ToddTT wrote:All I could have asked for today is more minutes for Obi. Still, great game.

Obi with the slamma jamma!

That Obi Toppin under the legs slam dunk was an MSG GIFT for our loyal fans!

MS wrote:It was a nice win.

But, lets not get too excited, no Trae Young and that team cant function, no Huerter as well. We were missing a couple of guys as well. But there wasnt any pressure put on our guards today. We did what we needed to do.

Let's not get too excited?

Where were the excuses when Mitchell Robinson was out early on and/or recently being without all of R.J. Barrett, Obi Toppin, Quentin Grimes, Deuce McBride and also DERRICK ROSE (to the point of calling up D-LEAGUE trash)?

We can make excuses for Atlanta, but not our own Knicks?

I call horse crap man.

It was like we hoped into a time machine and went back to earlier this year. That was Randle from last year out there. Not sure if it was the braids or the new court or what but we saw an All-Star player who was hitting threes, hustling on defense and smiling and playing with joy! So wish he would play like that more often! My favorite part was that play where he ripped the ball away from Bogdanovic and hit a three at the other end to extend the lead I think to 20.

Very happy for Kemba getting that triple double! I think the players going on Covid protocol and Rose being out a two month's might actually be a blessing. It's allowed Kemba to come back in the lineup and he's done such a fantastic job and the entire team just loves playing with him! He didn't shoot the ball today and he played his usual late/bad defense giving up some threes but he got the guys open shots, rebound the ball and ran the team to perfection. Can't get any better then 28 assists and 20 threes (2nd most all-time!).

Great game by Grimes too! Love how he plays! No hesitation in his game either! He's the anti Frank Ntilikina. Hit two big threes in the third when the Hawks were making a run. Thibs has a tough choice to make once IQ comes back. Gotta find minutes for Grimes somehow.
Rob was solid too with 8 rebounds and 5 blocks and neutralized Capela. Kudos to Fournier for a much better overall effort on defense. He was a traffic cone against Washington but redeemed himself today. Hit some big threes to end the half and give us a comfortable lead.

I'm gonna enjoy this one cause performances like today don't happen often with this team!

F*ck Trae Young and Merry Christmas!

SergioNYK wrote:

MS wrote:It was a nice win.

But, lets not get too excited, no Trae Young and that team can;t function, no Huerter as well. We were missing a couple of guys as well. But there wasnt any pressure put on our guards today. We did what we needed to do.

Julius makes quick decision and he plays well. Great game for today, but still tp many 6 second positions where he;s holding the ball and we are getting bad shots at the end of the clock. Hes his old self when he just shoots instead of pump faking.

More movement out there from the guys and they are tough to beat.

Happy for Mitch. Hes played like the guy we remembered now that the weight is off.

That same Hawks team just beat a healthy Philly team with Embiid. And we were also missing guys so injuries are no excuse. But I will agree we should not get too excited. We should definitely enjoy this win but for all we know we'll get blown out next by the Wolves with no Towns.

Nah. The Hawks didn't have Clinton Capela vs Philadelphia.

But today they did have Clint Capela.

And MITCHELL ROBINSON shut his ass out.

Clean wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:

MS wrote:It was a nice win.

But, lets not get too excited, no Trae Young and that team can;t function, no Huerter as well. We were missing a couple of guys as well. But there wasnt any pressure put on our guards today. We did what we needed to do.

Julius makes quick decision and he plays well. Great game for today, but still tp many 6 second positions where he;s holding the ball and we are getting bad shots at the end of the clock. Hes his old self when he just shoots instead of pump faking.

More movement out there from the guys and they are tough to beat.

Happy for Mitch. Hes played like the guy we remembered now that the weight is off.

That same Hawks team just beat a healthy Philly team with Embiid. And we were also missing guys so injuries are no excuse. But I will agree we should not get too excited. We should definitely enjoy this win but for all we know we'll get blown out next by the Wolves with no Towns.

Nah. The Hawks didn't have Clinton Capela vs Philadelphia.

But today they did have Clint Capela.

And MITCHELL ROBINSON shut his ass out.

In my opinion, I would not get to happy about Clint being locked down without Trae. Trae sets up everything for Clint. If Mitch can do that with Trae playing that is a different story. Even without the bait fouls Trae is a problem to guard and his passing is his best attribute.

Then ATL fans should've never got excited about beating us in the playoffs last year, either.

■ Because if the Knicks had a healthy Mitchell Robinson?

■ And Atlanta did not have Clint Capela?

□ ATL WOULD'VE NEVER ELIMINATED US LAST YEAR.

NYKMentality wrote:

Clean wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:

MS wrote:It was a nice win.

But, lets not get too excited, no Trae Young and that team can;t function, no Huerter as well. We were missing a couple of guys as well. But there wasnt any pressure put on our guards today. We did what we needed to do.

Julius makes quick decision and he plays well. Great game for today, but still tp many 6 second positions where he;s holding the ball and we are getting bad shots at the end of the clock. Hes his old self when he just shoots instead of pump faking.

