New York Knicks vs the Bumstown Smelldicks!

mafra

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Walker, who was traded away by the Celtics this offseason, said he spent time with his former teammates after the contest. He said it wasn't weird playing against them in his first game as a Knick.

"Maybe if I was somewhere else it would've been weird," Walker said. "But being that I'm with the home team, nah, it wasn't weird. I just felt like everybody just kind of had my back, you know? My teammates, the city, the fans, everybody. It wasn't weird. I have a lot of love for those guys. You could see it before the game. I have a great relationship, man.

"I just came from the locker room with those guys, talking to those guys. Those are my brothers. Those are my brothers. Over the last two years, we became really close. So, for me being on a different team, it's not going to change anything."

The feelings were mutual from the other side.

"That's my guy, man," said Brown, whose 46 points were the most ever scored by a Celtics player in a season opener, surpassing Hall of Famers Paul Pierce and Bob Cousy (35 apiece). "Can't say enough good things about Kemba Walker. He's just one of those guys that you like to be around, man.

"Kemba was great for me and my time in Boston. He was warm, he was accepting, he allowed me to be myself. Some guys get envious or things like that. Not Kemba Walker, man. So, I'm very grateful for the time I spent and things I got to learn. It was great sharing the floor with him. I'm happy for him being in his hometown. I said hello to his family -- his mom was at the game -- so it was great."
 

mafra

Legend
Tatum shot 3-10 in first half and 4-20 in second half. Feel bad for him bc some people said RJ can?t defend so he thought he was gonna eat all night yesterday?

On the defensive side of things, with the Knicks without Reggie Bullock and Elfrid Payton this season, Barrett's prowess on that end will be even more important.

"That's what I'm here for," Barrett told MSG. "Two-way player, always wanna be a two-way player. I'm gonna do that. I'm gonna be here guarding everybody every single game. Just trying to prove and show that I can really be that two-way player for this team."
 

KingCharles34

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RJ has such a great attitude. This team aint playing, and i love seeing how much Obi has improved. I dont think Nerlins will be playing as much this year

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Damn i need to change my name again
 

mafra

Legend
Thanks to Obi? I think we see an increase in pace (fast breaks = easy buckets)

?It was Obi I think who changed the pace of the game,? Kemba Walker said after the game. ?He?s a special talent. He can really run. He can get out in the open floor.?

Few men Toppin?s height (6?9?) and weight (220 pounds) can move as he does, and he?s finally understanding that edge he holds and using it to his advantage, sprinting ahead of Boston?s defense several times to create easy baskets.
 

rady

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Damn i need to change my name again

Hahaha, this one didn't last too long :)

Can't believe i forgot about the game, thanks for the thread chief! Not sure what to think of Kemba hanging out with the other team after the game, the Celtics were supposed to be our enemy. I do admit however that in the past couple of years i started to really un-hate that squad and mostly because of Brown, Tatum and Walker. So i kinda have unwanted mixed feelings about this episode.
 

KingCharles34

All Star
Hahaha, this one didn't last too long :)

Can't believe i forgot about the game, thanks for the thread chief! Not sure what to think of Kemba hanging out with the other team after the game, the Celtics were supposed to be our enemy. I do admit however that in the past couple of years i started to really un-hate that squad and mostly because of Brown, Tatum and Walker. So i kinda have unwanted mixed feelings about this episode.

Haha that is true. I probably should have known but it may take me a week or two to figure out who my favorite player is. Its tough to say at the moment

Surprisingly im with you on the Celtics. I just try not to hate anything or anyone these days but i like a few players on their team like Kemba a year ago, Jaylen Brown, Robert Williams

I would never root for anyone against the Knicks and im a knicks fan til they bury me
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Hahaha, this one didn't last too long :)

Can't believe i forgot about the game, thanks for the thread chief! Not sure what to think of Kemba hanging out with the other team after the game, the Celtics were supposed to be our enemy. I do admit however that in the past couple of years i started to really un-hate that squad and mostly because of Brown, Tatum and Walker. So i kinda have unwanted mixed feelings about this episode.

Wsup Rady .. It's nice to see you added ur 2 cents to the game thread, you had a brother worried last night when u didn't put up our season opener game thread.
Kemba owe the Celtics guards big-time for adjusting his performance in the Olympics game the offseason before he played 1 game as a Celtic.
Truth be told, I always looked at Kemba on the Charllotte Hornets as a ISO shoot-first PG who shouldn't be on the court the final 5 min of a game. I was so happy when Thibs put D.Rose in the game for over-time. Yes! The first overtime had me weary.

