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  • 98 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2025.12.15)”

    tasty literally said nothing differently yesterday than doog did regarding the cup games bernieernie just reacted absolutely differently because of inherent earlier biases and personal issues that he has pretty much par for the course for what ive seen from bernieernie

    were playing so differently between this year and last in so many ways that its almost impossible not to see it

    cant stand what happened to reiner and fisher on the heels of what happened this weekend in australia and providence its all quite a bit too much

    The ending of Lakers vs Suns really doesn’t help dispel the Lakers FT disparity theories. Crazy refereeing.

    The Lakers are super overrated though. Reaves is a revelation but they are not nearly as as good as their record.

    If you don’t like even just a few parts of “The Princess Bride,” you are probably not from this planet. R.I.P.

    knueppel making a good case for roy over his teammate but probably wont get it because his team is so bad altho truly not that much worse than the mavs and apparently pg13 still has 35 points in a game left in him

    Great tribute, Alan, learned a lot from it. Reiner’s work has been such a big part of my life, and yet there is still much I haven’t experienced. What a horrible story to close out a very dark day in the lives of so many.

    Would there even be a market for Yabu? If it was a one year deal, or with a team option, I could see another team saying, “Okay, maybe that didn’t work out in NYK, but we can try to do something with him.” But if you’re stuck paying him the TPMLE next season, in the apron era?

    I don’t think there’s a market for Yabu, but I do think there is a market for second rounders (including the quite valuable Washington pick that will likely convey as two very good seconds.)

    Of course, the preference should be to coach Yabu up so that he can be a reliable 10-15mpg bench big. I still believe that Brown can do that if he is not traded. But if he continues to be this bad, it is a very inefficient use of $5+M in cap space, even worse than Precious was last year (and kudos to those who predicted that, although the jury is still out imho.) It might be worth parting with a 2nd or two to get a “useful” backup forward. But hopefully he will continue to get in “championship” shape as JJ Redick called it, and will start hitting shots and it will all become moot.

    Thanks for the piece, Alan. The embedded clip was also perfect (though O’Connor’s rhythm and movement when explaining sock order was the highlight).

    Reiner’s empathy for his characters shines through everything – leading to the empathy he showed in his politics, which I appreciated. His voice and talent made a difference.

    Would anyone be for a Clarkson for CP3 trade? I would vote no, because I like the way that Clarkson has at least been trying on defense. He seems like a cool dude as well. Maybe there’s some upside there as the season goes on? Whereas CP3 has been reported to be completely washed and has a mouth that is bigger than his role.

    definitely no on clarkson for cp3 for all of the reasons you mentioned not only that but he doesnt want to play on the east coast

    for yabu to start hitting shots he has to start taking shots hes taking less than 3 shots per game maybe hes lost confidence in himself altho his own comments wouldnt seem to suggest that to be the case

    Hard hard pass on CP3. The locker room seems fixed and in a good place (which I assume was a factor in removing Thibs).

    it somehow seems to keep getting worse and worse:
    New York Times
    Dec. 15, 2025, 10:48 a.m. ET

    BREAKING NEWS
    Reiners’ Son Arrested After Director and His Wife Found Stabbed
    Nick Reiner was arrested late Sunday and booked into jail on Monday, according to online jail records. He is being held on $4 million bail.

    I actually viewed Yabu’s comments as slightly positive because he seems to care. I was more worried he signed the contract of his life and was content be glued to the bench and collect his pay check for the next 2 years.

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    yeah unless joe dumars is a huge fan yabu is surely a modest liability as a trade asset that would presumably be offset by 2nd round picks

    BE I viewed them more in a negative light, not a big deal (I totally get the frustration) but that it conveyed an absolute lack of understanding of what he was getting into when he signed with this team for the MLE. This isn’t Euroleague, and the Knicks aren’t last year’s Sixers. He should have known in advance that he was going to have to compete for minutes and that nothing would be handed to him. Yet he came in to camp in what could kindly be called suboptimal shape and he hasn’t performed well enough on either end to justify any change in his pt status.

