i was a little surprised last night…i don’t think it’s all on giannis…not sure if the issue is with bud, or, specific players not performing well…

Is it really better? Maybe not. Will the Pellies think it’s better? Probably. Plus Boston has other solid young NBA players like Smart and Brown to throw in. They’re not great, but they’re better than two of the worst players in the NBA and Dennis Smith

Stipulating the the Knick’s young players suck other than MR (Knox is a baby and does have legit “potential” and already is 6’10” and can shoot 3’s well) saying Jaylen Brown is a “solid young player” is pushing it. After 3 years in the league playing with primo coaching for a top organization he is still distinctly below league average after playing 5400 NBA minutes. Plus he’s going to get paid at the end of next year. Smart is a nice player who had an outlying year shooting 3’s. Neither of them moves the needle much.

And what’s the point of getting AD on Boston if you have to send Tatum, Smart and Brown as well as a gaggle of low first round picks picks? To play with a crippled G Hayward and an old Al Horford? Good luck with that….

Will the Warriors still impress you if they beat the Raptors instead of the Bucks?

Probably not. What it would mean is that I overrated the Bucks. If they lose to these Raps, they’re simply not a great team. Or Budz is not a great coach.

That defensive scheme of “build a wall” vs. GA is giving them fits. One advantage Toronto has over GSW is that they’re longer. But Draymond is a GOAT-level defender…

But if we have to add Mitch, for me it’s no deal. And even though I think you have to trade 3 for AD if it’s there, there’s still a big part of me would like to see us just draft RJ and run a young team out again best year.

Given none has stuck into a second contract and all except the last couple are journeymen, does this a) tell us that all-rookie selections tell us little or b) that we suck beyond measure at developing young players?

Bit of both I suspect – but there’s a good chance Mitch is the best of the lot so if ever we were going to stick with a guy keyboard it be now.

Boston’s 14, 20 and 22 this year and Memphis’s 2020 unprotected along with Tatum? Is that really better?

Is it really better? Maybe not. Will the Pellies think it’s better? Probably. Plus Boston has other solid young NBA players like Smart and Brown to throw in. They’re not great, but they’re better than two of the worst players in the NBA and Dennis Smith

It’s rough because whoever goes through will be exhausted against the super rested fully healthy Warriors, which should probably mean there’s very little chance of an upset. But at least we’re going to get a very exciting eastern finals!

Yeah, I think O’Quinn would be a great vet minimum guy next season. He was one of the guys I think we discussed a while ago as viable vet minimum pick-ups among this year’s free agent crop if the Knicks got KD and KI.