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Total Members Voted: 3

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

[kiidcarter8]

Knox did have 4 assists vs Minny?

Court vision along with improvement in percentages are areas of concern.

The latter often comes.  Not sure the former.

[kiidcarter8]

Mudiay had the best line.

[NeedsAdjustments]

The Idiot Flu that infected the Knicks before the Porzingis trade seems to be spreading in New York.

[NeedsAdjustments]

The Idiot Flu that infected the Knicks before the Porzingis trade seems to be spreading in New York.

Yankees have scheduled an announcement re: Aaron Judge.

Stay tuned...

[bodiddley]

Knox's D is somewhat concerning.
Bu there's a lot on his plate, he plays big minutes, and is trying to figure things out on O.  Also the mix-and-match lineups aren't conducive to good defense.  So I cut him some slack.  He makes some good defensive plays now and then.  Still growing into his body. 

[bodiddley]

Odd Lakes-Bulls match.
Bulls were up 18 after 1Q, with Lakes looking disorganized and sluggish.

But after scoring 16 in the 1Q, LA went off for 82 in the middle two quarters.  They had 22 fast break points ... in the 3Q.  Some of the ish they were doing looked like all-star game action: Kuz tossed a lob from the backcourt that LeBJ caught off the bounce in stride and reverse-jammed.  Later Hart tossed LBJ an off the backboard pass for a killer slam on a 3-on-none break.  Bulls were awful in transition while LeBJ and Rondo killed them with long outlet passes.

Some pretty impressive work for 34 year old LeBron.  He scored 14 in the 2Q to get LLA back in it, and he was posting fools, driving, hitting 3's.  Just bullied the Lakes back into the game.

Oddly Fropez was the Bulls main offense for much of the game.  Posting, driving, hooks -- finished with 20 on 9-14 FG.  Was aggressive.  Then Dunn took over.  Pretty decent game from Dunn. 
Bit of a rough game from Markkanen, but he scrapped.

Bulls looked great 1Q, then awful 2nd & 3rd, and competent in the 4Q.
Lotta whozats -- Wayne  Selden, Brandon Sampson, Arcidiacono (32 mins and the start); Caruso, Johnathon Williams, Andre Ingram (GLeauge legend).  At one point LeBJ was out there with 3 guys I barely heard of and Big Moe Wag.

[facilitatorn]

When you’re a lotto team what else is there to do but hold auditions?

Knox's D is somewhat concerning.
Bu there's a lot on his plate, he plays big minutes, and is trying to figure things out on O.  Also the mix-and-match lineups aren't conducive to good defense.  So I cut him some slack.  He makes some good defensive plays now and then.  Still growing into his body. 

I completely agree with this. It would be nice if he showed more good and less bad on D in the remaining games this season. I want to see him trying the right things, like seeing man & ball, even if he doesn’t have the strength, balance, and stamina to make it work consistently yet.

DJS and Mudiay are not doing it for me. I’m assuming Mudiay lands somewhere else. Can the Knicks and DJS execute an offseason that transforms him into a high functioning point guard? I’m not sure I see it.

Our bigs are looking nice though and there are some good moments from Dotson and Trier.

[Kam]

Time to think of Dotson as the former lottery pick and Frank as the second rounder.

[kiidcarter8]

heh.....

[carlos123]

heh.....

[bodiddley]

Harden has shot poorly recently.
38% FG and 25% on 3's.
But dishing out lots of assists and getting to the line a ton.  And HOU has been winning ugly games.

The storyline oddly was all about Cousin Boogie.  Who had a good statline but an up and down game.  Got stripped a few times, fouled on both ends, scored some.  I thought the bigger deal was GS rebounding.  Where they killed HOU and got lots of 2nd chance ops.
Also, Klay had a big game and GS is generally better when he busts out.

DET averaging 74.5 pts the last two games.
This after a 12 of 14 winning streak.
They play a rather ugly brand of ball, which is very dependent on Blake.  RegJax and Bulldog Drummond are still erratic.

[bodiddley]

John Collins just a hair below 20 & 10.
Quite a nice sophomore campaign.

If BOS finishes 4th, they could get a Home matchup with IND, and then the Bucks in the 2nd round.  Sounds like a perfect road to the conference finals for them.  Avoid TOR & PHI.  Not bad for a shaky season. 

[kiidcarter8]

You would rather face Milwaukee than Philadelphia?

[bodiddley]

For BOS, yes.
Horford has done well against Embiid.
And BOS shut down Simmons last year.
But Tobias and Butler make PHI dangerous.
Good defense.

Also, my working theory is that MIL is vulnerable in a playoff series vs a well-coached team . . .
I'm a big Brogdon and Middleton fan.
But the team, and those two, don't have the playoff experience.
Their bench is suspect.  And it will be key how Bledsoe does.  Having a breakout season (finally), but the playoffs are another story.
I have them pegged as regular season juggernaut with clay feet.
Hope I get to see them before the playoffs, as I haven't seen a Bucks games in months now.

[lesterluv]

Budenholzer is a bad-ass coach who we should have gone after with guns blazing and wallet wide open instead of this asshat Fizdale.

The Bucks have been doing it all year long, consistently and effortlessly — their point differential is nearly double anybody else's — and unlike the Atlanta teams, have the playoff-necessary first tier star. Maybe they need to get smacked once before moving on, but I wouldn't assume they are an easier matchup for anyone.