Comments on: Game Thread: Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks

By: Stratomatic "In economic terms, the Knicks are in a double dip recession"

Stratomatic "In economic terms, the Knicks are in a double dip recession" — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 03:58:18 +0000

Rose is playing the best ball he’s played in years. Supposedly this was the first off season he was 100% healthy and could work on his game coming into pre-season in a very long time.

By: danvt

danvt — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:48:17 +0000

Watching DRose play the Celtics. He’s so good going to the hoop. Is he better this year? Still a minus defender? Doesn’t seem to move the ball. But has he found himself as a non max pg off the bench?

By: danvt

danvt — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:45:12 +0000

In a perfect world I’d love to hang on to FN until he makes it or flames out. I’m sensitive to how we never sign any of our draft picks to second contracts. Also, I remember an interview with Tony Parker wondering if NYK will be patient with him.

So, I’m glad I’m not the GM, but right now I’d be tempted to use him as sweetener for someone to take Lee or Hardaway. He seems to be the odd man out right now and I like our other kids better.

Again, if not for those bad deals I’d be down to hang on to him muck or nettles but there’s a good chance he’s superfluous and might net us some cap relief.

By: alsep73

alsep73 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:31:16 +0000

I do not recall a single game where he has looked like an NBA player let alone a lottery pick.

He’s had a couple of other non-terrible ones where he scored in the mid-high teens on a good FG%, or when he rebounded and got to the line a bunch. In those he at least looked like he could grow into a role player. But this was far and away his best game.

By: Knick fan not in NJ who thinks our rookies will lead us to a lousy lottery pick in 2019

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:29:24 +0000

Yes, and they also seemed to adjust their defense after atimeout called because Milwaukee kept getting open looks on the perimeter.

By: nicos

nicos — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:26:55 +0000

Big difference tonight as opposed to the last two: the Knicks actually reset the offense (even multiple times on the same possession) when they got shut down rather than just forcing up weak jumpers. Both Trier and Mudiay did a nice job of that.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:24:18 +0000

I’m also not really worrying about the Knick’s draft position. If the Knicks have shown anything it’s that they are better at non-lottery picks. The lower the pick the better.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:22:30 +0000

Glad to see Knox play well. I do not recall a single game where he has looked like an NBA player let alone a lottery pick.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:21:17 +0000

Fizdale has been rotating through who he benches. I wouldn’t read too much into Frank not playing. Sure it has to do with his play in part, but I have no doubt that Fizdale will bring him back in once he gets his head on right again.

By: alsep73

alsep73 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:17:58 +0000

Vorkunov:

David Fizdale on the Frank Ntilikina DNP: “Coach’s decision… None of them are ever in the dungeon… I will come back to him.” References Dotson as an example of how players go in and out of the rotation.

In another tweet:

Fizdale says he had been giving Ntilikina the first look over Dotson in previous games. Tonight he went with Dotson first, who played well and so Fizdale stuck with him. So you can infer that Fizdale looking at Ntilikina as a wing, not a PG here. Dotson had 21 in 33 minutes.