    When he says that this isn’t a situation he thought he would be in, what does he mean by that? Sounds like he is passing the buck. And his endind by saying that he has to just stay ready for when his number is called misses the mark with me. He should be saying that he has to work that much harder to get himself on track and earn more minutes. I didn’t get the sense that he was taking any personal responsibility. He could have just said “I have to play better in the opportunities that I get.”

    When he says that this isn’t a situation he thought he would be in, what does he mean by that?

    The generous view is that he was signed before Brown was hired, and maybe he thought he would be a better fit in the kind of offense Thibs ran than in the move and spray scheme that he now has to play in.

    I wonder if the Wiz would be willing to take on Yabu for MBIII and that protected pick, as that would give them back the two seconds they would lose if we trade with someone else. I think that salary difference would enable us to sign a 15th player right away, correct?

    I mean, I hate to give up that pick because we could use another shot at a young big that slips in the draft to possibly replace Mitch if he gets a better offer somewhere else or gets hurt. I haven’t heard about any character issues with Bagley and he seems like excellent value on his minimum deal.

    “The generous view is that he was signed before Brown was hired, and maybe he thought he would be a better fit in the kind of offense Thibs ran than in the move and spray scheme that he now has to play in.”

    Well that would be a very curious (to be kind) take, in that the offense is really not all that different than it was last year (and that’s not just me saying that…the James Edwards III article you posted says as much.)

    yeah i agree with zs take on yabu too guess im on the fence only he really knows how he feels but if hes saying what most professional athletes have historically said in this kind of circumstance he would indeed likely be passing the buck

    Some hastily-assembled Rob Reiner thoughts

    Having hastily assembled Rob Reiner thoughts qualifies you to be President

    I do think Yabu has played better until last game when he couldn’t stay in front of anyone. He doesn’t get enough minutes or shots to make an impact in any given game.

    Would be interesting to see if he could do anything with a more consistent role again. But with trade season officially here, I’m not sure he’ll have a chance to show it.

    I remember how Mikal Bridges reacted after Thibs benched him for the 4th quarter of an early season game:

    “I got to play better. I’ve been inconsistent,” Bridges said. “I’ve had some games where I’ve played good, some I haven’t. Just got to find a rhythm within the team. That’s pretty much it. Not even 20 games in, still just trying to figure it out. … I had a lot of sloppy turnovers. Couple of times (where the opponent) scored on me getting into the middle. I’ll be better.”

    This is more along the lines of what I think Yabu should have said.

    “Having hastily assembled Rob Reiner thoughts qualifies you to be President”

    I literally can’t even…

    Don’t get the joke but that one hit me hard. Loved so many Rob Reiner movies and the way it happened hits a nerve as well for me.

    Read your thing Alan. Excellent. Going to subscribe. Not sure why I haven’t.

    Yabu is a big disappointment I didn’t see coming. Find it so surprising.

    I wouldn’t give up a top quality 2nd just to get a slightly better player than Yabu. Go get the next DDV or iHart.

    from what ive seen were not allowed to delve into political commentary here it doesnt bother me at all in fact i rather enjoy it but i stay away from it because it bothers others i ask that you do the same

    Alan, thanks so much for writing something that actually made me smile after finding out the President still has the ability to shock and appall me. I had somehow forgotten Reiner directed both Stand By Me and A Few Good Men. I love both, and man, talk about range.

    Since Yabu’s value has cratered, I’m inclined to say we should try to get him right before moving him. None of the potential targets do much for me, and it’s still early enough for him to turn things around IMO. At about this time during the 2023-2024 season, iHart was viewed as a bust of a signing. A few years later we were all furious we weren’t allowed to give him $30M AAV.

