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Total Members Voted: 3

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

[chipstern]

A wonderful thumping of a weakened Lakers squad puts us back above .500 55 games in. I need 4 wins to hit my number. If I had to bet on that now, I’d take the over.

We made Drummond disappear.

Nice win on a very funky shooting night, with big big help from Payton. That’s another game he played well. The more, the merrier.

Dddddddd-FENCE

A "weakened" Lakers team that put some whup ass on the Nyets on Saturday night.  And still has a lot of talent on its squad up and down the roster. 

It seemed like every time I blinked, there was a deflection or a steal or a forced turnoever [24].  This on a night when Elfrid was 9-12 and RJ was 2-11. 

48 MINUTES Of DEFENSE. 

Genius favors the prepared mind.  Shout out to our coaches...

Tom Thibodeau   Head Coach   
Johnnie Bryant   Associate Head Coach   
Darren Erman   Assistant Coach   
Andy Greer   Assistant Coach   
Larry Greer   Assistant Coach   
Kenny Payne   Assistant Coach   
Dice Yoshimoto   Assistant to the Head Coach   

In researching the backgrounds of many of Thibs' adjuncts, there are a lot of DEFENSIVE specialists in there.  Wish I could ascertain who our video coordinators are.

Because while the attitude and tenacity of our team D was special, as witnessed by the total snuffing of Drummond, our prep/game plan was superb. 

I mean, anyone remember how Drummond simply CRUSHED us early in the season with the Cavs?

On Saturday night against the Nyets, Drummond and Harrell were a combined 30-19-2-2-3.

LAST NIGHT?  Drummond-Harrell-Gasol were a combined 6-13-1-2-2

Noels & Gibson were 14-19-2-6-5

Knicks are now 28-27, and only a game and a half separates the #8 from the #4 seed in the East.

Hawks 29-25
Heat 28-25
Hornets 27-25
Celtics 28-26
Knicks 28-27 [55 DOWN, 17 TO GO]
Pacers 25-27

Check out our remaining games:
   
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Atlanta
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Houston
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Denver
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Charlotte
Boston

No Gimmees in that Schedule

Including SIX against Easter Conference Teams in the Playoff Scrum.

Strap in Knicks Fans. 

[chipstern]

Jonathan Wasserman: Nerlens Noel ranks 1st in NBA in defensive plus-minus, 2nd in NBA in block % for the 3rd best defensive team in the NBA while earning $5M on a one-year deal Talk about this more – via Twitter NBADraftWass

[chipstern]

Bobby Marks: 5 players out this season as a result of an ACL: Jonathan Isaac (injured in August) Spencer Dinwiddie Thomas Bryant Markelle Fultz Jamal Murray That is a high number in comparison to past years. – via Twitter BobbyMarks42

Jamal Murray just went down.

THAT breaks my heart.  One of my fave players. 

[chipstern]

Dennis Schroeder On Knicks Radar

The Knicks face the Pelicans in New Orleans on Wednesday. So you will probably hear and read plenty about the future of Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball, a potential Knicks target in free agency. But another lead guard on the Knicks’ schedule this week bears watching: Dennis Schroder. Schroeder is among the players on New York’s radar as the club looks ahead to free agency, SNY has learned. – via

New York will have enough cap space to make Schroder a competitive offer in free agency. The club is projected to have at least $50 million in cap space in the 2021 offseason. Point guard is a key position for the Knicks heading into the offseason — Elfrid Payton, Derrick Rose and Frank Ntilikina will all be free agents in 2021, so they will probably have at least one new lead guard in 2021-22. Between now and free agency in August, the Knicks will have to decide if Schroder is the right fit for a lineup that’s likely to heavily feature RJ Barrett and Julius Randle next season. – via SportsNet New York

[kidcarter8]

Jonathan Wasserman: Nerlens Noel ranks 1st in NBA in defensive plus-minus, 2nd in NBA in block % for the 3rd best defensive team in the NBA while earning $5M on a one-year deal Talk about this more – via Twitter NBADraftWass

Excellent player.  Good think we looked in the HE SUCKS bin.

[kidcarter8]

My "this may not happen" thinking is that I want Randle to be here with Paul - and they might need to send that salary back.  Though using some of our cap space for CP works as well if Julius is kept

Quote from the past for a Tuesday.......

[bodiddley]

I'll stick with Nawlins has been Mitch's equal ... and Elf is a good finisher.

