VDesai wrote:Everyone was saying maybe Donte shouldnt start and then he plays all 48 mins and Maxey has his worst game this series

I was dead wrong on that. I’m more than fine admitting that.

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Knicks won because of good coaching and mental toughness. I thought the Josh Hart 3 at the end was aperfect illustration..Brunson passed out of the double, Hart's faked pass to DDV got him daylight, and then he calmly took and made the open shot. The ensuing scrambles to take time off and make free throws were further evidence. The pass to Josh Hart under the basket was dangerous, but ended up with a big payoff because it took more time off the clock.

I think we can be pretty confident that the failure to advance despite Embiid being eventually at full strength means we have likely seen the end of the Tobias Harris 76ers. For as much hoopla as going into free agency gets, it likely means a thinner team going forward. It won't be easy to replace Batum, Oubre, Hield, Reed, Harris, Payne, and Lowry. At least some of those guys will be angling for MLE salaries on other teams.76ers will likely end a max contract guy but struggle with depth. That means that outside of Boston and Milwaukee, Knicks will be right at the top of the East.

Finally, kudos to Thibs for playing the foul game at the end of regulation. Knicks really struggled inbounding vs. pressure in game 82 vs. Chicago but had no issues in the playoffs. Thibs has shown he can adapt and adjust.

Great series, great team win.

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Thibs knows what he’s doing

Precious is not in the dog house. Thibs will use him when he thinks situation is right. Would i have played Precious. Absolutely. But if i was calling the shots we’d have 30 wins

Alpha1971 wrote:

VDesai wrote:Everyone was saying maybe Donte shouldnt start and then he plays all 48 mins and Maxey has his worst game this series

Define everyone ...

More that it was a common point of discussion on the game thread. I think the fact that he would had a big game shooting the ball wasn't a surprise, bur going 48 and shutting down Maxey is not something most were predicting. What an amazing effort on his part!

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Alpha1971 wrote:

VDesai wrote:Everyone was saying maybe Donte shouldnt start and then he plays all 48 mins and Maxey has his worst game this series

Define everyone ...

More that it was a common point of discussion on the game thread. I think the fact that he would had a big game shooting the ball wasn't a surprise, bur going 48 and shutting down Maxey is not something most were predicted. What an amazing effort on his part!

Coincidentally that's exactly why people were calling for Deuce (myself included). Great game from Donte. That's huge going into round 2.

And can we give him props on knocking down those two CLUTCH FTs when we just watched OG and Brunson both miss with the stretch?

Chandler wrote:So where are the guys who said we should tank from 2?

Thibs knows what he’s doing

Precious is not in the dog house. Thibs will use him when he thinks situation is right. Would i have played Precious. Absolutely. But if i was calling the shots we’d have 30 wins

this was a grueling series and we were very close to losing G2 and last night, series could have easily gone either way, especially if Embiid was a bit healthier.

Playing BOS in the 2nd round with KP out would have been a great opportunity.

IND got a cakewalk of a series by being 6th.

not sure why you keep harping on it though, this is where we are now and no one's complaining about reg season stuff anymore.

nycericanguy wrote:

Chandler wrote:So where are the guys who said we should tank from 2?

Thibs knows what he’s doing

Precious is not in the dog house. Thibs will use him when he thinks situation is right. Would i have played Precious. Absolutely. But if i was calling the shots we’d have 30 wins

this was a grueling series and we were very close to losing G2 and last night, series could have easily gone either way, especially if Embiid was a bit healthier.

Playing BOS in the 2nd round with KP out would have been a great opportunity.

IND got a cakewalk of a series by being 6th.

not sure why you keep harping on it though, this is where we are now and no one's complaining about reg season stuff anymore.

Im not harping but i do find these double down responses amusing

Yes let’s tank so we could play Boston in the second round (crystal ball says KP will get hurt in first round)

Dumb idea to hope that Orlando (who has played celts tough all year) or Clevland will either beat Celts or wear them down.

And if we’re going to talk about harping, look at your own post where you’re still worrying/questioning OG trade

Just admit you flubbed

Chandler wrote:

nycericanguy wrote:

Chandler wrote:So where are the guys who said we should tank from 2?

Thibs knows what he’s doing

Precious is not in the dog house. Thibs will use him when he thinks situation is right. Would i have played Precious. Absolutely. But if i was calling the shots we’d have 30 wins

this was a grueling series and we were very close to losing G2 and last night, series could have easily gone either way, especially if Embiid was a bit healthier.

Playing BOS in the 2nd round with KP out would have been a great opportunity.

IND got a cakewalk of a series by being 6th.

not sure why you keep harping on it though, this is where we are now and no one's complaining about reg season stuff anymore.

Im not harping but i do find these double down responses amusing

Yes let’s tank so we could play Boston in the second round (crystal ball says KP will get hurt in first round)

Dumb idea to hope that Orlando (who has played celts tough all year) or Clevland will either beat Celts or wear them down.

And if we’re going to talk about harping, look at your own post where you’re still worrying/questioning OG trade

Just admit you flubbed

Any suggestion to tank and give up home court advantage in an NBA series is shortsighted.
We now have the team some wanted to tank for. Going to be a tough series and home court will help.