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Total Members Voted: 3

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

[lesterluv]

This shows how important a good PG is in today. Quickly came in and the team went on a rampage,  went out and the team looked like   garbage. Payton played awful on both ends of the floor.

I’m not saying he’s a superstar, but he knows how to run a team and that’s something we’ve been missing for a long time.

The Knicks scored SIXTY SIX FUCKING FIRST HALF POINTS, most with Elfrid Payton

Yes, Quicks was a +5 as he avoided the Indiana halftime defensive adjustments.

lol, lol, Elf was pure trash..except to demon sperm drinkers.

Next, tell me the guy on the right is still alive.

[kidcarter8]

lol, lol, Elf was pure trash..


Second half,  like all of them

[bodiddley]

IND announcers mentioned that the team returned 13 of last year's 15 players.
Continuity.

TJ Leaf was dropped (traded to OKC for a 2nd rounder, then waived by OKC).
I didn't know he was Israeli.
Was the #18 pick and the next 5 picks were:
John Collins, Harry Giles, Onunoby, T Ferguson, Jarrett Allen.
Kuzma and Derrick White also were on board.
Oops.

Looks like Knix have 9 returnees.
Interestingly, Thibs started 5 guys who were all on the team last year.
Maybe acknowledging the abbreviated practice and pre-season and hoping for chemistry by using guys who played together last year.
With that starting 5, our entire 2nd unit is new except for Knox.

[kidcarter8]

CELTICS, BLAZERS added to Garden's list of teams he would agree to join.

You're up, Ainge.

[bankshot1]

CELTICS, BLAZERS added to Garden's list of teams he would agree to join.

You're up, Ainge.

As posted on another site

Pass-he is just about my least favorite NBA super-duper star.

While surely a unique talent, he seems to define the antithesis of what Celtics basketball is, or what I've learned to believe it is over the past 60 years.

[kidcarter8]

First game box

https://www.landofbasketball.com/box_scores/2020/1223NYKIND.htm

From a new website....(or new to me anyway)

[kidcarter8]

Celtics have had plenty of dicks play for them.

On court Harden is all team.

[kidcarter8]

Knicks with three stat studs

They need the rest of the team to each be good in SOME categories.

Barrett - 26, 8 and 5
Julius - 17, 9 and 9
Burks - 22, 4 and 3

Interesting that vs Pacers the opponent's bench actually shot abysmally (12-29, 2-15).  Knicks were better from 3 off the pine - and not bad percentage wise overall - .459, .429, .739. 

Great offensive first half meant this was not a road blowout.  And Thibs is right - Julius leaving with his 4th foul changed everything.  Toppin's job is to assure this is not so.  Thus far he is a poor pick.

[kidcarter8]

Just picked up the D Rose book (13 bucks in Target) - usually give myself 1 on Christmas each year

Time with Thibs of course will be a big part of it - as well as his thoughts on playing in NY and the personnel on and off court we had at the time.

Fitst bit I read was how Rose had never played for anyone like Thibs in terms of necessary accountability and intensity.

Will relate more down the road.

[bankshot1]

Celtics have had plenty of dicks play for them.

On court Harden is all team.

Your interest in other's dicks is noted.

But putting your penis envy aside,

I'm not interested in Harden joining the Celts.

[kidcarter8]

Celts will surely have it on their agenda.

[bodiddley]

Thus far he is a poor pick.

Jesus,
Thus far he played one NBA game.

[bankshot1]

KC Jones passed

one of the greatest NBA defensive players ever

always drew the toughest guard

RIP #25

[bodiddley]

Julius had a rough shooting go of it.
Until he padded his stats with 3 late buckets during garbage time.
He was a very willing passer, but also had 5 TO's.
His defense was iffy at times too.
He was involved in a lot, both good and bad for the Knix.

Ainge is usually patient and tries to get good chemistry guys and 2-way players.
I'm still not sure why he didn't want My Turner.
The last time Ainge went for talent over team/reliability was the Kyrie fiasco.
Why would he want to replay that?
And what would BOS have to give up to do such a deal?
I assume Smart would go, along with some of their yute.
What would a deal look like?
I think BOS would be nuts to do it, even before Harden started to act like a jerk.

[bankshot1]

Celts will surely have it on their agenda.

Talk is cheap. And Ainge can get a read on teams. So talk.

But the rumored packages I seen (Brown, Smart, draft picks) are IMO huge overpays for 2 years of headache Harden. He's not a good fit. I don't want him.

Nor is it up to Ainge to bust up his young team to solve Houston's problems, unless there's a really big discount, or I can move Kemba in the deal.

I can't see the Celt's having a real interest in Harden on terms as rumored so far.