Taj has really played his ass off recently.  Nearly a double-dub in 17 mins.
Another game Knix get big help from the injury list.  Also, the depleted Lakes playing the 6th of a 7 game road trip.  Certainly were a step slow all night.

The wear and tear on Randle, mentally and physically, are exposing cracks in his game.  This game a pair of moving screens, got stripped a couple times, 7 total turnovers, his 3-pt shot has not really been there, etc.  But give Julius credit for fighting through and dropping 34.  Lakes interestingly guarded Randle by committee.  Mostly, Morris, but Wes Math took some turns, Drummond tried a few possessions, Shroder was defending Randle now and then, maybe KCP a time or two.  Everybody but Kuzma really.

Kuz and Montrezl were no shows. Wow, Montrezl didn't score (and just 2 boards) in 15 minutes.  Kuz at least had one 2nd half mini-scoring outburst.  But mostly chucked long errant 3's.  Knix played good tough D.  And Lakes were super-sloppy.
Drummond is kind of a mess.  he can board and run over a smaller player now and then, but he's sloppy, and doesn't protect the rim. 

Good W.  Based on D.

Btw, Noel had a solid season last year.  I distinctly recall one game where he blocked 3 shots on one possessions.  I said before the season that he was my favorite off-season pickup.  I had thought of mentioning him as potential addition, but wasn't sure Knix wanted a Mitch clone as their backup C.  If you thought he sucks, that was your mistake.  It's just a real buyer's market on C's, with a distinct glut 

But a big key has been the Taj pickup and his impressive conditioning.  A battler, averaging 20 mins on the season.   He's coming up on 36 years old.

[bodiddley]

The Jamal Murray ACL injury is horrible.
DEN put together a team that looked to set to compete for the West title.
Now, we get a lot more Wil Barton, and Monte Morris, with Gary Harris gone.

Injuries suck.

[kidcarter8]

Morris had been hurt earlier.  Plenty capable if close to 100%.

LOVE seeing NBA depth.

[kidcarter8]

If you thought he sucks that is your mistake

heh

FORUM opinion.  And not just of Noel.

[kidcarter8]

Charlotte has a growing young core of players.  When their maturity starts to kick in, GH will be 32-33, and sucking up cap space which might better be spent on younger puppies.


Meanwhile who gets DRAWN to Charlotte as their win total increases annually?

From November......

[kidcarter8]

Knick moves only make sense if you think it's a good idea to waste another year and not get better.

It's really not much to ask to add one legit starter this offseason, especially since we have lots of cap space (even needed to get up to the minimum team salary) and we only have one legit starter (Randle) who we might be looking to dump.

Yeah, I think a goal and basically a requisite was to add at least one legit starter.
Maybe we weren't able to do so for various reasons, but I'd call it a definite failure and a guarantee of wasting another year.


Let's face it, we have another crappy team and a we're a crappy franchise.

......

[bodiddley]

We stopped having crappy coaching.
Which has made a big difference.  Especially on defense. 
Who would have predicted the Knix with a top 3 defense?
That and A-S Julius are the key elements.  Both surprises.

Otherwise Noel and Burks fit in well.
While we've gotten more than anticipated from #23 pick Quickly.
RJB has developed.
I was optimistic that Bullock would have a bounce back year.
(the additions of Rose and Taj have significantly bolstered the bench, subsequent to my above lament).
Knix have also had good luck regarding injuries and games missed. 
Our starting lineup has been very consistent.  Mostly just Noel swapped in for damaged Mitch.

Vegas had the Knix pegged at 22.5 Wins.
NYK were the first team to exceed the Vegas projected Win Total.
Wasn't a lot of reason to expect .500 ball or close to it.
Thibs is legit, but I'm still in wait and see mode on the front office. 

Most everything has gone well.
Negatives? 
Haven't gotten much from ObiT.  Knox and Franc are largely afterthoughts.
Limited shooting.
Julius getting worn down with big minutes/responsibility.

I still would have liked to have added a quality starter, a shooter at either PG (difficult to do) or on the Wing.  We pretty much have 3 legit starters and 2 of those are rather young. 

[facilitatorn]

In the fleeting glimpses of Knox, Frank, and Obi, they do appear to be getting better at the Thibs priority areas of their games. Gotta earn it if you want to be good.

[kidcarter8]

That and A-S Julius are the key elements.  Both surprises.



Meh....