I’d run this until any of our guys get back.

Brunson / McBride
DDV
Burks / Hart
Bog
Achiuwa / Sims

- We need some beef back quick or soon

LivingLegend wrote:- TJ (Hall of Fame - *uck***) McConnell
- Taj corpse haunting the court
- J-Hart allergic to any shot outside layup and acting more important then he is
- Donte looks hurt or also gassed
- JB a bit too much head down when he had some other scorers out there
- Pacers hit everything and anything —— much of that our fault

- We need some beef back quick or soon

Did a Knicks fan kill TJ's dog when he was a kid? Everytime we play this guy from back to his 76ers days he becomes a latter day John Stockton.

Knicks looked gassed- kind of weird after a few days off, but I guess pace and a short rotation will do that. Good to see Burks get his groove growing at the end of the game, too little too late. Precious continues to impress but it looks like the Knicks just got overwhelmed. We need our guys healthy quick.

      EAST             W    L     PCT     GB   STRK    L10     HOME    AWAY     PPG    OPPG   DIFF
      --------        --   --   -----   ----   ----   ----    -----   -----   -----   -----   ----
1     Boston          40   12   0.769      -     W3    8-2     25-3    15-9   120.6   111.1    9.5   
2     Cleveland       35   16   0.686    4.5     W9    9-1     18-8    17-8   114.9   109.0    5.9   
3     Milwaukee       34   19   0.642    6.5     W1    4-6     22-6   12-13   122.9   119.3    3.6   
4     New York        33   20   0.623    7.5     L2    7-3     19-8   14-12   115.0   109.9    5.1   
5     Philadelphia    31   21   0.596      9     W1    2-8    17-10   14-11   118.5   113.9    4.6   
6     Indiana         30   24   0.556     11     W1    6-4    17-11   13-13   124.1   122.4    1.7   
7     Orlando         29   24   0.547   11.5     W2    6-4     17-7   12-17   111.6   110.8    0.8   
8     Miami           28   24   0.538     12     W2    4-6    15-12   13-12   110.5   110.8   -0.3   
9     Chicago         25   28   0.472   15.5     L1    5-5    15-12   10-16   111.5   112.8   -1.3   
10    Atlanta         24   29   0.453   16.5     W2    6-4    13-14   11-15   121.7   123.7   -2.0   
11    Brooklyn        21   31   0.404     19     W1    4-6    13-16    8-15   113.9   115.2   -1.3   
12    Toronto         19   34   0.358   21.5     L1    3-7    11-14    8-20   113.9   117.5   -3.6   
13    Charlotte       11   41   0.212     29     W1    1-9     6-21    5-20   108.3   120.1  -11.8   
14    Washington       9   43   0.173     31     L6    2-8     3-23    6-20   114.8   123.9   -9.1   
15    Detroit          8   44   0.154     32     L1    4-6     4-23    4-21   113.2   122.1   -8.9   
      WEST             W    L     PCT     GB   STRK    L10     HOME    AWAY     PPG    OPPG   DIFF
      --------        --   --   -----   ----   ----   ----    -----   -----   -----   -----   ----
1     Minnesota       36   16   0.692      -     W1    6-4     19-5   17-11   113.4   107.1    6.3   
2     Los Angeles     35   16   0.686    0.5     W1    8-2     20-5   15-11   118.4   112.3    6.1   
3     Denver          36   17   0.679    0.5     L1    7-3     21-4   15-13   114.6   111.0    3.6   
4     Oklahoma City   35   17   0.673      1     L2    6-4     20-6   15-11   120.6   113.7    6.9   
5     Sacramento      30   21   0.588    5.5     W1    7-3     15-9   15-12   118.7   117.9    0.8   
6     Phoenix         31   22   0.585    5.5     L1    6-4    16-11   15-11   117.4   114.4    3.0   
7     New Orleans     31   22   0.585    5.5     W1    6-4    15-10   16-12   116.5   112.4    4.1   
8     Dallas          30   23   0.566    6.5     W4    6-4    15-13   15-10   118.8   117.9    0.9   
9     Los Angeles     28   26   0.519      9     W1    6-4     18-9   10-17   116.5   117.1   -0.6   
10    Golden State    25   25     0.5     10     W4    7-3    14-13   11-12   119.0   117.8    1.2   
11    Utah            26   27   0.491   10.5     L1    4-6     17-7    9-20   117.8   119.9   -2.1   
12    Houston         23   29   0.442     13     L4    3-7     18-9    5-20   113.5   112.8    0.7   
13    Memphis         18   35    0.34   18.5     L8    2-8     5-19   13-16   107.1   113.4   -6.3   
14    Portland        15   37   0.288     21     L4    3-7     9-15    6-22   108.2   116.4   -8.2   
15    San Antonio     10   43   0.189   26.5     L7    2-8     5-21    5-22   112.0   120.9   -8.9   

https://www.espn.com/nba/standings

ToddTT wrote:Not a terrible play.

