aggo wrote:L2M report had something interesting which was wemby should've been called for defensive 3 second violation.

I wonder if this will be a point of emphasis in game 5, and if wemby has been camping the paint illegally a lot.

Yeah I noticed he had one that they didn’t call in the last minute or so…different set of rules for him and objectively obvious.

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aggo wrote:from a tactical perspective it really again surprises me that this is now game 2 3 4, that SAS has elected to double brunson consistently. I get doing it in game 2, bc you want to show new looks.

but Hart, Alvarado, mikal, OG have all shot the 3 with quick triggers vs this coverage and have been successful.

Knicks are getting better and better shots vs this look as the games progress

really feels like the tactics on both sides are now expended and its really just refining things at the margins.

I mentioned it earlier but keep this in mind. Starting the third quarter the Spurs played softer D because they didn't want to foul and stop the clock. They wanted to use the clock. Knicks had better looks and as soon as they saw a few go in, we were fired up and going

Similarly they are getting a lot of grief for their threes, but it's hard to criticize that as a no brainer. their guys were shooting lights out. going into the paint would allow us to be physical and if the refs were letting them play who knows what happens. I think this criticism that they were dumb for their 3s is made with the benefit of hindsight. When we've blown teams out we were shooting threes; difference is ours went in

Chandler wrote:I have probably watched the tip in, and the last defensive stop 200 times at this point.

but if you catch one of those clips that shows every hit shot in the fourth it is just as incredible. There were A TON of tough, clutch shots.

That Towns three was kinda absurd level of difficulty. And got fouled too!! The defender wasn't just in his landing area,he literally landed on the top of Towns

ramtour420 wrote:

Chandler wrote:I have probably watched the tip in, and the last defensive stop 200 times at this point.

but if you catch one of those clips that shows every hit shot in the fourth it is just as incredible. There were A TON of tough, clutch shots.

That Towns three was kinda absurd level of difficulty. And got fouled too!! The defender wasn't just in his landing area,he literally landed on the top of Towns

That 3 to cut it to 12 was when I really started to believe we were going to make this comeback! So many crucial plays and Spurs blunders. Wife went to bed at half time, but wanted to watch the 4th Q last night. That and the post game the fans refused to leave, the celebration was insane.

This was an all timer, but we have to close it out for it to keep it's magic.

ramtour420 wrote:

Chandler wrote:I have probably watched the tip in, and the last defensive stop 200 times at this point.

but if you catch one of those clips that shows every hit shot in the fourth it is just as incredible. There were A TON of tough, clutch shots.

That Towns three was kinda absurd level of difficulty. And got fouled too!! The defender wasn't just in his landing area,he literally landed on the top of Towns

Yes into the spurs bench. Refs, “nothing to see here”

There’s a lot of chatter about OG fouling fox on his block and whether hart fouled castle or vice versa on the baseline but for the most part the refs put their whistles on silent mode for both teams

i’ve seen a lot of big games over my decades but this one just hit somewhere special

the texts and posts and calls i’m getting and sending from people i’ve known from different phases of life

the continued replaying in my mind and out loud of the key plays

the intense backdrop of political tensions around this game in the arena, the streets, the whole city

the absurdly polarized “tale of 2 halves”

the unique presence of the brunson clutch factor

the freaking refs

the 53-year drought

the appreciation of the amazing contributions across the whole squad

my girl and me recreating the final tip-in play with laundry and laundry basket 😉

go knicks

DLeethal wrote:I honestly think Fox is getting blasted too hard for his "decision". I think he failed to execute it, but I honestly don't think the decision was not sound. It's just that OG made a historically great defense play. By bringing it out, Fox most likely kills an extra 1-2 seconds and then has to hit 2 FTs to get you the same outcome the layup gets you. Now, it didn't work in his favor because of OG's brilliance, but I think the tactical decision making on his part wasn't as abysmal as it's being portrayed. I think 90% of the time you want him scoring that layup, just not with OG trailing him.

Fox likely did not want to be on the line in the spotlight. Get the 2, go up by 3, let the defense take care of it. Not crazy.
Funny how Fox and Brown be back here together and Sac being a sad Sack!

So many good stories if Knicks win!

GTA
KAT a New Jersey kid and knick fan growing up.
The Nova Brotherhood
Browns ascention as coach
Leon and Co. getting it done!
Brunsons!
Jalens greatness legit!
Fuck the picks!
Nalod lives to see a chip!

Downside?

Dolan is still a douche
Feel Bad Thibs not here. He forged the culture.
We don't have a curse to blame any more.
DDV not here.
This gonna hurt even more for Jules.

Nalod wrote:

DLeethal wrote:I honestly think Fox is getting blasted too hard for his "decision". I think he failed to execute it, but I honestly don't think the decision was not sound. It's just that OG made a historically great defense play. By bringing it out, Fox most likely kills an extra 1-2 seconds and then has to hit 2 FTs to get you the same outcome the layup gets you. Now, it didn't work in his favor because of OG's brilliance, but I think the tactical decision making on his part wasn't as abysmal as it's being portrayed. I think 90% of the time you want him scoring that layup, just not with OG trailing him.

Fox likely did not want to be on the line in the spotlight. Get the 2, go up by 3, let the defense take care of it. Not crazy.
Funny how Fox and Brown be back here together and Sac being a sad Sack!

So many good stories if Knicks win!

GTA
KAT a New Jersey kid and knick fan growing up.
The Nova Brotherhood
Browns ascention as coach
Leon and Co. getting it done!
Brunsons!
Jalens greatness legit!
Fuck the picks!
Nalod lives to see a chip!

Downside?

Dolan is still a douche
Feel Bad Thibs not here. He forged the culture.
We don't have a curse to blame any more.
DDV not here.
This gonna hurt even more for Jules.

Nobody should ever choose FTs over a layup. Shaving 2 seconds off the clock isn't enough of a tradeoff there. But he got blocked and history is history.