Knixkik wrote:I love the adjustment to keep McBride on the floor to stick on Maxey.

Thumbs up. Slowed Maxey down and allowed Jalen to guard the similar player in Lowry. That steal off of Lowry that ended with a Deuce dunk more or less sealed the game.

How long before we start calling the OG trade the Precious trade? This guy is doing it all for the Knicks. I also thought Sims play has improved. He made a bunch of big rebounds where he used his athleticism to just grab the ball out of the air. It's always been timing for him and it looks like he's finally learning.

ToddTT wrote:

Damn Todd

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SergioNYK wrote:Best part about this win is that we proved we can win a game on the road without Brunson having a good game. It was a team effort. Achiuwa and Hart both with 18 and 12, Bogey with 6/6 from three and Deucey and DVo with the defense in the 4th. Great team win. IDGAF that Embiid was not there. We're missing guys too and we dominated the majority of this game.

Very true. FO has done a great job with this roster. On paper it is not as impressive but to me Thibs is doing a really good job. This team did not miss a beat when Mitch went down.
This team went thru a big trade and how did it respond? By the end of January it was 1st in power ranking!!!
This while Randle went out.
The wheels started to come off when OG went down. If fell off when ihart went out. As good as Brunson was, and to Candace Parkers very unpopular opinion that smallish guards don't usually carry teams on its back. Its not that I agree or disagree with her, but Jalen might be all NBA, might even be first team with Jah out. Does not mean he is the best, but he is playing for a nice stretch but cannot carry them by himself. He not paid like that nor was the expectation. He will get deservingly so MVP votes, but not sure I'd give him 1st place votes thus far.
This is a high level convo that I never dreamed we would be having about him! I'm ecstatic by his play, and MVP chants are super fun but not in the literal sense. To me that is.

Back on point.......Thibs will get COY considerations if he can keep them winning over .500 vs teams over .500 and a depleted roster. Hell of a job!

And yes, Maxy is better than IQ. Both have exceeded their draft position. How much better is he? Im not sure.

DLeethal wrote:Great win, very important win for seeding purposes. We need to make a renewed push to either grab the 3 or maintain the 4. Some tough games coming up and we need to win every one where we are favored.

Great signs that this team, even with Randle and OG, can get back to playing great defense and really good ball overall. The defense in the first half and down the stretch was amazing.

The new guys fit MUCH better last night, everything looked cohesive, everyone looked comfortable with each other for the first time. And the defense held for the most part in the Bogie/Burks lineup. I like how Thibs went back to Bogie early in the 3rd. Seems he's getting comfortable with him.

Thibs adjustments were key last night, continuing to prove people wrong. He tapped into his deep bench when the game called for more perimeter defense and it saved the night. He also opted to go uber-small most of the game even while iHart was back and Jericho was available and playing well.

Thibs will need to do things like that in the playoffs for us to be successful. He will need to tape into Deuce when situations call for it and he will need to tap into Precious when situations call for it, even when everyone is healthy. Great signs he will do that based on game script.

Bojan and Burks needed time to acclimate to Thibs and the system as well?
Plug and Play analytics takes a bit of time works both ways.
Thibs teams are well prepared and we came out and smashed mouthed Philly early.
We matched up well with them. They are experiencing life with a fragile MVP talent.

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A bogie highlight for good measure. I like what Thibs did tonight. he used what worked best at the time. Bogie was working in the first half and Mcbride in the 2nd. I like that. Every team we play will have different players who will help more. All I ask is to find those player and play them instead of sticking to what you know. This was a great step in him doing just that.

I think this is a great point. Obviously, right now, Thibs is under the constraints of injury, but I do think his coaching style will adjust some now that Knicks in full playoff mode. We shall see.

It's why I wouldn't be worried about having an extended bench of 11 or 12 playable guys. It's good to have weapons.

