How about some respect, people.
He is playing like Tom Thibodeau's capo de tutti. Thibs threw down a gauntlet and JR answered it.
Turnovers?
Fuck you and your rear view mirror and your lame candy ass jackoff trade wet dreams.
Turnovers? Sure, still how 'bout these apples?
23.9 ppg
10 reb
6.3 assists
.606 FG%
.556 3PT%
.824 FT%
Obviously....OBVIOUSLY, three games is a pretty thin sample.
But them's are ALL-STAR STATS.
And he ain't just putting up numbers, he is leading...
Julius's leadership was an extension of Thibs'.
After the Philly loss, Elfrid and Frank and others were out on the court, putting in more work.
After the Philly loss, Thibs was like, hey, it wasn't all bad, there were some things we could build on, THINGS WE CAN WORK ON.
I am not an Elfrid enthusiast, but what he did last night was HEROIC. Showed his heart, showed his PRIDE, and manned up. Frank showed Thibs some things with the quality of his work, and it wasn't just that Thibs was stuck, he had other options, but his response to Frank was, good work, here's some minutes, show me what you've got. Defense and 4-4 from trey.
RJ had a nightmare game against Philly, but he has no rear gear...FORWARD.
Mitchell was a foul machine against Philly, a defensive force against the Bucks.
Kevin playing with some tenacity.
Burke making Leon Rose look very shrewd. Bogdonavich for 4 x 18 million or Burke for 6 on a make good. BB a damn good player, but Burke manning up and showing skill and consistency.
We could lose four of our next four, but Thibs and his kitchen cabinet will build from all of it, positive and negative. I mean, I love you Carlos, but you miss Mike Miller? Really, you think MM is in the same class as TT as a coach?
Go figure.
I was really proud of our Knicks last might, and Thibs proved he is getting through to his charges and transforming the culture.
Baby steps.
PS: Big challenge for Mitch and Julius vs Andre and the Cavs.