Alpha1971 wrote:

KEEPCAMBYNY wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:So anyone want to trade for Bey like many of us proposed ? He looked good. NO probably would want Diawara ? Diawara missed some point blank shots but impressed other wise. Looked great ! Yabu contributed, despite some brain farts. Yabu can contribute if he finds his confidence. Team is deep

Diawara is off limits, but if they’re willing to do some combo of Dadiet, Yabu, and Shamet then we should think about it. It would give us someone other than Clarkson that can go one on one and get a bucket. That would be key to have in the playoffs.

Got to give to get. NO not taking those guys.

Except of you are the Lakers?

Alpha1971 wrote:So anyone want to trade for Bey like many of us proposed ? He looked good. NO probably would want Diawara ? Diawara missed some point blank shots but impressed other wise. Looked great ! Yabu contributed, despite some brain farts. Yabu can contribute if he finds his confidence. Team is deep

we're not trading MO. Yabu + the WSH is more than enough and probably too much for Bey, not sure i'd do it. But Bey isn't worth what is essentially two late 1sts. So It would probably be Dadiet + a lower 2nd we have.

martin wrote:I got caught up in the game, why didnt Mo play more in the second half? He was blazing early on

He has the tools, but his defense lapses are notable. He is getting experience and learning. It should improve.
Mo is doing great but lets not get to far ahead of ourselves. OK, thats silly, thats what we do.
Hope he can continue. He looks like one of those kids Toronto drafts? Hope he can break thru and keep developing. Age is on his side!
My opinion is Dadiet makes them also. This is part of the process.

Knicks pulled this game out with some good stops. Deuce in for Kolek down the stretch and his clutch shooting did the trick.
Brown is looking smart but Kolek/Deuce with OG, KAT, and Capt Clutch gives you open looks.

The Demon was the difference......OG had a marvelous game! Nola with a healthy Zion is not a bad team. Nobody can stop Zion but OG slowed him down enough. Almost got that clean block to seal it. Refs bailed themselves out with that lame "Contact with left arm". It was nominal.
Zion at this weight is explosive and looking "fierce"!
On defense OG made him look stupid(as called out by Hahn) for not hustling back on Defense.
OG wore his ass out on both ends. Knicks Win!!!

martin wrote:Niiiiiiice

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Man oh man - not in a million years did I think this kid would be knocking down 4 bombs, going end to end and creating off the dribble in the NBA this year. Darius Miles with a brain, an outside touch and great D.

Not sure if anyone else see's this clearly BUT both MO and Kevin are superior defenders to Josh Hart. Well at least the version of Hart we get on most nights when he's not locked in. These 2 kids move their feet and can hold up with length (MO) and strength (Kevin) on the block. They completely negated Bey after he went off on Jalen/others early (which was embarrassing D).

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Kolek/Clarkson/McCullar minutes were huge --- Yabu (even with 3 threes) is trash...can't move his feet, doesn't rebound, contest and throws the ball all over the place.

BlueKnickers wrote:

martin wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:I'd like to know if anyone had this impression tonight

First off, I'm extremely pleased that Brown is getting minutes for most of the roster. It will pay huge dividends for us now, in the playoffs and in future seasons.

That said, the impression I had was this welcome distribution of minutes has simultaneously disrupted some of our core unit's continuity and they may be adjusting to the heavier substitution patterns.

Overall, I feel we were somewhat disjointed and lacking cohesion, though we overcame that with our now regular key stops late and scoring heroics from Cap and Deuce.

We have so much talent to integrate now. I can only imagine how good we'll be once that integration process of a deeper bench matures.

I had a slightly different take but maybe they both not too far off.

This was a game where the Knick's coaching staff could get away with playing the young guys more and seeing what they got cause Pelicans not that good. But then Bey got hot and refs lets them all play by Australian rugby rules or something.

Doubt they free wheel as much against the Spurs but who knows

That makes sense too

NO has some talent on their roster. Not sure they will remain as bad the rest of the season, but they are still a team we should beat.

Plus, any team that let's Jordan Poole take their last shot deserves to lose

Pelicans are dripping with premium talent -- it's all over the place and I think Borrego is making strides but Zion is an issue for them.

DLeethal wrote:Also, I have never seen Brunson as animated against a teammate as he was with Yabu late in the 4th last night. I think there might be something there in terms of Yabu getting dog housed. Wonder if Brunson is not a big fan of his (can't blame him).

Yabu hit some 3's and thats great but if you watch the game he really is just so slow footed and makes so many boneheaded plays. IDK if he's just nervous or what, but he has zero IQ or feel for the right play. I CRINGE when he has the ball or is setting a screen, I think I trust 20 year old MO more alreayd.

nycericanguy wrote:

DLeethal wrote:Also, I have never seen Brunson as animated against a teammate as he was with Yabu late in the 4th last night. I think there might be something there in terms of Yabu getting dog housed. Wonder if Brunson is not a big fan of his (can't blame him).

Yabu hit some 3's and thats great but if you watch the game he really is just so slow footed and makes so many boneheaded plays. IDK if he's just nervous or what, but he has zero IQ or feel for the right play. I CRINGE when he has the ball or is setting a screen, I think I trust 20 year old MO more alreayd.

That ASS just stands out big time - especially when guys dribble right around him. Very few guys look that slow footed -- he moves like Kat on D but at 6'8".

DLeethal wrote:I mentioned in one of the recent game threads, we seem to have gotten addicted to playing with fire since the Indiana game. We are digging holes in every game and relying on Brunson heroics to win every single one of them. That trend feels much like last years team and a lot less like the true contender looking team we have seen for a lot of this year. It's fun to win these games, but lots of red flags. That said, we are playing lots of inexperienced guys and still coming out with wins, so the glass can be half full. Would like to see them start whooping teams again though. Doesn't feel great going into the Spurs rematch but maybe that is what we need to wake up and play our best.

Yep