knicks1248 wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:We got lucky

No... we're are learning how to win games.

Perhaps...but the Magic were terrible today. They missed a ton of open looks...

Uptown wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:We got lucky

No... we're are learning how to win games.

Perhaps...but the Magic were terrible today. They missed a ton of open looks...

100%

knicks1248 wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:

Uptown wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:We got lucky

No... we're are learning how to win games.

Perhaps...but the Magic were terrible today. They missed a ton of open looks...

100%

Thats the case with almost all of our wins, the knicks defense had them out of rhythm. You very rarely see a player miss a shot he took in rhythm, even if he was guarded, but you see players miss wide open set shots more than they make them.

RJ is a good exemple, makes way more rhythm shots then wide open set shots

Good point.

fitzfarm wrote:

Uptown wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:We got lucky

No... we're are learning how to win games.

Perhaps...but the Magic were terrible today. They missed a ton of open looks...

100%

And the Knicks were playing the second game of a matinee back to back including travel.. A win is a win.

They’ve found a way to win this game - this was a big one because the Knicks usually lose when they can’t shoot.

RJ had another big game. He reminds me Michael Finley or Manu Ginoblu the way he attacks the basket.

TPercy wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

KnickDanger wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:

Uptown wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:We got lucky

No... we're are learning how to win games.

Perhaps...but the Magic were terrible today. They missed a ton of open looks...

100%

And the Knicks were playing the second game of a matinee back to back including travel.. A win is a win.

I agree- nearly every team is more talented than us, so every game we’re at a disadvantage- any win we get is against the odds.

Yup. To be 7-8 is truly extraordinary for this team and is a testament to how hard our guys have worked in offseason + coaching.

A win is a win and especially back to back. Definitely took some luck, but the defense was there. I just want to see more consistent rotation minutes. I thought quick deserved more minutes in the end of the 3rd and 4th quarter.

I understand going with the vets to seal the game but with us going up 15 he should have rested the starters and put the kids in. They could have put us up even more. Instead he over played the starters and put in the youth on a downward swing, and quickly pulled them before they got into rhythm.

When randle grabbed his knee and looked exhausted that was scary.

Again glad we got the W and every game is a growing experience for this young group.

TPercy wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

KnickDanger wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:

Uptown wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:We got lucky

No... we're are learning how to win games.

Perhaps...but the Magic were terrible today. They missed a ton of open looks...

100%

And the Knicks were playing the second game of a matinee back to back including travel.. A win is a win.

I agree- nearly every team is more talented than us, so every game we’re at a disadvantage- any win we get is against the odds.

Yup. To be 7-8 is truly extraordinary for this team and is a testament to how hard our guys have worked in offseason + coaching.

They play really hard. The effort is always there

TPercy wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:If we lose this game the blame goes on thibs and his wack rotation

I just don’t understand how we played our starters the entire 3Q when they couldn’t hit a thing and Vucebich was out.

Nice win Knicks .. the Orlando Magic team had 7 players DNP for health reason, all the Magic top guards were DNP for the game. On Friday the Magic loss to the Boston Celtics 124-97 for the same reason they loss today, half of the Magics roster were DNP.

Coach Thibs gave Randle & RJ Barrett 40 minutes of playing-time each in this game to build on their STATS-record on an opponent having all their top guards out, and half their roster DNP.
Like I said, "nice Knicks win".
I would have enjoyed this Knicks win if all our Knicks bench players would have received 20+ plus minutes of playing-time. None of the Knicks 5 bench players received 20 minute today.
Rivers played 17 min
Quickley played 15 min
Noel played 14 min
Knox played 10 min
Toppin played 9 min
At least in the Boston win we seen our two rookies on the court for 20 minute mixing well as a tandem on the offensive end of the court

Nalod wrote:

Kemet wrote:

TPercy wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:If we lose this game the blame goes on thibs and his wack rotation

I just don’t understand how we played our starters the entire 3Q when they couldn’t hit a thing and Vucebich was out.

Nice win Knicks .. the Orlando Magic team had 7 players DNP for health reason, all the Magic top guards were DNP for the game. On Friday the Magic loss to the Boston Celtics 124-97 for the same reason they loss today, half of the Magics roster were DNP.

Coach Thibs gave Randle & RJ Barrett 40 minutes of playing-time each in this game to build on their STATS-record on an opponent having all their top guards out, and half their roster DNP.
Like I said, "nice Knicks win".
I would have enjoyed this Knicks win if all our Knicks bench players would have received 20+ plus minutes of playing-time. None of the Knicks 5 bench players received 20 minute today.
Rivers played 17 min
Quickley played 15 min
Noel played 14 min
Knox played 10 min
Toppin played 9 min
At least in the Boston win we seen our two rookies on the court for 20 minute mixing well as a tandem on the offensive end of the court

Knicks looked punch drunk out there.
Wait, what’s your point exactly?

He means that it’s silly that we didn’t allow our kids to get any burn against a depleted Magic roster, especially coming off a back to back against Boston where they played more mins. And I’d definitely agree.

(not saying we're fast, but one can expect consistent defense)