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Messages - lesterluv

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: March 10, 2024, 10:47:26 PM »
espn surely wishes that they had not scheduled that one

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: March 06, 2024, 06:34:29 PM »
missus dawg was screaming for Precious

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 29, 2024, 10:13:28 AM »
Take Deuce and Sims out of it, as Bogey on a point or pivot is waving a white flag defensively. Among Precious, Hart and Divo I am not sure who you want save or sacrifice if not Bogey himself who has played heavily, is 35 and we got hoping he would be useful in at least one deepish playoff run. We might want to keep him underworked while still worked enough to get comfortable. I am happy he was productive in his minutes second night of a back to back.

However you stack it, running the guys you are most inclined to lean on 40 minutes a night might not be the best idea no matter who else is available.

I'm not saying every night. I'm not saying most nights.

I'm saying one night when you don't have Jalen, IH, (and all the other guys)

And I'm not excluding point or pivot. McBride couldn't break down the D or even barely get off his brand new pull up cause they had ZERO fear of a pass to Achiuwa, Sims, Hart on the fringes. Sims? Absolute NADA on offense. So we're left having Deuce, Hart, Dante try to drive against 5, well, we got exactly what you might expect out of it.

Having ONE non defensive ace out on the floor is NOT waving a white flag.
Trotting out a laughable offensive lineup for the second half is.

No biggie but a bad omen for down the line. As I frequently mention, Spo routinely gives big minutes to guys with no D to balance the pot and make sure he has a chance to win...his team scheme can cover for the failings.

Thibs, on the other hand, would have given Elfrid 30 last night if he still had him cause familiar.

That's why, as a betting man, not a fan, I'd still have to lay it all on Miami if we meet again no matter who we have back.

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 28, 2024, 05:30:02 PM »
Take your pick, any of the five starters....you can't score you play the guy who can score.

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 28, 2024, 12:32:24 PM »
yeah, yeah, yeah..good game, heroic undermanned la la la....BUT


BOJAN doesn't crack 30 minutes when we're trotting out that starting lineup? We're even at the half and Thibs waits until we're down 13 to stick him in? Against a team that will crack like an egg if you can just stay with them til the 4th...

He played LESS THAN 30 MINUTES like 3 times with Detroit. You use that MF'er to death in this situation.

The Human Manatee has many merits as a coach, but his flaws are just as obvious as they were in season one.

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 08, 2024, 12:53:57 PM »
lol it probably is fucked up but...I think both have game and that game is pretty damn similar.

They're shooters. Snipers. Bojan a wee bit more impactful.  Maybe Evan can playmake a little bit better.Neither too good at D. Evan's gonna get more passing lane swipes. Bojan a bit more of a banger.

I do think Bojan can help us. But then I thought Evan could help us.


*** won't stop can't stop department: The guy who I still want is singlehandedly carrying a team out in the Midwest, but apparently that's part of Leon's 4-D chess game, too, and Bojan's contract will be key. All this joy we've had over the past few weeks, the Brunson, the O.G., the Devo, the DM is doing it even BETTER, ALL BY HIS SELF


** Burks I welcome back. The 2nd unit needs another point-generator. Just hope Thibs doesn't try that Alec as PG thing again (he will)[/size]


 

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 08, 2024, 12:05:07 PM »
I am gonna miss Evil Donte!

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 08, 2024, 11:58:23 AM »
(Donovan, meanwhile, without Garland or Mobley and half the time without JA, basically 100% all by his FN self has led the Cavs past us)




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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 08, 2024, 11:54:09 AM »
without getting DONOVAN, lol

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Basketball / damn
« on: February 08, 2024, 11:51:49 AM »
we just got rid of the last of the young guys nobody wanted to give up for DONOVAN

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Basketball / damn
« on: February 08, 2024, 11:50:14 AM »
we just traded old-ass Evan Fournier for an even older-ass Evan Fournier!!

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 06, 2024, 11:15:44 AM »
If we end up needing Fournier tonight, there's definitely a problem:

Brandon Clarke Brandon Clarke  out
Ja Morant  out
Desmond Bane  out
Jaren Jackson Jr.  doubtful
Marcus Smart  out
Derrick Rose  questionable
John Konchar  questionable
Jake LaRavia  out
Santi Aldama  questionable
Victor Oladipo  out
Ziaire Williams  out
Xavier Tillman  doubtful
Vince Williams Jr.  questionable

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: February 05, 2024, 01:32:01 PM »
Please don't blame this on Fournier. Thibs is an incredibly limited coach in certain aspects. This mf'er stuck with Elfrid forever rather than change his rotation. Elfrid who didn't belong in the big leagues and will never ever sniff the big leagues again. As I informed you was inevitable. In general, when you're in you stay in, out you stay out

Yes we needed Fournier in the 4th. And it's not the first time.

Spo has gone further than Thibs has ever managed his career by effectively utilizing one-way players like Love, Herro, Robinson for offense in spot minutes or starting minutes w/o it causing havoc on D. Anyway, we managed to survive starting RJ for thousands and thousands of minutes and he's almost as bad as Fournier at it, just waved his arms more.

Yes we needed Fournier. Thibs doesn't know how to use him. Anyway, he's probably encouraged not to play him by management since he is destined out shortly.


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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: January 26, 2024, 12:20:37 AM »
December 1968, the Debusschere trade.
December 2023, the Anunoby trade.

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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: January 12, 2024, 05:42:51 PM »
....like we're gonna give up 48 minute of rim protection and the league's strongest offensive rebounder for bits, pieces and specks.

SHOOT ME.


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