OT: NBA & Basketball - 2023-24 Season

[East Coast Bias]

Great win. Ugly but we’ll take it

 

[cgf]

Brunson's really been a godsend. We needed a lead guard badly and he's the perfect complement to Randle, won't always go off in the first but we can bank on him showing out in the second. He's really good at sensing when the team just needs a bucket and some calm at the wheel.

Rough games from our kids, other than Obi, but it should be a long series. So hopefully they can adapt & get going as well. Julius was huge in the first while JB was out with foul-trouble, but he got wild in the second half.


At some point, I'd try McBride on Mitchell because he could have the quickness and combativeness to throw Spida off. But maybe we just need to accept that Mitchell is going to go off and do a better job on his supporting cast

I mean if the NBA really wants to stop this behavior they need more than fines.

They don't, Dallas was just really blatant about it.

 

[sbjnyc]

They don't, Dallas was just really blatant about it.

And not for the first time.

 

[East Coast Bias]

I’d be happy if the league told Dallas they had to convey that pick to the Knicks this year (assuming they don’t win the lottery)

But they won’t. They’ll fine owners all day but the minute they tet real punishments, the owners will be going to court like Kraft and the Pats.

 

[romba]

So do the Knicks get next years Mavs pick? And if that’s lottery do they just get a 2nd, or what?

 

[East Coast Bias]

So do the Knicks get next years Mavs pick? And if that’s lottery do they just get a 2nd, or what?

Yea there’s 2 more years I believe. Top 10 protected.

 

[klingsor]

Clippers beat Suns inn game one.
Watched some of the game only because I never want Durant to win another championship.Same with Kyrie.

 

[cgf]

Yea there’s 2 more years I believe. Top 10 protected.

Correct, the protections on the picks we're owed are:

DAL '23 (1-10), '24 (1-10), '25 (1-10)
WAS '23 (1-14), '24 (1-12), '25 (1-10), '26 (1-8)
DET '23 (1-18), '24 (1-18), '25 (1-13), '26 (1-11), '27 (1-9)

MIL '25 (1-5)

 

[RangerBlues]

There was a lot of moaning about the officiating. But I think the refs let them play right up to the point they were getting nasty.
They did a good job.
The Knicks looked gassed a few times but the Mavs did not have another gear.

 

[17futurecap]

Hart doubtful tomorrow, that sucks. IQ and RJ need to be much better.

 

[mrmovies779]

Hart doubtful tomorrow, that sucks. IQ and RJ need to be much better.

That could be a series killer

 

[17futurecap]

A complete no show, RJ is 6-25 in the first two games. Grimes is 1-6 in the first two games.

It’s not going to look great if they lose to Mitchell, and those two would have been the main guys going in the trade for him.

Having said that 1-1 after two, lets get back to Cleveland at least at 2-2.

 

[ponzu4u]

I increasingly doubt RJs future here. With his Canadian heritage, could very much see him going in some kind of package for one of Toronto's stars.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Garden is rocking tonight. You love to see it

 

[cgf]

Those are the kind of games that make it hard to give up on RJ. He gets to the rim/line so damn well and has good vision. He just has to become an efficient enough scorer to take advantage of that regularly.

 

[17futurecap]

Thibs not putting Randle back in, and letting Brunson, RJ and Hart win it took guts.

What a great two home games, so much fun.

 

[Irishguy42]

Vibes are immaculate

 

[cgf]

Clip from game 3, but I thought this was a cool example of Mitch doing Mitch things defensively

 

[cgf]

The NBA is insane

 

[LionsHeart]

I think Randle is still hurt and it limits his mobility, thus the awful shots.

If he was playing the way he could, man, it really makes you think given how wide open everything is this year.

 

[LeetchisGod]

This Knicks team is all heart. Really impressed with what they've done so far. They remind me of the Torts era Rangers.

 

[sbjnyc]

First time to the 2nd round in a decade. Let's go Heat!

 

[17futurecap]

Holy crap, they did it!

Lets get the Rangers to join them in round two in a few days for a great May!

 

[mrmovies779]

This Knicks team is all heart. Really impressed with what they've done so far. They remind me of the Torts era Rangers.

Heart,grit and Hustle.Nobody outworks this team

Regardless of what the Rangers do,this Knicks team has been a joy to watch all year.The future is certainly bright with them

 

[East Coast Bias]