Comments on: 2024-25 Game Thread: Knicks @ Raptors – When They Come Down to Canada

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:44:14 +0000

Boy, the Rockets are slumping when they let the Nets beat them with six unanswered points in the last nine and a half seconds of the game!!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:40:28 +0000

Hate to pull a Doogie but “When They Come Down to Canada”?

Only Dylan song to mention Canada, sadly!

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:48:10 +0000

I don’t get the Grimes deal at all. To me, the 76ers got a great deal. IMO, he’s the better player than Martin now, cheaper, younger and still improving. He may or may not be worth what he’s asking, but he’ll have the rest of the season to demonstrate that and then the market will set what he’s worth.

I can see Dallas moving on from Grimes because I think Max Christie who they got in the Doncic deal has more and more likely upside, but if they were going to move him, I would have moved him for something else they need and not another SG/SF like Martin that imo is inferior to him.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:39:25 +0000

I really don’t think Kolek is going to be a thing… ever.

I’m surprised to hear you say that. I think he has excellent PG instincts and good passing skills. He’ll never be the scorer Brunson is, but I think he’ll score in enough ways to be at least a mildly plus player on offense. The problem is going to be whether he’s quick enough to defend. As a backup I think he’ll be good enough, especially because his basketball IQ seems high enough to learn to maximize his more limited athletic ability.

By: geo

geo — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:55:54 +0000

got to give thibs some credit, when OG went down wasn’t expecting KAT to start playing at the four…

going with ariel these last 2 games has been an excellent choice…not sure what the other options were…this is working though…

By: geo

geo — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:58:30 +0000

Sources said that Grimes wanted a deal in the range of the full midlevel exception — a $12.8 million starting salary

okay, so roughly a 3 million or so dollar difference between what was reportedly at one point offered by the mavs and turned down by grimes…

By: gkhenman

gkhenman — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:39:28 +0000

I think that getting this look at Huk before the trade deadline might give them the confidence to pull the trigger on a Mitch trade.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:28:28 +0000

I really don’t think Kolek is going to be a thing… ever. Hopefully he works it out by next year. Either way, Payne is playing well enough for a backup PG that it’s moot.

Assuming Mitch is back soon, it might be tough to keep Huk in the lineup also.

People are assuming that Huk took Sims’s place, but what if he didn’t? What if he took another Cs place? Yeah, probably not. Mitch could fetch a decent wing though.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:22:00 +0000

I’ve been hoping Huk and Kolek would develop enough to earn a spot in the rotation this year, but I assumed Kolek was the more likely of two. I thought he’d replace Payne around the all-star break, but that seems like a long shot now.

Assuming Mitch is back soon, it might be tough to keep Huk in the lineup also.

At least with Precious looking pretty good most of the time and now Huk looking playable, it feels like there’s some depth.

Now it looks like wing help may be the bigger priority, especially that Shamet may still have shoulder issues and hasn’t looked all that good anyway.

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:18:33 +0000

Sounds like KD may end up back on the Warriors, should be an interesting Wednesday…