    Obviously the situations are hardly identical. Yabu has been flat out worse, and utterly unwatchable to boot. I’m just not seeing many trade targets with higher upside than what Yabu did literally last year.

    Thing with Yabu is we really needed him to be a shooter more than we needed him to be a big. The spacing he could theoretically provide while also doing some big man-ish things was what we were after. With Shamet out and Yabu ineffective, we don’t have a lot of shooting on that second unit. It’s Deuce or bust right now when it comes to shooting off the bench. We’ve gotten away with it for the most part, but really in tougher games we’re going to want another guy who can shoot. Shamet was really killing it in that role, it sucks that he got hurt.

    Obviously shooting .295 from 3PT ain’t gonna cut it, but Yabu has a long track record of being able to shoot pretty well, so he should probably get an extended look in the hopes that number starts to regress to the mean. If he’s only playing like 3 minutes a game, he’s probably not gonna get that stroke going.

    If you decide you can’t live with the guy playing meaningful minutes, I’d rather just roll with Huk as the third big and try to move Yabu for a guard/wing who can shoot. Maybe some other team might think they could get him going, I dunno, probably not.

    I am all for giving Yabu this next stretch of games to show at least something to hang your hat on. But thus far, he is living up to every concern I expressed about him when he was signed. Slow. Ground-bound. Questionable shooting. Lack of peripheral skills. Below average defender.

    I don’t think he is ultimately as bad as he has played, but I don’t see much upside to dream on either.

    Re-posting a list from yesterday of guys who might be available for the price of Yabu, Dadiet, and one or more of the minimum guys:

    -Washington: Marvin Bagley III
    -Jazz: Georges Niang, Kevin Love
    -Blazers: Kris Murray, Duop Reath
    -Thunder: Kenrich Williams
    -Pels: Kevon Looney, Saddiq Bey, Jose Alvarado
    -Bucks: Taurean Prince
    -Clips: Nic Batum
    -Warriors: Al Horford
    -Nuggets: Zeke Nnaji
    -Mavs: Dwight Powell, Naji Marshall
    -Nets: DayRon Sharpe, Haywood Highsmith
    -Bulls: Jalen Smith

    IMHO most of these players would be preferable to Yabu right now. There’s probably some minimum guys out there that I left out as well.

    At .295 Yabu is the best shooter off our bench that’s currently available and has taken more than 6 threes

    -Washington: Marvin Bagley III
    -Jazz: Georges Niang, Kevin Love
    -Blazers: Kris Murray, Duop Reath
    -Thunder: Kenrich Williams
    -Pels: Kevon Looney, Saddiq Bey, Jose Alvarado
    -Bucks: Taurean Prince
    -Clips: Nic Batum
    -Warriors: Al Horford
    -Nuggets: Zeke Nnaji
    -Mavs: Dwight Powell, Naji Marshall
    -Nets: DayRon Sharpe, Haywood Highsmith
    -Bulls: Jalen Smith

    bagley bey alvarado jalen smith and to a lesser extent sharpe are interesting the others are pretty meh at this point

    top target among those guys? bey

    “Obviously shooting .295 from 3PT ain’t gonna cut it, but Yabu has a long track record of being able to shoot pretty well”

    I was concerned about the validity of his “long track record” when we signed him:

    “He will be playing under enormous pressure in the world’s most famous arena on a team with “championship or bust” written all over it. Longer line, better defenses, higher stakes. He also shot only .325 from 3 in the 19 games after the all-star break…small sample in an unfairly outsized role, but it’s there.”

    I see a guy with a long, slow release shooting a low-trajectory, flat-footed shot…maybe that works when he has more time and less pressure, but so far it has been a total bust. Maybe they start going in when he becomes more confident, and to be honest, he has been trending up lately (.333 in December) but he has to be near 40% to make up for his deficiencies in other areas. Or he has to be less deficient in those other areas. Does anyone see that happening?

