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  • Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Reacts to USA Star Noah Lyles’ Comments on Anthony Edwards – Bleacher Report
    [Bleacher Report] – Sun, 11 Aug 2024 23:03:45 GMT
    1. Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Reacts to USA Star Noah Lyles’ Comments on Anthony Edwards
    2. Noah Lyles Was Miffed by Adidas’ Invitation to Anthony Edwards Shoe Release
    3. USA Basketball Team Trolled For ‘World Champions’ Post After Winning Olympics Gold
    4. Noah Lyles’ NBA Saga Continues, Previously Called Out Gold Medalist: Report
    5. Noah Lyles was not happy being invited to event for fellow Adidas athlete Anthony Edwards


  • New York Knicks’ Mikal Bridges Rips Tyrese Haliburton’s Olympic Post – Sports Illustrated
    [Sports Illustrated] – Sun, 11 Aug 2024 18:57:45 GMT
    1. New York Knicks’ Mikal Bridges Rips Tyrese Haliburton’s Olympic Post
    2. 2024 Paris Olympics: Tyrese Haliburton hilariously sums up his role in Team USA’s gold medal run
    3. Tyrese Haliburton’s gold medal social media post is A-plus
    4. Tyrese Haliburton jokes about about riding bench for Team USA’s gold medal
    5. Tyrese Haliburton had the most perfect post after winning a gold medal despite limited playing time


  • Jalen Brunson’s 3-Word Post About Steph Curry Went Viral – Sports Illustrated
    [Sports Illustrated] – Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:59:40 GMT

    Jalen Brunson’s 3-Word Post About Steph Curry Went Viral

  • 39 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2024.08.12)”

    To think Steph Curry was 1 draft spot from being ours…makes me reassess trading up for the player you want (if memory serves me correctly Rubio then Curry were our clear targets). But I digress…here is my contribution to a measly basketball and Knicks news day

    Any worries about Julius being peeved about the JB captaincy go away with Julius’ congratulatory video. From Tokyo. Why Tokyo?–he’s been on a Skechers Asian marketing blitz the last couple of weeks. With Leon in Europe and him in Asia during the August 1-6th window, very very slightly hints both sides pre-agreeing nothing would happen then.

    Speaking of the congratulatory video, OG’s segment starts at 1:09 (and ends at 1:11) and is an absolute gem: https://x.com/nyknicks/status/1821621323648393717

    I never bought for a second that Randle would be upset about this. The guy has played with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. I don’t think he has some irrational desire to be perceived as his team’s #1 guy.

    I don’t think he has some irrational desire to be perceived as his team’s #1 guy.

    Agree on Randle. Even his “Thumbs Down” (not to be confused with Radiohead’s “Thumbs Down”) suggests Julius might like/prefer someone else in the captain’s chair.

    “The guy has played with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. I don’t think he has some irrational desire to be perceived as his team’s #1 guy.”

    Agree 99%. (1% deduction for Kobe/LeBron)

    I keep wanting to post something about Macri’s latest on our version of the Death Lineup, but honestly I’m not sure what his point was outside of talking about different versions of it for the Knicks. And apparently that the GSW version wasn’t maybe quite as death as it’s thought of (but honestly I didn’t read it closely so maybe he was saying something else).

    I guess all I can say is it’ll make for some interesting chatter as we a) talk about if Thibs is doing it at all and/or doing it enough, and b) whether it is working. I don’t have a strong opinion at this point, except to say I do love watching people run away from a healthy Mitch…

    I actually think that clip is from a year or two ago, so in a sense you’re not wrong

    I’d like to see a clip of Mitch hitting 9/10 FTs with some arc on his shots.

    Yeah, was just going by the date posted on YouTube. Mitch does seems a little spry considering surgery in May. 🙃

    Thanks Bernie, and my bad. For some reason Randle playing with LeBron is a Mandela Effect thing for me. It just feels like it happened.

