Hope so.. I have always said RJ is a real plus at SG and very pedestrian at SF. Playing him next to Cam is perfect. Of course that outside shooting for RJ/Cam/Randle is wildly inconsistent but this should really help our defense

SergioNYK wrote:Reddish is inconsistent but he has played well the last few games so he kind of wins the spot by default since Grimes hasn't been healthy and Fournier hasn't played well. Reddish just needs to get more consistent and pick up his shooting. This is a golden opportunity for him to get that second contract.

Nalod wrote:Thibs never makes changes? He does.
Are they fluid? Likley. Permanent? Depends.
Did his assistants aid in the lineups? Who knows.
Does it kill trade value. yes and no. Other than Brunson and Maybe RJ are expendable for the right price.
For the right player, I would imagine RJ is also.
For the moment Cam has won the job. Grimes off the bench can go after it and he will be given a chance. For now he needs to up his minutes and get in shape.
Is RJ a bit ill these days?
Team is .500. Future always uncertain.
Our starting center has missed 5 games now. It matters. All teams get injuries. A lot more games to go.
Mabye LA makes us an offer for Cam we can’t refuse? Buh bye.
I watch too much knicks and not enough other teams to value our guys properly.
I like our guys. But changes are coming over time. Its obviously inevitable.

SAME and it's a good point

Barrett https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/rj-barrett-shot-chart

Randle https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/julius-randle-shot-chart-this-season

Brunson https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/jalen-brunson-shot-chart

I don't think anyone is being particularly efficient on offense. With the exception of some really bad looking shots, I think Reddish has been taking shots from the right places on the floor.

EwingsGlass wrote:Reddish https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/cam-reddish-shot-chart

Barrett https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/rj-barrett-shot-chart

Randle https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/julius-randle-shot-chart-this-season

Brunson https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/jalen-brunson-shot-chart

I don't think anyone is being particularly efficient on offense. With the exception of some really bad looking shots, I think Reddish has been taking shots from the right places on the floor.

The one thing that really sticks out with Knicks players this season is the type of shots they are taking. Rim and 3pts, with the obvious exception of Brunson.

martin wrote:

fishmike wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

martin wrote:I think the coaching staff it starting to put Cam on particular players the way they did with RJ but I could be wrong on that, and then they hiding Brunson on the least punishing guard/SF.

So RJ/Cam or kinda interchangeable SF/SG

Thats a good point. Because Cam took Fournier's spot, one instinctively thinks he's the 2. But he's big enough to play a SF. Could also play the 4. Just out of curiosity, I wouldnt mind seing a small ball front court of Obi/Cam. When another team goes smallball. That would be one fast frontcourt.

rather see Obi play 3 and go big like Milw does.

Obi's footwork is nowhere near good enough to stick with SF's. He has trouble sticking with PFs

Nalod wrote:Thibs never makes changes? He does.
Are they fluid? Likley. Permanent? Depends.
Did his assistants aid in the lineups? Who knows.
Does it kill trade value. yes and no. Other than Brunson and Maybe RJ are expendable for the right price.
For the right player, I would imagine RJ is also.
For the moment Cam has won the job. Grimes off the bench can go after it and he will be given a chance. For now he needs to up his minutes and get in shape.
Is RJ a bit ill these days?
Team is .500. Future always uncertain.
Our starting center has missed 5 games now. It matters. All teams get injuries. A lot more games to go.
Mabye LA makes us an offer for Cam we can’t refuse? Buh bye.
I watch too much knicks and not enough other teams to value our guys properly.
I like our guys. But changes are coming over time. Its obviously inevitable.

Whoever said Thibs doesn't make changes, haven't watched any knick games.

What Thibs lacked was in game changes or real time flexibility.

But Thibs has also showed everybody that an "Old Dog" can be taught "New Tricks". Thibs has proved to most, he's willing to make changes and benching EF was the most recent example.

The problem I see with Thibs holding Randle accountable. Thibs has no problem with anybody else, but Randle with this special treatment is the issue for me. Not sure how long that will work, regarding team moral, when Obi for example is forced to sit for various reasons. But he watches Randle from the sideline get special treatment.

Other than that, Thibs is doing what he can with the roster he was given. So it's not all on Thibs, you have to point to the FO as well.

blkexec wrote:

Nalod wrote:Thibs never makes changes? He does.
Are they fluid? Likley. Permanent? Depends.
Did his assistants aid in the lineups? Who knows.
Does it kill trade value. yes and no. Other than Brunson and Maybe RJ are expendable for the right price.
For the right player, I would imagine RJ is also.
For the moment Cam has won the job. Grimes off the bench can go after it and he will be given a chance. For now he needs to up his minutes and get in shape.
Is RJ a bit ill these days?
Team is .500. Future always uncertain.
Our starting center has missed 5 games now. It matters. All teams get injuries. A lot more games to go.
Mabye LA makes us an offer for Cam we can’t refuse? Buh bye.
I watch too much knicks and not enough other teams to value our guys properly.
I like our guys. But changes are coming over time. Its obviously inevitable.

Whoever said Thibs doesn't make changes, haven't watched any knick games.

What Thibs lacked was in game changes or real time flexibility.

But Thibs has also showed everybody that an "Old Dog" can be taught "New Tricks". Thibs has proved to most, he's willing to make changes and benching EF was the most recent example.

The problem I see with Thibs holding Randle accountable. Thibs has no problem with anybody else, but Randle with this special treatment is the issue for me. Not sure how long that will work, regarding team moral, when Obi for example is forced to sit for various reasons. But he watches Randle from the sideline get special treatment.

Other than that, Thibs is doing what he can with the roster he was given. So it's not all on Thibs, you have to point to the FO as well.

Real time flex is good as long as it works. If not, its not really notable?
Good points to look for.
The Randle Accountability thing might be true, or the exectations that Randle is slowly working thru on court things and improving. We don't know as fans what are the smaller details that Randle is trying to do? Why does obi get the hook? and what about a game plan that the team is set on? I have more questions than answers.
But I agree about expectations. This team is not that good. My bar is not high for this team and losing games sucks, but to be expected.
As the pundits say "Knicks are improved vs. last season but so is the eastern conference".
With an eye on a future the FO could have leveraged it more to be better this season. We getting into the abstract on this. Some teams like the nets and Lakers have over leveraged that future.
Lets just say if knicks did what nets did and were failing I think it would be a blood bath publically.

I posted elsewhere that other than the Timberwolves we are the worst franchise in the last 20 years. Not subjective. Its real total wins and losses.
Glad we beat Jazz but it was not pretty. This team is not easy to watch. Randle and RJ are not easy to watch.