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martin wrote:

NYStateOfMind wrote:

VDesai wrote:I think they ruled them out early, because why play them against Memphis who is down 13 players.

That said, we can't be playing Brunson 40 mins against Memphis which is down 13 players. So we better see a lot of Meth Curry / aka Evil Donte and if Fournier is not out for personal reasons, you might as well showcase him before the deadline.

So, he was killing the G-League, why pull Toppin from that team, then watch the Knicks not score for 7 minutes, lose a winnable game, let Evil Donte get burn in the 1st half, but Jacob can't sniff 5 to 10 minutes? He was the exact energy the team needed during those 7 minutes. A rim rocking dunk and/or big block would have pumped the crowd and backed the defense off JB a bit. Makes no damn sense.

EF is done, unless you commit to him, he is useless, can't play D and misses a lot. If you commit to him, he hits shots, but still has Prigioni defense.

We need Donte & Deuce to be on to beat tough defensive nights or more JB traps are coming. Outside shooting from Hart & Precious isn't a smart solution.

Maybe the Knicks coaches watch Jacob every minute of every practice and every game and know differently?

Could be that he is Linsanity too, so there is that.

Sign me up for that insanity

NYStateOfMind wrote:Maybe insanity is playing a team for 7 minutes without a single basket and expecting things to change? lol It couldn't have hurt to give him 5 minutes at some point in the game, that was my point, especially if Malachi could touch the floor. And if what they saw was as you suggested, he should have been sent back down to Westchester to work on his shortcomings, not sit on a bench and stay the same.

martin wrote:

NYStateOfMind wrote:

VDesai wrote:I think they ruled them out early, because why play them against Memphis who is down 13 players.

That said, we can't be playing Brunson 40 mins against Memphis which is down 13 players. So we better see a lot of Meth Curry / aka Evil Donte and if Fournier is not out for personal reasons, you might as well showcase him before the deadline.

So, he was killing the G-League, why pull Toppin from that team, then watch the Knicks not score for 7 minutes, lose a winnable game, let Evil Donte get burn in the 1st half, but Jacob can't sniff 5 to 10 minutes? He was the exact energy the team needed during those 7 minutes. A rim rocking dunk and/or big block would have pumped the crowd and backed the defense off JB a bit. Makes no damn sense.

EF is done, unless you commit to him, he is useless, can't play D and misses a lot. If you commit to him, he hits shots, but still has Prigioni defense.

We need Donte & Deuce to be on to beat tough defensive nights or more JB traps are coming. Outside shooting from Hart & Precious isn't a smart solution.

Maybe the Knicks coaches watch Jacob every minute of every practice and every game and know differently?

Could be that he is Linsanity too, so there is that.

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MaTT4281 wrote:Ok, the one game we can't complain about injuries...

Ha ha yeah right.

Whoops, fixed! Of course I'm not fully giving up my most important right as a Knicks fan!

martin wrote:One of the reasons I think the Knicks FO and coaching staff give Randle a HUGE leeway avenue to work in and manage him with kids gloves compared to others in a hands-off approach even if he ****ing everything up on the court and why they put up with his emotional, off-meds moments.... cause Randle is a work out freak that sets the tone off the court, in practice, in the gym with this work ethic (and I'm completely guessing on this but just hear what IQ said on his way to Toronto).

Randle snaps off 40 minute back-to-back games for weeks on end and doesn't even break a sweat although his panties will get tied up for a couple of moments in those games so let him have his moments.

These type athletes are very rare and if they setting a good tone for your team off court, you let them do whatever but also try do the things to help get them right in the long term.

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Clearly Julius brings us great physicality and rarely tires when healthy — at the same time for a great workout warrior he rarely gives full effort defensively. Watching Precious defend the past few games you can see what effort and discipline are all about — things Julius rarely provides on 1 end of the court.

I didn’t mean to knock Randle here but guess I did —- I was going to comment on J Hart who seemingly bitched about not getting enough burn and/or a big enough role but as soon as he got it he seemingly can’t handle it or makes comments about not being able to handle 40 mins.

I guess I was going to agree with you in Randle Martin but with the caveat that his defensive effort is lacking (almost always).

DLeethal wrote:Hart needs to chill out though. Dude was complaining last month about a diminished role and not getting enough mins. He's trying to find a scapegoat for his shooting slump.

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