SergioNYK wrote:I went to bed more annoyed and angry than any other loss this season including both Detroit losses. It made me question everything about this team and right now I feel like this is a pretender and an overrated soft team that lacks toughness both on and off the court (in the locker room) to get to the Finals as they were and are expected to do so. I also do not think Brunson isn't good enough as the best player on a team to get them to a Finals either. He's not MJ or Kobe. He lacks the leadership, killer instinct and doesn't make his teammates better. I also absolutely despise how he's buddy buddy with the hicks. Like when Detroit plays us, they take it personal and play as if they hate us. We kind of play the same when we play Boston. But whenever we play Indiana, we do not play with the same urgency or hate and Brunson and Hart being best buddies with Haliburton and McConnell contributes to that imho. I kid you not if we played these same hicks in a playoff series even without Haliburton, they would STILL beat us and end our season.

And if Leon hired Brown in large part so he can get the most out of KAT, he failed miserably. They do not fit together and there needs to be a divorce this summer. KAT is not Joakim Noah and shouldn't be used like him. He had some scrub named Potter on him and we didn't get feature him!

It just feels like we are the most bland 34-20 ever and it really feels like we're getting sent home early in round 2.

Yes to all of this.

And the FO sees it too, just like all of us. They on the phone with Giannis getting him primed for the Sorry Not Sorry to the Bucks.

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New Knick Jose Alvarado will be spending his All Star break at the Knicks practice facility. “No break for me I’m going to try to stay here, get a lot of reps in. Just get comfortable with everything - offense, defense. Just get a good rhythm," Alvarado said late Tuesday. "Because once I start doing that I can be a little bit more like myself.” In his MSG debut on Tuesday, Alvarado scored 4 points and handed out five assists in NYK’s OT loss to Indiana. He dove on the floor to chase a ball that he poked away from Pascal Siakam and forced TJ McConnel into a travel in his first few minutes on the floor. Later in the game, McConnel and other Pacers had some success when Alvarado was defending them. Alvarado went 1-for-5 on offense but handed out five assists in 18 minutes. All in all, the Brooklyn-born Alvarado seemed happy to have his home debut behind him. “Obviously playing for the Knicks is a huge thing for everybody. But I’m literally a kid from the same streets that the fans are. Just to be a part of everything, it’s a blessing,” Alvarado said in an interview with two reporters after Tuesday’s game. “But it was something that I had to get used to and now I finally got it out the way and now let’s get the ball rolling.” Alvarado and the Knicks will play in Philly tonight on the second game of a back-to-back. Any time spent on the court with teammates will be valuable for Alvarado at this point. He hasn’t had a full practice with his teammates because it’s rare for teams to practice at this point in the season. “I’ve gotta get used to playing with JB, KAT, everybody involved. So it’s a learning process but it’s gonna keep getting better,” Alvarado, a former Christ The King HS star, said. Mike Brown credited Chris Jent, TJ Saint, Brendan O’Connor and Darren Erman for helping Alvarado get up to speed. “They’re doing a great job on me,” the guard said. “Sometimes it’s more just getting in a rhythm with the guys, getting in a flow.”

SergioNYK wrote:It's only been 2 games but Alvarado is not more impactful than Kolek.

Well he was very impactful in Boston - very.

Last night he was kind of sucky.

He gets his 20 and 12 but you really don’t feel him — he’s often ignored, he’s often in foul trouble, he hasn’t hit his 3’s like he’s always done, his shot diet is all blanked up.

When we do give him the ball he commits a foul, when we get him into 2 man game he sets questionable (illegal) screens.

He’s like a big child who can get you 20-12 in his sleep but will give it all back with **** shots, fouls and falling asleep on D.

Nalod wrote:I thought Diawara was suppose to be Siakim?

Siakam wishes he was Diawara

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Rookie wrote:

Nalod wrote:I thought Diawara was suppose to be Siakim?

Siakam wishes he was Diawara

Siakam wasn't even Siakam when he entered the league.

Mo is Mo now than he was then.