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Knicks Morning News (2025.04.22)

  • Tuesday Sports ? Pistons rebound in Game 2 to tie series at 1-1 – WSJM
    04/22/2025 10:10:01
     
  • Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham reaches star status in breakout playoff game vs Knicks – Detroit Free Press
    04/22/2025 10:08:39
     
  • OG Anunoby didn?t even come close to replicating his Knicks masterpiece in Game 2 dud – New York Post
    04/22/2025 10:00:00
     
  • Now It’s A Series – Substack
    04/22/2025 09:00:40
     
  • Messy, egocentric and undisciplined: Knicks? offense had it all in Game 2 loss to Pistons – The New York Times
    04/22/2025 08:00:34
     
  • Jalen Brunson Makes Honest Statement After Pistons-Knicks Game – Sports Illustrated
    04/22/2025 08:12:33
     
  • Knicks vs. Pistons Game 3 prediction, how to watch, TV channel, odds – April 24 – FOX Sports
    04/22/2025 07:26:31
     
  • Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks: live game updates, stats, play-by-play – Yahoo Sports
    04/22/2025 07:02:09
     
  • Pistons 100-94 Knicks (Apr 21, 2025) Final Score – ESPN
    04/22/2025 06:58:32
     
  • NBA playoff results, takeaways: Clippers escape Nuggets; Pistons hold on vs. Knicks – The New York Times
    04/22/2025 06:58:00
     
  • Pistons snap record playoff losing streak, win Game 2 against Knicks – Al Jazeera
    04/22/2025 05:48:45
     
  • Heroes, zeros from Knicks? Game 2 loss to Pistons: Dennis Schr?der hit the clutch shots – New York Post
    04/22/2025 06:13:00
     
  • Karl-Anthony Towns invisible in fourth quarter of Knicks? Game 2 loss – New York Post
    04/22/2025 05:54:00
     
  • Jalen Brunson is closing on a Knicks postseason record – BasketNews.com
    04/22/2025 05:51:00
     
  • Knicks-Pistons: 5 takeaways as Pistons find way to fight off Knicks – NBA
    04/22/2025 05:41:37
     
  • Jalen Brunson needs to figure out how to get Knicks? offense working again – New York Post
    04/22/2025 04:44:00
     
  • Knicks? furious rally falls just short as heartbreaking Game 2 loss to Pistons evens series – New York Post
    04/22/2025 05:04:12
     
  • 5 Overreactions from New York Knicks Game 2 Failure vs. Detroit Pistons – Bleacher Report
    04/22/2025 05:39:39
     
  • Pistons 100, Knicks 94: “Carmelo stat line for Jalen” – Posting and Toasting
    04/22/2025 05:22:32
     
  • Knicks surprisingly under-utilized Karl-Anthony Towns in Game 2 loss against Pistons – SNY
    04/22/2025 05:12:53
     

    • 11 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2025.04.22)”

    Well, this one didn’t end well. Maybe we should start giving full effort all game and not only on the 4th quarter.

    Suggestions for a place with actually in Manhattan south of 30th street where you can get a decent view of the game on TV?

    Last night sucked.

    I will acknowledge that Thibs didn’t do his best work, but I think our problems this series have less to do with coaching and roster structure than officiating. Let me be clear- I hate using officiating as a crutch, and I do love the fact that the refs are letting guys play through stuff. My issue is the refs are flat out letting the Pistons play as physical as they want- even when they get overzealous. The minute our guys say ‘fuck this, I ain’t no chump!’ and match the physicality, you would think somebody’s playing Too Short’s “Blow The Whistle” on repeat. 2 FT’s in the 1st half is unacceptable, given the amount of times they bumped and hacked our guys to the floor. Again- officiating should never be an excuse, but the league office needs to look into last night’s game. I’m far less worried about us losing one at home. As tough ad the Pistons are, we can recover from that because we’ve got 2 all NBA guys that they can’t guard without getting handsy or doubling. A couple more open shots go down last night and we win. Even with Hart playing out of control on offense.

    That one was so aggravating, I’ve shifted to Team Pessimist. Significant changes are needed this summer — maybe Thibs and Bridges have to go, rather than one or the other — and an embarrassing first round exit makes it easier for that to happen than if we outlast the Pistons and then lose to Boston.

    If you need adjustments on the fly to playoff preparation and coaching, Thibs is … cough … not your guy.

    But in any event, the beauty of the NBA and NHL playoffs is the possibility for massive mood swings in fanbases and Thursday’s another game.

    In terms of Macri’s comment, it’s always been the case that Brunson has been right around that “last four in,’ “first four out” place in the tentpole derby. He still is, and he’s not leaving that place until he fades to “obviously out” whenever that is that Father Time calls for him.

    Cunningham’s ceiling is higher. He’s probably a tentpole now and projects to be “clearly in.” We’ll see how it plays out. He’s a better facilitator already than JB is, by a material amount.

    If you’re mad at KAT now, consider how lucky he is that low-key one of the best defenders in the NBA, Isaiah Stewart, has a bad wheel. But most of his problem is his head coach, who doesn’t have the first clue how to use him. He should be picking and popping over and over with Brunson, and he never does.

    Only 11 shots for KAT and only 4 minutes for Cam? What gives?

    I actually only got to watch the 4th quarter, which I guess was the best quarter to watch (except for the last 2 minutes).

    But just feels like this team does not take it’s opponent serious until it has to. The term “plays with it’s food” comes to mind.

    And yeah, last night put me fully in the Mikal has been a disaster camp. Every shot he took at the end he missed including some FUGLY looking 3’s. You shot a high percentage from 3. Why the hell did you decide at age 27 to CHANGE YOUR FORM? Like who the hell does that?

    We better hope we can trade him for something this summer. I’d rather have 2 guys who are more limited offensively but better shooters/defenders than Mikal. He’s lost on this team.

    I’ve been saying all season long that we need to feed KAT more..and early. It makes the offense flow so much better. He knows to look for cutters and shooters and he’s tall enough to see over the defense when they converge. I don’t know what the issue is, but it will still be Brunson’s team if we get KAT going early.

    I don’t know what the issue is, but it will still be Brunson’s team if we get KAT going early.

    Exactly. FEED THE KAT! Get him going early and then he can shoot some of those back breaking long 3’s later. Brunson will always get his. I mean Brunson did have 8 assists last night, which is good, obviously. But it would probably be better if Brunson had LESS assists, took a few less shots and we saw more shots (and assists) from KAT, etc. OG was a little off too but did not shoot it enough either.

    MIKAL should be 4th in the pecking order with the starting 5. It should go KAT/Brunson (same amount of shots but get KAT more early), OG, then Mikal/Hart. That’s the pecking order. Then let Mikal run things more when Brunson sits.

    Or get a more creative coach.

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