Team has to rise to the occasion though. We have had Miami’s number all season. It’s time to pick up the intensity and take back the home court advantage.

It’s time. Gotta step up.

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Maybe Deuce could sneak in with a sucker punch as well.

LivingLegend wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:I think I’d go back to starting grimes
Certainly not to punish hart but to change the chemical balance of the rotation

I agree and then leave him in the court for about 35 minutes — he provides the defense along with the POTENTIAL for play making and shot making that we sorely need.

I came on to talk about the same thing but see you both posted it first. Thibbs needs to put Grimes back into the starting lineup and tell him to shoot and keep on shooting. We have got to get some more 3pt offense, and we need Hart to come in off the bench and give us a boost to our second unit. It might even be time to start thinking about giving Fournier a few minutes, especially if Quickley is limited.

martin wrote:

ESOMKnicks wrote:This group is just too inconsistent and lacks strong character, identity, and someone capable of simply taking over and willing it to victory.
I think game 3 was the must win one for us, and the fact that the Knicks came out flat indicates that we do not have that winners' spirit yet.
It's a gradual process, last year we were not in the playoffs at all, so there has been good progress this season regardless of its outcome.

Don't know if the Knicks have anyone like AD or Embiib or Bulter, but a healthy Knicks team is vastly different than the one we are seeing.

Knicks collective can be much better IMHO. We've seen it; it's a flawed product for sure but much better than you are projecting.

100% agree. Heat are doing precisely what they want and NEED to do. They prefer a rugby game because it plays to their strengths/scrappiness.

We are a very good team and have a very good coach but we need some ninja/judo counter to this agression. Ironically, Heat has done that to us and our agressiveness on the offensive boards/ They're taking a play from our own playbook where we let Obi leak out for fast breaks. Now, if we have the team crash the boards, we lose balance and they have those long outlet passes. We need to channel our own version of that

Chandler wrote:

martin wrote:

ESOMKnicks wrote:This group is just too inconsistent and lacks strong character, identity, and someone capable of simply taking over and willing it to victory.
I think game 3 was the must win one for us, and the fact that the Knicks came out flat indicates that we do not have that winners' spirit yet.
It's a gradual process, last year we were not in the playoffs at all, so there has been good progress this season regardless of its outcome.

Don't know if the Knicks have anyone like AD or Embiib or Bulter, but a healthy Knicks team is vastly different than the one we are seeing.

Knicks collective can be much better IMHO. We've seen it; it's a flawed product for sure but much better than you are projecting.

100% agree. Heat are doing precisely what they want and NEED to do. They prefer a rugby game because it plays to their strengths/scrappiness.

We are a very good team and have a very good coach but we need some ninja/judo counter to this agression. Ironically, Heat has done that to us and our agressiveness on the offensive boards/ They're taking a play from our own playbook where we let Obi leak out for fast breaks. Now, if we have the team crash the boards, we lose balance and they have those long outlet passes. We need to channel our own version of that

Yeah. There should be no doubt that Randle is at much less than 100% and we need his toughness and body work. Just doesn't look like he has it right now

During seven playoff games, he is shooting just 34.6 percent from the field and 22.9 percent from deep on almost seven 3-point attempts a game. Of the 118 NBA players who have played at least four playoff games and at least 60 playoff minutes, he ranks 113th in true shooting and 114th in effective field-goal percentage, the two best all-encompassing measures of efficiency. Meanwhile, no player surrounding Randle shoots nearly as often as he does. Miami defenders are swarming the middle of the floor whenever a Knicks driver, including Randle, approaches the rim. The Heat don’t trust New York’s 3-point shooters, a strategy that has paid off so far. The Knicks shot just 8 of 40 on 3-pointers in Game 3, which the Heat won, after shooting 7 of 34 from deep in Game 1, Miami’s other victory. – via Fred Katz @ The Athletic

I wouldn't be shocked if Randle is struggling with pain killers or some other substance abuse issue. Pure speculation obviously.