Game Thread: New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons - 2/8/20

[htr10]

Going for a 4 game win streak tonight. RJ returns to the starting lineup. Let?s go Knicks!

 

[htr10]

Harkless doesn?t sound like he will play tonight. When he does play, will be interesting to see how good he is defensively. Supposedly, he is a better defensive player than Morris.

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game-Thread htr10 .... I miss Morris already .. it will be a shame if we cant beat a Drummondless Piston team.
I am not crazy bout clumsy Randle-Handle, nor the inconsistent Bullock, Ellington, and Portis, none have ever showed they are reliable scorers in the 4th quarter or a 2-Way performer in any game in their NBA career.

Half-Time .. Knicks 48 - Pistons 50

 

[Kiyaman]

Harkless doesn’t sound like he will play tonight. When he does play, will be interesting to see how good he is defensively. Supposedly, he is a better defensive player than Morris.

I seen how coach Doc use Harkless in the rotation to win games, I doubt Miller has the same abilities on how to coach Harkless to his strength for a win.

 

[Kiyaman]

Yeah .. Shaq and Barkley are right .. watching Knicks, Cavs , Pistons, and Wizard games show POOR coaching and poor team-performance

End of 3rd Tied at 67

 

[Kiyaman]

RJ and DSJ does not belong in a lineup together .. both are playing like low b.ball IQ players that belong on the bench

 

[Kiyaman]

6 min remaining in the game Knicks 77 - Pistons 84 .... DSJ playing like a BUM, RJ playing LOSS, Portis playing no defense, Randle-Handle playing the same

 

[Kiyaman]

6 min remaining in the game Knicks 77 - Pistons 84 .... DSJ playing like a BUM, RJ playing LOSS, Portis playing no defense, Randle-Handle playing the same

Miller hurried up and took the bums DSJ RJ and Portis out the game to gain a 87-86 lead .. 3 min remain

 

[htr10]

Knicks win by 3. We have a 4 game win streak. Hard to believe, but true.

 

[Kiyaman]

NO Drummond gave MitchRob control over the offensive boards in the 4th qtr. to give the Knicks 2nd chance shots .. Knicks win their 4th game in a row.

 

[htr10]

5 games out of the 8th playoff seed with 29 games to go. Unlikely, but possible given all the teams ahead of us also stink.

 

[Kiyaman]

Without Drummond the Pistons look like they gonna have one of our Isiah's 23 Win Season CTFU - LMAO

If we would've loss this game I was going to BOMB out our coach Miller for playing a slow tempo game putting DSJ over Frank, RJ over Dotson, Bullock over Knox, and not giving Gibson and MitchRob more playing-time against a tired exhausted Piston team that loss a close game last night against OKC 108-101

 

[Kiyaman]

5 games out of the 8th playoff seed with 29 games to go. Unlikely, but possible given all the teams ahead of us also stink.

U right, over half of the teams in the EAST stink .. we should've kept Morris to hustle for the 8th seed, by trading DSJ, Bullock, and Trier in one of the 3 or 4 teams trades

 

[tiger0330]

That Drummond trade was a shocker. They literally got nothing back for him, leading rebounder, shot blocker, 2 time AS should return more than Henson, Knight and a second round pick. Tells you how much traditional centers like him are worth in today's NBA esp ones making 28M.

 

[mafra]

5 games out of the 8th playoff seed with 29 games to go. Unlikely, but possible given all the teams ahead of us also stink.

Unlikely is a nice way to put it... Still, just playing meaningful games in March is a good sign...

Knicks have won four games in a row for the first time since December 2017.

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The Knicks are 13-16 in their past 29 games under Mike Miller. (That's the seventh-best record in the Eastern Conference during this stretch.) The Knicks were 13-69 in their final 82 games under David Fizdale.


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If the Knicks win Sunday night in Atlanta it will be their first 5-game winning streak in 5 years and 11 months.




Maybe Perry did build a playoff roster, but Fiz and MM deal betrayed his vision.

 

[tiger0330]

I'm enjoying the winning and I'm glad to hear comments about the winning streaks. That's how you build a culture, win some games not by losing by playing guys because they're young. I said before the season started, I'd be happy to be competing for a final playoff spot even if we don't get into the playoffs, that would be progress.