Game thread: New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 12:30 1/21/2019 [Game #45]

[Kiyaman]

The Knicks aren't winning many games the rest of the season with arguably the worst roster in the NBA. Logic tells you Perry should do something, trade players, bring up GLeague prospects etc. Breen, Hahn, Harlow talked up Nits constantly on the broadcast and his D but he was still only 4-12 with not one FT attempt. Fiz did give him 30 mins, Nits needs a steady diet of 25-30 min games and a defined role for his development and to find out if he's worth keeping.

How about Fizdale stop playing musical-chairs in the starting lineup and the substitution rotation!
I watch the Knicks TANK several seasons in a row .. I think I learned a lot about how to TANK a season by watching the 23 win season Knicks in two decades. When Fizdale change the starting lineup after the first 4 games into the season, the TANK was on.
Fizdale did not take any time to work at developing the starting lineup before replacing them after the 1-4 start, nor did Fizdale have role-players on the bench to replace the starting lineup (TANK). When the 2nd starter lineup went 2-4 Fizdale started replacing one player at a time out of the starting lineup (TANK). Does this type of coaching look like Fizdale were trying to develop players to win games, or keep players confuse and guessing each game on what teammate will be in my lineup this game???

[tiger0330]

On pace to go 18 - 64. Going to go down to the wire for worst Knicks season of all-time compared with 2014-15 when we went 17 - 65. Hooray for us. This decade has really been something special for us.

I hear you. 17-65 in the PJ reboot, 18-64 in the second year of the Mills reboot. You hope that missing one player Porzingis can make that much of a difference in the roster next year but more likely we are looking at losing many of the guys on the current roster and starting with at least 5 new faces next year. I'm looking for more losing next year as well.

[Kiyaman]

I did like seeing the trio of Frank Dotson and Trier on the court together, Frank & Dotson let Trier do a little play-making hitting MitchRob with the alleyoops, and grabbing 8 dimes for the game. Other than that the Knicks offense/defense STINK in the first quarter by letting OKC grab a 18 point lead to start the 2nd quarter of the game.
Dum-Dum Puppet Fizdale selection of starters were perfectly picked to TANK the Knicks 2018-19 season team ....
1) Kornet's skills are far from being a bigman starter at PF or center (14 minute stretch-5)!
2) Rookie Knox does not belong in the starter lineup being a raw 19 yr old project (24 minute SF)!
3) Timmy show us in every game that his skills does not belong in the starter lineup, hes just a bench scorer (24 minute SG)!
4) The Tier-3 PG Mudiay's skills and low IQ are the 3rd PG a coach use in the rotation (9th man14 minute PG) !!!

[jimkcchief88]

On pace to go 18 - 64. Going to go down to the wire for worst Knicks season of all-time compared with 2014-15 when we went 17 - 65. Hooray for us. This decade has really been something special for us.

I didn’t watch much maybe half of the 4th quarter on NBA TV. It was nice to hear Clyde on the call but that was it. Tank rolls on...