gradyandrew wrote:I don't agree with a lot of the post game analysis here. I thought Kemba and Randle were both OK. Bigger problems were:Obi and Taj's minutes at the beginning of the 4the. Knicks were in charge going into the final frame until Obi and Taj were out hustled during their minutes leading to a 12-0 Magic run. More problematic was the stress it put on Robinson in the 4th quarter. Sims played well in Orlando，he should have gotten some 4the quarter minutes.
Robinson is shooting 80% from the field over 3 games. He got one pass in the 4the which he promptly dunked. He needs to be the first option every time going down the court. He does so much work on defense，he needs to get the ball sometimes. With about 4 minutes left RJ missed him for an easy dunk and Robinson loss focus the next two or three defensive possessions. When the 3s aren't falling he needs to get fed the ball. The Knicks should get him at least 10 shots a game.
Transition defense was terrible and led to a lot of scores. Robinson is always going for the offensive board，the Knicks wings need to do a better job of getting in front of the drives.
Randle played good defense，I don't think he took many bad shots despite the box score.
Ditto for Kemba- I hope he and Robinson can establish some chemistry on the pick and roll.
Knicks were undone by Ross，maybe Grimes and Quickley should have gotten more play. Burks and Fournier had off nights，Thibs needs to spread the love more.
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Late in the game, it looked like Orlando was running a freakin layup line. You really saw Obi's lousy lateral movement on several defensive possessions.
RJ shooting 1-7 from 3 is going to happen from time to time, but when Fournier's off too, it's going to hurt.
Definitely could have used Sims in there to at least get some statement fouls at the rim, since like you said, Mitch seemed alot more concerned with rebounding than contesting shots. He's a two-trick pony and he can't afford to be out-blocked by JR. Not a good game to have Taj working off rust.
10/24/2021 11:36 PM
