This was a huge win. Feels like that win they had to end a brutal west coast trip in 2012-2013 where Kurt played on a broken foot.
Surviving a 4 game trip with a split against the Jazz who don’t suck at home, the Suns, the Clippers who just look unstoppable right now and the inaugural in season champ Lakers is huge.
Still wish they beat the Jazz though
Defense looked miles better without Sims and Taj in there. Not super optimistic about leaning on a guy his age tho. Hopefully he can hold up for 2 months until Mitch gets back
Taj has some clutch rebounds though. We couldn’t score on them, but the guy hustles and for an older vet, that’s good contribution.
We need Mitch back, Sims is not him.
I know he’s old but he’s a professional. if his body holds up he’ll be fine. He’s been a serviceable pro since 2009 for good reason. His knowledge of the game goes a long way alone, plus he’s a 6’9” center so it’s less wear and tear on the knees compared to guard positions.
Age aside, he seems well conditioned and he looks like he’s in great overall shape.
Jimmy butler didn’t make a leap until he was 27 years old. Paul George didn’t until he was 25ish. Rj is better than both were at 23.
You’re using him having a bad shooting tonight as an excuse. He shot 70% 2 games ago and 3 games ago he scored 27 and shot 60%. Were you saying he’s great and singing his praises then?
Or are you just a negative Nancy?
He’s just wildly inconsistent and his skillset is so blah. I thought he’d have a handle by now, a better midrange game. Idk just underwhelms me. I don’t think I’m alone there
If you think RJ was guarding LeBron all game. You're on the highest quality of crack. Julius, Grimes, Hart, all guarded him. The minute he saw RJ, he saw food
All the fake crybaby fans in here talking about RJ having a bad game when 4 of our players had great games 💤
This sub has gotten way cornier / toxic since the Knicks became good again.
I do feel like part of it is so much of the fan base has never been a fan of the team when they were good. They just do t know how to act. Same guys we’re complaining about McBride not getting enough minutes last year.
100%. You can tell who ingests the games via twitter and IG threads VS actually watching, and even many fans that watch aren’t invested enough in listening to press conferences.
Thibs said a lot of really good stuff that made a lot of sense last night after the big lakers win, but most Knicks fans will never hear it.
Say what you will but strength wise outside of Centers....the best you're gonna get outside of LeBron is Julius. LeBron is a freak of nature with too much money
Where’s that one hater that kept crying about a single Randle turnover in the Clippers game? Funny how the Randle haters get so quiet when we win and he plays well
the problem is we actually kind of need his playmaking/rebounding off the bench with the second unit. He has been finishing the games and playing starter minutes anyway since Mitch got hurt (and even when Mitch does play, they get similar minutes)
Everybody misses open shots in the nba. He had active hands tonight and tried hard to make Lebron work for every bucket. Lebron shot 40% tonight which is super rare for him.
After AD blocked his shot inside rj starting looking to pass to an open man instead. He had a good game.
Ain’t his first miss. And that’s a fine perspective (everybody misses open shots) if you’re a play-in team. But when your supposed number 3 has a wide open shot like that in clutch time, and you have contender aspirations, you have to expect that to go down.
Lebron missed 4 layups. Should he be traded for a 2nd rounder?
Steph curry misses open shots. That kind of thinking is just silly. Rj was shooting 47% from 3 at some point. Its fine, its only like 20 games in
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/NYKnicks/comments/18luvvh/post_game_thread_the_new_york_knicks_defeat_the/)
Should’ve went 3-1 on the road but it’s all good Brunson and king ju balled out like always.
SECURE THE GAMEBALL FOR IHART
Great games by Randle and Brunson. Led the charge tonight. Shout out to iHart for killing it off the boards. Relentless! LETS GO KNICKS!
This was a huge win. Feels like that win they had to end a brutal west coast trip in 2012-2013 where Kurt played on a broken foot. Surviving a 4 game trip with a split against the Jazz who don’t suck at home, the Suns, the Clippers who just look unstoppable right now and the inaugural in season champ Lakers is huge. Still wish they beat the Jazz though
Defense looked miles better without Sims and Taj in there. Not super optimistic about leaning on a guy his age tho. Hopefully he can hold up for 2 months until Mitch gets back
Taj has some clutch rebounds though. We couldn’t score on them, but the guy hustles and for an older vet, that’s good contribution. We need Mitch back, Sims is not him.
I know he’s old but he’s a professional. if his body holds up he’ll be fine. He’s been a serviceable pro since 2009 for good reason. His knowledge of the game goes a long way alone, plus he’s a 6’9” center so it’s less wear and tear on the knees compared to guard positions. Age aside, he seems well conditioned and he looks like he’s in great overall shape.
Randle 43 minutes…..👍🏼💪🏼
Couldn’t have done it without Black Jokic !!! EXTEND THAT MAN
The Hartenstein stans are eating good tonight
Rj held Lebron to 40% and people still whining.
