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Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: June 13, 2022, 11:38:11 PM

[kiidcarter8]

See how good Morris and Randle play together with a Cole Anthony or a LaMelo to help them out.

Likely won't though - You are right - as I said - and you seemed to agree - likely Morris is dealt.

[lesterluv]

I see Smith left the game down 4 in 2nd quarter and re-entered down 27 deep in the 3rd

heh

If that's all you saw, you are legally blind.
Dennis was flat-out awful. And his initial check in was where the game turned. Destroyed on D and Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank. You OWN every Clank.


*** Meanwhile, Frankie nails his first three 3's. Season avg up to 36.5 For comparison, Dotson 31.5. Barrett 30.9, Ellington 30.4, and DJr. clinging to 30.0,  33 from the floor overall and 56% Yow! from the line.

[kiidcarter8]

I think you should look more closely at the ESPN game log.

Have to see Dennis more with the first squad.  Can't possibly judge otherwise.

[kiidcarter8]

Payton's back.  Fiz has been so complementary of Dennis - maybe opposite of what he needs at times - how is he to tell Smith now that he will get some DNPs?

Or are we going to try to shuffle 3 guys?

[lesterluv]

I think you should look more closely at the ESPN game log.

Why would I need to do that? I watched it. (Sick right? I've had this problem since 1970.) But if you insist. 4:31 left in the first quarter. Knicks have lead. Frank leaves game. Dennis Smith Jr. replaces him.

Now I will give you that what we are seeing lately makes nobody look good. I could make some suggestions about use scenarios that might help him, but don't think there's a point until coach is replaced and everything changes anyway. Has to happen shortly, right? Or is Dolan going to keep letting this play out?

[Merciless]

"This is the first time in Knicks history — a history that dates to 1946 — they have lost by 30 or more points in back-to-back games. Think about that for a second. They are actually three games worse than last year’s team, a team whose unstated mission was to finish as close to 0-82 as humanly possible. This time, we are told, they are trying."

https://nypost.com/2019/12/05/everyone-in-knicks-organization-is-to-blame-for-this-disaster/

[lesterluv]

Given our history, it's breathtaking that we are still finding ways to hit new lows — but maybe we just needed this guy:

Scott Perry hasn’t been a part of a front office with a winning record in 13 seasons, which seems almost impossible ....

I'm hoping the delay in firing Fiz is just cause Dolan is consulting with the league as to who should caretake the front office after all three go...

[bodiddley]

Knix gave up a 1st rounder to get Perry.
And gave him a 5 year contract.
Maybe it has a no-fire clause . . .

[bodiddley]

Zach Lowe critiques the Mitch/Randle conundrum.
I was hoping Mitch could clean up Randle and others messes on D.
But they don't work together on O.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28229609/ten-nba-things-like-including-rondo-lebron-combo
Scroll down to #2.

I've often said that Randle strikes me as a hard guy to fit on a team.
He has skills, but how do you build a team that utilizes them?
Seems you need a stretch 5 who can defend the rim.  Not many of those.  Ma Gasol, Bropez, er ...)
Randle is good on the break, so having a push-the-pace PG would help -- Smith or Elf could do that, at least in theory.  And getting Randle a few easy baskets could help his in-game confidence.  And of course just having good PG play would help everyone to some degree.

Is anyone still on board with Randle?
I'd trade him for anything.  Now or later.
Preferably when his value has risen.

[lesterluv]

Yes, fitting pieces around him is surely difficult and well beyond Fizdale's talents. Would have been interesting to see him paired in a frontcourt with Porzingis.

[bodiddley]

Yeah, Zinger can defend inside and shoot 3's.
Might work.

I still can't believe how everyone just shrugged when we traded KZ for crapola.  Or that he's gone.

[Merciless]

Yeah, Zinger can defend inside and shoot 3's.
Might work.

I still can't believe how everyone just shrugged when we traded KZ for crapola.  Or that he's gone.

What part about how he wanted out doesn't everyone understand?

[Merciless]

Given our history, it's breathtaking that we are still finding ways to hit new lows — but maybe we just needed this guy:

Scott Perry hasn’t been a part of a front office with a winning record in 13 seasons, which seems almost impossible ....

I'm hoping the delay in firing Fiz is just cause Dolan is consulting with the league as to who should caretake the front office after all three go...

Mills is and has been very much behind the demise of this franchise.

[Merciless]

Knix gave up a 1st rounder to get Perry.
And gave him a 5 year contract.
Maybe it has a no-fire clause . . .

2nd round pick and cash

[Kam]

Is anyone still on board with Randle?
I'd trade him for anything.  Now or later.
Preferably when his value has risen.

Addition by subtraction.  Take Randle out and move Morris to PF.
Everything just fits into place better after that.
Mitch/Taj with Morris works.
Minutes open up at SF for your recent picks Frank,Kevin,RJ.
Dotson gets more time as RJ and Frank swing to SF
Frank playing off the ball gives Payton/Smith more time.