JK47:
Derrick Rose’s decent play so far with the Knicks has been a mirage. We’re going to look back at this “hey maybe he’s actually pretty good” moment we’re in right now and laugh pretty soon.

that is likely true…but even if he regresses and becomes blind in one eye…he still would have 10x the efficacy of elf freakin payton…

Derrick Rose’s decent play so far with the Knicks has been a mirage. We’re going to look back at this “hey maybe he’s actually pretty good” moment we’re in right now and laugh pretty soon.

Do you mean like: exactly what happened with austin rivers just a few weeks ago?

Seems we are all on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster with this team. Sometimes it can be unsteeling to care too much.

#comfortablynumb…

Alan:
Sigh…

In the “thinking out of the box” pictionary…there will never a a picture of Thibs next to that one…

@MikeVorkunov
Tom Thibodeau doesn’t say the Knicks will play Julius Randle and Obi Toppin together in Mitchell Robinson’s absence, when asked if he’d do it. He does say: “It’s part of what we can do.” And he notes the speed of the bench unit.

+1

I want to believe that No one here likes violence against women, men, kids, animals or plants.
Makin this bball forum tho a Jerry Springer show ain’t helping anti-violence much imo…

Z-man: I don’t think they are useful at all. They are snarky, condescending, accusatory and hyper-provocative, and far beneath his intellectual capacity to engage in this forum. We are clearly way past the point of being unwittingly complicit in anything of this nature.

Maybe you are far past it. I’m not. I think humans are prone to rationalizing things. I’m not above making excuses for things I know are wrong because it’s bothersome to worry about or interferes with pleasure or whatever. I wish I were.

Perhaps I was being too charitable, I don’t know, but I read his post as a prickly prompt to friends to reflect on how quickly we’re all willing to overlook the history of violence when someone becomes identified with our favorite team. I assumed the friendship and respect was a given that softened the accusatory tone, but I can see how it could be read differently.

Unreason:
To clarify, I don’t think people here are apologists. I think posts like THCJ’s are good because they challenge us to question whether we’re unwittingly complicit in allowing those who commit violence against women to be given a free pass.

I don’t think they are useful at all. They are snarky, condescending, accusatory and hyper-provocative, and far beneath his intellectual capacity to engage in this forum. We are clearly way past the point of being unwittingly complicit in anything of this nature.

Z-man: Such a shallow take.

You’re right it was. Felt the need to clarify after I read the posts after his, including yours.