What has happened to our Knicks?
DEFENSE?
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An off night for Julius Randle is 28-6-6. He was "only" 9-23, but 5-8 from trey and 5-5 from the charity stripe.
Fuck me.
The Knicks were a cumulative 14-27 from three. FROM THREE.
Are you shitting me? Anyone remember that brick fest against the Raptors?
Speaking of brick fests, wasn't there an early season stretch where RJ was 0-21 from three?
Even with that ghastly stretch, RJ has NO REAR VIEW MIRROR, a savage competitive streat, an indomitable confidence in himself, and the cajones to keep in attack mode based on his work ethic.
RJ's three point % is now at .393% [103-262]. And he has converted 189-255 FTs for a .741%, and as Clyde and Breen pointed out last night, during this recent stretch he is converting on the order of 80%
Damn.
Derrick Rose is converting treys at a .400% clip. Elfrid played well last night. Burks with a boost off the bench, and a pretty back door play with Obi.
So much to like.
We have a young team, we have a captain, we have leadership, we have camraderie.
WE HAVE A HIGH CHARACTER TEAM TO ROOT FOR.
Sigh. Can't get too giddy though.
Denver on Wedensday represents a daunting challenge in the thin oxygen of the mile high city. Lakers beat them last night, so they are going to by feeling snarky. Without Nerlens, Jokic is going to be no joke. Even as good as Taj and Norvel played last night.
GO KNICKS.
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