Comments on: Game Thread 2023-24 Knicks @ Trailblazers: OG Against a Bad Team Opener, which is kind of a thing

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:58:27 +0000

With all the injuries that we’ve had to major players, we’re still on a 48-win pace. When you think of it in those terms, we’ve got a pretty damn good team.

I’ve been saying for a while now that all they needed to do was get OG healthy, and they were going to start winning, like, every game again. The Brunson/OG combo is just so lethal, because suddenly the team (which was already pretty darn good on defense) becomes a defensive monster (and that’s without Mitch in the paint. Can you even imagine an OG/Mitch combo on defense? That, by the way, seems to be something that the Knicks privately are very much looking forward to themselves, so I think Mitch is getting his starting gig back whenever he’s fully healthy. Not saying that in a “He deserves it” sense, but more a “This just seems to be their plan” sense), and obviously Brunson is already an offensive monster, and now you have OG at the 4 on offense? It’s just such a well-designed team right now. If those two dudes stay healthy, they are going to win so many fucking games, and be a real tough out in the playoffs.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:51:17 +0000

For some reason, I’d really like 50 wins. It’s just a nice round number

By: pepper

pepper — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:21:32 +0000

https://nypost.com/2024/03/15/sports/knicks-win-over-trail-blazers-has-touch-of-og-anunoby-concern/

By: Downtown Doogie Brown

Downtown Doogie Brown — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:50:39 +0000

With all the injuries that we’ve had to major players, we’re still on a 48-win pace. When you think of it in those terms, we’ve got a pretty damn good team.

By: gkhenman

gkhenman — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:50:31 +0000

Not an easy win, but I’ll take it. Every game is big at this point… I would like to see OG wearing a full sleeve with some padding on that elbow… I thought Monica did well tonight… She definitely prepares well and she and Breen had good chemistry.

By: Rough

Rough — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:21:25 +0000

It’s not that we had a good game. We didn’t. Our defense seemed fine for stretches but it’s tough to judge based on this game. Whatever Portland put on the floor tonight didn’t seem able to beat any team. We only had two players as bad as Portland’s roster. That would be Bogey and Burks. Thankfully, they didn’t play a lot. I don’t understand, by the way, why Bogey, who is slower than a 95-year-old grandma, keeps driving to the basket almost every time he gets the ball. Anyways. We got a favorable whistle tonight and it was the first time I saw Brunson being treated by the refs like an all-star that he is. Well, we got the W and this is what matters. Three tough games coming up.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:19:01 +0000

Take the win and never discuss this game again. Goodnight!

By: pepper

pepper — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:18:32 +0000

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39735360/yankees-gerrit-cole-need-tommy-john-surgery

phew

hope cashman has scott boras on speed dial…time to get snell

By: pepper

pepper — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:17:39 +0000

DDV has been pretty awful for 5 games in a row.

reversion to the mean can be painful

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:16:58 +0000

DDV has been pretty awful for 5 games in a row.

He’ll be better next year after we trade for Mikal Bridges and make DDV the 6th man. 🤫