Miles Davis
Prince of Darkness
This is an indictment on the development staff.
Last 18/19 NY Knicks season transmission: "F*** all the haters from you to SAS" See y'all in '20
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I wonder why one of hawkset creepin into our thread 
Oh yea he’s getting the shyt talking started early since we play today. I may need the knicks to put the tank on hold for tonight.
Oh yea he’s getting the shyt talking started early since we play today. I may need the knicks to put the tank on hold for tonight.
Miles Davis
Prince of Darkness
Man, Mitch out here doing his thing
Peter Popoff
Baba Yega in black uptowns
I'm gonna need Knox to step it up. fukk a rookie wall. Stop being a fukking perimeter, dunk or something.
He did dunkI'm gonna need Knox to step it up. fukk a rookie wall. Stop being a fukking perimeter, dunk or something.
storyteller
Veteran
The Knicks youth showed flashes and kept another game against a contender competitive for the majority of the time before succumbing to overwhelming talent against Philadelphia last night, losing 111-126. The fifteen point loss was game of ups and downs, with the Knicks down high double digits for significant spells but always fighting back to competitive range. It's the plight of the young team to be missing the momentum bucket and we saw that last night, the Knicks closed to within 7 and under 5 minutes to go before Philly's stacked line-up put together clutch bucket after bucket to close strong. Likewise, the game itself was ugly at times but full of fun moments like a Kevin Knox dunk on Ben Simmons that sent the Sixers star crashing down. Allonzo Trier got his game going with a boost from the three ball, Dot has a strong start and Kadeem Allen showed a potential weapon too. But the star of the night was once again Mitchell Robinson, who left the always vocal and never humble Joel Embiid to show love in his own outspoken way. The ugly was partially the zone defense against an elite team instead of a team of young guys and g-leaguers and partially because our go to young starters struggled though. So let's dive into the performances:
Smith: It's good that Dennis Smith Jr showed us the top half of his upside early, because he's had some struggles in the last couple of games. Smith was 5/15 from the field for 13 points, 5 assists (to 3 TO's) and 2 steals. The frustrating aspect of his game was that he settled for jumpers a bit too much for my taste. This kid is capable of seeing the paint every trip down and his jumper is a work in progress, so you'd like to see him use the J to keep defenses honest but not allow himself to be reduced to only jump shots. That's admittedly a tightrope, especially as teams bait you into what feels like a pull-up or turn it over scenario; but I'll keep beating the "keep your dribble Dennis" drum on this. Give Dennis Smith the patience that Trae Young has when he dribbles into traffic and Smith's game will immediately ratchet up a notch, but that takes reps just like the jumper does. Anyway Smith's 3/3 at the line was a promising sign for his shooting if nothing else was and one thing we can say is that even when he struggles he's notching some nice assists which had become seriously problematic when watching Mudiay in the same role.
Knox: Fiz got experimental again and Kevin Knox wound up starting this one essentially as a two...he's not a two and he struggled. I don't blame the kid for that. Early on, Deandre Jordan pulled him aside and was clearly giving him defensive directions because the rookie was struggling but hey, he's playing out of position so what can we expect? The real issue is this limited his ability to attack rebounds and didn't mitigate his recent shooting woes. Knox finished with 9 points and 1 board on 4/10 shooting and 1/4 from three. We haven't seen Knox in foul trouble often but it happened last night so that trimmed his minutes from typically around 30 or more to 19 minutes. We still got flashes of Knox getting to the basket and finishing in traffic though. It wasn't just the dunk on Ben either, late in the game he had an agile finish while splitting a pair of defenders. The kid has been struggling but the groundwork is still there to build a modern day scorer and we've seen that come to fruition enough not to get too down on his recent dizzy spell (especially getting started out of position).
Mario: Mario got 6 minutes, it was looking more like the struggles in the Cleveland game than his recent run and he's been better at the 4 all year but only got a shot as a glorified 3 in this one. Sorry Mario, but not much to report other than a bad circumstance helped a bad performance; word to Murphy and his zany law.
Vonleh: I'm gonna keep ragging on the bizarre starting line-up; I don't think you get Vonleh going by putting him in a mess of bad spacing to begin his night. Vonleh went 1/5 in 18 minutes for another struggle of a night, posting 3 points and 4 boards without having the standout defensive impact that we saw earlier on. He hasn't been put in optimal situations and I don't see a fit with DJ happening to be honest; at least not until he finds his three point ball again.
