Comments on: 2022-23 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Nets – Seven Nation Army?

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:38:08 +0000

This is such an unfamiliar feeling, to wake up in a morning where the Knicks are legitimately good for the first time in my adult life.

It’s kind of messed up really but I am pretty happy about it.

Also, yes, Doc is the worst

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:23:48 +0000

but the Celtics, that was a full-strength Celtics team and they just roundly defeated them. That was really, really impressive. The Celtics had no answer for Mitch and Brunson in that game (and IQ was amazing, as well).

I wouldn’t say full strength as the Celts were missing Jaylen Brown, but it was a very impressive win as they didn’t stand a chance all game. And it was very good to see Mitch dominating RWIII, one more C from the list that is (was?) ahead of Mitch to the Mitch doubters. After the max Cs of the league, i think Mitch is right there and can go against any of them and win the battle (and sometimes lose, of course). And this is big, no pun intended, because a lot of our defense relies on the C play. But for God sake, learn how to make some FTs, young man.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:14:16 +0000

Agreed, Alan. But in 2020-21 i think we got carried away because we made it to 4th and thought we should have won the 1st round. That is not a sound thinking because the 4th-5th series is obviously leveled. If we add to that at the time we only had Randle to take the responsibility to carry the team and now we have him and Brunson, it’ll be harder to game plan against us, you can’t always double and sometimes triple team Randle as Atlanta did back then. The rest of the cast probably would blowout hard the rest of the cast from 2020-21. Mitch and especially Quick are much improved from that season. The Hart brothers are great over Noel/Burks and Grimes is better than Bullock if he don’t regress in the playoffs. Unfortunately RJ and Obi are the same as back then. But yeah, this is a much better team and if we lose in 6 at the very worst and we put up a fight in all of the games and be in the game till the end, i’ll be happy with this season.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:05:29 +0000

In reply to Alan.

They’re definitely playing better than the Empty Arena season. Brunson is the big difference. He gives them a sustainability that the Empty Arena team didn’t have. That team was way too reliant on Derrick Rose having a dead duck bounce. Brunson is reliable. That Celtics win was huge. It is great to kick the Nets and the Pellies’ asses when they’re spiraling, but the Celtics, that was a full-strength Celtics team and they just roundly defeated them. That was really, really impressive. The Celtics had no answer for Mitch and Brunson in that game (and IQ was amazing, as well).

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:58:03 +0000

This is such a strange feeling. Where the empty gym season felt somewhat fluky, this feels real and solid. At the same time, the East as a whole is substantially better than in 20-21, and I wouldn’t be shocked at all if we get bounced in the first round. But at minimum, it’s nice to have become the proverbial Team No One Wants To Play.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:49:51 +0000

Is OKC tanking again (0-5 after the ASG, astute use of SGA)? This must be the final season the let go by design, right?

I think the answers are yes and yes. They are really close to the 5th spot (Orlando). 10.5% chances to get Wemby and 21% chances to get Wemby or Scoot. They could possibly get to the play-in, but probably needing to win 2 games to be in the playoffs. I don’t think that justifies missing on a generational talent.
Just imagine if they get Wemby? They’ll have 2 great guards that can play 1 to 3 easily, in Giddey and Shai, and 2 great bigs that can play PF or C and stretch the floor in Chet and Wemby. At this point you only need a good defender, maybe throw some picks to get Simmons? And if all works as projected, that looks like a dinasty. Let’s hope they don’t get to this point, but i think it’s worth a try. And then next year they’ll switch to win now mode and go on with whatever prospect they were able to draft.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:21:47 +0000

In reply to Max.

Watching Thybulle thrive in Portland, is Doc just, like, the worst now?

By: Max

Max — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:33:54 +0000

No Lakers win is a good thing 🙂

Is OKC tanking again (0-5 after the ASG, astute use of SGA)?
This must be the final season the let go by design, right?

Sooner or later they must use their trove of assets to do “something”, I don’t know, a play-in game, a run for the 6th seed, something for those poor fans…

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:04:41 +0000

In reply to JK47.

The 49-win watch is back on!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 05:03:46 +0000

In reply to Z–man.

Nice win by the shorthanded Lakers!

Crazy nice win!