We’d be in the thick of the playoff mix instead of a hopeless chase for the 10th seed.

It’s really the definition of “Knicksy”

Knick fan not in NJ: Maybe it’s not a high bar, but McBride’s actual stats this year are worse than Frank’s in his rookie year (see link), so I’m not worrying for no reason.

I wasn’t disputing that. In the big league Deuce has been bad on offense and must get better. What i find odd is the Frank comparison. He can be better than Frank and still be a liability on offense. My bar is higher, or else he’ll be just an end of the bench player, like Frank.

Interesting thing is that we have 2 major rotation pieces likely to come back in the next week or two – Rose and Grimes, not to mention Reddish. Gotta hope that their minutes come at the expense of Burks and Fournier rather than one of the kids.

Interesting what-if, and of course hindsight is 20/20 — what if we had just run it back with last year’s group and trusted the development staff? Meaning no Kemba, no Fournier, and backfilling all those minutes with more Quickley, Deuce, Grimes, and Reddish?

And by the way – Taj Gibson can play on the Knicks until he’s 45 as far as I’m concerned. This is his 5th season in a row with a TS 61+ (although usage has taken a dive), and while it’s a small sample or completely open shots, he’s shooting 39% from 3 this year — the best semblance of a stretch big that we have. All while playing amazing defense. I would be completely ok with S&T of Mitch somewhere (if his asking price is too high), getting some assets back (not sure if Brunson is the guy), and letting Sims/Noel/Taj man the 5 next year.

Re: Brunson – he’ll probably command $20MM+, and not that this should stop us if we really think he’s the guy, but he’s 6’1″ and we already have Quickley, Deuce, Rose, and some day Rokas — and we’ve already learned that probably only 2 small guards can play in the rotation. My sense of Brunson is that he’s a good but not great offensive player and is limited on defense due to athleticism and frame — a tough guy to work around in the playoffs. He’s been great this year playing off Doncic, but the Knicks do not have Doncic.

cybersoze: That is a high bar to clear, i don’t know if he can make it.

Maybe it’s not a high bar, but McBride’s actual stats this year are worse than Frank’s in his rookie year (see link), so I’m not worrying for no reason.

https://stathead.com/basketball/pcm_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=0&player_id1=ntilila01&p1yrfrom=2018&player_id2=mcbrimi01&p2yrfrom=2022

Z-man: Now that Deuce is getting real minutes and even Sims is contributing, I’m okay with it.

Yeah, i agree. And now that i’ve checked the box score, it’d be impossible to lose to a team scoring 77 pts while shooting 13.6% from 3P. Not even OKC or HOU could have done it. LOL

cybersoze:
Wins are good to watch, but i’m getting the sense we’ll regret this at season’s end. I hope not.

I guess. I just can’t imagine Thibs ever throwing in the towel so from the minute he was hired, tanking in any form seemed like an impossibility. Now that Deuce is getting real minutes and even Sims is contributing, I’m okay with it.

Knick fan not in NJ: Let’s hope Deuce is better offensively than Frank was

That is a high bar to clear, i don’t know if he can make it.

And someone who finally draws the bright line between the optimists and pessimists on this great board 🙂