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There are only 5 teams in the NBA with less than 16 losses.
The Knicks ain't one of them.

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I blame Sydney Sweeney! I mean who can concentrate and play a game when that angel is sitting courtside?

Ugly game that honestly did give me a migraine but a win is a win. We are so blessed to have Brunson cause he saved our asses from an embarrassing loss. Give the Nets credit they played hard and gave us a good scare. But Brunson hit all the clutch shots and we escaped with a win and now we're one of four teams with 29 wins.

I'm concerned about KAT. That thumb is effecting his shot. 1/9 from three since that injury and we know he's an elite shooter. Hoping it's something he learns to adjusts to and I'd really consider having him sit out that lame All-Star game and rest up.

So glad Thibs called out the officiating in the post game cause it's so unfair how Brunson and KAT don't get calls! They both drive and get hit almost every damn time and they rarely call a foul! Just last night alone they each had just FT attempts which is ridiculous! Nets had 25 as team to our 14 too and you cannot say the Nets took it to the basket more! It's such BS!

No game until Saturday so got to rest up!

martin wrote:Precious seems to be picking up his play but I with he was a bit stronger or better rebounder or something, just a bit undersized for a small ball C?

Think he’s a better fit at PF. What I’m hoping to see is Mitch and Precious subbing in at the same time, and seeing how they do as a tandem. Would be nice for Thibs to have the option/luxury of being able to rest both KAT and JB at the same time, early in the game.

Speaking of subs, is it me or was this first game in a while where Thibs brought in three players off the bench at the same time? Cam/Shamet/Precious in the first quarter. Normally I see one, maybe two players.

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martin wrote:Precious seems to be picking up his play but I with he was a bit stronger or better rebounder or something, just a bit undersized for a small ball C?

Think he’s a better fit at PF. What I’m hoping to see is Mitch and Precious subbing in at the same time, and seeing how they do as a tandem. Would be nice for Thibs to have the option/luxury of being able to rest both KAT and JB at the same time, early in the game.

Speaking of subs, is it me or was this first game in a while where Thibs brought in three players off the bench at the same time? Cam/Shamet/Precious in the first quarter. Normally I see one, maybe two players.

Do you really think Thibs or any coach in this modern times of basketball would really deploy Mitch and Precious and sit our 2 offensive stars at same time unless it's a singular defensive possession? Just don't think that's a doable combo unless Precious becomes stout at the left corner 3.

I'm trying to imagine a rotation with Mitch, Precious and KAT and what combos realistically fit. And I'm not coming up with much and the easiest solution seems to move Mitch and use Huk as the 3rd string C.

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martin wrote:Precious seems to be picking up his play but I with he was a bit stronger or better rebounder or something, just a bit undersized for a small ball C?

Think he’s a better fit at PF. What I’m hoping to see is Mitch and Precious subbing in at the same time, and seeing how they do as a tandem. Would be nice for Thibs to have the option/luxury of being able to rest both KAT and JB at the same time, early in the game.

Speaking of subs, is it me or was this first game in a while where Thibs brought in three players off the bench at the same time? Cam/Shamet/Precious in the first quarter. Normally I see one, maybe two players.

Do you really think Thibs or any coach in this modern times of basketball would really deploy Mitch and Precious and sit our 2 offensive stars at same time unless it's a singular defensive possession? Just don't think that's a doable combo unless Precious becomes stout at the left corner 3.

I'm trying to imagine a rotation with Mitch, Precious and KAT and what combos realistically fit. And I'm not coming up with much and the easiest solution seems to move Mitch and use Huk as the 3rd string C.

Absolutely, I see teams rest the stars at the same time, early in the game. Sometimes coaches decide to stagger their minutes when the chemistry isn’t there. Bridges, OG, Precious, can all get buckets. and Mitch is a lob threat as well. Cam can get hot from 3.

As I said it’s about having that option because Mitch and Precious can handle the load. That’s what I’d like to find out. Mitch and Precious might turn out to be a great tandem, like to see Thibs give it a try.

I get the rest and stagger thing, but that's why it's one or the other of Brunson/KAT to make sure you can actually score, and that it makes sense. Of course OG, Mikal, Hart and whomever can score and all get buckets. But can the offense run and make sense is more the issue. Right now, the Knicks don't really have good enough cohesion to overcome the offensive deficiencies that Mitch, Precious would introduce? How do you create an offensive advantage of just packing the paint and sticking on the 1 or 2 shooters? And how does that team break a zone when you don't have to guard 2 bigs?

