Comments on: 2022-23 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Jazz

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:23:44 +0000

I think you keep Grimes as the nominal starter. Hart adds too much to the 2nd unit. They get more out of the fast break and need a 2nd ballhandler.

Right now you’re definitely closing with him regardless of who else is in the lineup.

By: JK47

JK47 — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 07:06:40 +0000

I think this team’s Death Lineup, the one that should close out games, is Brunson-Quickley-Hart-Randle-Robinson. That is a pretty balanced lineup, three good defenders in there and three relatively efficient scorers, with two low-usage, high-efficiency guys rounding out the lineup.

I want to see that lineup. I think that lineup could beat some people.

By: Z--man

Z--man — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 04:48:11 +0000

“I feel like Z-man was beating the Kessler drum..?”

You would be correct, rama. More as a trade-down, but really liked him.

By: djphan

djphan — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 04:27:02 +0000

and really all my griping of the hart trade has overshadowed my love for him… he’s like one of my favorite non-stars in the league.. along with tj mcconnell.. positive things happen when he’s out there.. and that gets said alot about some guys but it’s not usually as measurable as it is with hart… he’s like everything landry fields should’ve been….

By: djphan

djphan — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 04:18:29 +0000

grimes is your low usage defender that’s supposed to hit 3s… but he’s not really hitting them now and whether he will do so consistently is still an open question and so i think that’s probably where hart will slot into naturally because he just does what grimes does except better….

starting over rj is an option too since that probably aligns the bench usage issues but the reason that’s not ideal is that it probably puts too much onus on randle and brunson against certain lineups… having 3 guys on the court that’s not eager to shoot is problematic especially in the playoffs…. but if that happens i think IQ should probably slot into Grimes slot to fix that issue…

there’s going to be plenty to figure out in the second half but my money is that Grimes sits in favor of Hart either way….

By: Owen

Owen — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 04:01:17 +0000

Grimes still has a 59% ts%. Or did going into tonight. RJ at 53.3.

Quentin was at 56 in January. And 62 in February including his 0-3.

It doesn’t feel like it right now

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:50:49 +0000

I’m afraid I agree with you, Tasty. Grimes is in a bit of a funk, but nothing like the deep fog that Barrett finds himself in. But Thibs seems to have made his decision clear about which son he loves more.

We’ve all seen this movie, of course. Where the ungrateful son murders his father despite being unfairly coddled.

So there’s that to look forward to, at least…

By: tastycakes

tastycakes — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:41:02 +0000

Hart was a delight! Team looked encouragingly good in crunch time with him on the floor.

McBride is probably not going to get a lot of burn now, and it seems like Grimes and IQ are more likely to lose minutes than RJ, unfortunately.

By: pepper

pepper — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:14:10 +0000

Again..pretty wasted right now…but watching on my phone at a bar…this team…at home…can play with any team except the top 2 ….assuming Randle doesn’t turtle in the playoffs

By: cgreene

cgreene — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:08:05 +0000

That closing lineup just lacks 3 pt shooting. That’s the issue. And yes. Whoever said RJ is more reliable on open 3’s right now. I agree