DJ: Deandre Jordan was spotted on the sidelines giving pep talks to Knicks rookie Kevin Knox...and Knicks head coach David Fizdale. Jordan has that kinda take charge attitude where I was hoping he'd take Fizdale's clipboard and make some substitutions. He's played well too. In this one matched with a premier Center in the league, Jordan put up 12 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds; that's right 7 assists. He wasn't at hyper efficiency, just regular efficient putting up 5/10 and his minutes were held down by Mitch showing out but he did that damage in 20 minutes. It's early, frustration may set in, but so far DJ has been everything we could ask for.
Allen: On multiple occasions last night, I sat back and asked myself "is this floater real?" Then Kadeem Allen would get into the lane to use it again. Frequent visitors will know that I geek out for the floater as a weapon that every PG should have and Allen showed off why last night. He put up 13 points, 4 assists, 3 boards and 3 steals in 23 minutes. That came on a solid 5/11 from the field but there was a blemish in the form of 4 TO's. He's active and aggressive on defense which gets results and on offense when he gets into the teeth of the defense there are some really nice signs of awareness. But his jumper, ball handling and athleticism do leave some limitations that are worth keeping an eye on. The question is can he keep this up and I'm not sure yet. But he has taken this opportunity and run with it early on.
Dot: Damyean Dotson was crucial in the first quarter, going 4/5 to keep the Knicks close in a quarter that they allowed around 70% shooting for the Sixers from the field. But he cooled off, going 2/11 from then on. It didn't look bad though because his aggression was a welcome sight for a team that needed it. Dot looked comfortable attacking off the dribble and was good money on the catch and shoot off of the curl. Defensively, he's still looking for the old stopper upside he was flashing but he's never bad. Dot finished 6/16 and 2/7 from three for 16 points, 3 assists and 2 boards over 31 minutes of play. If that one late three ball falls for him, his performance goes from pretty good to one that gets people asking me about him. Nice bounce back Dot.
Zo: Allonzo Trier saw a Sixers team that was dropping off on screens and made them pay with the three ball. Whether it was the jumper finally falling for him or the adjustment to pull up on those slouching defenders more quickly instead of attacking off the dribble; what we saw was one of his more complete performances. There were still some Iso-Zo moments and cross overs, but the shining plays were step back three balls and some playmaking. On one assist in particular, Trier used the threat of another step back to pull defenders left and open a wide open lane for Luke Kornet on a slipscreen. This was a patient (callback) play where Trier used his ballhandling and shooting threat to manipulate the defense and trigger action that gave him an assist and the Knicks an easy lay-up. All of that is to tell you that there is some hidden potential in Trier as a passer. This guy started the lob to Mitch thing that everyone finally caught on to and while he's having to adjust from a score first, second and third mindset; we're seeing some signs of results. Oh yeah, the stat line...Zo spent 27 minutes to give the Knicks 19 points, 4 assists and 4 boards on 5/9 from the field, 3/4 from deep and 6/6 from the line. Our boy even got back to the line some fam!
Lance: You can typically identify a good Lance game by how little he stood out. That usually means he didn't do the bad stuff that pisses everyone off but did do all the subtle stuff we rarely notice or give him credit for doing on a nightly basis. Lance spent 15 minutes for 5 points and 3 boards on a perfect 2/2 shooting. It's unassuming but effective without enough time to make me grind my teeth over a missed lay-up. That's the way I like it. Also, shout out to Lance for calling multiple team dinners during the losing streak and trying to keep guys optimistic. I give DJ props on leadership a lot since his arrival but Lance has played that role all year as well.
Mitch: If you're reading this, you've at a minimum seen the highlights of Mitchell "long ass arms" Robinson blocking Embiid on a pair of attacks. That's the tip of the iceberg though. Mitch spent the entire second half going off and being the catalyst for the Knicks on both ends of the floor in a way reminiscent of rookie KP (completely different playstyles but similar massive impact for a rook). Robinson was better on the boards than we're used to and great at everything we are already expecting to the tune of 14 points, 13 boards, 4 blocks and 2 steals in 28 minutes. To repeat the new trend of low fouls, Mitch only picked up 2 in that time while guarding the beast that is Joel Embiid and the giant that is Boban Marjonavic. That's a hell of a pair to grab 13 boards and 4 blocks against. There's nothing too major that has changed in his approach but he's been better at getting at least a hand on loose balls which is helping on some boards and steals. There's also that he's getting more minutes without any regression in his productivity.
