Game thread: New York Knicks @ Denver Nuggets 2/8/2022 9:00pm [Game #55]
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Thibs really messed-up the reliable 2nd unit lineup this season (D.Rose are truly missed) .. The Knicks starters still need an identity, and a NBA plan on how to out-score half of the Knicks opponents, the Knicks starters Defense stinks giving-up 110 pts in 3 quarters tonight .. 36 min inwhich the 2nd unit bench players only played 6 min of !!!
The Knicks missing defensive players tonight (MitchRob, Noel, Grimes, and McBride) has showed us all the non-defensive players in Thibs rotation.
The Knicks top no-effort on the defensive end player were Randle's 35 min of leadership .. Randle should've fouled out within 28 minutes from defending Jokic & Gordon tonight.
The only Knicks player that played relentless defense were Taj Gibson, who fouled out in 27 min !!!
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RJ Barrett (who was still in the game for some reason despite the fact the Knicks were down 17 points with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter on the second night of a back-to-back in Denver after RJ logged 93 minutes in NY?s two previous games) just injured his ankle.
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RJ Barrett (who was still in the game for some reason despite the fact the Knicks were down 17 points with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter on the second night of a back-to-back in Denver after RJ logged 93 minutes in NY?s two previous games) just injured his ankle.
Dark Raider
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Oh No!!!
Play RJ as many minutes as it take. Pad the books in garage time and lie about his defense. This has been going on since his first pro game. Got to make him look good for all of his backer. Because that all they have to justify his existence on the team.
Maybe he could have almost won game with a 3 like he did in the Lakers game. Sorry it was 8 seconds on the clock and it couldn?t have won the game? right????
It unfortunate that some of the Knicks fan have to suffer with this incompetent and stupidity from the F.O. to the Bench.
Play RJ as many minutes as it take. Pad the books in garage time and lie about his defense. This has been going on since his first pro game. Got to make him look good for all of his backer. Because that all they have to justify his existence on the team.
Maybe he could have almost won game with a 3 like he did in the Lakers game. Sorry it was 8 seconds on the clock and it couldn?t have won the game? right????
It unfortunate that some of the Knicks fan have to suffer with this incompetent and stupidity from the F.O. to the Bench.
Worth noting that the only people complaining are the fans and the media. Never heard one Knicks player complain about too many minutes, only complaints from the guys getting too few.
Dark Raider
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Maybe you should read the ?The Players only Meeting? thread.
It might enlighten you on what happens to players that speak up!!
That message was sent right after that meeting.
Randle's apologizing to the Knick FO days before the trade deadline .. Lame
He supposed to apologize by getting the Knicks some wins
The first season coaching the Knicks, Thibs could've used the "it's not my fault, the players aren't good enough" line.
In the 2nd season as the Knicks head-coach, Knicks fans posed to be talking bout how well coach Thibs got Randle, Barrett, and MitchRob performing on the same-page in the starter lineup in their 2nd season. The trio players above has been in the same lineup for 3 seasons.
The Knicks head coach got fans blaming the Knicks starter lineup poor performance this season on the two new Knicks players added to the lineup.
Wake-up Knicks fans .. A lot of NBA contender teams would luv to have Kemba & Fournier in their rotation before the All-Star game.
All the Knicks big problems and weakness from winning games today, were shown consistently in the Knicks postseason games vs Atlanta Hawks.
Taking Payton out of the playoff rotation for 3 games lead to a 0-3 record without Payton.
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C apping their 132-115 blowout loss to the Nuggets, Thibodeau?s decision to reinsert RJ Barrett with 3:50 left down 16, and keep him in until the final minute has backfired.
Barrett sprained his left ankle with 18 seconds left and the club still down 16. Barrett is expected to miss Thursday?s game with the Warriors ? and perhaps a few more. Barrett missed nine games with an ankle sprain his rookie year of 2019-20.
Known for his durability, Barrett didn?t miss a single game last season and only sat out this year for COVID-19 protocols. Last season, he led the NBA in minutes played.
Barrett hobbled off the court Tuesday, got treatment late in the night in Denver and didn?t talk to the press. Meanwhile, Randle stuck up for Thibodeau, though he never said the coach made the right call. Randle said Thibodeau is ?our leader?? and ?I?m just a soldier for him.??
?I?ll let ya?ll debate that,?? Randle said. ?The only thing that matters is what?s in our locker room and what we think as players. Like I said, I got Thibs? back 100 percent. I trust him. And whatever he asks me to do, I?m going to do.??
https://nypost.com/2022/02/09/knicks-rj-barrett-out-for-warriors-matchup-with-ankle-sprain/amp/
Barrett sprained his left ankle with 18 seconds left and the club still down 16. Barrett is expected to miss Thursday?s game with the Warriors ? and perhaps a few more. Barrett missed nine games with an ankle sprain his rookie year of 2019-20.
Known for his durability, Barrett didn?t miss a single game last season and only sat out this year for COVID-19 protocols. Last season, he led the NBA in minutes played.
Barrett hobbled off the court Tuesday, got treatment late in the night in Denver and didn?t talk to the press. Meanwhile, Randle stuck up for Thibodeau, though he never said the coach made the right call. Randle said Thibodeau is ?our leader?? and ?I?m just a soldier for him.??
?I?ll let ya?ll debate that,?? Randle said. ?The only thing that matters is what?s in our locker room and what we think as players. Like I said, I got Thibs? back 100 percent. I trust him. And whatever he asks me to do, I?m going to do.??
https://nypost.com/2022/02/09/knicks-rj-barrett-out-for-warriors-matchup-with-ankle-sprain/amp/