Ooh, the Magic are losing. Bring on the FDA Jazz. Knicks move to the 3rd seed, hell yeah.

VDesai wrote:Im glad i stayed up for that because I have never see a Knicks offensive performance like that in my life. At times effortlessly dominant

While we waltzed to this victory I still feel like we are making a ton of sloppy ball/shot decisions and our D is leaving guys open all over. Think I heard a stat today that Knicks are allowing the most open shots in NBA.

- Brunson aggressive and did a wonderful job of scoring/distributing
- Kat casually puts up 30 & 10 games with such efficiency - so talented on offensive end
- I loved Sims minutes - I love bigs that screen old school and that's back to back games where Sims cleared someone off Brunson
- Bridges/OG took a back-seat but chipped in and Josh just keeps putting up point/rebound/assist stats
- Payne --- staying aggressive and knocking some shots down

I can't believe I'm calling out some sloppiness on offense on a night I think we hit 140

Biggest thing with team thus far is Kat's impact on offense (and boards). His points and shooting %s are GREAT but it's his quick decisions, unselfishness, vision and elite passing skill that is biggest boost. I sense that this team (everyone) like's each other and as of today there are no selfish agendas. Kudo's to Thibs, Leon and rest of front office.

LivingLegend wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:Simms looked good tonight. If only he can add a push shot like I Hart. Is Mitch coming back before January ?

On ESPN broadcast they mentioned McBride very close, Precious still a week or two away and Mitch long term -- no idea if that means Dec, Jan or Feb for Mitch

Mentioned in my other post -- loved Sims minutes last few games. There was some stat floating around that he has lowest FG% against on shots at the rim in the entire league (lowest by a good margin), but on top of that I loved 2 hard screens he set past 2 games that sent a message to guys riding Brunson up the court.

Sims may not even know this (I think he does) but if he knocked guys down like that every night Thibs might never take him out.

Everyone slams Sims, but his at the rim defense is apparently good- it’s probably hard for casual fans to spot maybe? And he takes up space which can help with setting picks and screens to free up the skill players.

franco12 wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:Simms looked good tonight. If only he can add a push shot like I Hart. Is Mitch coming back before January ?

On ESPN broadcast they mentioned McBride very close, Precious still a week or two away and Mitch long term -- no idea if that means Dec, Jan or Feb for Mitch

Mentioned in my other post -- loved Sims minutes last few games. There was some stat floating around that he has lowest FG% against on shots at the rim in the entire league (lowest by a good margin), but on top of that I loved 2 hard screens he set past 2 games that sent a message to guys riding Brunson up the court.

Sims may not even know this (I think he does) but if he knocked guys down like that every night Thibs might never take him out.

Everyone slams Sims, but his at the rim defense is apparently good- it’s probably hard for casual fans to spot maybe? And he takes up space which can help with setting picks and screens to free up the skill players.

His footwork is elite. Has a quick bounce and a 44’ inch vertical. Does a great job of staying in front of people and staying vertical. Doesn’t need to cheat to try and get the block. Excited to see what more he can add on offense.

Clean wrote:

nycericanguy wrote:+6.4 NET rating, is why I wasn't worried. good indicator of how good this team is. Mitch and or Precious will really help too, and Brunson is finding his game now he's always a slow starter but he's still the guy on this team.

Don't let these wins against bad and injured team fool you. We have proved nothing yet. When we start beating the Celtics, Cavs, Warriors or the Thunder of the world then we can start feeling better. Not trying to be a downer but you have to look at the competition.

Brooklyn - Bad
Brooklyn - Bad
Wiz - Bad
Suns - Injured

This is why fans go on a rollercoaster ride during the season. They looks at win streaks and ignore the context of the win streak.

Pretty sure that is the prime example of a downer. “Not trying to offense, but you are broke, stupid and ugly.”

Alpha1971 wrote:Simms looked good tonight. If only he can add a push shot like I Hart. Is Mitch coming back before January ?

at $2M per, we can wait a few years for him to develop that shot. He has been doing so well.