    I think Macri’s piece was most interesting as it related to our non-Death-but-still-small lineup possibilities, as I think it’s pretty obvious the starters sans Mitch + DDV will be the Death Lineup. But being able to throw Hart out there instead of Randle on occasion, and thus have 3 plus wing defenders, is a nice option to have.

    Also, opening night against the Celtics is pretty cool.

    hope all is well for everyone…slow day, I like it…

    spent last week at home by myself, first time I’ve done that in some months…

    it felt soooooooo good…I love the folks around me, but, having people talking, doing stuff around me is distracting, and a bit annoying…

    I’m trying to get over that…

    staying over at mom’s now, will pick the boys back up and have them back over the house after I leave mom’s…

    ma is a bit like bestest friend to geo in that she’s a bit of an overachiever and always up to something…

    not my favorite thing 😕

    the kids are – kids…

    this is all part of the plan of getting out of the house and getting myself more acclimated to being around others…

    good news, I don’t always feel like screaming all the time…I am looking forward to being alone again though…

    that one twilight zone episode where the guy wants nothing more than to be left alone- and read…

    situation occurs, finds himself all alone – and his glasses break…

    frightful tale…

    ha, started feeling guilty about wanting to be left alone and just texted all my loved ones to touch bases…

    only you all here at KB know my true thoughts 😊

    geo, it’s our dirty little secret… we’ll never tell…

    And by the way, liking being alone is not only a perfectly normal thing for many people (Raven is with you there), it’s a fine skill to have (that many other people don’t have).

    Okay fine, Raven is NOT with you there, because then neither of us would be alone. But hopefully you got the basics.

    Geo it’s 89 degrees in London right now, no problem if we had AC or people dealing with body odor. Things will pass and I am with you( despite what you feel or in my case thethe smell. Keep on

    Regardless of whether Randle played with LeBron or not, I don’t think seeing Randle looking cheerful on a congratulatory video means anything beyond appearances. He very well may be thrilled for JB and glad it wasn’t him. But in this case, we’re talking about someone who:

    1) has been here 5 years to JB’s 2 and is essentially has been the elder statesman of a young team since he’s been here
    2) carried the team on his back to their first playoff series in years
    3) took the same “pay cut” as Brunson and got very little love for it
    4) was well on his way to a 3rd all-NBA season before getting hurt
    5) is not part of the ever growing Nova Club
    6) is possibly going to have to take less money because of lesser players eating up too much of the cap and the second apron stuff

    I don’t think any resentment about being passed over would be outwardly expressed, except if Randle lost his cool in a situation where Brunson’s status as captain was relevant. For example, if he’s arguing with the refs and Brunson yells at him to get back on D. Or if Thibs starts benching him situationally in crunch time while Brunson is always in the game with the ball in his hands. Or it may be more passive-aggressive.

    And honestly, if it happened, I wouldn’t really hold it against Randle, because I think all of the above things are ample reason for him to feel passed over. So long as he regrouped and moved forward in a professional manner, I’d be fine with him expressing some jealousy and resentment.

    Hopefully it never becomes an issue and the vibes stay pristine. I’m just saying that I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it does become one at some point. Even though it was a no-brainer and Randle would probably be a lousy captain while JB will probably be a great one, I’ve seen these things play out and there is often resentment simmering beneath the surface.

    hey BE, thank you so much 🙂

    I too have started going a bit au naturale in terms of antiperspirant and what not…

    it’s been a year and a half now since I’ve worked…I’m starting to achieve that beach bum look about me…

    thinking of you jowles, and your freedom…

    was on the phone the other day with bestest friend to geo…

    as is normal, trying to get to the part where we talk sex…

    she hits me with this – yeah, you didn’t none that one time, cause you had this crazy look on your face the day before…

    I have no idea what this crazy look may have been…I can only guess it had something to do with some disapproving or disparaging reaction I may have had to something she said…

    who the fuck knows…

    and, were I free as jowles – I would be able to not care…

    “The Knicks will open the season on Oct. 22 in Boston against the defending NBA champions, with the Celtics receiving their championship rings, according to The Athletic.”

