Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2023.12.20)

By: JK47

JK47 — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:36:20 +0000

How do you defend anybody if the backcourt is Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell? I like Spida but there are some pretty obvious issues of fit there.

By: TNFH

TNFH — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:27:16 +0000

I would say it’s far from obvious RJ had the superior playoffs. His efficiency was obviously better, but his usage was a lot lower.

In other words, he low ceiling hustle bunnied his way to a better TS%.

By: pepper

pepper — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:16:33 +0000

Put this thread out of it’s misery…get that game thread going

By: Lil' Penny

Lil' Penny — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:08:00 +0000

I don’t even think RJ sucks, he’s just clearly not as good as Donovan Mitchell. Please stop posting here.

Seriously, dude — no one ever said he was. Literally ever. Why do you lose your shit over this stuff?

RJ Barrett isn’t as good as Donovan Mitchell. Happy now?

By: DRed

DRed — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:04:13 +0000

I don’t even think RJ sucks, he’s just clearly not as good as Donovan Mitchell. Please stop posting here.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:49:07 +0000

I don’t buy the more volatility strategy for NBA playoff games. The chances are at best 50% for the volatility gods to be in your favor in your first playoff series. The next series chances are similar so you have a 50% times 50% chance of both series going your way or 25%. Extrapolating to four series your chances are one in sixteen. And all this is assuming that the volatility swings are big enough to win four games of a series, which won’t be the case many times. I just don’t see it. It’s much more likely the volatility gods will cause you to crash out ignominiously. It’s much better to just be reasonably good, play hard and see if the other gets injured or has a bad streak. Of course, if you just want to win one play-in game volatility could get you there.

By: Lil' Penny

Lil' Penny — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:45:49 +0000

Or people could not cite inefficient pointzzz scored by another guy just to obsessively try to show that Barrett sucks. That’s probably a better and easier idea.

By: DRed

DRed — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:35:40 +0000

oh you don’t care about points, you like RJ for his robust non-scoring game? wow, so enlightened, unlike those stupid kinckerbloggers. you should find a site with a bunch of guys as brilliant as you to post on

By: Lil' Penny

Lil' Penny — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:29:04 +0000

So the question remains on Spida:

If he was moved on from by his team because of playoff underachievement, and had yet another playoff whiff so bad that he was clearly outplayed in the playoff season by a guy who sucks … then why do I want him?

(We don’t even need to get into the TS/2PT% clogged lane turfing issue.)

By: Director NYC

Director NYC — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:26:45 +0000

Not sure why OG is so expenive now

I get that but how much would anyone pay for an OG rental, – if he tells you point blank, “I’m signing with NY in July”?

I’m usually pretty good at figuring out player value and mock trades but I have no idea what RJ’s value around the league might be.

I get the exact value uncertainity too…Leon got two 2nds for Obi. Even if he gets one pick for RJ. It’s still a free OG + one 2RP.

CAA meddling is why Dolan hired Leon. This is a plus. Massai is the fool here.