No denying it.
Still, was working during Detroit game, and only made it on DVR to the point in the third when the Knicks' Wile E. Coyote meltdown began with a very jive flagrant call on Randle.
Losing Mitchell didn't help, but found a lot of positives in the first half, such as Frank's defense, pace, tempo and aggression, creating offensive looks for himself, and shooting with confidence and purpose, since he ain't looking over his shoulder.
Good competitive play (mostly on offense, some D) from Julius, RJ, MM and Knox. Again, Frank set an aggressive tone on D. However, in trad Knicks style, Morris 1A outplayed Morris 1B, we allowed Snell to get off to a career game, and had no answer for Drummond.
In other news, Serial Douche Marc Berman on KP's falling out, has the audacity to reference Charlie Rosen vis a vis the Knicks running Carmelo out of town, as having a palpable effect on Porzingis. Seeing as how ventriloquist Phool Jackoff's water carrier Rosen was complicit in advancing negative narratives on Melo in the media, this really rubbed me the wrong way.
PS: Fizz's obsession with Ellington, and the utter absence of minutes for Dotson (superior defender) and Trier (more versatile scoring threat) continues to baffle me. Not that Ellington shouldn't get minutes, but DD and AT are part of our purported youth development posture, and have demonstrated positive attributes and growth when given real minutes. I suspect that with a healthy Bullock, they will be further relegated to the pine.
PPS: Wonder what happens to Frank's minutes and confidence, and some semblance of a sensible rotation when Peyton and Smith come back. Let alone Kadeem Allen, who certainly picked the wrong damn time to be nailed to the pine with an injury. The penetrating and scoring skills he demonstrate last season would sure be coming in handy about now.
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