Official '24 NYK playoffs thread: east semifinals vs Indy

[johnnyredstorm]

Knicks protesting the game. NBA needs to do the right by thing and give us OT back.

 

[njavier03]

Knicks protesting the game. NBA needs to do the right by thing and give us OT back.

at this point, i dont want these guys to play any more minutes than needed. Thibs can single handedly ruin a promising post season.

 

[pr0phecy718]

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Deuce wanted that tomahawk

 

[biggie62]

Deuce needs legit backup minutes.

 

[don ramon]

20 pts for brunson in the 1s tquarter is pretty nuts

 

[throwback1718]

what the hell was that Jacob Toppin?

 

[airmax1fanatic]

the lack of good centers destroying the knicks

 

[8pm at msg]

Orlando has been a tough match up this season

 

[johnnyredstorm]

How many open shots does burks need to miss

 

[ballinsam23]

Hopefully we catch our momentum again after all star break. What a buzzkill

 

[pr0phecy718]

At least we're not the nets

 

[you go boy]

We just need the team to be healthy again... with randle, og and hart we are elite... imagine if mitch is back to... once the guys get healthy again burks needs to be buried on the bench similar to fournier

 

[pr0phecy718]

I'm curious whats been Burks net rating. I feel like it's worse than RJ

 

[don ramon]

glad this is over. hope everyone can recoup and get past the injuries
shows how integral randle and especially brunson are

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Burks PER has to be negative. I’ve never seen a player worse than him.

 

[Coupé It]

Couldn’t watch last night but this just goes to show you how great OG is.

Look at our team since he’s been out. Damn

 

[Coupé It]

Orlando has been a tough match up this season

I’ve been telling the NBA thread to watch out for them. They’re here.

It’s no coincidence that RJ was traded after we last played in Orlando.

 

[keko jones]

I'm holding back from criticizing Burks for now, but it's really challenging. I didn't feel any regret when they decided to part ways with him. The team was struggling, and Burks seemed to have the green light to shoot regardless of his efficiency. It wasn't about playing winning basketball; it felt like he was just accumulating meaningless stats, occasionally delivering a highlight-worthy game-winning shot. It's becoming apparent that he's more focused on his personal stats than on finding open teammates. What's even more frustrating is the unsuccessful attempt to make him a point guard or primary ball handler; he simply couldn't perform in those roles. I wish he approached the game with a different mentality, but as it stands, it seems like he deserves the same treatment as Fournier.

 

[dmvisrnb]

All these losses prove to me is that as good as Brunson is, no player can win anything without the help of a supporting cast. 20 in the 1st, but we lose by 20. This is exactly what everyone hated on Melo for, yet it's exactly what happens when you have no one around you. We were still smashing teams without Randle. The real game changer is OG. Without him, the defense is pedestrian.

 

[you go boy]

I don't even think the trade for OG was because of RJ...imo it was cuz Mitch went out and the defense hasn't been the same since he's been injured... so the trade for OG was to replace what Mitch did was hold the defense down...now that both are injured you can see the team is just not as good defensively and it doesn't help that Ihart is not out there as well...

 

[johnnyredstorm]

It’s not even just OG, it’s been downhill without Hartenstein. We have no rim protection. No rebounding. It’s just Precious out there trying to stop everyone.

 

[pr0phecy718]

 

[pr0phecy718]

 

[Coupé It]

It’s not even just OG, it’s been downhill without Hartenstein. We have no rim protection. No rebounding. It’s just Precious out there trying to stop everyone.

Yes it was a “perfect” storm of ****.

The good thing is it happened now tho. The other good thing are players are getting rest.