UGH! Frank.
You're being too kind.
Confidence?
Skill Set?
How about.
DUMB.Could those passes possibly have been lazier or more telegraphed?
He made one or two good stops, a nice drive to the hoop where he didn't get a call on goaltending....
But those two passes?
My BRAIN exploded.
Dennis was discombobulated.
Frank was...DIM.
And I'm a Frank Booster.
Wow.
Elfrid. Not by default but by performance on both ends of the court.
PS: Ellington also with some brain farts, and forcing things, doing things he is NOT ADEPT AT. Taj not very effective either.
PPS: Julius & Marcus (25 and 26 points respectively, and each with 3 steals), RJ (21-5-2-2) played really fucking well, Elfrid really settles things down and was a MF on defense (11 points, 8 assists and 5 steals), Knox had several positive moments on offense (3-4 from trey), but an EZ Pass Lane on defense; Portis with some nice moments on defense and some good team ball (7 boards, 2 steals, and 5 assists), but 0-3 from trey; and the Knicks brought a level of defensive tenacity I haven't seen in a long time, forcing a lot of turnovers, and making a lot of steals (16). But their offensive continuity just cratered in the second half of the final quarter.
PPPS: Kudos to Pops for his outreach to MM at game's end. As if to say, what's done it done, and MM seemed humbled by the gesture. A class act.
PPPPS: I think Dennis will be okay, but he needs to come off of the bench for now, and has to stop putting pressure on himself (as per, is that all we got for KP) and trying to force things with a jumper that is still not a thing of beauty. Get to the rack. GET TO THE RACK.
GET TO THE FUCKING RACK.