His impact and versatility is what most of us hoped to see from Obi.

And I'm positive there will be fewer situations where Precious has to be yanked because we're letting a lead slip away.

Also, there's a 3% chance Thibs tries to limit minutes for players coming back from injury.

but we also have OG to play backup PF now so not sure how many minutes there are for Precious really.

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nycericanguy wrote:Precious defends and rebounds, he also can play C. Obi does none of those things.

but we also have OG to play backup PF now so not sure how many minutes there are for Precious really.

OG might have been playing those backup PF minutes because Precious wasnt chipping in like he is now. Would be great to see OG and Randle relatively healthy going into the playoffs. Letting Achiuwa help pick up the slack seems to me like a good way to help make that happen.

It sounds like Randle will remain at a decent risk of reinjury for the rest of the season. I'm hopeful Thibs will be capable of resisting his urges and and giving Precious more of Randle's minutes. OG is a wild card because he's going to be on the opponents best scoring threat, regardless of position. We could see him on Embiid or Tatum and his minutes won't be set.

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jaydh wrote:A decision/trade will need to be made where we keep 2 of the 3 (Precious, Robinson, Hartenstein)

This season would say otherwise. We have quality depth. Injuries happen

Good depth during the season = tough rotation decisions in the playoffs. That's kind of where we are at.

As for my opinion if Precious will get more minutes than Obi? See first 4 sentences above.

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Can't wait

KnickDanger wrote:if Randle returns and despite the fact that Thibs is a total maniac, I don’t see him playing Julius his pre-injury minutes. I imagine he would also be (relatively) careful with Mitch, IHart, maybe even OG. So guessing minutes will be there despite theoretically more depth than the team Obi was on. I sure hope minutes are an issue!

Deeper the playoffs if it happens as such the deeper the minutes.
Some will blame Thibs if someone gets hurt. Fact is this is not exclusive to Thibs and knicks. Its exclusive to winning. If Knicks win a chip this year, then we can say "Great coach's need great players". Yep, and our guys will be "GREAT!". You play them. The ramp up is important.
Come playoff time you throw you best punch early and hope for a knock out. Players hold up it increased your chances. Randle dislocates the shoulder and the tear increases, he is done.
He will be playing with a partially torn Labrum. More likely it will worsen.
Small tear or big, they both need surgery to repair. His career will not be jeopardized by this. The longer he goes an the more his recovery can eat into next preseason. Take about 3 months before one can really resume full motion after surgery.
What we looking at is not so dissimilar to what Miami experienced last year. They had a lot of injuries which is why their record did not correspond with their playoff run. We have been decimated by injuries this year.
Kudos to Brunson who really should get some All NBA and MVP votes love post season. The injuries framed a bit more his stature. The MSG "MVP" chants are the appreciation of the home crowd for his contribution. He might have been a MaverKnick but he is home now.

Precious should get more minutes as he does the things Thibs wants for the position. I can also see Bogs playing more if the game calls for more offense from the position and he is hot.