LivingLegend wrote:I get that we were tired and short players but how did our defensive principals and defensive rotations just completely implode.

Deuce (who I love) was abused so badly I’m no longer sure he’s a defender.

You smoking crack about Deuce or what ? He will be better next year and if the team is healthy his impact will be even better next year.

At the end of the day without OG we seemed to be so short on firepower on both ends our only hope was Brunson dropping 45. Pacers were just the better team after game 2 when those added injuries hit.

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DLeethal wrote:Yea I hope the Pacers get embarrassed in the ECF. Proud of my team, shame to see it end like this. I don’t blame Thibs for the injuries but I think we learned what a solid 9 man rotation can do to a 7 man rotation. Knicks will prioritize quality depth and we will be better for it next year. I also think this team got a little too high after its wins in this series. Josh clowning Reggie and Dante calling them fake tough guys after big wins doesn’t look good in retrospect. Pacers talked their **** as well but they win at the end of the day. Champions don’t talk like that. Pacers will get their humble pie and we just got ours.

I see it differently, let the Pacers win it don't matter to me we are out of it. Don't care who wins any more or loses. Looking forward to next year. Just hope we have a healthier season. Depth next year and some luck would be nice.

I’m bitter and don’t like them.

They got lucky in proportion to how we got unlucky. To me Indiana is like the Hawks a few years ago. They will fall back next year. Philly I would have hated advancing

SergioNYK wrote:Disappointing ending to a fun season. It hurts and it sucks to lose especially at home to these hicks and after being up 2-0 and 3-2 in the season. Give them credit. They brought their A game offensively and made themselves comfortable very quickly in that first quarter.

Super proud of this team and the way they fought through all the injuries and adversity. It just wasn't our year. Much respect to OG for trying to play. Same goes for Hart. DVo and Burks balled out. Deuce will learn from this and be better. Hartenstein was not good.

I feel bad for Brunson having his incredible historic season end like this. Nothing but appreciation and love for him. He showed the world he is a 1A. And I believe he can and will get even better.

Gotta give Thibs credit too for getting the most out of this team. The injuries are annoying and concerning. I am not one of those who thinks the injuries are directly because Thibs overworks guys but we have to get to the bottom of it cause I don't wanna have a repeat of this **** in the future. We would have swept these hicks if we had our full team too.

Lastly, thank you martin and everyone here for another great season. Even though I don't always agree with some of you, ahem Nalod, I believe you all make me a smart and better fan.

Next year, have Rabbis, Shamen, Imams, Priests, Ministers come and say prayers and blessings next year cause we need some grace

SergioNYK wrote:Disappointing ending to a fun season. It hurts and it sucks to lose especially at home to these hicks and after being up 2-0 and 3-2 in the season. Give them credit. They brought their A game offensively and made themselves comfortable very quickly in that first quarter.

Super proud of this team and the way they fought through all the injuries and adversity. It just wasn't our year. Much respect to OG for trying to play. Same goes for Hart. DVo and Burks balled out. Deuce will learn from this and be better. Hartenstein was not good.

I feel bad for Brunson having his incredible historic season end like this. Nothing but appreciation and love for him. He showed the world he is a 1A. And I believe he can and will get even better.

Gotta give Thibs credit too for getting the most out of this team. The injuries are annoying and concerning. I am not one of those who thinks the injuries are directly because Thibs overworks guys but we have to get to the bottom of it cause I don't wanna have a repeat of this **** in the future. We would have swept these hicks if we had our full team too.

Lastly, thank you martin and everyone here for another great season. Even though I don't always agree with some of you, ahem Nalod, I believe you all make me a smart and better fan.

We just need to replenish the depth next year. Need to assume OG will be hurt a lot and draft a young bull who can keep the defense afloat and guard bigger forwards like Siakam without killing the offense like Precious. And we need someone who can run the offense when Brunson sits. Get a dynamite bench next year and this team will be top tier.

Now it's time to take a breath and get back to the priority - trading Randle....

Multiple plays yesterday defenders had two arms on his back and the contact they allowed wasn’t fair to a guy that’s going to be 2nd all nba.

Would have like to see Deuce bring it up more and give Jalen a breather.

Also, I know they will never call it, Haliburton traveling before every three pointer is a joke.

nycericanguy wrote:amazing season, cant complain. The worries about OG came to fruition though and that put a damper on things. Gotta get someone to play behind him next season.

We withstood the OG injury, but once Hart got hurt and became ineffective that really was the final straw. I mean he was flying all over the court grabbing offensive rebounds all game and defending before that injury. He wasn't the same after, he played to his height and that just made us too small.

we had our chances, if we had closed out G3 we probably win regardless, but there was just nothing left at the end.

Yea and Brunson breaking his hand made winning pointless. There was no more runway left after that.