Who Needs a Pace(r) Maker, When You Have Two Harts?: Official Pacers (#6) vs. Knicks (#2) East Semifinals Thread

[firemanBk]

Tough game still these Knicks can win this series but going forward this knicks squad needs a better bench

Can't keep playing guys 40+ minutes and not expect to have injuries and guys being gassed need bench guys that can be reliable

Lmao you guys DON'T WATCH THE KNICKS
Please stop with the bullshyt takes
They're down 4 of their top fukking 9 rotation players
If they win this series it's purely due to them having a deep team
Any other team would get fukking dusted in the playoffs having so many injuries

 

[Kang Deezy]

We got as far as we could without Randle, OG, and Mitch




Issa wrap



Let’s go get Donovan or Booker and improve the bench and come back better next season

It’s hilarious and pathetic how quickly you flipped

Only reason you even made it this far is cause referees been giving you wins

Which I said

You would have not gotten last Philly if they weren’t allowed to assault maxey and ignore timeouts in game 2

 

[Kang Deezy]

Lmao you guys DON'T WATCH THE KNICKS
Please stop with the bullshyt takes
They're down 4 of their top fukking 9 rotation players
If they win this series it's purely due to them having a deep team
Any other team would get fukking dusted in the playoffs having so many injuries

Now we making excuses?

Wasn’t embiid hurt in the first series?

 

[RickyGQ]

WTF is Diakite?

Some one that people are mad at Thibs for not playing 12 mins a game.

 

[firemanBk]

Now we making excuses?

Wasn’t embiid hurt in the first series?

Shut the fukk up you dum bytch
I'm putting you on ignore so never bother quoting me again

Comparing Embiid being banged up and playing over 40 minutes a night to 4 key rotation players flat out not being present for the Knicks is pure stupidity but I don't expect anything less from an empty headed dumb fukk like you

 

[Eye Cue DA COLI GAWD]

That’s not true.

Cap wise the Knicks are far enough from the luxury they can keep most their key players and probably still add a significant piece. To put it into perspective Randle and Brunson combined make as much as Dame does. DDV makes about 12 mil, Mitch and Brunson contracts actually go down every year, and Bojan is a 20 mil trade piece they can add about 5 draft picks too and still have a horde.

If anything expect them to go hard this offseason because it’s the year after Randle and Brunson have player options.

The move would be to try and get a starter for Bojan and picks and then move DDV and Hart to the bench.

So you don't want to pay OG then?

 

[Eye Cue DA COLI GAWD]

Nah, they need a wing that can score and play defense.

A better version of OG. I'm 50/50 on bringing him back. He's too injury prone. But when he's in the lineup, the Knicks are way better.

Allen's production isn't crucial and can be replaced with 2 players with lesser roles.

KD would be a good fit to get out of the East.

If you're going to keep the Villanova 3 as starters, a player like KD would fit.

But he got 2 years left on his contract and he's about to turn 36.

Then there's KAT. If I was him, I would be trying to leave the TWolves, and If I were the TWolves, I would entertain trading him.


At the end of the day, the Knicks best bet is to continue building the way they've been doing it. Trading for a superstar will change the dynamic of the entire team, but at the same time, they can't over pay the roster they currently have.

You don't have the assets to get KD or KAT, and Phx & Minny have no incentive to trade them

 

[Derek Lee]

Some one that people are mad at Thibs for not playing 12 mins a game.

His goofy ass still have taken the starters out sooner

 

[RickyGQ]

They don't have roster flexibility for a quality bench unless they trade Randle. Let's see who wants an injury riddled Randle on an essential FA year

I’m going to scream. If everyone comes back, here is our rotation next season:

Brunson/DDV/OG/Randle/Hartenstein

Then off the bench you’ll have Hart, McBride, Bogi and Mitch. NINE GUYS before you even get Precious and Burks.

 

[superchoops]

not eem confirmed smh

 

[Lurk Angle]

Lmao you guys DON'T WATCH THE KNICKS
Please stop with the bullshyt takes
They're down 4 of their top fukking 9 rotation players
If they win this series it's purely due to them having a deep team
Any other team would get fukking dusted in the playoffs having so many injuries

Lol been supporting the Knicks and always watch games when I can

Team is tough but they literally have no bench so u have to play a 7 man rotation
And on the bench right now is a bunch of g leaguers other than McBride and burks

 

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[Da_Eggman]

I feel like the pacers are just better overall

 

[Wargames]

So you don't want to pay OG then?

How much do you think he is going to make? He’s great but injury prone.

Keep in mind they got to pay at least Brunson and are probably hoping Randle will work with them on a deal too. So anything they give him, they got to give a lot more to one or both of those guys. I think he is in the 30-35 mil range and they have the money cover that, because of all the other below cost deals on the roster. 35 would be the upper level for him because that would make him the highest paid player on the team next year, and if the offseason goes well he would be the 4th best player there.

 

[firemanBk]

Lol been supporting the Knicks and always watch games when I can

Team is tough but they literally have no bench so u have to play a 7 man rotation
And on the bench right now is a bunch of g leaguers other than McBride and burks

They have no bench cause they're down 4 players
If the team was actually healthy it's a deep team
Can't tell me anything about minutes cause Mitch and Bogey weren't even playing heavy minutes like that