Next biggest IMO is McConnel. I'm not sure if he's as good as his numbers suggest when he plays us, or whether we're just not taking him seriously enough. Watching him his game isn't that shifty. WOuld like to see Deuce on him, and Precious on Obi (who would guard Precious on Indiana? Obi?)

LivingLegend wrote:Asking for a friend…..

When does TJ M go back to being the 7.5 ppg player he has been his whole career?

I re-watched game last night and Siakim only got 5 FTs vs OG - all tough twirling/fading buckets and zero FT attempts off OG

Key is keeping Hali under wraps —— if he goes off we in trouble.

Precious to the rescue with 10 boards and 3 blocks —— rough guess 10 points.

Siakam is in a major funk at the FT line -- worse than mitch

might be the case he's afraid of going strong out of fear of embarrassing himself.

Chandler wrote:biggest thing Knicks need to address is Haliburton/Turner pick and roll.

Next biggest IMO is McConnel. I'm not sure if he's as good as his numbers suggest when he plays us, or whether we're just not taking him seriously enough. Watching him his game isn't that shifty. WOuld like to see Deuce on him, and Precious on Obi (who would guard Precious on Indiana? Obi?)

Maybe we need to put Hart or someone with a little more size on McConnell when he comes in off the bench, instead of Deuce or Brunson.

DLeethal wrote:

Chandler wrote:biggest thing Knicks need to address is Haliburton/Turner pick and roll.

Next biggest IMO is McConnel. I'm not sure if he's as good as his numbers suggest when he plays us, or whether we're just not taking him seriously enough. Watching him his game isn't that shifty. WOuld like to see Deuce on him, and Precious on Obi (who would guard Precious on Indiana? Obi?)

Maybe we need to put Hart or someone with a little more size on McConnell when he comes in off the bench, instead of Deuce or Brunson.

maybe. seems we just want our guy to stay in front of him. It's not like TJ jumps through the roof

Nalod wrote:Im cool with letting that little **** run about and what not so long as we win!
Indy is a good team. Knicks executed a good enough game play to win a nice game.
If Precious can give us his usual game we are good.
Lets just keep home advantage. Then we can discuss further.

same here. I am more worried about Hali and Turner. I am not worried about the rest.

franco12 wrote:we had spurts in game 1 that showed we could break the game open - but too often- we let them back in and had lapses. I expect Thibs will have some of that cleaned up.

Pass the ball, and please get over the half court line with just a few more seconds than 16 - every other team gets over in 4 seconds- we take the full 8.

OG needs to stay within himself and not make stupid turnovers like in game 1.

OG had a bad game. It happens. I would want him to be more aggressive, not less. I think having Precious on Siakam might help a little bit.

franco12 wrote:we had spurts in game 1 that showed we could break the game open - but too often- we let them back in and had lapses. I expect Thibs will have some of that cleaned up.

Pass the ball, and please get over the half court line with just a few more seconds than 16 - every other team gets over in 4 seconds- we take the full 8.

OG needs to stay within himself and not make stupid turnovers like in game 1.

Team gets tired and leads are not sticky. It happens.
I read Josh gets distracted and loses focus when we build a sizable lead.
We down he is a man on fire.
Teams are pressing us. They are not winning. They are fouling Brunson also.
SAS beat the snot out of Nash once upon a time. Brunson is a bit more stout than Nash.
OG turnovers because he is called to create more and collect fouls.

Siakim will have a big game despite OG at some point.

I'm also worried about Mitchell being the straw that breaks the camel's back. He certainly seems like the one guy the Knicks can replace but it's gotta be tough news for the team.

The thing is- I have a lot of trust in Precious if he's playing minutes. Precious was really good for us earlier in the year and the next few games have huge financial implications for him. Plus isn't Precious a New York kid? It's gotta be a dream to step into your home court stage in a situation like this.

Knicks won last game based on some great plays in the clutch and some lucky calls. This game will come down to pace and defense. Knicks have to figure out a way to slow the machine down.

EwingsGlass wrote:

franco12 wrote:we had spurts in game 1 that showed we could break the game open - but too often- we let them back in and had lapses. I expect Thibs will have some of that cleaned up.

Pass the ball, and please get over the half court line with just a few more seconds than 16 - every other team gets over in 4 seconds- we take the full 8.

OG needs to stay within himself and not make stupid turnovers like in game 1.

OG had a bad game. It happens. I would want him to be more aggressive, not less. I think having Precious on Siakam might help a little bit.

This is something I suggested with Precious at 4 with I-Hart at 5 and 3 shooters on floor. This would mean Josh to the bench so probably not happening at least in my format.

We have to keep Hali under wraps —- hoping for Turner and TJ to come back to earth.