They've shown they can lose to anyone so getting a win does matter and doing it with their best defensive effort in over a month makes it a solid victory.

Landry Shamet is good at basketball. He just took Clarkson's rotation minutes. Jordan only played tonight because of garbage time.

Shamet significantly improves this team. That is now a proven fact.

Uptown wrote:Knicks up 50 and Living Legebd is in here talking to himself...clearly, this board loves drama

Is someone out there?

Read over on RGM a poster saying Brunson (not Brendan O'Connor) was pacing the sidelines calling out plays tonight.

Anyone else notice this? Maybe Brown changed the asst coach in game roles?

I think it started with Brunson and his effort and energy on defense. He was terrific on close out's! The entire team was! The best three point defensive game of the season by far. Shamet was awesome too! So good to have him back! He's the one guy on the team who fights through screens consistently.

I also thought KAT had a decent game and I get his frustration with the offensive fouls cause every other star gets away with it to some degree. But it is what it is and I don't think it's going to change. The zebras have it out for him for some unknown reason. He needs to adjust. Maybe move away from trying to drive from the top of the key. Brown might need to scrap those plays. Replace those touches with post up's or pick and roll/pops.

Looks like we are back to the 8 players rotation. I've always believed this was the best way to go if you're goal is to try and win games. It's a long season with injuries bound to happen so I suspect we will see Clarkson, Kolek, McCullers and Diawara again this season. But for now to stop the bleeding, we should keep going 8 with spot minutes for Yabu.

martin wrote:Anyone else feeling good about the lack of Jordan Clarkson minutes?

it sucks that we signed two players for depth and neither have panned out. Really wanted THJR here and he's playing really well in DEN at vet min.

Not only are Knicks talking with Pelicans on Alvarado but they've also checked in on Yves Missi.

Saw Jeremy Cohen post that he doesn't think Knicks would target Missi as a security blanket for Mitch but more so to replace Mitch (and expiring contract).

Now if that were the thought you could go expand deal to Mitch/Yabu/Kolek/Pacome for Looney/Bey/Missi/Alvarado.

Knicks get 2 back-up centers, new back-up PG, new back-up 3/4 and don't lose Mitch for ZERO.

LivingLegend wrote:Mike Scotto on with Begley -- says I'll mention this 1st on your show.

Not only are Knicks talking with Pelicans on Alvarado but they've also checked in on Yves Missi.

Saw Jeremy Cohen post that he doesn't think Knicks would target Missi as a security blanket for Mitch but more so to replace Mitch (and expiring contract).

Now if that were the thought you could go expand deal to Mitch/Yabu/Kolek/Pacome for Looney/Bey/Missi/Alvarado.

Knicks get 2 back-up centers, new back-up PG, new back-up 3/4 and don't lose Mitch for ZERO.

If we have to lose Mitch because of KAT's contract, that's a huge negative return on that trade.

We can resign Mitch and be a 2nd apron team next year. but truth be told, if KAT isnt going to step up, we're better off moving him for financial flexibility.

Shamet is playing really well, he's what I envisioned when I thought he could be a DDV lite for us. I mean 9ppg in just 20mpg and 44% from 3. DDV is at 38% from 3 and 13ppg despite playing 32mpg. So Shamet has actually given us more scoring per 36 than DDV, heck so has Deuce. Pretty hard to believe that for me b/c DDV just seemed like such a natural scorer who was always putting up 20 every other game here.