Comments on: 2023-24 Game Thread: Knicks @ Jazz (West Coast Road Trip Opener, which is a thing)

By: Priggie Smalls is the Illest

Priggie Smalls is the Illest — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:52:09 +0000

That line up in for the last possession–Randle, Hart, IQ, DiVo, and Brunson–was a fun one. Would be down for more of that while Mitch is out. With their surplus of SGs/SFs, the Knicks could roll out some interesting 5 out lineups.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:27:27 +0000

Like i said earlier, the only possible excuse for playing Quickley only 18 minutes is the sore knee he’s been dealing with. If it’s not that it’s criminal.

This was old RJ. He couldn’t throw the ball into the ocean. So rather focusing on defense, rebounding, making plays etc… he kept chucking. It’s very frustrating to watch him when he’s acting like he’s some superstar that should keep shooting.

The energy and was not there until the last few minutes.

Missed free throws, dumb ass foul by IHART, a couple of missed calls and we wasted a really good effort from Randle and DDV.

By: Rough

Rough — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:01:27 +0000

Look at the beginning and the end of this game. Utah was ready to fold as soon as you put some pressure on them. But the Knicks did not, with the exception of those two segments

By: Brother Love

Brother Love — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:00:08 +0000

just give me the god damn ball already…it’s funny, when normally “quiet” guys like giannis lose it, they really lose it…

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:57:15 +0000

Everybody failed that particular test except for Quick, Donte, and Randle (and he gets dinged for two brain-dead shot clock violations and holding the ball repeatedly until the rest of his teammates stopped moving and turned into salt statues).

I’d give Quentin a D because while he was 1-4, he didn’t even get a shot until the fourth quarter. And I mean like no touches. That’s at least to some extent on Thibs and his teammates.

By: pepper

pepper — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:55:01 +0000

Yeah…iq is going to want out if this keeps up…

By: Rough

Rough — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:53:16 +0000

Let’s start with playing consistent defense. Having energy, pressuring the ball, communicating, having sharp rotations, anticipating the pass, closing out on 3-point shooters, making second and third efforts, and so on and so forth. They had this for the first 15 games or so. Then it all went downhill. Good D creates advantages for good O, fast breaks, easy points, rhythm.

By: Nicos

Nicos — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:51:50 +0000

How long before Quick asks for a trade? I think no Mitch makes Thibs even more reluctant to play IQ and Brunson together.

By: Downtown Doogie Brown

Downtown Doogie Brown — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:46:13 +0000

What was “our identity,” again? Inconsistency? Not playing the right players at the right times and for the appropriate amounts of minutes? I think we’ve kept our identity just fine.

By: Rough

Rough — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:42:33 +0000

This is a really bad loss, surely one of the worst of this season. It’s much worse that what the score shows. Jazz came in ranked 26th in offensive rating, and 26th in defensive rating out of 30 teams. The Knicks didn’t have it on offense all night, while their defense was once again bad. They really brought it for the first eight minutes, and then the last five minutes when Utah was trying hard to bring them back into the game.

There are several tough games coming up and this team seems to have lost its identity.