martin wrote:Ha

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Yep. As soon as Dadiet can create and sink a midrange, be POA defender, get timely steals, make transition 3's , own the 3 corner spot like it's his house, make some assists and timely blocks that shift momentum.... Yeah he has lots to go :)

There was zero chance we'd ever contend under Thibs. I mean 0%, not 5%, but 0%. His rep was built by grinding his core, like he did with DRose, Noah, Deng, Gibson, but in reality the Bulls had only one run to the ECF and flamed out there like he did here, because he burns guys out and doesn't have depth ready to step in during the playoffs. Thibs has got to be most overrated coach I've seen as a Knicks fan. His defensive rep was built first off of Garnett & Co. and then Noah & crew. And his offensive playbook was non-existent. Brunson balled out because he's Brunson, not because of any switch Thibs flipped. All Brunson did was bail out Thibs from having to come up with any in-game adjustments at all. Guy was a cheerleader, but not much of a coach by the time he got canned.

Rose did the right thing even if he had to go against their past relationship to play the Godfather and cut out Thibs like a bad dream. It was the only choice to be made. Brown is an actual coach who addresses players with real-time adjustments and who actually uses his staff to have a game plan. No coach is perfect and there will be a day I second guess Brown because that's what fans do, but so far Brown is a breath of fresh air. Thibs was truly awful. While someone may disagree, I strongly suggest our record the past two seasons with Thibs was a product of our talent level, not his coaching.

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martin wrote:Didn’t even notice Jalen had zero FTs

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What man wants " Mini " attached to their name ? Tell em at least,they still can grow a little more. They sell pills and stretch devices to help grow that last inch.

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martin wrote:Josh Hart lite. I wanna say he gotta get a jump shot but he was 3-6 from 3

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Yep = very much a body/style like Hart Lite.

when I was watching the game, I thought he might have the same build as Allan Houston

I think Kevin significantly more sturdy vs Houston and definitely more physical with the ball but who knows.

If only he had Houston’s jump shot.

BlueKnickers wrote:This is what had to happen to make a title run. OKC has this kind of depth. Having the continuity of quality players on the floor while starters rest is key.

There was zero chance we'd ever contend under Thibs. I mean 0%, not 5%, but 0%. His rep was built by grinding his core, like he did with DRose, Noah, Deng, Gibson, but in reality the Bulls had only one run to the ECF and flamed out there like he did here, because he burns guys out and doesn't have depth ready to step in during the playoffs. Thibs has got to be most overrated coach I've seen as a Knicks fan. His defensive rep was built first off of Garnett & Co. and then Noah & crew. And his offensive playbook was non-existent. Brunson balled out because he's Brunson, not because of any switch Thibs flipped. All Brunson did was bail out Thibs from having to come up with any in-game adjustments at all. Guy was a cheerleader, but not much of a coach by the time he got canned.

Rose did the right thing even if he had to go against their past relationship to play the Godfather and cut out Thibs like a bad dream. It was the only choice to be made. Brown is an actual coach who addresses players with real-time adjustments and who actually uses his staff to have a game plan. No coach is perfect and there will be a day I second guess Brown because that's what fans do, but so far Brown is a breath of fresh air. Thibs was truly awful. While someone may disagree, I strongly suggest our record the past two seasons with Thibs was a product of our talent level, not his coaching.

we were 1 win away (which we completely blew and had won) from the NBA finals with a roster that was brand new and had zero depth under Thibs. And we took down the defending favored champs. That wasn't contending?

the year before, imagine if we had Ihart, Randle, OG, DDV and Brunson healthy, that team wouldn't have contended?

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martin wrote:Josh Hart lite. I wanna say he gotta get a jump shot but he was 3-6 from 3

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Yep = very much a body/style like Hart Lite.

Styles def same. Feel like Hart is more power and explosiveness while McCullar is more slithery. But same outputs

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BlueKnickers wrote:This is what had to happen to make a title run. OKC has this kind of depth. Having the continuity of quality players on the floor while starters rest is key.

There was zero chance we'd ever contend under Thibs. I mean 0%, not 5%, but 0%. His rep was built by grinding his core, like he did with DRose, Noah, Deng, Gibson, but in reality the Bulls had only one run to the ECF and flamed out there like he did here, because he burns guys out and doesn't have depth ready to step in during the playoffs. Thibs has got to be most overrated coach I've seen as a Knicks fan. His defensive rep was built first off of Garnett & Co. and then Noah & crew. And his offensive playbook was non-existent. Brunson balled out because he's Brunson, not because of any switch Thibs flipped. All Brunson did was bail out Thibs from having to come up with any in-game adjustments at all. Guy was a cheerleader, but not much of a coach by the time he got canned.

Rose did the right thing even if he had to go against their past relationship to play the Godfather and cut out Thibs like a bad dream. It was the only choice to be made. Brown is an actual coach who addresses players with real-time adjustments and who actually uses his staff to have a game plan. No coach is perfect and there will be a day I second guess Brown because that's what fans do, but so far Brown is a breath of fresh air. Thibs was truly awful. While someone may disagree, I strongly suggest our record the past two seasons with Thibs was a product of our talent level, not his coaching.

we were 1 win away (which we completely blew and had won) from the NBA finals with a roster that was brand new and had zero depth under Thibs. And we took down the defending favored champs. That wasn't contending?

the year before, imagine if we had Ihart, Randle, OG, DDV and Brunson healthy, that team wouldn't have contended?

