Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2024.04.18)

By: paul w

paul w — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:39:18 +0000

I have a repaired torn meniscus and any amount of physical activity involving running and even a lot of walking is followed by some degree of pain. It doesn’t go away after a couple days rest. I basically never do not feel my knee. I had to give up being a distance runner – I loved running – and now I do cycling and swimming for exercise.

Now there are enormous differences in the two of us, but I would bet, given Embiid’s huge size, that a day or two of rest is not getting him to 90%, or 80%. He might turn into Jokic and beat us that way, but I really doubt he’s the same guy from earlier in the season that we would have been right to be terrified of.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:04:36 +0000

Winning the Play-In Game definitely gave Embiid time to rest, which sucks.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:26:24 +0000

“Last time the Knicks faced the Sixers in the playoffs, they swept them, then took actual brooms, and swept the court as the Sixers headed to the tunnel.”

I don’t thinks the Knicks of that era were associated with class.

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:10:32 +0000

Last time the Knicks faced the Sixers in the playoffs, they swept them, then took actual brooms, and swept the court as the Sixers headed to the tunnel. 12 year old Donnie was there and still remembers it like it was 35 years ago. I expect the Sixers to remember it, too, and come out hungry to avenge that bush league display of janitorial humiliation. Sixers in 6.

By: Hubert IV

Hubert IV — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 01:14:56 +0000

just as stupid as saying we’re going to sweep them

What’s stupid about it, Swift?

I’m confident we will win game 1. Game 2 will be a little closer but it’s on short rest and I think we’ll maintain home court. Once we’re up 2-0, Embiid will probably be banged up. And we play great in Philly.

By: pagliacci

pagliacci — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:42:18 +0000

This series will probably be decided by how favorable a whistle Embiid gets and how favorable or not a whistle Jalen Brunson gets

Hopefully not because we’d be getting swept

By: JollyRoger

JollyRoger — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:13:18 +0000

This series will probably be decided by how favorable a whistle Embiid gets and how favorable or not a whistle Jalen Brunson gets

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:14 +0000

I’m with you, Alecto. Knicks in 6!

By: The Eminently Bearable Knicksiness of Being

The Eminently Bearable Knicksiness of Being — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:45:49 +0000

I’ve already put a few units on the Knicks winning the series at even money, but we should make a prediction thread before each round to gauge KB sentiment/put our reputation where our mouth is. I’ll start: Knicks in 6. I really wanted to say five, but I think Embiid has one or two monster games in him to extend it out. Otherwise Philly is less impressive than their basketball card suggests.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:34:29 +0000

I’m not just making up Philly’s 10.5 net rating with Embiid.

Hartenstein certainly has his work cut out for him, he has a disappointingly low 10.0 net rating.

Meanwhile OG is at a mediocre 10.9 on the season, but jumps up to a respectable 21.7 on the Knicks.

Brunson should get demoted with his 8.6 net rating.