Game thread: New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Lakers 2/5/2022 8:30pm [Game #53]
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mafra
Legend
Then Arica drains the 3?. When Ariza outplays your big 75 million dollar free agent acquisition?. We?ll, Leon Rose ? you officially on the hot seat. Kemba and Evan have been worst case scenario awful
Free agent acquisitions?.
Re-sighing Noel, AB, and giving Randle the extension? just an awful inaugural free agency period for the former agent. It couldn?t have gone any worse for Rose and certainly doesn?t inspire hope he?ll be better this time.
Free agent acquisitions?.
Re-sighing Noel, AB, and giving Randle the extension? just an awful inaugural free agency period for the former agent. It couldn?t have gone any worse for Rose and certainly doesn?t inspire hope he?ll be better this time.
Dark Raider
Starter
Correct not 2 guys!!
Just one!!
Now Why did they lose this game?
Why are they losing?
It is making those around you better!!
That leadership!!
That Transformative!!
That Moving the Needle!!
Did you hear what they said about letting RJ have a game like this. It embarrassing for the Lakers. They the announcer know this. Think about it!!
I showed zero emotion in our offseason these past couple summers. We got Kemba 3yrs too late, Evan never showed much other than the fact he?s a tease, Burks has been an underachiever his entire career plus he?s made of glass, Noel much the same he only looks solid if he?s on a good team
I did want Thibs but I also advocated getting Monty Williams and spoke on how great of a person he is besides a coach
I just wanted us to develop youth for 2-3yrs until we established a core, instead we always feel like we?re one move away from becoming a dynasty. Can?t stand this team honestly
mafra
Legend
Tough to like or enjoy them or the franchise, HC it all starts with that dolt Dolan!
Rose and Perry have never built a winner, so I don?t have hope they?ll build a contending roster.
Good news is we might be heading towards lottery again, where we might luck out. We are due. But, adding talent is best thing.
RJ now has a game-winning 3 at the buzzer and a game-tying 3 at the buzzer. Banking equity for the future.
Problem is? who?ll Fix this? These guys actually signed Kemba and Evan over DeRozan.
Rose and Perry have never built a winner, so I don?t have hope they?ll build a contending roster.
Good news is we might be heading towards lottery again, where we might luck out. We are due. But, adding talent is best thing.
RJ now has a game-winning 3 at the buzzer and a game-tying 3 at the buzzer. Banking equity for the future.
Problem is? who?ll Fix this? These guys actually signed Kemba and Evan over DeRozan.
What I?ve learned over the yrs being a fan of this team, not to get excited over anything we do. I think it?s one of the many things concerning our fans base making us out to be goofballs. We tend to STAN way too much
Look I think we all know the franchise needs work every season. When we make moves I hope going forward we truly take time to examine them and if they truly make sense
Not sure what to think concerning Dolan as of today, I rather look at the individuals who have more of a day-to-day impact of results on the court
I?m looking for moves that are rooted in a ?standard? and not superficial nor artificial
Me too .. Me too .. The Knicks past/presence FO does hit the negative-emotion in fans, very rarely does the Knicks FO decision-making send a positive-emotion to Knicks fans. However, we did receive a season of positive-emotion when the Knicks FO traded for D.Rose last season.
Me myself, I live by the rule of Build or Destroy, and solutions are the idea of a problem.
I thought, hiring Woodson & Thibs for the Knicks head coaching job were a huge improvement to the Knicks past coaching staff. And for one season the two coaches won the COY.
I thought the two head coaches came as a package.
Today Knicks without coach Woodson the past 53 games look lost all season.
I too, wish we would've hired Monty Williams for head coach if I knew Woodson would only spend one season.
The Knicks offseason signing, beside D.Rose, the rookie Grimes were the Knicks best signing.
The Knicks had the $$$, and a successful season under the COY, and a all-star player to tempt two or maybe 3 NBA starter FA players (PG-Dinwiddle & SF-Derozan) to sign as Knicks starters.
Dinwiddle veteran leadership & Derozan veteran scoring would've fit well in a starter lineup having RJ Barrett, Randle, and MitchRob.
The only two FA players the Knicks FO were supposed to re-sign are D.Rose leadership on the young-core players, and Reggie Bullock's hustle-chemistry with Randle & Barrett.
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The two players (Barrett/Randle) performance has showed repeatedly over & over for 3 seasons they are not CLOSERS! Or first or second option on offense going down the stretch. Their poor decision making, or poor FT shooting, or their turnovers, or their poor defensive habits has loss more Knicks game than they won.
Tonight, the two players combine to take 50 FG shots, and could not pull out a win after having a 21 pt lead vs the Lakers.
If you don't know .. for the past 3 seasons the two players mention has been taking 80% of the Knicks FG shots in the final 6 minutes of a game. Winners pull wins, and the Knicks record (24-29) says the two players are not winners, plus being 2-8 in our last 10 games prove the two players performance are average NBA role-players given the green light every game.
skisloper1
Benchwarmer
Looking back at this game, we really did well when the Lakers had Westbrook on the court and once Vogel benched Russ, that?s when Lakers took over.
Westbrook huge liability now. If any team trades for him, it better be as a salary dump where the team that gets him gets a bunch of other assets in return.
The small number of Knicks fans clamoring online for us to trade for Westbrook can go be Nets fans or something at this point. It would be extremely stupid for us to pursue.
Westbrook huge liability now. If any team trades for him, it better be as a salary dump where the team that gets him gets a bunch of other assets in return.
The small number of Knicks fans clamoring online for us to trade for Westbrook can go be Nets fans or something at this point. It would be extremely stupid for us to pursue.
mafra
Legend
After an epic battle, the King had some praise for RJ
Via Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News:
?I was like, ?Absolutely,?? James said. ?So, I?ve been knowing him quite a while. I followed him throughout those last few years of high school and obviously off to Duke and now as a Knick. So, he?s young, and you?re gonna have your bumps and bruises throughout the course of your career. When you?re young, you?re figuring out the game; you?re figuring out the speed; you?re figuring out the tempo and things of that nature. But I think he?s handled it extremely well, especially being in New York ? it?s a different light and a different heat when you play for the Knicks, and I think he?s handled it extremely well.?
Via Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News:
?I was like, ?Absolutely,?? James said. ?So, I?ve been knowing him quite a while. I followed him throughout those last few years of high school and obviously off to Duke and now as a Knick. So, he?s young, and you?re gonna have your bumps and bruises throughout the course of your career. When you?re young, you?re figuring out the game; you?re figuring out the speed; you?re figuring out the tempo and things of that nature. But I think he?s handled it extremely well, especially being in New York ? it?s a different light and a different heat when you play for the Knicks, and I think he?s handled it extremely well.?