Luke: I want to acknowledge that Luke Kornet's presence probably helps open things up so that Mitch can go HAM on the interior. I also want to acknowledge that no player shoots 1/8 from three and gets a pass from me though. The tie breaker? Mitch and Luke probably only function in a zone defense that any team with decent offensive players should be able to exploit. Kornet played 28 minutes and put up 7 points and 6 boards on 2/11 shooting overall. There were things that I liked too, specifically that Kornet attacked off the dribble a few times which is necessary when you're throwing out more bricks than the Gucci Mane track. Luke's never afraid to shoot which is necessary to keep him out there and, even when he's missing, that opens up driving and cutting lanes. That said, my hatred for the zone runs deep and I'm not sure how many nights shooting THAT bad I can sit through before I go back to roasting the kid.
Fiz: That starting line-up, wtf. The zone is still over relied on for (horse is dead, still beating it). But Mitch got 28 minutes, Dot and Zo showed life and the Knicks were competing again. We're in mulligan mode with Fiz, but I really hope some of this stuff disappears forever once we hit the offseason. For now, credit where it's due that this team always has fight. More pressure on dude because our young cats are emotional out there and Deandre Jordan does a better job calming them down. Wait and see for most of the rest, like if we see that starting line-up ever again I demand this guy pays to replace my broken remote.
Smith: It's good that Dennis Smith Jr showed us the top half of his upside early, because he's had some struggles in the last couple of games. Smith was 5/15 from the field for 13 points, 5 assists (to 3 TO's) and 2 steals. The frustrating aspect of his game was that he settled for jumpers a bit too much for my taste. This kid is capable of seeing the paint every trip down and his jumper is a work in progress, so you'd like to see him use the J to keep defenses honest but not allow himself to be reduced to only jump shots. That's admittedly a tightrope, especially as teams bait you into what feels like a pull-up or turn it over scenario; but I'll keep beating the "keep your dribble Dennis" drum on this. Give Dennis Smith the patience that Trae Young has when he dribbles into traffic and Smith's game will immediately ratchet up a notch, but that takes reps just like the jumper does. Anyway Smith's 3/3 at the line was a promising sign for his shooting if nothing else was and one thing we can say is that even when he struggles he's notching some nice assists which had become seriously problematic when watching Mudiay in the same role.
Knox: Fiz got experimental again and Kevin Knox wound up starting this one essentially as a two...he's not a two and he struggled. I don't blame the kid for that. Early on, Deandre Jordan pulled him aside and was clearly giving him defensive directions because the rookie was struggling but hey, he's playing out of position so what can we expect? The real issue is this limited his ability to attack rebounds and didn't mitigate his recent shooting woes. Knox finished with 9 points and 1 board on 4/10 shooting and 1/4 from three. We haven't seen Knox in foul trouble often but it happened last night so that trimmed his minutes from typically around 30 or more to 19 minutes. We still got flashes of Knox getting to the basket and finishing in traffic though. It wasn't just the dunk on Ben either, late in the game he had an agile finish while splitting a pair of defenders. The kid has been struggling but the groundwork is still there to build a modern day scorer and we've seen that come to fruition enough not to get too down on his recent dizzy spell (especially getting started out of position).
Mario: Mario got 6 minutes, it was looking more like the struggles in the Cleveland game than his recent run and he's been better at the 4 all year but only got a shot as a glorified 3 in this one. Sorry Mario, but not much to report other than a bad circumstance helped a bad performance; word to Murphy and his zany law.
Vonleh: I'm gonna keep ragging on the bizarre starting line-up; I don't think you get Vonleh going by putting him in a mess of bad spacing to begin his night. Vonleh went 1/5 in 18 minutes for another struggle of a night, posting 3 points and 4 boards without having the standout defensive impact that we saw earlier on. He hasn't been put in optimal situations and I don't see a fit with DJ happening to be honest; at least not until he finds his three point ball again.
