Last 18/19 NY Knicks season transmission: "F*** all the haters from you to SAS" See y'all in '20

[Derek Lee]

Future Knick

 

[Columbo]

Knick tank is back


This nikka Robinson is pretty good.
Porzingas / Greg Oden 2.0 might not have a job when he gets back

Thats a good point, Wristflaps needs to rest more anyways so he doesnt get worn out again after a month or two

We are finally doing a proper tank job, off to a great start

Do the Hawks have anyone thats injured? Whens Love coming back for the Cavs?

 

[Typical Knicks Fan]

A loss is not a loss but a lesson. Appreciate the pain, it’s a blessing.

 

[RickyGQ]

GOOD LOSS.

Nice to see frank getting some clutch defensive assignments at the end of the game. I was half watching on my phone but he was on lillard down the crunch right? Why was he in CJ when Lillard hit that shot on Trey I?

 

[storyteller]

New format for this one, I'ma be dropping periodic recaps with this crew going forward.

 

[Harleminthe80s]

GOOD LOSS.

Nice to see frank getting some clutch defensive assignments at the end of the game. I was half watching on my phone but he was on lillard down the crunch right? Why was he in CJ when Lillard hit that shot on Trey I?

CJ was out here giving that work. Fiz told frank take his ass out the game. Make him a non mfing factor

 

[DPresidential]

So...





What are y'all thoughts on Tim "bad contract" Hardaway

 

[JMurder]

If Frank and Dotson can find a way to evolve their moves in a way that they can consistently score



We wouldn't be having losses like these with a lineup of Frank, THJR, Dotson, Vonleh and Mitch. Next season when you switch Vonleh out for Porzingis

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Gat damn our record is bad

Have y’all seen any growth from these dudes Atleast?

 

[ISO]

GOOD LOSS.

Nice to see frank getting some clutch defensive assignments at the end of the game. I was half watching on my phone but he was on lillard down the crunch right? Why was he in CJ when Lillard hit that shot on Trey I?

Because CJ was destroying us

 

[storyteller]

So...





What are y'all thoughts on Tim "bad contract" Hardaway

Timmy's really gotten good as the pick and roll ball handler. I'm picturing him hitting the double screen with Mitch rolling to the rack and KP fading to the Vonleh spots...that's gonna be a nightmare to defend. Plus, what I mentioned in my recap is something that's starting to trend which is he's making "leader" type plays. A couple of games back, that was looking for Knox early on and then last night it was stepping up his defense late, grabbing a key rebound when we only had one big man out there and feeding Trey Burke during his hot fourth quarter run. That's the development he's got left, just smarter decision making that I think comes down to trusting his teammates...it's great to see! Still not thrilled with his overall defense though, I think he can be better there.

some other ish that I didn't fit into the recap last night:

- I really wanna see Knox get the ball in motion. It's feeling like he plays reactive basketball (aka rookie style before things slow down) often but getting him the ball with some momentum ought to unlock the instincts more easily. You can see it when he grabs an offensive board or gets a step on the first man, he can make faster decisions but it's gonna take time.

- The game changes if Vonleh hits his free throws. That's how close these guys were to a W against the best in the West currently. I'm curious to see what closing one of these games out against a high level squad will do for the psyche of everybody. They really do tighten up late but it's getting looser and I'm wondering if they can form a "chip on my shoulder" mentality...won't mean much more in the wins column but it could really help them stay right there instead of close games becoming double digit L's.

- And last bit on Tim...he's been pretty automatic on catch and shoots from the drive and kick. As a second or even dropping to third option, the catch and shoot opportunities ought to get a bump and I have a feeling his efficiency will follow suit.

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Watching the game against Portland right now...

The way Ntilikina played defense in in that first half... Incredible. He is a future DPOY.

Kanter the Blazers are just running basic pick'n'roll again and again targeting him and he always drops too low in the post. STEP UP!!

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Btw... Fizdale back at it again with the experiments. Mudiay THJ Hezonja Vonleh Kanter as a starting five? Even if the playbook is poor as of right now, we lucky to be in still (first half).

Another poster suggested it should be time to work on the playbook, but I'm not sure it's a good idea rn as it would ruin the analytics Fizdale took all these games to fuel.

 

[Daniel.]

Man yall need to let this man continue to experiment and rack up these Ls. Zion or Cam we waiting for you baby.

 

[storyteller]

Btw... Fizdale back at it again with the experiments. Mudiay THJ Hezonja Vonleh Kanter as a starting five? Even if the playbook is poor as off right now, we lucky to be in still (first half).

Another poster suggested it should be time to work on the playbook, but I'm not sure it's a good idea rn as it would ruin the analytics Fizdale took all these games to fuel.

My assumption is that the defense will fold sooner than later and give Fizdale a perfect excuse to either inject Frank or Dotson into that SF spot. I actually kinda prefer it to be Dot too at this point because Dot can do the off ball cutting that Mario provides (his one real positive so far) while being better every other facet of the game. Then you keep Frank/Trier/Knox/Mitch together building chemistry and hopefully as teams key on Burke and Zo; Frank and Knox are pushed into aggressive mode like we saw out of Frank in the third quarter.