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Basketball / Re: Knicks
« on: January 27, 2024, 09:01:45 PM »December 1968, the Debusschere trade.
December 2023, the Anunoby trade.
Willis went down
Now Julius
December 1968, the Debusschere trade.
December 2023, the Anunoby trade.
The switch with Barrett and OG has been both revelatory and obvious. Love the Brunson/Randle 30-30 club.
If our two stars are healthy, and we have a healthy center, the starting unit is cohesive, tenacious and formidable. Can give a fight to any other team in a series.
But something has to shift with the 2nd unit. Who are they? Can a personality/energy emerge that we've had in past years? And of course, we need at least one badass who can come off the bench and light it up....especially when Randle or Brunson is off.
A few years ago, that somebody was Alex Burks who won a slew of games for the Knicks. And of course, in the last year of two, that was IQ. Who steps in or up now?
Is Brogdon our best trade target for just this role?
We get to see Rozier on the Heat pretty soon. Good pickup by Miami. He is having a good season and has more in the tank than Lowry
Brunson in star mode tonight!
Bagley impressive for the Wiz. We could have used some of that.
Bummed about the Grimes talk. Think he needs more opportunities since Barrett was traded. I trust management because their deals of the last couple years seem shrewd, but I'd hate to see Quentin replaced with some of the names that have arisen.
What is up w Jericho Sims? I would think he might be worth a look either beside Precious or OG I would think he has some complimentary skills especially against second unit guys.
That's a good question about Sims. He seemed to be progressing nicely. Played hard. Not a disappointment.
And then....he's out completely.
Another night at the office. 6-1 in the OG era. Deuce is clearly getting more comfortable. It is a pretty safe bet that IQ will make more than Brunson and Deuce combined the next couple of years.
The halftime speech from Thibs must have been something for the ages. I cannot imagine he was too pleased with the way we started out this game.