    Bey’s not bad, although not good either. Niang can shoot over 40% from three in his sleep, which is something. And he’s not short, although he does have a highly annoying ‘s’ in his first name.

    Most of the rest are too old and washed (e.g., Love), short (Alvarado, although I really like him), terrible shooters (e.g., Murray), or just blah.

    There’s a big difference between getting a 3 off against a C and getting a 3 off against a wing. In Philly he was playing C.

    Last year Yabu had a TS of .616, WS of 3.9, and VORP of .5. A very good get for $6 mil/year. This year he showed up out of shape and has not resembled that player.

    rama, he really tailed off as the season progressed. In his last 29 games, he shot around 34% from 3. Nobody cares about WS anymore, and his BPM was -1.0 even with the hot start. This is not to say he was a bad bet, only that it was indeed a crap shoot based on a lot of hype over a very small sample of hot shooting for a very bad team. No one should have been surprised in either direction.

    There are a lot of meh players on that list for sure, but can someone possibly be more meh than Yabu has been? He’s a glorified G-League-level replacement player right now. Seriously, if we didn’t know who he was or what we paid for him, would we prefer seeing him out there to the other scrubs and 2-ways on the roster?

    oh yeah hes been beyond horrid when compared to expectations id actually rather see evbu jemison diawara at this point hes had plenty of time maybe losing his spot would light a fire under him

    Rob was really good at his craft. Thank you for that share Alan. Our president is incapable of taking the high road. Even in a tragedy.

    oh yeah hes been beyond horrid when compared to expectations id actually rather see evbu jemison diawara at this point hes had plenty of time maybe losing his spot would light a fire under him

    Part of me thinks the Knicks are fielding him for trade value and intend to replace him with Diawara either way. He’s not really increasing his trade value, but it’d drop to more zero if he’s benched for a rookie.

    This year he showed up out of shape and has not resembled that player.

    I’m not sure he was ever really in shape. So while I do think it’s a factor, I don’t think its what’s preventing him from being effective

    Of the guys on the list, my faves are Kenrich, Looney, Horford, Smith, and Sharpe. But since I just want someone who can actually help, it could be any of those guys.

    I have zero hope for Yabusele. The only thing he’s shown he’s capable of this year is setting picks, and he’s slow even to that. He runs slightly bent over as if he’s dragging that enormous ass like it’s a huge log on a rope behind him. Watching him move is as aesthetically displeasing as watching Clarkson take three pointers, but at least Clarkson is fun within 12 feet or so — Yabu’s not fun (good) at anything.

    He seems like a perfectly fine fellow so I feel bad, but I’d write him off and let the kids play.

    the timing for the in season tourney has been terrible…

    semi-finals should have been friday, with the final on sunday…

    nuggets/rockets should be interesting tonight…

    “Part of me thinks the Knicks are fielding him for trade value and intend to replace him with Diawara either way. He’s not really increasing his trade value, but it’d drop to more zero if he’s benched for a rookie.”

    This makes sense…and since there is no utter urgency, best to be patient in case a) he improves or b) someone is unexpectedly receptive to an offer for a player we really could use.

    “I’m not sure he was ever really in shape. So while I do think it’s a factor, I don’t think its what’s preventing him from being effective”

    While he did look somewhat lighter in Philly, he was hardly svelte, so I agree on the first point…but what worked in that comfy environment may not be enough to work in this far more stressful one. While he played over the summer in Europe, he clearly did not spend a whole lot of time or energy getting himself into peak condition. Honestly, it would actually be even more damning if being out of tip-top shape is NOT what’s preventing him from being effective…it would suggest that he just plain sucks. But we’ll never know unless he actually does get into better shape.

    from what ive seen were not allowed to delve into political commentary here

    To be clear…

    Things that were not banned from this site:

    Bad grammar, farting in airports, politics.

    Things that were banned from this site:

    You.

