutch where we habe all ripped him, he scored 8 points and none bigger than the stepback 3. He is a monster right now and when he has it going from 3, he is impossible to guard..
His outside shot is sooo off right now. He has these little spurts where its on but thats it. I want him shooting from the outside only if he is in a groove. His drives while sometime terrible decisions also can be excellent as well though. He needs to focus more there with the spacing that he gets from this offense.
On your Julius point you are 100% right... it was almost like play Randle for 3Q but cross your fingers in the 4th. Uhuh not lately...Last nights game winner was an epic finish to a maestro performance.
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Randle was amazing last night. However, he is terrible in closing games. Yes mitch dropped an easy pass. Yes, he had a 3 pt play(on a bad shot attempt), but you cannot turn the ball over in the final minute and he almost did twice. He was lucky the ball bounced back to him the 2nd time.
Randle is having a great season but if I'm the other team I WANT him handling the ball late in the game playing hero ball. We've seen it fail more often than not. A lot more.
Not going to argue that, was shocked Miami switched Butler on him, it allowed Brunson to take Oladipo
IQ is the 3rd best player but we also have to continue to give RJ some level of confidence too. We can't go to wild cutting his minutes. I actually think Thibs rotations have been masterful of late. Only nitpick would be playing RJ a bit less but you can't remove him entirely from the equation either. He does rrally break down the D well on his drives for the most part and he just needs to really continue to work on his outside shot and only shoot when open from deep. And minimize the number of outside shots vs drives IF he is not in a groove.
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Lol
Pat the Rat. Fax diss...
Thibs was correct.
Everybody hates on the guy and some nights he deserves it.
Last night he played very well
Played very well? Did we watch the same game.
If you are being honest about RJ right now, his effort level isn't there. He's not hustling back on D ( he watches his bricks with his hand up a lot), he dies on every screen, and teams are helping off him a ton and not respecting his 3pt shot for spacing. If this continues, he will be hunted on defense in the playoffs 100%.
I can understand the need to give him minutes to try to get his game back up, but there is no universe he is playing very well right now.
But,he is the closest thing to Bird we have ever had.
In a few seasons, basketball historians will be asking, was Larry Bird good enough to be compared to Julius?
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last night he played very well...Thibs sensed that we needed scoring down the stretch and went to RJ,for his ability to break down the defender and get to the painted area.
Thibs was correct.
Everybody hates on the guy and some nights he deserves it.
Last night he played very well
Played very well? Did we watch the same game.
If you are being honest about RJ right now, his effort level isn't there. He's not hustling back on D ( he watches his bricks with his hand up a lot), he dies on every screen, and teams are helping off him a ton and not respecting his 3pt shot for spacing. If this continues, he will be hunted on defense in the playoffs 100%.
I can understand the need to give him minutes to try to get his game back up, but there is no universe he is playing very well right now.
This ^ I dont care about miss shots, miss shots happen, its taking bad shots forcing play, its bad defense, its being lazy going around screens, its not attacking the glass, its holding your arm up when if you chased you had a rebound..
Its all of the little things, the constant need to take bad shots at the worst fricken times..
I dont think he is willing to accpet he is the 3rd option but if he wants to stay on this team passed this year he needs to check the ego and realize he is the 3rd option and start doing the little things..
Rj is in for a rude awakening come playoff time when guys play 40 minutes and he is playing 10 or 15
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the Knicks would obviously want him. He may even want to come to the Knicks. But there's other teams out there with more picks than we've accumulated. And if you thought Ainge was tough to deal with...Morey may actually be worse.
I agree. The other side of the game is that the Knicks blew a 15 point lead because they could not score after a great first half. The winning shot was great but also lucky. Randle and Brunson both turned the ball over in the last 90 seconds and Randle almost turned it over twice.
So, the game exposed some flaws.Knicks lack guys who can both score and defend and because of that, they have trouble closing games out.
That said, it was still an amazing win and Knicks have been on the other side of games like this many times. So Ill take it.
Julius Randle's PER this season 21.4
PG Kevin Johnson's average PER was 20.7
Jalen Brnson PER this season 21.3
I rest my case
Julius Randle's PER this season 21.4
PG Kevin Johnson's average PER was 20.7
Jalen Brnson PER this season 21.3
I rest my case
Bird won back to back to back MVPs...he did everything at the top level.Rebound,Score,Defense,hustle...and was clutch
TBH I would take him to take the last shot of a tie game 7 over anyone ever in the history of the game...even more so if you are down 1
Anyone comparing Randle to Bird knows nothing.
You would think someone is going to want to come here and right now Embiid looks like the most obvious..
I love Lavine but i dont think Knicks will trade Rj for him and no thank you to towns
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is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
You would think someone is going to want to come here and right now Embiid looks like the most obvious..
I love Lavine but i dont think Knicks will trade Rj for him and no thank you to towns
Is he a FA soon,or you talking trade?
I think Durant was a lock to the Knicks for a certain point in time but I get your point. He was also the first I heard in the media with Lebron to the Lakers...
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Lots of smoke Simmoms - ( New Window )
the Knicks would obviously want him. He may even want to come to the Knicks. But there's other teams out there with more picks than we've accumulated. And if you thought Ainge was tough to deal with...Morey may actually be worse.
Embiid is a perfect fit. And maybe the package of picks and RJ,Obi+ another player and 4-5 picks will be too good a package to pass up. Mavs pick looking better and better too. The way we stagger RJ with the 2nd unit we could stagger Embiid or Randle. That would be a dominant 2 units.
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is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
I think Durant was a lock to the Knicks for a certain point in time but I get your point. He was also the first I heard in the media with Lebron to the Lakers...
Chris Haynes, KD’s favorite media reporter, said the Knicks all the way until the final week. KD wanted the Knicks. Kyrie wanted the Nets and KD didn’t feel that strongly about it to say no.
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is at it again I see. Not gonna get my hopes up, but it's nice to know we have a damn good team to fall back on either way. Hopefully Morey at least ships him out West, if not NY. Get Philly out of that top four in the East while the Knicks ascend.
I think Durant was a lock to the Knicks for a certain point in time but I get your point. He was also the first I heard in the media with Lebron to the Lakers...
I mean, as you said he was one of the first on Lebron to the Lakers, he may not have been on point with the team but he was correct in hearing Durant to NY, and he was also the first towards the end of last summer to start with Ishbia as a buyer for the Suns. He clearly has well connected sources, that said, even if there is smoke of Harden back to Houston, that doesn’t mean Philly is definitely moving Embiid. He’s locked up long term and they could decide to rebuild in some way around him.
But just to entertain it, I think you’re looking at something along the lines of Mitch, RJ, Obi plus picks. I think on paper Embiid is worth it, add him to this current team and that’s arguably the best team in the East.
I’m also really really really loving IQ. He’s become and indispensably valuable player here. I think he’s almost as valuable as brunson. He’s one of the best defenders in the game now and he can flat out score from anywhere.
More and more I find myself thinking how is the other team going to beat the Knicks where as it used to be the other way around. The Knicks are really hard to deal with. If you don’t bring it they run and out work you right the fuck out of the building.