    Via NYP

    “she hits me with this – yeah, you didn’t none that one time, cause you had this crazy look on your face the day before…”

    Huh?

    Why Tokyo?–he’s been on a Skechers Asian marketing blitz the last couple of weeks

    I love my Skechers so much I bought some shares in the company. I’m glad to hear Randle is out there pushing them in Asia.

    At a certain age, you just get tired of dealing with laces. They make for a great comfort sneaker substitute. I may never wear regular sneakers again. I bought a pair for mother too! She loves them. They are great for older folks that have trouble with laces but want the same sneaker comfort.

    Since it’s so quiet in here, and to avoid having the thread be only about geo’s body odor, Zach Harper has the idiotic clickbait temerity to try and pick the 2028 Olympic team. At least he’s got Jalen on it.

    “…so I’m grabbing Chet, Flagg, Mobley and Brown. That means we’ve got them plus Ant, Hali, Book, Bam, Brow, Tatum, Brunson and Fox.”

    If you’d like to read his rationale, it’s here (The Athletic):
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5695667/2024/08/12/stephen-curry-team-usa-olympics-france-gold-medal-christmas-day-nba-the-bounce/

    maybe I wasn’t talking to you doogie…

    however, I do very much enjoy your stories of romance…you ain’t exactly old, but, you most certainly are at different stage than before…

    I worded it poorly…meant to say: I had inquired as to why perhaps we didn’t get too frisky for a few days during a recent stay…

    truth be told, I’ve discovered that after about a week away from home, or even when the boys have been over for more than a week – my nerves get bad…it becomes difficult for me to maintain normal routines to keep my mind, emotions and body all stable…

    I withdraw a bunch…

    anyways, so the sort of statement she made in response why we hadn’t been so frisky for a moment was because at one point she had noticed a crazy look on my face…

    she didn’t give more context…truth be told, it wasn’t exactly my favorite subject to engage in anyways…

    on an even larger scale – if I were not trying to have a relationship, I wouldn’t give a damn about some crazy look I may have had at some point in time…

    yep doogie, silence sometimes is the only defense a man has…

    she was super kind to me the next day…

    well, that’s my story doogie, good luck getting anything from any of it…

    think of it as background sound…the murmur of minds…

    for the record – I smell good…funky or fresh…

    not a big fan of perfumes or colognes, bothers my eyes…

    do love lotions though…

    Since it’s so quiet in here, and to avoid having the thread be only about geo’s body odor, Zach Harper has the idiotic clickbait temerity to try and pick the 2028 Olympic team. At least he’s got Jalen on it.

    “…so I’m grabbing Chet, Flagg, Mobley and Brown. That means we’ve got them plus Ant, Hali, Book, Bam, Brow, Tatum, Brunson and Fox.”

    If you’d like to read his rationale, it’s here (The Athletic):
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5695667/2024/08/12/stephen-curry-team-usa-olympics-france-gold-medal-christmas-day-nba-the-bounce/

    Not loving that team but it’s still good enough to take gold. A lot of stars but not all-time greats like we had this year. I’m not even sure how high the best player on this list ranks in the league. We could desperately use American Flagg if he’s half of what people claim.

    I’m not entirely sure what Brunson looks like on USA. He plays a pretty ball-dominant, score-first game. Obviously more than capable but I think Morant, Fox, and Hali make a lot more sense next to 4 other All-Stars.

    France could be really scary if even half of their guys from this year’s draft class become decent. Canada has a hell of a team too if they’ve got an up and coming center.

    geosays:
    August 12, 2024 at 17:01

    thinking of you jowles, and your freedom…

    I’m going to take a wild guess, Geo and if Jowles was strapped to a lie detector, he would prefer to be a little less free….

    Slog of a Yankee game tonight but Jazz did just score from 2nd on an infield single

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