I said our record was a reflection of our talent, not our coaching.

A core of Brunson, KAT, OG, Bridges and Hart should get you to the ECF every year that core is together regardless of who is coaching.

Thibs was such a bungler that when he actually made the rare in-game adjustment some fans would praise him to the moon and say "See, Thibs can make in-game adjustments"

That's how pathetic Thibs was.

Thibs had no bag. He was just lucky that we have the most clutch player in the NBA to hand the ball to at crunchtime. Brunson won the Pistons series by being clutch. Thibs had nothing to do with it. He's just a bystander yelling Go! Whenever the huddle was miked up Thibs could be heard offering no strategy, no adjustments and rarely writing up a play to run out of a time-out. He was merely a figurehead coasting on his reputation, but he was not actively coaching anything during the actual games.

Brunson liked Thibs because (a) he grew up with him and (b) Thibs didn't micro-manage Brunson which was to Brunson's advantage coming from Dallas trying to prove he was that guy. Thibs didn't coach up Brunson. Brunson was leveling himself up all along from childhood to now. Thibs only contribution to Brunson's success was giving him the greenlight to do whatever he wanted.

If you'll recall, Thibs did exactly the same thing with his previous # 1 option, Julius Randle. It didn't matter that Randle went from being a plus defender in the bubble season to a turnstile by those playoffs and all years after that. Thibs did absolutely nothing to adjust Randle's conduct on and off the court. He just kept feeding him the ball regardless of the outcome. Eventually, management got some better players next to Randle and it was those players who started to adjust Randle's game before he got traded, not Thibs.

Thibs was nothing more than a ride his # 1 option guy going all the way back to DRose. Thibs has no bag himself. He just picks his favorites, rides them hard and mothballs everyone else. Kolek had the exact same bag last year he has today. He could have been groomed for last year's playoffs, but every time Kolek had good minutes Thibs would ghost him the following games and not play him. No logic to Thibs. Brown rewards good play with more play like a normal human being would. Thibs was dysfunctional

BlueKnickers wrote:

nycericanguy wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:This is what had to happen to make a title run. OKC has this kind of depth. Having the continuity of quality players on the floor while starters rest is key.

There was zero chance we'd ever contend under Thibs. I mean 0%, not 5%, but 0%. His rep was built by grinding his core, like he did with DRose, Noah, Deng, Gibson, but in reality the Bulls had only one run to the ECF and flamed out there like he did here, because he burns guys out and doesn't have depth ready to step in during the playoffs. Thibs has got to be most overrated coach I've seen as a Knicks fan. His defensive rep was built first off of Garnett & Co. and then Noah & crew. And his offensive playbook was non-existent. Brunson balled out because he's Brunson, not because of any switch Thibs flipped. All Brunson did was bail out Thibs from having to come up with any in-game adjustments at all. Guy was a cheerleader, but not much of a coach by the time he got canned.

Rose did the right thing even if he had to go against their past relationship to play the Godfather and cut out Thibs like a bad dream. It was the only choice to be made. Brown is an actual coach who addresses players with real-time adjustments and who actually uses his staff to have a game plan. No coach is perfect and there will be a day I second guess Brown because that's what fans do, but so far Brown is a breath of fresh air. Thibs was truly awful. While someone may disagree, I strongly suggest our record the past two seasons with Thibs was a product of our talent level, not his coaching.

we were 1 win away (which we completely blew and had won) from the NBA finals with a roster that was brand new and had zero depth under Thibs. And we took down the defending favored champs. That wasn't contending?

the year before, imagine if we had Ihart, Randle, OG, DDV and Brunson healthy, that team wouldn't have contended?

I said our record was a reflection of our talent, not our coaching.

A core of Brunson, KAT, OG, Bridges and Hart should get you to the ECF every year that core is together regardless of who is coaching.

Thibs was such a bungler that when he actually made the rare in-game adjustment some fans would praise him to the moon and say "See, Thibs can make in-game adjustments"

That's how pathetic Thibs was.

Thibs had no bag. He was just lucky that we have the most clutch player in the NBA to hand the ball to at crunchtime. Brunson won the Pistons series by being clutch. Thibs had nothing to do with it. He's just a bystander yelling Go! Whenever the huddle was miked up Thibs could be heard offering no strategy, no adjustments and rarely writing up a play to run out of a time-out. He was merely a figurehead coasting on his reputation, but he was not actively coaching anything during the actual games.

Brunson liked Thibs because (a) he grew up with him and (b) Thibs didn't micro-manage Brunson which was to Brunson's advantage coming from Dallas trying to prove he was that guy. Thibs didn't coach up Brunson. Brunson was leveling himself up all along from childhood to now. Thibs only contribution to Brunson's success was giving him the greenlight to do whatever he wanted.

If you'll recall, Thibs did exactly the same thing with his previous # 1 option, Julius Randle. It didn't matter that Randle went from being a plus defender in the bubble season to a turnstile by those playoffs and all years after that. Thibs did absolutely nothing to adjust Randle's conduct on and off the court.

Thibs was nothing more than a ride his # 1 option guy going all the way back to DRose. Thibs has no bag himself.

Don’t agree with ant of your above.

Every year Thibs and Knicks well exceeded their early season records.

Before Brunson came to the Knicks, he was a high level backup PG. Similar story either Randle, iHart, Mitch, Josh.

Individuals got better, team got better.