DLeethal wrote:

Garrett2010PSD wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

martin wrote:

nycericanguy wrote:its crazy because we really havent gotten much from Mitch or Deuce these playoffs.

I mean Deuce hasn't scored a single point these last 2 games and 2.8ppg on 20% shooting in the finals. but sure enough Alvarado has stepped up.

Deuce just isn't a PG, its why he won't get a big contract IMO. nice 3 & D guy but a tweener.

Deuce is the one easily tradable contract that has overlapping talent if the Knicks bring back Shamet and if they want to do something different. And it's a position that they need more ball handling as that is the one area the Knicks can be taken advantage of.

100% agree. They need a high level backup guard who can take ball handling duties and hit shots. If you could combine Deuce and Alvarado it would be a perfect match, but not sure either guy is the long term answer for that role. But it's a key role to address in the offseason.

Alvarado can absolutely fill the backup PG role.

I think we can do better, if he can't fix his shot.

martin wrote:Didn't know this was a thing

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grillco wrote:Again, it's not the number of calls, it's the impact of the given calls or non-calls. An objective analysis will show that the calls against the Knicksin the last three games truly impacted the game compared to those against the Spurs.

Honestly just started getting a little bit worried about Wemby being at the limit for suspension. Clearly the league and calls are favoring him. One potential tactic might be to have him be more aggressive, daring the refs to call the flagrant. If the league doesn't want him to miss a game 6 or 7, they'll have the refs overlook whatever it takes.

I love that this team, our team, refuses to quit...there is no whole they won't fight like hell to get out of. No team has had an easy win over them in this playoffs. Hell, two teams couldn't even manage one. I just had to check, the Knicks' loses have been by a total of six points so far...SIX. And two of those were one point loses to the Hawks. That's insane.

Yea, refs showed how they can completely shift the game by calling a few quick fouls on Towns, or get a team in the penalty early in the 4th. Or to selectively not call a flagrant on the golden boy to avoid a suspension in the finals. Sheer foul quantities don't tell the full story. Needs context. We were playing freakin Sohan and Hukporti last night because they called two straight questionable calls on Towns early in the first, "fouls" they probably overlooked a dozen times later in the game but decided to call them twice within 2 minutes of the 1st.

Also, putting Kat on the inbounder was smart. Spurs were trying to throw an alley-oop to Castle. Kat got a finger on the ball.....this is unreal!!!

Chandler wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:MVP talk aside, if there was one player whom I think is irreplaceable at this point it would have to be OG.

I cannot imagine any of this happening without him on the floor.

Jalen does legendary clutch stuff so he is irreplaceable in his own unique way, but OG is the glue that binds this team together.

I'm certain this team wouldn't be where they are now without OG. He's the difference between the Knicks being a good team and a team that can do great things.

When I look back on this team its essence to me will be defined by the presence of OG Anunoby.

With all due respect there are so many guys who have been critical which is why this team is so special.

KAT and his massive turn around
Mikal and Landry going nuclear at times plus D
Mitch for stretches
Hart for everything at different times including hitting 3 when they matter (kind of like Marcus smart)
Jose for being fearless
And yes OG who played a monster game yesterday including defending Wemby for stretches.

I hope deuce gets out of his funk and joins that list too

It was more of a personal statement than an analytical one.

I just feel OG is in a real way to me the soul of this team

martin wrote:

Uptown wrote:Props to Mike Brown foe pushing sll the right buttons....Playing Alvarado and Brunson together down the stretch was risky and smart. Got Brunson off the ball and Alavarado gave them another player that can get 2 feet in the paint and spray for a 3.

Also, putting Kat on the inbounder was smart. Spurs were trying to throw an alley-oop to Castle. Kat got a finger on the ball.....this is unreal!!!

Interesting breakdown

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I wish we had more insight into this

if the defensive call is to double brunson, why complicate matchups by pre switching? Brunson has passed out of all the double teams no matter it was Wemby or not.

second, why would wemby pre switch onto mikal?

if the point is for wemby to sit the backline, Mikal is probably going to one of the corners. if its single action with mikal, you're now switching ur preswitch by putting wemby onto the ball. which is exactly what ended up happening. what makes more sense if the goal is for wemby to end up on the backline help defender is to preswitch him onto brunson to START the possession.

aggo wrote:

martin wrote:

Uptown wrote:Props to Mike Brown foe pushing sll the right buttons....Playing Alvarado and Brunson together down the stretch was risky and smart. Got Brunson off the ball and Alavarado gave them another player that can get 2 feet in the paint and spray for a 3.

Also, putting Kat on the inbounder was smart. Spurs were trying to throw an alley-oop to Castle. Kat got a finger on the ball.....this is unreal!!!

Interesting breakdown

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https://www.twitter.com/Mike_Jagacki/status/2064931553721901358

I wish we had more insight into this

if the defensive call is to double brunson, why complicate matchups by pre switching? Brunson has passed out of all the double teams no matter it was Wemby or not.

second, why would wemby pre switch onto mikal?

if the point is for wemby to sit the backline, Mikal is probably going to one of the corners. if its single action with mikal, you're now switching ur preswitch by putting wemby onto the ball. which is exactly what ended up happening. what makes more sense if the goal is for wemby to end up on the backline help defender is to preswitch him onto brunson to START the possession.

I think those questions are answered from the opposite perspective: Brown set up the guys strategically so that Wemby had to make a flash decision and he couldn't.

A+ for Brown and coaches if that was the intent