KnickDanger wrote:Dayum. Really looks like it will be a 7 man rotation now. Grateful we have Precious on deck. I know there's a clamor for them, but barring blow outs which don't seem to be in the cards, I don't see Alec or Shake getting off the bench. Maybe for good reason.

The Alec I knew was about that high pressure playoff life. I wouldn't be surprised if this version had one solid game in him. Shake can pressure the rim, which is something this team forgets to do while Hart and JB are resting. This guy's gotta rest at some point, whether it's by defensive lapses or scrub slopping a few here and there.

BigDaddyG wrote:

KnickDanger wrote:Dayum. Really looks like it will be a 7 man rotation now. Grateful we have Precious on deck. I know there's a clamor for them, but barring blow outs which don't seem to be in the cards, I don't see Alec or Shake getting off the bench. Maybe for good reason.

The Alec I knew was about that high pressure playoff life. I wouldn't be surprised if this version had one solid game in him. Shake can pressure the rim, which is something this team forgets to do while Hart and JB are resting. This guy's gotta rest at some point, whether it's by defensive lapses or scrub slopping a few here and there.

I’m all for seeing it happen btw particularly Burks. But guessing Thibs has his reasons whether we like or understand them or not.

Nalod wrote:We like an army that keeps going forward with fewer and fewer.
At some point its gonna be over. This does not feel like a championship run. Too much grinding.
Slam me for not believing. Not like I won't be rooting like hell for them to beat Indy. I think they can.
If not its not like they lose from lack of effort or grit.
Hate that Mitch is now toast. Teams need the good fortune of healthy players. Shit happens.

I don’t think even the biggest homers thinks we can take Boston. It would be a complete Cinderella story if that happens.

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Fuck Embiid.

Achiuwa has stepped up every time he's been given an opportunity and I have no doubt he will do it again and he might be a better match up against these Hicks. But I feel bad for Mitch!

Nalod wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

Nalod wrote:We like an army that keeps going forward with fewer and fewer.
At some point its gonna be over. This does not feel like a championship run. Too much grinding.
Slam me for not believing. Not like I won't be rooting like hell for them to beat Indy. I think they can.
If not its not like they lose from lack of effort or grit.
Hate that Mitch is now toast. Teams need the good fortune of healthy players. Shit happens.

I don’t think even the biggest homers thinks we can take Boston. It would be a complete Cinderella story if that happens.

We can take Boston.

Can we take Indy? Precious should be ok vs Isiah Jackson who killed us when Miles was out. Jalen smith still gets minutes also.
We are playing guys big minutes and we wearing down. Im not second guessing Thibs. He extracts a lot from his teams. Thats how we roll.

I haven't seen any evidence that we are wearing down. Mitch going out with this injury is more on Embiid's dirty play and him returning from surgery and being injury prone. Mitch didn't even play a lot of minutes. Same with Bogey - flukey injury. Maybe we will wear down but I haven't seen anything that says we will. Especially Josh Hart. He's the most energized and has played with the highest motor in the 4th. And Brunson has owned the 4th quarter too.

Knicks have some draft options. Might might sense start working on some big man prospects as well while we have Mitch locked up at a reasonable rate for a couple years

Focus now (if it wasn't already) is to look at big men in this upcoming draft and reupping Precious.

Robinson can't be looked at as an NBA starter any longer...or even depended on to be able to play a full season.

EwingsGlass wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

Nalod wrote:We like an army that keeps going forward with fewer and fewer.
At some point its gonna be over. This does not feel like a championship run. Too much grinding.
Slam me for not believing. Not like I won't be rooting like hell for them to beat Indy. I think they can.
If not its not like they lose from lack of effort or grit.
Hate that Mitch is now toast. Teams need the good fortune of healthy players. Shit happens.

I don't think even the biggest homers thinks we can take Boston. It would be a complete Cinderella story if that happens.

We can take Boston.