HofstraBBall wrote:Nalod wrote:Kemba was fun last night.
Wiz back court had their way with him also. This is why we lost.
Burks was mostly on Dinwiddie. He also had a tough time stopping him.
Holiday made 6 baskets.
Our defensive rotations were not good.
But yes, Kemba's stature/defense is no secret in his NBA/college career.
Is there a PG in the NBA that has scored over 40 and can defend?
Definably not on the Knicks.
People have praised Rose(well deserved) yet not exactly a defensive star.
If a team can't find a way to use a guy that has Kemba's shooting ability, something is wrong.
Kemba is not the answer to our losing. But he is not the reason.
Well said. I have in the past said “he is not problem, but not the solution either.
Facts are NBA teams are like high performance machines. You can add quality parts but they have to fit together. We fans things “If you play this guys vs this guy, and the stats back it up……you should get a better result.
That Thibs came in year one and did what he did perhaps can be better appreciated in hindsight as this team this year is not (Yet) to that level.
Drose key stat is not on the basic eye ball test. The guy was clutch at games end. Payton looked awful at the end of the season but he contributed well for most of it. Reggie and others really shot well most of last season.
The fine tuning of this roster eludes Thibs thus far. EF is not a good defender, making a better % of shots and off the ball moving sharp and early in his cuts. Does that happen all game? Every game even when he is not hitting? When the ball moves is he on the court? Not a stat thing we can see. Knick coaches can.
EF is getting cup treatments on the shoulder. Last night they were very fresh marks as have been last few weeks.
Kemba in crunch time gets blocked often going to the basket. When his heat leaves he is not the same player.
Off the bench Mitch looks good the last two weeks. Even with the starting unit down the stretch. Offensively he is getting more and he dominates against smaller lineups. He is progressing very nice. Hope he can stay healthy!
Randle? Not sure whats up but the chemistry from last year is not the same and its likely small things. They add up though. RJ is inconsistant but the what is often missed by haters is his trends higher in that range of “inconsistent” and if you growing as a player thats to be expected. You worry when he plateaus and is still inconsistent.
IQ as a star in the making? Im super happy his shot is falling and he is contributing but is it off the ball or as primary scorer? Or does it really matter anymore? He is becoming a good player with a puzzling ceiling. Thats not a bad thing.
Fans over reacting: Not everything fits in a box or a future known. Some of you put things in a box and leave it there. LIke “Mitch sucks, is out of shape….” Thats silly. He is progressing and turning it up. To what end? I don’t know. sure as **** nobody does either but some of you pretend you do.
Wiz are a deep team with a better record than us. They likely will phase away from Beal and perhaps have other trade assets going forward. ATL may have too many pieces as currently constructed. Dinwiddie looked great. Im sure if EF was there and Dinwiddie here we’d be saying, damn, wish he got him………..
12/17/2021 8:44 AM