More movement out there from the guys and they are tough to beat.

Happy for Mitch. Hes played like the guy we remembered now that the weight is off.

That same Hawks team just beat a healthy Philly team with Embiid. And we were also missing guys so injuries are no excuse. But I will agree we should not get too excited. We should definitely enjoy this win but for all we know we'll get blown out next by the Wolves with no Towns.

Nah. The Hawks didn't have Clinton Capela vs Philadelphia.

But today they did have Clint Capela.

And MITCHELL ROBINSON shut his ass out.

In my opinion, I would not get to happy about Clint being locked down without Trae. Trae sets up everything for Clint. If Mitch can do that with Trae playing that is a different story. Even without the bait fouls Trae is a problem to guard and his passing is his best attribute.

Then ATL fans should've never got excited about beating us in the playoffs last year, either.

■ Because if the Knicks had a healthy Mitchell Robinson?

■ And Atlanta did not have Clint Capela?

□ ATL WOULD'VE NEVER ELIMINATED US LAST YEAR.

You seem stuck on last year. I agree it was an amazing year but I been moved on. I was merely speaking on how their team dynamic is. Clint relies on Trae breaking down the D. So if Trae is not there to break down the D he will obviously not be as effective.

Clean wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:

Clean wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:

MS wrote:It was a nice win.

But, lets not get too excited, no Trae Young and that team can;t function, no Huerter as well. We were missing a couple of guys as well. But there wasnt any pressure put on our guards today. We did what we needed to do.

Julius makes quick decision and he plays well. Great game for today, but still tp many 6 second positions where he;s holding the ball and we are getting bad shots at the end of the clock. Hes his old self when he just shoots instead of pump faking.

More movement out there from the guys and they are tough to beat.

Happy for Mitch. Hes played like the guy we remembered now that the weight is off.

That same Hawks team just beat a healthy Philly team with Embiid. And we were also missing guys so injuries are no excuse. But I will agree we should not get too excited. We should definitely enjoy this win but for all we know we'll get blown out next by the Wolves with no Towns.

Nah. The Hawks didn't have Clinton Capela vs Philadelphia.

But today they did have Clint Capela.

And MITCHELL ROBINSON shut his ass out.

In my opinion, I would not get to happy about Clint being locked down without Trae. Trae sets up everything for Clint. If Mitch can do that with Trae playing that is a different story. Even without the bait fouls Trae is a problem to guard and his passing is his best attribute.

Then ATL fans should've never got excited about beating us in the playoffs last year, either.

■ Because if the Knicks had a healthy Mitchell Robinson?

■ And Atlanta did not have Clint Capela?

□ ATL WOULD'VE NEVER ELIMINATED US LAST YEAR.

You seem stuck on last year. I agree it was an amazing year but I been moved on. I was merely speaking on how their team dynamic is. Clint relies on Trae breaking down the D. So if Trae is not there to break down the D he will obviously not be as effective.

You have to agree with what he’s saying if we had Mitch we probably would have won that series. CC was huge for them last year and this year. Mitch shuts him down and always has, making CC a non factor would have been a big blow to the hawks.

Clean wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:

Clean wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:

SergioNYK wrote:

MS wrote:It was a nice win.

But, lets not get too excited, no Trae Young and that team can;t function, no Huerter as well. We were missing a couple of guys as well. But there wasnt any pressure put on our guards today. We did what we needed to do.

Julius makes quick decision and he plays well. Great game for today, but still tp many 6 second positions where he;s holding the ball and we are getting bad shots at the end of the clock. Hes his old self when he just shoots instead of pump faking.

More movement out there from the guys and they are tough to beat.

Happy for Mitch. Hes played like the guy we remembered now that the weight is off.

That same Hawks team just beat a healthy Philly team with Embiid. And we were also missing guys so injuries are no excuse. But I will agree we should not get too excited. We should definitely enjoy this win but for all we know we'll get blown out next by the Wolves with no Towns.

Nah. The Hawks didn't have Clinton Capela vs Philadelphia.

But today they did have Clint Capela.

And MITCHELL ROBINSON shut his ass out.

In my opinion, I would not get to happy about Clint being locked down without Trae. Trae sets up everything for Clint. If Mitch can do that with Trae playing that is a different story. Even without the bait fouls Trae is a problem to guard and his passing is his best attribute.

Then ATL fans should've never got excited about beating us in the playoffs last year, either.

&; Because if the Knicks had a healthy Mitchell Robinson?

&; And Atlanta did not have Clint Capela?

& ATL WOULD'VE NEVER ELIMINATED US LAST YEAR.

You seem stuck on last year. I agree it was an amazing year but I been moved on. I was merely speaking on how their team dynamic is. Clint relies on Trae breaking down the D. So if Trae is not there to break down the D he will obviously not be as effective.

I'm not stuck on last year.

I just try and remind everyone who's screaming "doom and gloom" and/or "last year was a fluke" etc how last year we got off to a slow start; just like this year.