Game Thread: New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics 7:30 pm 1/18/2017 [Game#43]

mafra said:

"The Post has learned the stretch provision (spreading out the cap hit over a longer stretch of years for a waived player) still will be in the new CBA. Jackson can use it on the Hell’s Kitchen product this offseason or next."

The article says KP-Melo-Kuz should be the starting front court.

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A frontcourt lineup of "KP-Melo-Kuz" are considered a small-ball lineup that will get out-rebounded by opponents, plus get scored on consistently inside the paint by opponents. Dont get it twisted .. KP is a poor center and weak PF, Melo is a outside scoring PF and the leagues weakest defensive PF, Kuz is a 2 way rookie SF.
All the media sports writers dont watch Knick games like we do .. they just hype up players for the fans.

mafra said:

"The Post has learned the stretch provision (spreading out the cap hit over a longer stretch of years for a waived player) still will be in the new CBA. Jackson can use it on the Hell’s Kitchen product this offseason or next."

The article says KP-Melo-Kuz should be the starting front court.

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I've been mostly down on Noah all season, the team is 5-0 when he doesn't play which I didn't know. If they have to use the stretch provision on him it means we couldn't trade him which will suck. It happened to Josh Smith, Pistons stretched him and now he's playing in China. Noah is a worse case Josh Smith because he gives you nothing 10 ft from the rim on offense.

Looks like we'll get an extended look at the team w/o him with that severe ankle sprain. Maybe the Knicks can get it together w/o him and we can see what we have in WHG and Plum.

Kiyaman said:

This win over the Celtricks explains a lot bout the Knicks as a team .. .

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yea ... it means that the Celtic's blow... ainge has done DICK in the last few drafts... maybe he gets lucky this year with the nets pick (1-4)... but the Celtic's as constructed r a joke

paris401 said:

yea ... it means that the Celtic's blow... ainge has done DICK in the last few drafts... maybe he gets lucky this year with the nets pick (1-4)... but the Celtic's as constructed r a joke

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Celtics are a quality team and have improved every since the arrival of Brad Stevens...they are on pace to have 3yrs in a row rising in the regular season standings. The win yesterday has to be considered a quality win even if say C's weren't on their A game.

What's scary is not so much "the Phil and Melo tanglin and a tusslin never was bromance" but the fact D-Rose bouts ta get his moaney too. No trade clause, plus a trade kicker, max-near max to boot coming up...Man he's future paycheck hungry

Yickity Yikes!