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Refs putting Greek and Lillard on line ~20 times a game - hard to beat that.

gradyandrew wrote:Here we come! Great experience for the Knicks to get some game 7 type pressure. Really positive sign that Julius is stepping up.

I would love for Randle and Quick to shut me up about their play vs Elite teams in high pressure situations/playoffs. I want to be wrong more than anything else because that means they are actually playing well when we need them the most.

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Alpha1971 wrote:Todd I would prefer a cheerleader tournament where the squads compete for glory.

We used to have the Alba tourney during the summer. Classic stuff

Brunson is looking more and more like an old school PG, instead of a shoot first PG.

The best news from Randle's night wasnt his numbers. For myself it was watching Jules in the third quarter. Seeing him putting all of his weight on his bad ankle when he drove to the rim, and shook his defender. It was the most mobility Ive seen from Randle since the start of the season. Hopefully its just the start.

Something else caught my attention in the 3rd. Grimes had the ball near the top of the key. He was looking around for someone to pass to. Then you can see him realize that he has the lane. But Grimes waited too long to make the move, and got stuffed.

That sequence sums up Grimes biggest hole in his game. Hesitation. He often waits too long to make the decision to drive. Thats what I hope to see Grimes work on this season. Using his next level burst to get to the rim, as soon as he catches the ball. No hesitation.

ToddTT wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:We escaped the third quarter of death. They looked flat for stretches. But the team has been resilient when it comes to digging themselves out of a hole. What does concern me is that its mostly against teams missing one or more stars.

Brunson is looking more and more like an old school PG, instead of a shoot first PG.

The best news from Randle's night wasnt his numbers. For myself it was watching Jules in the third quarter. Seeing him putting all of his weight on his bad ankle when he drove to the rim, and shook his defender. It was the most mobility Ive seen from Randle since the start of the season. Hopefully its just the start.

Something else caught my attention in the 3rd. Grimes had the ball near the top of the key. He was looking around for someone to pass to. Then you can see him realize that he has the lane. But Grimes waited too long to make the move, and got stuffed.

That sequence sums up Grimes biggest hole in his game. Hesitation. He often waits too long to make the decision to drive. Thats what I hope to see Grimes work on this season. Using his next level burst to get to the rim, as soon as he catches the ball. No hesitation.

I was wondering if Brunson was intentionally not looking for his own shot in the first half.

And then seeing Randle dump the ball inside to Mitch. I almost shed a tear.

Now we just have to run some plays for Grimes.

Do think we will see this as a point of emphasis. Man, I thought Brunson would be better at the passing thing

blkexec wrote:

ToddTT wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:We escaped the third quarter of death. They looked flat for stretches. But the team has been resilient when it comes to digging themselves out of a hole. What does concern me is that its mostly against teams missing one or more stars.

Brunson is looking more and more like an old school PG, instead of a shoot first PG.

The best news from Randle's night wasnt his numbers. For myself it was watching Jules in the third quarter. Seeing him putting all of his weight on his bad ankle when he drove to the rim, and shook his defender. It was the most mobility Ive seen from Randle since the start of the season. Hopefully its just the start.

Something else caught my attention in the 3rd. Grimes had the ball near the top of the key. He was looking around for someone to pass to. Then you can see him realize that he has the lane. But Grimes waited too long to make the move, and got stuffed.

That sequence sums up Grimes biggest hole in his game. Hesitation. He often waits too long to make the decision to drive. Thats what I hope to see Grimes work on this season. Using his next level burst to get to the rim, as soon as he catches the ball. No hesitation.

I was wondering if Brunson was intentionally not looking for his own shot in the first half.

And then seeing Randle dump the ball inside to Mitch. I almost shed a tear.

Now we just have to run some plays for Grimes.

Even when you run plays for grimes. He’s either rushing or in Gus example hesitating.

Once grimes learns how to play well with the starting 5, we will look like a different team.

Most teams will game plan against Jules and JB. So we need grimes, RJ and Mitch to consistently impact the game on both ends. That’s what we need to win this In Season Tournament Championship.

Grimes is doing less rushing than earlier in his career. Unfortunately he's also showing an increasing amount of hesitation.

As for rushing, Grimes looks like his feet sometimes gets ahead of his brain. I see Grimes lack of a handle being the biggest culprit. Grimes drives are mostly in a straight line. When the defense collapses the lane, Grimes has to slam on the brakes, and has no plan B.

Thats why IQ is so much more adept at taking it to the rim. Quickley can change hands, dribble through his legs in traffic, behind the back, to keep his drive going. Keep his dribble. Grimes often gives up his dribble too soon. Because he hasnt spent enough time developing that part of his game.

An improved handle will go a long way towards cutting down on the rushing, and the hesitation.

GustavBahler wrote:

blkexec wrote:

ToddTT wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:We escaped the third quarter of death. They looked flat for stretches. But the team has been resilient when it comes to digging themselves out of a hole. What does concern me is that its mostly against teams missing one or more stars.

Brunson is looking more and more like an old school PG, instead of a shoot first PG.

The best news from Randle's night wasnt his numbers. For myself it was watching Jules in the third quarter. Seeing him putting all of his weight on his bad ankle when he drove to the rim, and shook his defender. It was the most mobility Ive seen from Randle since the start of the season. Hopefully its just the start.

Something else caught my attention in the 3rd. Grimes had the ball near the top of the key. He was looking around for someone to pass to. Then you can see him realize that he has the lane. But Grimes waited too long to make the move, and got stuffed.

That sequence sums up Grimes biggest hole in his game. Hesitation. He often waits too long to make the decision to drive. Thats what I hope to see Grimes work on this season. Using his next level burst to get to the rim, as soon as he catches the ball. No hesitation.

I was wondering if Brunson was intentionally not looking for his own shot in the first half.

And then seeing Randle dump the ball inside to Mitch. I almost shed a tear.

Now we just have to run some plays for Grimes.

Even when you run plays for grimes. He’s either rushing or in Gus example hesitating.

Once grimes learns how to play well with the starting 5, we will look like a different team.

Most teams will game plan against Jules and JB. So we need grimes, RJ and Mitch to consistently impact the game on both ends. That’s what we need to win this In Season Tournament Championship.

Grimes is doing less rushing than earlier in his career. Unfortunately he's also showing an increasing amount of hesitation.

As for rushing, Grimes looks like his feet sometimes gets ahead of his brain. I see Grimes lack of a handle being the biggest culprit. Grimes drives are mostly in a straight line. When the defense collapses the lane, Grimes has to slam on the brakes, and has no plan B.

Thats why IQ is so much more adept at taking it to the rim. Quickley can change hands, dribble through his legs in traffic, behind the back, to keep his drive going. Keep his dribble. Grimes often gives up his dribble too soon. Because he hasnt spent enough time developing that part of his game.

An improved handle will go a long way towards cutting down on the rushing, and the hesitation.

Just want to add that Grimes did a real good job guarding scary terry at the point of attack. I would've also have liked to see him more aggressive, especially since it seemed like he had the three going early. I'd also like to see more movement shooting, but that doesn't look like it's in the cards