Game Thread: New York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets

It’s so funny how I’ve basically given up on all of the Knicks young players, not so much because I don’t think they’re worth paying attention to, but more because I think the Knicks, with their pursuit of KD and Irving, will likely be trading all of them as soon as possible.

So whether I like Frank or not, it seems like he is almost certainly going to be gone (and so will Knox and DSJ, probably).

A damn shame Frank can’t shoot.

Mudiay threw a nice lob there to DAJ. It was sort of painful watching him dunk though. Barely got it over the rim.

i flipped back to zion but i’m impressed
the boxscore says frank buried a three after airmailing that try from the corner

Watching Jokic post up Knox was like watching a train wreck in real time

It’s obvious the ball movement, player movement, and defense are all better when Frank is on the court. I can’t say for sure if he’s ever going to start hitting 3s at an acceptable rate and finishing a little better at the rim, but he brings so much to the table outside of the boxscore, if someone is patient enough to work with him and wait a few years, they may get a very good all around player.

Yeah, was about to post that. But he has taken 17 shots!

Nice follow from Mitch there. And then a great block on Jokic which was called a foul for no reason.

It’s amazing how groundbound Jokic is. He got the ball in front of the rim and didn’t even jump. He didn’t come off his heels. He just sort of forked it in there. And it doesn’t matter.

Amazing sequence from Robinson. Perimeter block and then runs the floor for the transition dunk. And kept his streak of 2 dunks a game going for 21st game.

I like that Mitch.

Is it physically possible to grow 1/2 inch or more in two months when you are 20 years old?

I swear Frank looks taller than he used to be standing next to a few players. He may be getting close to 6’7″.

Yeah, not ready to give up on Frank. But I do wish we had one of these Nuggets guards instead of him. Or Mudiay. Who is looking more and more likely to be back on some dumb deal.

Frank and Trier may have the most M&A synergies of any teammates ever. They have almost no redundant skills.

I was at the game and barely paying attention, but when I was, really impressed with the Nuggets. They whip the ball around and every shot is a good one. And Jokic somehow manages to slow the game down to his tempo and pretty much does whatever he wants out there.

Tacko probably can’t play in the NBA but it’s really fun to watch him lumber around and dominate college kids

How many 60 pt games is that for him? He had one last year, yes?

How many 60 pt games is that for him? He had one last year, yes?

This is his second…this season!!!

“anyway, again, the beautiful thing about this trade is that we can stop having this argument over and over. Harden is now a primary option, so we can see for ourselves.”

Despite being proven wrong Jon Abbey did not, in fact, stop having that argument over and over again.

Dolan’s Razor dictates that we pick fifth, and that Zion, Ja, Barrett and Culver are the first four picks.

Dolan’s Razor further dictates that we draft Cam Reddish to keep Knoxie and Frank company down there in negative WS48 land

Top ten highest scoring games this season by a player:

1. Harden, 61
1. Harden, 61
3. Walker, 60
4. Harden, 58
4. Harden, 58
6. Harden, 57
6. Harden, 57
7. Aldridge, 56
8. Harden, 54

In-sane.

And this is why Durant might leave $50mm on the table in GS.

I’ll bet you next year he has more of the top ten scoring games than Harden (or anyone).

And Wilt was god mode. In 82 Jordan dropped 3,041 points. Wilt’s high was 4,029. Harden is at 2,517 with 13 games left. These are some fucking rarefied heights.