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Total Members Voted: 3

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

[chipstern]

Tuesday May 11th 2021, the Knicks had won 13 of their last 16 games to pull into a virtual tie for the 4th seed with the Hawks.   Knicks are visiting the Lakers and Randle is playing great.  The Knicks are up 85-75 with a little under 8 minutes to play in regulation.   But then Randle goes into his one-vs-one mode against his Kentucky counterpart Anthony Davis and the Knicks fritter away the lead and lose in Overtime, dropping them momentarily to 5th in the standings.


Fast forward to last night.  And this play in the first quarter gave me deja-vu vibes.  Were we in for another "attempt to make a statement" game by Julius where he just tries to go one on one vs a very good defender all night just to prove he is "the man"?   



It's funny how he slowed and how deliberate and calculated his movements above were when he took AD (like he wanted to make a statement). -- but here he reduced his dribbles and time of possession as he just blows by lesser defenders. 



Here's some great help by Fournier.  I love his level of energy.  He makes plays.

I love Julius, and his power and aggression helped us jump on the Lakers in the first, and he got his team mates involved.

When he pounds the rock a la Melo, and everyone is standing arund is when turnovers blossom.

[bodiddley]

Sloppy last few minutes let Lakes close to 12 at the half.
I think Knix were up 20 with just over 3 mins.
You start the 3Q up 20 and it's a hard slog for the opponent.
Kemba was a mess with the ball.  And the ballhandling was poor all around (Fournier, Randle, etc), which unsurprisingly led to bad shots.

Always been a fan of A Very Bradley.
He really ignited the Lakes comeback.

[bodiddley]

Just starting the 3Q without knowing the outcome.

Went to a dwindling market with big sales today.
Picked up an RJ Barrett jersey!
Joins my Amare uni.
And since they were cheap I also grabbed a Ja Morant, Dev Book and Siakim jersey.  The latter two a nice shade of purple.

Surprisingly they also had an RJB Duke jersey.
Other unlikely jerseys:
Fultz on PHI
Isiah Thomas Cavs jersey
&
Jimmer Fredette Shanghai Sharks

[kidcarter8]

Cool.  Prices?

Are you anywhere near Hangzhou?

[bodiddley]

So after I trash him, 3Q, Westbrook goes all Coby White.
Funny though, after a dynamic 3Q, Rustbrook tunes out the last half minute.

ObiT brings the ball up quickly, passes back to Randle, and for no reason, Westbrook just walks away from ObiT to vaguely double Randle 28feet out (Dwight is there).  Toppings starts calling for the ball, since he's the only one on the left side and now completely unguarded.  Huh?
Then Westbrook jacks a crummy 3 to the end the quarter.
Weird guy.

Knix ballhandling and passing rather suspect in this contest.
Fournier hot this game, but he rarely looks to pass.  Part of the offensive disconnect.

[kidcarter8]

Why don't you finish that games before commenting?

Might be met with a much better back and forth.

[Kam]

Just starting the 3Q without knowing the outcome.

Went to a dwindling market with big sales today.
Picked up an RJ Barrett jersey!
Joins my Amare uni.
And since they were cheap I also grabbed a Ja Morant, Dev Book and Siakim jersey.  The latter two a nice shade of purple.

Surprisingly they also had an RJB Duke jersey.
Other unlikely jerseys:
Fultz on PHI
Isiah Thomas Cavs jersey
&
Jimmer Fredette Shanghai Sharks

Do you play bball wearing these jerseys?   

[bodiddley]

4Q opens with Melo completely forgetting that he has a man to guard.
Nice cut from ObiT.  I've always liked young players who can work the baseline.
It's a way to stay out of the vets way, space the floor and still contribute.

Not a great performance from either team.
NYK probably lose if LeBJ hadn't bloodied up Stewart.
They could have used Austin Reaves too, as Talen Horton was really off.  Looked like he was limping around some.

10-8 a pretty good record considering the Knix spotty play.

[bodiddley]

I picked up smaller sizes intending to play in these jerseys.
My old Amare uni is of the oversized variety and consequently I rarely wear it.

[carlos123]

Just starting the 3Q without knowing the outcome.

Went to a dwindling market with big sales today.
Picked up an RJ Barrett jersey!
Joins my Amare uni.
And since they were cheap I also grabbed a Ja Morant, Dev Book and Siakim jersey.  The latter two a nice shade of purple.

Surprisingly they also had an RJB Duke jersey.
Other unlikely jerseys:
Fultz on PHI
Isiah Thomas Cavs jersey
&
Jimmer Fredette Shanghai Sharks

Do you play bball wearing these jerseys?

BoZ bought the Fredette jersey to have a Christmas present for Chamaco Cartero-Fredette.

[bodiddley]

KZ with 30 & 7 (& 5 turnovers). 
Outscored LAC 6-1 in OT by himself. 
Sounded actually happy to postgame.
Kleber was back and filled the statline.

I had to stare at the Cavs "Thomas" jersey for quite a while before I finally surmised Isiah Thomas.

There was a nice red Olajuwon jersey I was pondering, but then lost track of it in the shop and forgot all about it until just now.

[Kam]

Fournier hot this game, but he rarely looks to pass.  Part of the offensive disconnect.

Fournier - when his shots are falling - is a joy to behold.   
Sign me up for 26pts on 14 shots.   
Your claim is backed by facts. 

Fourniers assisting is down this year to a mere 1.8 per contest from his recent years averages of 3+.


Some other Fournier facts:

Through 18 games, Evan Fournier has an effective field goal percentage that is almost exactly in line with his career mark (52.8 this season; 53.0 since he came into the league).

The Knicks have a 6-0 record in Fournier's 6 highest point scoring games

[chipstern]

Should be a Knick.

Great defender and 3 point sniper.

Steph and Draymond were not happy when Warriors  cut him.

[kidcarter8]

Bradley was a decent player for Boston in 2013-2016

[bodiddley]

I thought A Very was terrific in BOS, then supplanted by Marcus Smart.

Nice to see Bradley and Batum bounce back from injuries,  Both smart, heady players.