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      EAST             W    L     PCT     GB   STRK    L10     HOME    AWAY     PPG    OPPG   DIFF
      --------        --   --   -----   ----   ----   ----    -----   -----   -----   -----   ----
1     Boston          44   12   0.786      -     W7    9-1     26-3    18-9   120.8   110.6   10.2   
2     Cleveland       36   18   0.667      7     L1    8-2    19-10    17-8   114.8   109.3    5.5   
3     Milwaukee       35   21   0.625      9     L2    3-7     23-7   12-14   122.0   118.8    3.2   
4     New York        34   22   0.607     10     W1    5-5     19-8   15-14   114.4   109.7    4.7   
5     Philadelphia    32   23   0.582   11.5     L2    3-7    17-12   15-11   117.9   113.9    4.0   
6     Indiana         32   25   0.561   12.5     W2    5-5    18-11   14-14   123.8   122.2    1.6   
7     Orlando         31   25   0.554     13     W2    7-3     18-8   13-17   111.8   110.8    1.0   
8     Miami           30   25   0.545   13.5     W2    6-4    15-13   15-12   110.6   110.4    0.2   
9     Chicago         26   30   0.464     18     L2    5-5    15-13   11-17   111.8   113.2   -1.4   
10    Atlanta         24   31   0.436   19.5     L2    6-4    13-15   11-16   121.3   123.9   -2.6   
11    Brooklyn        21   34   0.382   22.5     L3    3-7    13-17    8-17   113.0   115.7   -2.7   
12    Toronto         20   36   0.357     24     W1    4-6    12-16    8-20   114.0   117.3   -3.3   
13    Charlotte       14   41   0.255   29.5     W4    4-6     8-21    6-20   108.8   119.2  -10.4   
14    Washington       9   46   0.164   34.5     L9    1-9     3-23    6-23   114.7   124.0   -9.3   
15    Detroit          8   47   0.145   35.5     L4    3-7     4-23    4-24   112.9   122.1   -9.2   
      WEST             W    L     PCT     GB   STRK    L10     HOME    AWAY     PPG    OPPG   DIFF
      --------        --   --   -----   ----   ----   ----    -----   -----   -----   -----   ----
1     Minnesota       39   16   0.709      -     W4    7-3     19-5   20-11   114.0   106.7    7.3   
2     Oklahoma City   38   17   0.691      1     W3    6-4     22-6   16-11   121.0   113.5    7.5   
3     Los Angeles     36   18   0.667    2.5     L1    6-4     20-6   16-12   118.1   113.0    5.1   
4     Denver          37   19   0.661    2.5     W1    6-4     22-5   15-14   114.2   110.8    3.4   
5     New Orleans     34   22   0.607    5.5     W4    8-2    17-10   17-12   116.6   112.1    4.5   
6     Dallas          33   23   0.589    6.5     W7    8-2    18-13   15-10   118.7   117.2    1.5   
7     Phoenix         33   23   0.589    6.5     L1    7-3    18-11   15-12   117.5   114.5    3.0   
8     Sacramento      32   23   0.582      7     W2    5-5     16-9   16-14   118.6   118.0    0.6   
9     Los Angeles     30   27   0.526     10     L1    6-4     19-9   11-18   116.9   117.3   -0.4   
10    Golden State    28   26   0.519   10.5     W2    8-2    15-14   13-12   119.9   118.0    1.9   
11    Utah            26   31   0.456     14     L5    2-8    17-11    9-20   117.8   120.6   -2.8   
12    Houston         24   31   0.436     15     L2    3-7     19-9    5-22   113.2   113.0    0.2   
13    Memphis         20   36   0.357   19.5     W2    2-8     7-20   13-16   107.1   113.0   -5.9   
14    Portland        15   39   0.278   23.5     L6    2-8     9-17    6-22   107.9   116.7   -8.8   
15    San Antonio     11   45   0.196   28.5     L2    1-9     5-21    6-24   112.0   120.6   -8.6   

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