DJ: Deandre Jordan was spotted on the sidelines giving pep talks to Knicks rookie Kevin Knox...and Knicks head coach David Fizdale. Jordan has that kinda take charge attitude where I was hoping he'd take Fizdale's clipboard and make some substitutions. He's played well too. In this one matched with a premier Center in the league, Jordan put up 12 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds; that's right 7 assists. He wasn't at hyper efficiency, just regular efficient putting up 5/10 and his minutes were held down by Mitch showing out but he did that damage in 20 minutes. It's early, frustration may set in, but so far DJ has been everything we could ask for.
Allen: On multiple occasions last night, I sat back and asked myself "is this floater real?" Then Kadeem Allen would get into the lane to use it again. Frequent visitors will know that I geek out for the floater as a weapon that every PG should have and Allen showed off why last night. He put up 13 points, 4 assists, 3 boards and 3 steals in 23 minutes. That came on a solid 5/11 from the field but there was a blemish in the form of 4 TO's. He's active and aggressive on defense which gets results and on offense when he gets into the teeth of the defense there are some really nice signs of awareness. But his jumper, ball handling and athleticism do leave some limitations that are worth keeping an eye on. The question is can he keep this up and I'm not sure yet. But he has taken this opportunity and run with it early on.
Dot: Damyean Dotson was crucial in the first quarter, going 4/5 to keep the Knicks close in a quarter that they allowed around 70% shooting for the Sixers from the field. But he cooled off, going 2/11 from then on. It didn't look bad though because his aggression was a welcome sight for a team that needed it. Dot looked comfortable attacking off the dribble and was good money on the catch and shoot off of the curl. Defensively, he's still looking for the old stopper upside he was flashing but he's never bad. Dot finished 6/16 and 2/7 from three for 16 points, 3 assists and 2 boards over 31 minutes of play. If that one late three ball falls for him, his performance goes from pretty good to one that gets people asking me about him. Nice bounce back Dot.
Zo: Allonzo Trier saw a Sixers team that was dropping off on screens and made them pay with the three ball. Whether it was the jumper finally falling for him or the adjustment to pull up on those slouching defenders more quickly instead of attacking off the dribble; what we saw was one of his more complete performances. There were still some Iso-Zo moments and cross overs, but the shining plays were step back three balls and some playmaking. On one assist in particular, Trier used the threat of another step back to pull defenders left and open a wide open lane for Luke Kornet on a slipscreen. This was a patient (callback) play where Trier used his ballhandling and shooting threat to manipulate the defense and trigger action that gave him an assist and the Knicks an easy lay-up. All of that is to tell you that there is some hidden potential in Trier as a passer. This guy started the lob to Mitch thing that everyone finally caught on to and while he's having to adjust from a score first, second and third mindset; we're seeing some signs of results. Oh yeah, the stat line...Zo spent 27 minutes to give the Knicks 19 points, 4 assists and 4 boards on 5/9 from the field, 3/4 from deep and 6/6 from the line. Our boy even got back to the line some fam!
Lance: You can typically identify a good Lance game by how little he stood out. That usually means he didn't do the bad stuff that pisses everyone off but did do all the subtle stuff we rarely notice or give him credit for doing on a nightly basis. Lance spent 15 minutes for 5 points and 3 boards on a perfect 2/2 shooting. It's unassuming but effective without enough time to make me grind my teeth over a missed lay-up. That's the way I like it. Also, shout out to Lance for calling multiple team dinners during the losing streak and trying to keep guys optimistic. I give DJ props on leadership a lot since his arrival but Lance has played that role all year as well.
Mitch: If you're reading this, you've at a minimum seen the highlights of Mitchell "long ass arms" Robinson blocking Embiid on a pair of attacks. That's the tip of the iceberg though. Mitch spent the entire second half going off and being the catalyst for the Knicks on both ends of the floor in a way reminiscent of rookie KP (completely different playstyles but similar massive impact for a rook). Robinson was better on the boards than we're used to and great at everything we are already expecting to the tune of 14 points, 13 boards, 4 blocks and 2 steals in 28 minutes. To repeat the new trend of low fouls, Mitch only picked up 2 in that time while guarding the beast that is Joel Embiid and the giant that is Boban Marjonavic. That's a hell of a pair to grab 13 boards and 4 blocks against. There's nothing too major that has changed in his approach but he's been better at getting at least a hand on loose balls which is helping on some boards and steals. There's also that he's getting more minutes without any regression in his productivity.
