Comments on: 2024-25 Game Thread: Knicks @ Jazz – Suck It, Ainge!

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:51:15 +0000

Added Note: KAT’s defensive shortcomings were also fully on display against Utah’s front court

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 07:49:25 +0000

I couldn’t watch most of the game, but I saw some towards the end and read the box score. Except for Rough, the posts are focusing on how bad Bridges was. But KAT is more to blame. He couldn’t hit from outside or score inside. Utah’s big front court made him stink.

I do agree that the trade for Bridges is looking like a total debacle. But that does not mean losing this game badly was mostly his fault.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 05:59:05 +0000

Good teams still lose to shitty teams all of the time. The thing is that Thibs teams tend not to lose to shitty teams, so that is concerning in terms of this team not having the profile of older Thibs teams, but at the same time, the offensive firepower on this team can easily hang with any team in the league, which is nice, and they’re doing all of this without Precious or Mitch, which could make the defense look worse than perhaps it will be come playoffs time.

By: JK47

JK47 — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 02:57:22 +0000

You trade five first round picks for a player, you should probably try to figure out some ways to get him going. Whatever soft bullshit he is doing right now is not adding a lot of value. Cam Payne is pretty clearly outplaying him. I don’t really know where to place the blame but I’m looking in Leon/Thibs/Mikal’s direction. He just doesn’t seem to fit in with this team at all.

By: thenamestsam

thenamestsam — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 02:43:53 +0000

The free throw decline for Bridges is mind boggling and I don’t think it can be wholly attributed to role. His first couple seasons in the league he had no offensive role whatsoever on Phoenix (12% usage his rookie year) and he was still taking and making free throws at 2-3x the rate of this year so far. He just isn’t playing physically at all on offense, he’s too in love with that little leaning jumper in the lane which looks great when it goes in and is a decent shot for him but not if it’s replacing rim attempts and trips to the line.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 02:04:49 +0000

I think Hart’s great season is cannibalizing Bridges’ offensive opportunities. There’s just nothing available for him as the 5th option. That’s more of a Bridges problem than a Knicks problem, though.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:27:07 +0000

I haven’t been at all worried about Mikal (okay, maybe a tiny bit). But this was the game that leads to “Maybe it’s time to worry about Mikal.” He embarrassed himself out there.

I still think he figures it out, but man oh man.

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:22:32 +0000

mikal has 7 made free throws in 612 minutes. he made 7 or more free throws in one game 30 times in the last two seasons.

Sounds like somehow who doesn’t know how they fit in the offense. Jay Wright incoming.

By: Lil' Penny

Lil' Penny — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:21:47 +0000

His FTr has fallen off a cliff, his 3 pt% ex-corners has fallen off a cliff, his defense has fallen off a cliff. Red flags everywhere. He’s shown very little since the first minute of preseason.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:20:32 +0000

Definitely an “everything that could go wrong, did go wrong” kind of game. They shot 56% from three, we shot (without OG) 25%. Our ‘big three’ (Brunson, KAT, Mikal) shot 16% (4-25). We had bad energy and played crap defense; their size crushed us. Mikal was on ketamine.