Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2025.04.05)

By: rama, lord of the loge

rama, lord of the loge — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:07:37 +0000

My guess at our most effective lineup would be

Mitch
KAT
OG
Deuce
Brunson

I’d like to see 15mpg from that group

By: gkhenman

gkhenman — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:01:09 +0000

What do our rebounding numbers look like with Deuce in the lineup instead of Hart? Is anyone able to pull that data?… I miss Doogie like a toothache.

By: Clarence

Clarence — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:43:59 +0000

This Boozer kid looks like his dad so much.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:21:42 +0000

I’m a huge Deuce fan also. It’s just less clear to me what will happen on the boards if he replaces Hart in the starting lineup. That’s why I was in favor of starting Hart in the beginning of the season. OG and Mikal are not going to make up much of the rebounding gap. Maybe we have to play it by ear and see how the matchups are going. We can also hope OG gets more aggressive in that area also.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:16:56 +0000

if Brunson plays, he’ll start. But do you think he’ll be on a minutes restriction?

Yes

48 minutes unless it goes to OT. 😉

By: d-mar

d-mar — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:11:49 +0000

All due respect (sorta) to Doogie, but this site is already 1000% better.

It’s like finally being rid of a nagging cold…

By: rama, lord of the loge

rama, lord of the loge — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:10:52 +0000

@JK, last day in LA. No worries about not connecting; Geo and I exchanged emails, but today is my first free day, and I’m flying out at midnight, so he and I didn’t connect either. It was an intense trip. But things went pretty well, so I’m optimistic I’ll be back in a couple months.

By: rama, lord of the loge

rama, lord of the loge — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:08:47 +0000

Stuff that was sort of eye-testy, but way more than even I was giving him credit for.

It’s more than eye-testy. There’s have been a bunch of articles about his positive effect, including this one:

https://www.thestrick.land/strick/just-let-deuce-mcbride-loose

When he’s point of attack, the defense is much much better, and he provides spacing that increases both Jalen’s and KAT’s efficiency. There’s plenty of evidence that he should be getting 30mpg at least.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:02:29 +0000

Of those 13 non-Knicks players, only the following played beyond the first round:

Doncic
Ant-Man
Tatum
Kyrie

2 others who got past the first round played 39 or more: Brunson and SGA

2 more played 38 or more: Murray and Spida

4 more who played 37 or more: Jrue, JDub, Brown, and Gordon

Players playing big minutes is hardly the norm. I don’t have a problem with it per se, but it is more of a desperation thing than anything else unless guys are totally healthy like Tatum and Brown were. KAT, Hart, and OG are all susceptible right now.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:49:39 +0000

I like your new plan better, EB, especially with Deuce getting 28. I have faint musty memories of some fairly recent (some weeks ago) story highlighting a variety of really significant lineups with Deuce in them, in terms of good offense-killer defense. Stuff that was sort of eye-testy, but way more than even I was giving him credit for.