franco12 wrote:they made shots, but the energy and vibe was great throughout.

God, I feel for Pop- but for all the winning he has done, he can lose a few more games!

Beating the Spurs feels nice. Like a nice comfy blanket. Could not get it when it counts,now I'll take any win against them

Like Mitch off the bench, he gets more involved in that second unit vs other second unit 5’s.

I wanna see more obi he deserves more burn .

Overall great win. Let’s see if we can keep it rollin in Indy!!

Side note: I like Mitch but to pay him opposed to getting turner Knicks gotta kick the tires to see what what the pacers want.

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franco12 wrote:

Chandler wrote:So where are all the chicken littles tonight?

Here. We beat a team we should beat. the energy was great- I definitely liked the line ups Thibs played. He tweaked some things and they worked out. All we have been asking for.

And RJ made up for his season long slump in one game. Does he disappear tomorrow?

The bold is literally all we been asking for. Don't keep pushing out the same lineup that is the worst in NBA history and expect things to magically change. Give people who fit with each other game time together. I been calling for Noel/Mitch swap. Noel showed he can play with Randle last year and Mitch would benefit from the less ISO centric game the bench plays. One thing I did not account for with Mitch on the 2nd unit was he would get more offensive rebounds and put backs because of them breaking down the D and him cleaning up.

Here is the thing with Mitch- he has really fantastic hands- so if he can get the ball near the basket, it’s 2pts & nearly automatic.

Also, Randle played within himself, didn’t force too much, and then got some shots to drop late which was just gravy.

BillTheButcher wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:told you mitch is better off the bench for 20 min

He played like he heard the rumors that Myles Turner is on the trading block

yeah and he also heard the FO is keeping a close eye on luka tearing up the G league..

franco12 wrote:

Chandler wrote:So where are all the chicken littles tonight?

Here. We beat a team we should beat. the energy was great- I definitely liked the line ups Thibs played. He tweaked some things and they worked out. All we have been asking for.

And RJ made up for his season long slump in one game. Does he disappear tomorrow?

What is funny if after decades plus you saw what a year of good NBA coaching looks like under Thibs and you think guys like Mike Miller are plug and play and can do the same.

There are no gimme games in this league. Every roster has a guy or two who can catch fire any night. The best coached teams are the most consistent.

Funny how much better the Knicks looks when RJ hits some shots and Randle plays a little better. Guess since it was Thibs fault for being .500 we can give him credit for coaching RJ out of his slump for a night. Good job Thibs! Maybe another dramatic run will end in another COY of the year award. That would make you so happy!

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SergioNYK wrote:Good games from everyone else. My only complaint was Fournier. He's gotta try harder defensively.

Same, Fournier has been under performing

fishmike wrote:

franco12 wrote:

Chandler wrote:So where are all the chicken littles tonight?

Here. We beat a team we should beat. the energy was great- I definitely liked the line ups Thibs played. He tweaked some things and they worked out. All we have been asking for.

And RJ made up for his season long slump in one game. Does he disappear tomorrow?

we did? Do you follow the league? Spurs just beat the Celtics/Wiz/Blazers and yes the Warriors to win 4 straight and lost a close one to the Suns before last night. They were playing very well. They are a pop-coached team.

What is funny if after decades plus you saw what a year of good NBA coaching looks like under Thibs and you think guys like Mike Miller are plug and play and can do the same.

There are no gimme games in this league. Every roster has a guy or two who can catch fire any night. The best coached teams are the most consistent.

Funny how much better the Knicks looks when RJ hits some shots and Randle plays a little better. Guess since it was Thibs fault for being .500 we can give him credit for coaching RJ out of his slump for a night. Good job Thibs! Maybe another dramatic run will end in another COY of the year award. That would make you so happy!

I would indeed be happy.

But yea, given our record, where the team aspires to be, we beat a team we should beat. I don't think this should be up for debate. No, nothing is a given- Orlando has beaten us 2x on our home court.

Spurs are 8 & 15- that is a 348%. We're now 12 & 12. I think we should be better than that. I think our team expects to be better than a 500 team, especially after last year and the off season moves.

They play the games and anything can happen.