NYKBocker wrote:That was one of the worst officiating crew we have seen this year.

It was really bad, but we did get 30(!) FT vs their 15. Fouls just were not being called all night.

The egregious call was the Whitmore 3 in the 3rd that broke our momentum and got them going. I mean clear as day up and down call. I also think the quick trigger on the 5 second call, and then not applying the same late in the game vs. Houston was also rough to take. Really difficult conclusion on the Brunson turnover that was reviewed as well. We took a gamble to review that vs. getting a jump ball, but it looked like a foul on replay.

Last 2 min report is mostly a joke, but we'll get one for this game and see what the interpretation is on review.

The jump ball worked in our favor. Not sure it should have been re-tipped, but Josh jumped early and that might have been part of why Adams was thrown off. Maybe there was something to call, maybe there wasn't. Wound up being the pivotal play in the game.

Another freaking classic legendary game by Brunson who put the team on his back and refused to let his team lose! How lucky are we to have this guy? He's everything and even more that we could have hoped for! 42 and 10 and scored 11 points in the last 2 minutes! And he did it against Amen Thompson who is a stud defensively!

Started to getting a little annoyed with KAT's foul issues. I know it's been a weakness his entire career but lately it seems like he's picking up the dumbest unnecessary fouls. And of course he gets no love at the other end when he's driving to the hoop and getting mugged. But we need him on the floor. His 3pt shot is still cold too with that thumb but he's got to keep letting it fly. We need that spacing. But KAT still finished with 22 and 9 and got going in the 4th to spark the comeback. Hart with his usual hustle game and him poking and talking to the ball was hilarious! Bridges with 22 and made some timely shots and played good defense on Green including that nice block!

Bench was awful again. Payne did nothing, Shamet did nothing, Deuce made some shots but wasn't much of a factor either. Hukporti got his chance and had a nice block and played hard with energy but picked up fouls like crazy. He needs experience. But I hope Leon can somehow find a cheap vet to add to this group cause it's just not good or consistent enough.

We're really going to miss OG. He's irreplaceable. We got nobody who can do what he does and we drop a tier overall without him. But thankfully it's just a mild sprain and he's day to day but we really need to keep this guy fresh. Same with Mitch! Bring him along slowly and keep him fresh for April-June.

Kudos to Houston! Undermanned and they made us earn it. I really like how hard they play! That Thompson kid is a stud and a future star! Someone like Whitmore here off the bench would be nice!

VDesai wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:That was one of the worst officiating crew we have seen this year.

It was really bad, but we did get 30(!) FT vs their 15. Fouls just were not being called all night.

The egregious call was the Whitmore 3 in the 3rd that broke our momentum and got them going. I mean clear as day up and down call. I also think the quick trigger on the 5 second call, and then not applying the same late in the game vs. Houston was also rough to take. Really difficult conclusion on the Brunson turnover that was reviewed as well. We took a gamble to review that vs. getting a jump ball, but it looked like a foul on replay.

Last 2 min report is mostly a joke, but we'll get one for this game and see what the interpretation is on review.

The jump ball worked in our favor. Not sure it should have been re-tipped, but Josh jumped early and that might have been part of why Adams was thrown off. Maybe there was something to call, maybe there wasn't. Wound up being the pivotal play in the game.

L2M is always a joke because (a) they try and cover their ass and (b) they never consider it from the perspective of consistency -- which is what every player and coach want. Also why are the L2M worth more than first two or middle two. Blown calls are blown calls. League supposedly tracks every play we're told but they are not transparent. I will say the refs were not obnoxious. there was a lot of complaining and the refs let them because they knew the game was getting away from them. I saw one portion where Jalen actually went up to a ref during a break and grabbed the refs arm which caught the ref off guard, but Jalen was trying to explain how he was being grabbed and clutched all the time. Ref didn't raise a stink and let him have his say. I'm convinced it's becoming an increasingly popular strategy to be ultra aggressive and dare the refs to call all the fouls. They have too, or it will increase. Houston does play tough D and they have some great athletes but there was a lot of handsy stuff. Even near the end of the game when Knicks challenged the out of bounds on Jalen, there were two fouls. Thompson pushed with his left hand to get Jalen off balance, and IMO fouled with his right when slapping at the ball. Can't believe on review they gave the ball to Houston

on the jump ball, Adams was miffed at i believe Brooks because they had already communicated where he would tip it to, and Brooks muffed it.

Adams got away with a lot of crap yesterday; lots of movement on screens, grabbing players in transition. I like the guy but Udoka has all of those guys playing over the top

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Just the best win of the year right next to Christmas. This was one was wild because it showed we could withstand 3 qtrs of beating and literally out hustle and muscle a younger team.

Has anyone mentioned the Knicks were stronger down the stretch because they are conditioned that way? You know... playing lots of minutes?

How was this not a delay of game?

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