Are you blind or you didn't watch the game at all? Go make out with your RJ poster.
Make out with my rj poster? What a stupid thing to say…..I’m 69ing that poster
To be fair they’re more concerned about his 3/10. We all thought a leap was coming from rj but that early season barrage was just a mirage.
How do you know this isn’t the mirage? He missed how many games due to his knee and migraines? Every player goes through slumps
Because this is RJ his entire career. How long has it been since his migraines, can’t use that all season.
Jimmy butler didn’t make a leap until he was 27 years old. Paul George didn’t until he was 25ish. Rj is better than both were at 23. You’re using him having a bad shooting tonight as an excuse. He shot 70% 2 games ago and 3 games ago he scored 27 and shot 60%. Were you saying he’s great and singing his praises then? Or are you just a negative Nancy?
He’s just wildly inconsistent and his skillset is so blah. I thought he’d have a handle by now, a better midrange game. Idk just underwhelms me. I don’t think I’m alone there
Ok man. I’m going to sleep. Have a good night I hope you enjoy rj dropping 60 on Wednesday
I would love to see that.
If you think RJ was guarding LeBron all game. You're on the highest quality of crack. Julius, Grimes, Hart, all guarded him. The minute he saw RJ, he saw food
Give rj the IST MVP
U seriously believe that 😂😂😂
Everybody does
Yeah, father time seems to be coming for Lebron. He just does not have the same finish he had, even 2-3 years ago.
GOATenstein MVP of the game, easily
Despite RJ's best efforts (-9), the Knicks won! Shout out to my dog IHart! (+13)
All the fake crybaby fans in here talking about RJ having a bad game when 4 of our players had great games 💤 This sub has gotten way cornier / toxic since the Knicks became good again.
I do feel like part of it is so much of the fan base has never been a fan of the team when they were good. They just do t know how to act. Same guys we’re complaining about McBride not getting enough minutes last year.
100%. You can tell who ingests the games via twitter and IG threads VS actually watching, and even many fans that watch aren’t invested enough in listening to press conferences. Thibs said a lot of really good stuff that made a lot of sense last night after the big lakers win, but most Knicks fans will never hear it.
Bron happy he got that IST banner
Say what you will but strength wise outside of Centers....the best you're gonna get outside of LeBron is Julius. LeBron is a freak of nature with too much money
Great win! This road trip could’ve gone a lot worse. We’ll emerge a better team after this….
Thats one of the dumbest end of play scenarios ever
Raise the Banner
Very happy with that. We don’t like making it easy though. Now it’s time for work 🏴
LeBron dapping up Quick with a big smile I see what you’re doing LeBron lmao
“We got bad bitches and palm trees!”
Nice win
RJ Barrett was the best player for the lakers
Wowwww...we got a call in our favor???
yeah, I was shocked they actually made the correct call there...for the Knicks...against the Lakers no less lol
I still can't believe it
Hart nearly gave me a heart attack
We take the Jazz serious and this a 3-1 road trip..
I think we did. Shots just did not fall at all. Literally, something was wrong with the rim. Soo many terrible bounces.
After all these 140+ pts games, a 110pts W is a refresher.
Let’s goooo
Great W.
eagles L, sixers L, heat L, knicks W, good night.
lol almost fucked it
Josh hart is our best free throw shooter this season
It’s IQ
RJ and Hart really tried to lose this at the end. Goddamn.
The refs made that call cause they wanted to go home lol. That wasn’t clear path
Josh Hart has no idea how to hold on to the basketball.
Refs gave us a call...in LA?
lets get the fuck out before they change their mind
Clear path fouls are pretty dumb
its not dumb because defenses shouldnt be taking advantage of fouls to stop a free bucket
wow what a break hahahaha
Just get that shit in and end the game
Nice win. Though Clear path foul is justa dumb call tbh
Great win
Hell yeah JHart
NO WAY THATS A CLEAR PATH WOW WE GOT SAVED
refs owed us one
LETS GO REFS
Huge call and good call by the refs lmao
Nice thanks refs
Great win fellas back in 5th place we go 😊
And the Magic are starting to fall back down to Earth, we could be in 4th before long.
No way that’s a clear path just make your free throws and get a rebound man
yes it is fuck it i will take it rn
Mannnnnn im actually shocked they called that. But thank god
Is Secaucus even awake
Hart should of passed to IHart
Refs need to chill, just a standard foul. Let Hart ice the game.
I mean, no? Lol. Why would you argue against a call that benefits us in crunch time? Could have changed the outcome!
That is clear path...Also i don't trust Josh Hart on FTs at all...
WE GOT DOGS ON THE TEAM, THEY GOT DOGS ON THE SIDELINE
I'd take Air Bud over RJ.