Most importantly we won but there were several things I did not like. We did not start the game well (as usually) or finish the game well either. We did not start the game with any defensive intensity and it did looked like a Mike D'Antoni team just launching 3's and not getting back on defense. That needs to change!
We couldn't do much about Jaylen D.Brown's 3 from the logo but that last 3 given up to Smart was unacceptable! We gotta get better on D, and play smarter!

But Big Props to the team for moving from the 3 min collapse, and getting the double OT win. I'll be honest I didn't think we'd win it in OT. Fournier was amazing! He look to be the Perfect sidekick for Randle if he could stay consistent. Randle played like a MVP monster in the first game. A little too munch ISO and hero ball but well played.
We cant forget how RJ defended Tatum all game. I never seen RJ defend so well like he did tonight and in the preseason games. Outstanding! And holy crap how much better is Obi! He just energized the entire team! Very few bigs can match his speed and athleticism! Thibs must get this kid as many minutes as possible this season!
MitchRob played a solid game..
My only complaints aside from the team D to start the game was Kemba (too many defensive lapses), and my energy player IQ (bad shot selection) gave decent effort on D..

Overall, good win to start the season! We Gotta win all our home games this season!
 

tiger0330

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Wsup Rady .. It's nice to see you added ur 2 cents to the game thread, you had a brother worried last night when u didn't put up our season opener game thread.
Kemba owe the Celtics guards big-time for adjusting his performance in the Olympics game the offseason before he played 1 game as a Celtic.
Truth be told, I always looked at Kemba on the Charllotte Hornets as a ISO shoot-first PG who shouldn't be on the court the final 5 min of a game. I was so happy when Thibs put D.Rose in the game for over-time. Yes! The first overtime had me weary.

Most importantly we won but there were several things I did not like. We did not start the game well (as usually) or finish the game well either. We did not start the game with any defensive intensity and it did looked like a Mike D'Antoni team just launching 3's and not getting back on defense. That needs to change!
We couldn't do much about Jaylen D.Brown's 3 from the logo but that last 3 given up to Smart was unacceptable! We gotta get better on D, and play smarter!

But Big Props to the team for moving from the 3 min collapse, and getting the double OT win. I'll be honest I didn't think we'd win it in OT. Fournier was amazing! He look to be the Perfect sidekick for Randle if he could stay consistent. Randle played like a MVP monster in the first game. A little too munch ISO and hero ball but well played.
We cant forget how RJ defended Tatum all game. I never seen RJ defend so well like he did tonight and in the preseason games. Outstanding! And holy crap how much better is Obi! He just energized the entire team! Very few bigs can match his speed and athleticism! Thibs must get this kid as many minutes as possible this season!
MitchRob played a solid game..
My only complaints aside from the team D to start the game was Kemba (too many defensive lapses), and my energy player IQ (bad shot selection) gave decent effort on D..

Overall, good win to start the season! We Gotta win all our home games this season!
Nice assessment Kiya, don?t remember you ever being so positive about our boys. Wasn?t a perfect game, they should have won in regulation and one of the most seasoned Knicks Kemba made 3 ugly mistakes that almost gave away the game. You expect more from a 10 year vet and I would have preferred DRose close the deal over Kemba, way better defender along with him being a better offensive player as well. RJ and Obi continue to impress. JR another AS year for him. Fournier 32 points tying Bullocks career game high and scored 4 pts tonight in a Hawks rout of the Mavs. No one thinking the Knicks are going to make much noise with pundits like Chris Broussard saying Knicks will not make it out of the first round, I think they can prove them wrong. Great start to the NBA season.
 

RunningJumper

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Hahaha, this one didn't last too long :)

Can't believe i forgot about the game, thanks for the thread chief! Not sure what to think of Kemba hanging out with the other team after the game, the Celtics were supposed to be our enemy. I do admit however that in the past couple of years i started to really un-hate that squad and mostly because of Brown, Tatum and Walker. So i kinda have unwanted mixed feelings about this episode.
I'm surprised that I'm not the only one on here who likes that squad in some way. I like Tatum, but that first game he was settling a lot and was off. Could have been Barrett's defense on him being that good though. I knew Brown was good, but was really impressed with him this game. Tatum has the kind of game that made/makes me think he's going to be one of the top stars in the NBA, and maybe he will be, but if this game by Brown is a sign of things to come, that team could be scary.
 
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