Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2023.04.03)

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:35:29 +0000

Yeah, that’s certainly a possibility, KnickFan. But i hope Thibs doesn’t keep playing Brunson, RJ, IQ, Grimes and JHart a lot of time, for them to get to the playoffs a little fresher. It’s not load management, Donnie, just not playing the usual heavy minutes Thibs asks of them. 😛 So for them to play a little less, we have to play Obi and Deuce a little more. Maybe even keep playing Fournier some minutes, because if we get to a situation where we need shooting during the playoffs, maybe inserting Fournier in the Jamal Crawford role can help us on one or two games that aren’t going our way for our main scorers (Brunson and Randle).

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:59:57 +0000

I hope you are right about Obi. With Barrett out, I would agree with you, but I’m assuming Barrett is returning. Then I’m not sure Obi will get as many minutes as he did last game, where he had 21 points in 33 minutes.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:47:05 +0000

But even if Thibs is still in game 7 mode, with Randle on the sidelines, Obi will have a lot of playing time.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:45:44 +0000

But that’s almost done, GHenman. We need to win one of the two games against Indy and the 5th is ours. That’s because with that win we’d have a better conference record on the Nets, and we’d be tied on head to head and division record. We’ll also be 5th if the Nets lose one of the three games they have against EC teams, even if we lose all three remaining games. So yeah, the games still have a meaning, but we’ll get the 5th one way or the other. Which means Thibs will play the backup team more time, to have them ready for the playoffs. At least that’s what i think will happen.

By: gkhenman

gkhenman — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:24:58 +0000

Getting the 5th seed is very meaningful.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:17:10 +0000

I’m taking the over. I think last game he looked a lot more like the Obi from the end of last season (27 PPG), and the games aren’t meaningful (sorry, Brian 😛) so Thibs will keep him in even if he makes one or two mistakes. Of course, if he plays bad he’s a bad player, and if he plays great it’s because the games aren’t meaningful, so it’s a no-win situation for him. But i hope he plays great and gets some confidence back just in time to help us in the playoffs.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:07:58 +0000

I’m betting the under

By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:01:30 +0000

I will set the over under on Obi’s point total at 64 for the last three games.

Someone wants a proven scorer with that Maple Mamba mentality. Right?

By: Z--man

Z--man — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:49:13 +0000

Andrew Wiggins was signed to a full rookie max extension by our current head coach, who if he was POBO here might have done the same thing with RJ. Point being that RJ’s contract is a significantly smaller percentage of the salary cap than Wiggins’ deal was, and for one less year.

I don’t see it necessarily becoming a “value” contract, but as long as it doesn’t take an unprotected first (that became a 7th pick) to unload it, I can live with it on whatever residual upside hope there still is for RJ. He is very much on a Wiggins trajectory, though.

By: d-mar

d-mar — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:40:07 +0000

College hoops, it’s fantas…. unwatchable