He has a tougher task ahead of him. He has the opportunity to make an immense impact if he can keep Tatum in check

I'm glad this one is over. I really did not want the stress and agony of a game seven! Give the Pistons credit! They earned respect and they are a foe to fear going forward and this won't be the last time we have to play them in a series. This one could have gone either way.

We've been watching Brunson now 3 seasons and I'm still in a awe and cannot believe he plays for the Knicks. Most clutch player I've ever seen play here. The cross over move to put on Thompson to create space and then the guts to hit that 3 was magical. Legendary shot, legendary game for a legend. 40 points on the road in an elimination game! Knew he would bounce back too. He came out ready to play and kept the team focused and composed when we got down.

So much respect to Bridges. He answered the call and came up big when it was most needed. Beasley trolled and called him out and he shut him and everyone up! The left hand tip in won't get talked about much but it was such a clutch play. His defense on Beasley in the second half was also great. I don't think Beasley got a single 3 in the second half. And of course the dunk and scream over Cade!

I thought Thibs coached a decent game after that horrible game five. Team was ready to play and had a perfect first quarter. Beasley was due to explode but great adjustment and focus on him in the second half. The offense wasn't great after the first half and I have no idea why we continue to stop moving the ball when it's working out so well!

We won so I don't want to spend much time criticizing anyone but I was ready to explode here on KAT. He was not good. Like the moment was too big for him. Also down on Deuce and Mitch. We need them both if we have any chance against the defending champs.

3 years in a row going to the second round is not enough for some fans and that's fine but it's still an accomplishment most teams don't do so I'm proud! And be grateful for #11! He's incredible!

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I’ve been dogging Thibs all series so you have to give him credit when 1) we haven’t seen this particular action all year up until now and 2) it worked.

Also I rewatched the last couple mins and Josh Hart’s help defense was REALLY good on our last few defensive stops. Those stops were all schemes the way we navigating the Cade PnR and rotated the help. So give Thibs a little credit where it’s due. I don’t think he’s right for this team going forward but he had some bright spots in this series along with some sour spots.

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Oh god that's fantastic

Head’s too small. Takes me out of the immersion.

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VDesai wrote:Also Thibs did call a great play. Its a ghost screen Ausar loses his balance bc he thinks Mikal is coming and Brunson crossed the **** out of him like he was Bryon Russell. Put rollerskates on him.

So we just lying now? he lost balance because he thought Brunson was going to the wing but he went middle.

Lol

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You going to sit here and say this was cuased by the ghost screen? SO Brunson changing direction the exact time he loses balance means nothing?

We get it you don't like Thibs.

Watch the whole play. Bridges starts coming to screen and Tobias calls it out. As Bridges passes by Ausar peaks and starts to lean and Brunson begins his cross and Ausar is already on skates.

Its a well designed play, but you wanna talk about Cade's hot potato toss to Beasley

You really standing by this? This ain't even about Thibs anymore. I am just amazed that you really think that was caused by a ghost screen. if ghost screens works so well why don't we just throw ghost screen everywhere and have eveery defender get off balance so we can drive to the hoop.

Looks like Wally just highlighted the screen action on the MSG post game show as how Brunson is able to create the space so Ill stay with it.

I'm just gonna try to enjoy this win without worrying about agendas. Peace.

Well Wally said it so it must be true. You want to play that game? I can play it better. Lets listen to what the man who did it said himself. The same man that Covers for a lot of bad coaching.

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Let me quote him you can both read and and hear it. "... He beat me to the spot. He cut me off. I just went back the other way and then I found a lot of space..."

I have no agenda here I say what I see which is why I also have no problem giving him praise like I did after game one. People making up stuff that did'nt happens to defend a bad coach is the real agenda here. Brunson does enough to cover up how bad of a coach Thibs is. No need to add lies to it. Give the credit to the person that deserves it. Brunson.

Dude you literally came on here, after we won a clinching game, to tell us how bad Thibs is by citing the play design of Cade's hot potato to Beasley. Then when its pointed out that the Knicks scored off of the timeout on a designed play where the false screen helps Brunson put his defender totally off balance, you completely eliminate any credit for the coach. You have one view you are trying to perpetuate here - against the coach. Perpetuating a single ideology is the definition of having an agenda.

So because we won the game I am to ignore our flaws? You see we have a whole season of proof I have no agenda against Thibs. I was defending him all last season. Little did I know it was the roster hiding his negatives because once iHart was gone they came back in full force. Like I always say I say what I see. This year Thibs has been bad. It's not an agenda to point out the truth. Just like when he made good decisions in game 1 I praised him. You like to ignore that though. It's cool, you are good with these 2nd round exits but they are not enough for me. Running it back next year with the same trash offense and defense that gives up wide open 3's the most in the league does not seem appealing to me.

Thibs need to go. This defense should be elite and offense competent. Plays out of timeouts should be focused and make sense. We overcome with talent that more often than not, wins despite poor planning. JB is just that good, but he doesn't need to work this hard as a man on an island to save us. As gritty as the Pistons are, they are not on the same talent level as the Knicks.

Pick up a Schroeder and Beasley for our bench and we enter tier 1 contenders. Move Mitch and Deuce for a Kessler type. In the end, we won, which is an accomplishment, yet not enough going forward. I think the future is bright and proud of my team. LGK4life!

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Alpha1971 wrote:Bridges with 35 seconds, wow

KAT fouling out was huge. Duren is trying to box out Mitch and is out of the position and Mikal sneaks in. Mitch then makes a huge defensive play on Cade's shot the other end. Mitch in the last min makes a big difference.

Mitch was brutal - what were you watching??