Luke: I want to acknowledge that Luke Kornet's presence probably helps open things up so that Mitch can go HAM on the interior. I also want to acknowledge that no player shoots 1/8 from three and gets a pass from me though. The tie breaker? Mitch and Luke probably only function in a zone defense that any team with decent offensive players should be able to exploit. Kornet played 28 minutes and put up 7 points and 6 boards on 2/11 shooting overall. There were things that I liked too, specifically that Kornet attacked off the dribble a few times which is necessary when you're throwing out more bricks than the Gucci Mane track. Luke's never afraid to shoot which is necessary to keep him out there and, even when he's missing, that opens up driving and cutting lanes. That said, my hatred for the zone runs deep and I'm not sure how many nights shooting THAT bad I can sit through before I go back to roasting the kid.
Fiz: That starting line-up, wtf. The zone is still over relied on for (horse is dead, still beating it). But Mitch got 28 minutes, Dot and Zo showed life and the Knicks were competing again. We're in mulligan mode with Fiz, but I really hope some of this stuff disappears forever once we hit the offseason. For now, credit where it's due that this team always has fight. More pressure on dude because our young cats are emotional out there and Deandre Jordan does a better job calming them down. Wait and see for most of the rest, like if we see that starting line-up ever again I demand this guy pays to replace my broken remote.
Peter Popoff
Baba Yega in black uptowns
Meh, 1 dunk on Simmons from a DJ pass, I wanna see more aggressiveness.
FreshFromATL
Self Made
not only is this hawk fan lost and desperate for attention, it doesn't seem to comprehend simple math
go back and conversate among your own kind fakkit
Cant wait to see that Jimmy Butler, Mitchell Robinson, and Dennis Smith jr. Big 3 take the league by storm
@NY's #1 Draft Pick you'll be back running with the set in no time
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
DJ legit could be a keeper.
Durant is going to want him to stay.
Peter Popoff
Baba Yega in black uptowns
Guys I hope we keep around are Frank, Knox, Dotson, Mitch, DSJ, Kornet, DJ, Super Mario and Trier. Honorable mention, Lance for good locker room ethic. He needs to retire and work in back office for the team.
If Dennis Smith becomes promising, I think we should pass on Kyrie and get Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard on max contracts especially if we don't get Zion.
If Dennis Smith becomes promising, I think we should pass on Kyrie and get Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard on max contracts especially if we don't get Zion.
KnickstapeCity
RIP Big Dikk :wow: :mjcry:
Breh, one thing for sure is that I don’t want them to trade the first overall draft pick if we do get it/Zion. And I’d much rather we pass on Kyrie. I love him but nah, breh.
Ideally I want either KD/Kawhi or KD/Klay. Add Zion to that mix and 
League is not ready, brehs. Let me not get carried away, though... Good morning, nikkas. 
Columbo
Lieutenant
Guess I'm not big enough to do itI ain’t gay, breh.
Well, all embarrassing confessions aside...i didnt think you were actually gay. I know how things work around here
Just one more thing...
I wonder what happened to Buddy omar and the gay shreddar breh oroko saki, havent seen them on here in a while
KnickstapeCity
RIP Big Dikk :wow: :mjcry:
Guess I'm not big enough to do it
Well, all embarrassing confessions aside...i didnt think you were actually gay. I know how things work around here
Just one more thing...
I wonder what happened to Buddy omar and the gay shreddar breh oroko saki, havent seen them on here in a while
Nah, breh. You’re big enough. Believe in yourself, because I do. Had to pause that, whoa. They had my nikkas banned on some bullshyt.
But fukk Oroko Saki bum ass. That nikka was like a store brand level poster. Never mention his name in the same sentence as the GOAT gay troll posters ever again. Shoutout to @Buckeye Fever for restoring the feeling. He’s no Omar or Yogurt, but he’s close...
Miles Davis
Prince of Darkness
Knicks FO out here robbing my guy Mitch, he only making 1-2 million until 2021. They better do right by him, after that shady shyt they and his ex agent pulled