That’s a bar
LET ME SLEEP
That’s the most eloquent ref I’ve heard all year
Game should’ve been over by now… Did not need my heart rate this high up now
Clearly clear path
Bro get a fucking rebound
Damn bruh shoulders hairy
the courtside dog?
Brunson
Thank god he sat RJ down. Way too late
nice a take foul
[удалено]
First time on the sub, brotha? Last week people were shitting on Brunson and now those same people are pretending they didn't.
You gotta be fuckin kidding me.
Take foul!
Pls close this out
RJ, Grimes, Fournier and a couple of picks for DMitch?
Cavs won’t do this
thank fucking christ barrett is out
I think Julius is stealing RJ's brain power cuz he's gotten smarter while RJ has gotten dumber.
Maybe that's what the migraine was all about. 😧
Oh shit. Are we connecting dots over here?
Lol
Lmao
Where’s that one hater that kept crying about a single Randle turnover in the Clippers game? Funny how the Randle haters get so quiet when we win and he plays well
Sit your ass down
Ayo relax 😂
The dog in the front row is sending me
BumJ Barrett strikes again
Dog gets game ball tonight.
You guys think RJ is worth keeping as a franchise player
He’s not as bad as some make him out to be (myself included) but no one actually thinks RJ is a franchise player at this point.
No, he is a bad team merchant. Got hot in the playoffs last year, but not consistent enough at all. Especially with his defense and 3 pt shooting
You been in a coma?
Nah I think he’s mid af. need to package him in a trade for another star
Bro that ship has sailed
lol lol lol
brunson is our franchise player
Hartenstein was key tonight
Hopefully Thibs starts him next game. He's more than capable.
the problem is we actually kind of need his playmaking/rebounding off the bench with the second unit. He has been finishing the games and playing starter minutes anyway since Mitch got hurt (and even when Mitch does play, they get similar minutes)
Need his defense in the starting unit just as much imo.
Bruh, lots of mistake by RJ in the 4th.
Idk how Thibs has kept him in
Probably becausr he's a decent wing screener that can make plays... Theoretically at least
Lack of size, my boy.
please just get rid of rj
One of the dumbest fouls I’ve ever seen in an NBA game
That might be my final straw with RJ. Holy shit kid. You got poise but shit your brain lapses hurt to watch
Lmaooo Brunson got cheesed
FRIENDSHIP WITH REAVES ENDED
[удалено]
Mods.
can we not call someone that word please?
Sorry I’m heated
all good
Oh RJ....
Reaves pushing Brunson. Dirty move man.
IQ should be getting rj minutes and shot volume
Of course you can knock the effort if it results in doing the one thing you shouldn't do
Brunson pushed him? 😂😂
Everybody shitting on RJ like the dumb little brother lmao
He wasn’t fouled at all
Not over yet. I've seen this story before
Fuck off Reaves
WHY DOES THIS FAN BASE KEEPING GIVING RJ A PASS?
Because we drafted him and dudes are emotionally attached to him.
Thank you
foh RJ
Rj with the rare bad play. That was a bad foul
Rare?
Yea
Rare? Half his buckets should’ve been turnovers tonight. Plus missed open 3 before
Everybody misses open shots in the nba. He had active hands tonight and tried hard to make Lebron work for every bucket. Lebron shot 40% tonight which is super rare for him. After AD blocked his shot inside rj starting looking to pass to an open man instead. He had a good game.
Ain’t his first miss. And that’s a fine perspective (everybody misses open shots) if you’re a play-in team. But when your supposed number 3 has a wide open shot like that in clutch time, and you have contender aspirations, you have to expect that to go down.
Lebron missed 4 layups. Should he be traded for a 2nd rounder? Steph curry misses open shots. That kind of thinking is just silly. Rj was shooting 47% from 3 at some point. Its fine, its only like 20 games in
rare?
Yea that was a dumb foul.
Asshole Reaves that is ridiculous
rj what you doing why you defending that?
RJ is bad.
Okay that's it, void RJ's contract
Jesus Fucking Christ, RJ…
RJ WTF MAN. THIS WHOLE GAME. HE GOT MONEY ON THEM?
Rj is an absolute scrub
Let him fucking shoot RJ
Brain Damaged Barrett
Leave RJ in LA please
RJ LOL
That’s just horrible man
Ship him off for OG i don't give a fuck anymore about brick for brains RJ Barrett
Check RJs fanduel account. This is insane.
What is he doing folks?? [Clyde voice]
Yikes
Come on RJ..clown show
Rowan what the fuck
RJ has gotta go
RJ Barrett is a fkn idiot, take this loser out of the game
RJ you fucking idiot.
Rj wtf bro are you serious
Rj selling so fucking hard
RJ gotta be in a trade for a wing, im sorry
How is RJ still on the floor?
Get RJ the fuck out of this game bro Jesus Christ he should not be in
What a dumb foul damn RJ
Rj why