Official '24 NYK playoffs thread, RD1 vs PHI

[polar610]

Refs are trash

 

[8pm at msg]

We need a small ball 4 that can play without the ball and more wings who can shoot

 

[ballinsam23]

We need a small ball 4 that can play without the ball and more wings who can shoot

The obvious lineup here is

Brunson
Grimes
RJ
Hart
Randle

Thibs would never though because he refuses to make any adjustments outside the game plan at all.

 

[Coupé It]

I guarantee you Thibs is in the locker room just saying

“Just keep playing hard, we’ll make a run, don’t worry!”


Man is clueless. He has no counters, he has no answers.

 

[gaiiige]

I’ll know if Thibs is serious or not depending on if he changes the lineup

 

[ballinsam23]

I’ll know if Thibs is serious or not depending on if he changes the lineup

There's a clear ceiling with him as a coach. Even Brunson cant save him.

 

[Canadian Destroyer]

Why did we start chucking 3's once we cut the lead down to 10? A couple drives and fouls would have had us within a few points.

 

[Coupé It]

Spo didn’t even bother to change or tweek his defensive strategy from Game 2.

He knew the Knicks wouldn’t do anything different.

 

[ballinsam23]

Exactly

Spo made 0 adjustments. We're just missing every wide open 3.

 

[Coupé It]

SEE WHAT I MEAN (right on queue)

 

[Coupé It]

It’s NOT about WORK and HUSTLE Thibs…

It’s about YOU

 

[donewithjs]

HGTV it is

 

[ballinsam23]

Thibs still forcing the game plan, forcing it in the paint.

Unbelievable.

 

[gaiiige]

Miami isn’t even playing very good lol. We’re just even worse

 

[dmvisrnb]

Honestly we just can't score unless it's right at the rim. It's as simple as that.

 

[sharpshooter718]

Exposed

 

[joebo21]

wow

 

[the 718 truth]

Wtf

 

[Coupé It]

Miami isn’t even playing very good lol. We’re just even worse

That’s what they do, that’s how they play.

It’s what they did to the Bucks. They didn’t play well against them either.

They just controlled the game with their Defense and relied on their ball movement & Jimmy Butler - and it worked.

That’s there identity.

 

[pr0phecy718]

Just had flashbacks to 97

 

[joebo21]

League is so soft man.. what happened? Literally nothing.. wasting time giving out techs just ****ing play on its the playoffs

 

[ballinsam23]

Why did Randle shoot the tech FT?

 

[harlemtothebronx]

**** Miami.

Just reminded me how I felt about this team in 99.

 

[nick.]

Still not sure why Thibs completely changed the lineups & rotation

 

[JRaW’d]

Bruh wtf is tyler herro on? Lol