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Back in the day a Knick would have put Haliburton on the floor for doing that. But for me Haliburtons desire for the highlight reel will be his undoing in the playoffs.

Will say that the “throw ins” on the OG and Bogs trades Precious and Burks look like they are important rotation contributors at positions depth was needed pre-trades.

DLeethal wrote:Well the new guys didn't blend as seamlessly as OG but I guess that's expected for two scorers. OG really didn't try to create offense at all besides his corner 3 ball for a bit when he got here, easier to "fit in" that way. Bogs and Burks are playmakers and it will take some time for everyone to figure them out. Just looked a little clumsy and confused out there.

Our defense was alarming though. That was the worst we've looked in weeks. Even after OG went down we still looked like an elite defensive team. But I suppose iHart had a lot to do with that.

Hart looks awful lately. Nonstop ref complaining and just abysmal offensive basketball. Looks like RJ during his worst slumps. I think we need to get him back in his bench role ASAP.

Bogs looks really good on offense even though his shot wasn't falling. He's going to be the weak link on defense.

Burks is still Burks. But again, I worry about removing Deuce from rotation and Grimes defensive prowess is no longer there.

I won't judge the defense too harshly until at least Hartenstein gets back. And then when OG gets back. And eventually Mitch. But this team needs a top 5 defense to truly compete. I see some potential red flags now.

100% this. Hope it doesn't hamper McBride's continued development. I get wanting Burks running the O more, but wish McBride was given a longer leash. Didn't understand not getting him in there to stick to Halliburton w/ DDV struggling. Granted, TJ was really abusing him, but seemed anamolous to what he's shown most of the year.

Still have a ton of faith in Deuce. He can be a significant piece.

sealy wrote:

DLeethal wrote:Well the new guys didn't blend as seamlessly as OG but I guess that's expected for two scorers. OG really didn't try to create offense at all besides his corner 3 ball for a bit when he got here, easier to "fit in" that way. Bogs and Burks are playmakers and it will take some time for everyone to figure them out. Just looked a little clumsy and confused out there.

Our defense was alarming though. That was the worst we've looked in weeks. Even after OG went down we still looked like an elite defensive team. But I suppose iHart had a lot to do with that.

Hart looks awful lately. Nonstop ref complaining and just abysmal offensive basketball. Looks like RJ during his worst slumps. I think we need to get him back in his bench role ASAP.

Bogs looks really good on offense even though his shot wasn't falling. He's going to be the weak link on defense.

Burks is still Burks. But again, I worry about removing Deuce from rotation and Grimes defensive prowess is no longer there.

I won't judge the defense too harshly until at least Hartenstein gets back. And then when OG gets back. And eventually Mitch. But this team needs a top 5 defense to truly compete. I see some potential red flags now.

100% this. Hope it doesn't hamper McBride's continued development. I get wanting Burks running the O more, but wish McBride was given a longer leash. Didn't understand not getting him in there to stick to Halliburton w/ DDV struggling. Granted, TJ was really abusing him, but seemed anamolous to what he's shown most of the year.

Still have a ton of faith in Deuce. He can be a significant piece.

Wonder if at full strength Thibs would play him over Burks in a 9 man rotation. His defense and ball pressure will be more needed off the bench at full strength. Now we need the scoring support but with everyone back, in order to maintain our defensive edge, I think we will need Deuce to get a healthy dose of mins. I suppose if Mitch is playing backup C he can shore up the defense with that unit by himself. The starts with OG and Randle have already proven they can play elite defense. But I'm a little bit worried about removing Deuce and Grimes minutes and replacing with Burks and Bogs and what that means for the defense.

DLeethal wrote:I wouldn't be shocked if Thibs kept Deuce in there when the team is full strength. He's done it before, no one expected him to bench Rose for IQ or Fournier for Grimes.

If everyone is healthy, we have enough good players for a 10 man rotation. In the end though, Thibs is going to ride or die with the players he trusts.