Comments on: 2024-25 Game Thread: Knicks @ Bulls: There Doesn’t Need to be a Lag

By: JK47

JK47 — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:04:09 +0000

I haven’t been thrilled with Thibs’ coaching all season and this game seems to be a bit of a nadir. When the cascade of injuries begins it’s not going to be pretty.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:37:14 +0000

I don’t think that this is a fair criticism, but it did make me laugh, at least.

I don’t get why there’s all this doomposting about the Knicks after these 2 games.

As long as they get to play the Magic without their 4 leading scorers in the playoffs, they should be in good shape.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:26:35 +0000

He has his eccentricities, to be sure, but I don’t think it’s a fireable offense.

By: Director NYC

Director NYC — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:14:59 +0000

It’s not smart, but come on, you’re not going to fire a guy for doing something stupid like this. You just hope he eases up a bit in the future, and learns from this. Plus, I doubt Towns is all that hurt.

If Towns is hurt or not is irrelevant. Hoping Thibs “eases up” is irrational. Short sighted leaders get fired. Thibs is betting a championship contending season to win a quarter in January. Weather his bet pays of or not is irrelevant. He’s showing bad judgment by continously making this same bet.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:57:07 +0000

Hey, at least we aren’t the Suns, right?

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:52:27 +0000

And a classic 1:34-to-go bench dump. Not a single one of the four players even got a shot off. Way to provide in-game experience, Thibs!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:50:58 +0000

This was a very bad loss, though.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:49:13 +0000

It’s not smart, but come on, you’re not going to fire a guy for doing something stupid like this. You just hope he eases up a bit in the future, and learns from this. Plus, I doubt Towns is all that hurt. He looked more uncomfortable than really hurt.

By: SoNiceWeShowItTwice

SoNiceWeShowItTwice — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:43:46 +0000

If Towns is injured for a while, Thibs should be fired. In fact, these last two games have shown Thibs flaws – lack of in-game adjustments, over reliance on starters, and lack of accountability on star players.

Our bench is given almost no time to develop chemistry because of Thibs refusal to let things play out. They can play. But when you only give them 8-12 minutes a game what do you expect them to do?

I’m not sure why no one has come to the coach and tell him off for his fucking stupidity. It’s clear as day the guys have no legs for the 4th with so many minutes and when you run into instances where the starters are ineffective you just…keep playing them?! WTF?!?!

I’m just so frustrated with the coach. In the grand scheme of things it’s just a blip but it’s clear the tiredness of the starters is affecting the wins and losses

By: The Great Clown Pagliacci

The Great Clown Pagliacci — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:43:35 +0000

Guaranteed that Towns will muss time and another starter will go down before he’s back.

It’s really amazing how we just collapse so quickly and yet are zero threat to come back. This is a paper tiger and the rest of the season will just be one long reality check