Coaches just don't try stuff in the way you are suggesting; they coach to make sure the offense and defense make sense, not from the perspective of "When can I rest 2 guys at the same time".

Feel like a lineup with both Precious and Mitch is dead in the water in practice.

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martin wrote:Precious seems to be picking up his play but I with he was a bit stronger or better rebounder or something, just a bit undersized for a small ball C?

Think he’s a better fit at PF. What I’m hoping to see is Mitch and Precious subbing in at the same time, and seeing how they do as a tandem. Would be nice for Thibs to have the option/luxury of being able to rest both KAT and JB at the same time, early in the game.

Speaking of subs, is it me or was this first game in a while where Thibs brought in three players off the bench at the same time? Cam/Shamet/Precious in the first quarter. Normally I see one, maybe two players.

Do you really think Thibs or any coach in this modern times of basketball would really deploy Mitch and Precious and sit our 2 offensive stars at same time unless it's a singular defensive possession? Just don't think that's a doable combo unless Precious becomes stout at the left corner 3.

I'm trying to imagine a rotation with Mitch, Precious and KAT and what combos realistically fit. And I'm not coming up with much and the easiest solution seems to move Mitch and use Huk as the 3rd string C.

Absolutely, I see teams rest the stars at the same time, early in the game. Sometimes coaches decide to stagger their minutes when the chemistry isn’t there. Bridges, OG, Precious, can all get buckets. and Mitch is a lob threat as well. Cam can get hot from 3.

As I said it’s about having that option because Mitch and Precious can handle the load. That’s what I’d like to find out. Mitch and Precious might turn out to be a great tandem, like to see Thibs give it a try.

Thought Precious and Kat looked good together for the few mins they played together. Precious is too small to hold-down the 5 for extended mins, but him and Kat work together. Would lke to see more of that...

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martin wrote:Precious seems to be picking up his play but I with he was a bit stronger or better rebounder or something, just a bit undersized for a small ball C?

Think he’s a better fit at PF. What I’m hoping to see is Mitch and Precious subbing in at the same time, and seeing how they do as a tandem. Would be nice for Thibs to have the option/luxury of being able to rest both KAT and JB at the same time, early in the game.

Speaking of subs, is it me or was this first game in a while where Thibs brought in three players off the bench at the same time? Cam/Shamet/Precious in the first quarter. Normally I see one, maybe two players.

Do you really think Thibs or any coach in this modern times of basketball would really deploy Mitch and Precious and sit our 2 offensive stars at same time unless it's a singular defensive possession? Just don't think that's a doable combo unless Precious becomes stout at the left corner 3.

I'm trying to imagine a rotation with Mitch, Precious and KAT and what combos realistically fit. And I'm not coming up with much and the easiest solution seems to move Mitch and use Huk as the 3rd string C.

Absolutely, I see teams rest the stars at the same time, early in the game. Sometimes coaches decide to stagger their minutes when the chemistry isn’t there. Bridges, OG, Precious, can all get buckets. and Mitch is a lob threat as well. Cam can get hot from 3.

As I said it’s about having that option because Mitch and Precious can handle the load. That’s what I’d like to find out. Mitch and Precious might turn out to be a great tandem, like to see Thibs give it a try.

Thought Precious and Kat looked good together for the few mins they played together. Precious is too small to hold-down the 5 for extended mins, but him and Kat work together. Would lke to see more of that...

The +/- numbers back it up. It has been a decent. Can't wait to see what a Mitch/Towns lineup looks like.

martin wrote:Lots of ways to look at it I guess. Bummer that yours will always be less than half full, kinda takes the fun out of it honestly.

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There are only 5 teams in the NBA with less than 16 losses.
The Knicks ain't one of them.

That wasn't my point. I'm thrilled where they are in the standings following a lack-luster stretch. My point is only that these MEME stats are always cherry picked and misleading. He picked "wins" (4th place) because that skews the data over "losses" (6th place) or "win percentage" (tied for 5th).

It's like those stat cherry-picks: "35 pts, 11 assists, 5 rebs on 48% shooting over 5 games in the month of March puts him in the company with Michael Jordan, Oscar Robinson and Larry Bird" Memes. Sure they are great stats! And I love how he's playing, but come on with the comparisons. Those guys were great not because they did something for a month or 20 games, because they were rather consistently great over large periods of time.