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    jalen and josh are just such perfect new yorkers…

    every interview jalen struggles mightily to find a kind word for josh…

    josh basically said on the nba today (today) that if he had given it thought at the time, mitch would’ve been one of his last choices to watch his child when he went back late in to the game when he had been sitting in the bench with his son…

    ouch…

    to mitch’s credit he turned the child over to some lady staffer sitting behind him pretty quickly…

    I don’t know, uncle mitch seems like he’d be okay with kids…he’s got himself a pack of dogs, so he gets it a bit…

    jalen and josh are savages…

    Edit: oh shit, mitch has a young daughter…double ouch…

    there is so much false in that post i wouldnt even know where to begin and if you could read youd notice that i never said politics were banned from this forum i said that weve been asked not to (and in that way disallowed from as a community) delving into politics and that i have been doing that not because the discussion of politics bothers me even one iota (in fact i would personally welcome it) but just because it has been asked by others here that we stay away from it you should try being just as respectful

    in fact i never said that any of those items you mentioned had been banned from this forum youre just kind of a mess with reading comprehension

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    My two cents. we keep Yabu and hope he gets better. Back up PF is not a huge need for us and I would hate to waste whatever little assets we had to get rid of him for a position that is not of need.

    With Kolek emerging I think back up C is the most important need we have. And I could also see a case for getting rid of Clarkson and getting a more seasoned PG like Schroeder, who could potentially also fill the Clarkson role, allowing Kolek to still play and develop.

    I think Yabu can and, most likely, will get better.

    similarly i think that clarkson will also likely get better he just wont be consistent at it hes had both good and bad stretches as a knick but that is who he is as a player you revel in the good and complain with the bad and thats ok

    yabu has only been consistent at being awful

    OG starts, but it feels like josh spends a lot of time playing at the four also…all six foot four inches two hundred and fifteen pounds of him…

    not sure how much KAT plays at the four anymore, doesn’t seem like much…

    even at yabu’s best, he doesn’t seem like a decent defensive big, too short, too slow…

    seems like maybe huk could be a decent defensive big, but…

    brown used the twin towers lineup for a few minutes the other day dont know if it was a blip for just that particular game or if it is something he plans to continue experimenting with dont remember the results of those few minutes but it was interesting to see him try it

    You were banned for not respecting any of the hundreds of requests for you to stop posting shit everybody hated. Why you are so dogmatic about respecting Alan’s one small request while ignoring everybody else’s requests for months is a real headscratcher.

    That said, referencing an asshole for being an asshole isn’t delving into political commentary. And it can’t be curbed here, otherwise you could never post about the Dolan owned New York Knicks.

    again you know not of what you speak (write)

    but as an aside alan is one of the best posters on here on both basketball and nonbasketball topics alike i certainly do know that

    …and Knicks 2025 is literally posting every other post. Maybe go for a walk, dial back the Red Bull, and let others write for a bit…

    I’m in agreement with Walker.

    Yabu’s minutes aren’t make or break, and his contract is hardly crippling. OG, Hart, KAT can all play PF.

    But can Huk legit play center if needed? If not, we should grab another big body.

    But for either spot, I wouldn’t give up that valuable WAS 2nd round pick.

    Doogie, one of your many annoying issues is that you feel so compelled to weigh in every time someone posts something political. My advice to you is to not do that. Maybe you could accept keeping quiet about it as part of your penance for having previously being intolerable to the point of getting banned. Keep in mind that there was a broad swath of posters who called for your banning, and that you were banned for continuing to engage in these sorts of behaviors despite continually being called out for it.

    Neither Alan nor anyone else who would prefer that politics not be discussed here has asked you to chime in to police the blog for them. Until that happens, you should try stay in the “posting about the Knicks” lane and assiduously avoid the “judging anybody’s posting behavior or grammar or syntax” lane. Leave that to others, and if no one else says anything then you shouldn’t either.

    “…and Knicks 2025 is literally posting every other post. Maybe go for a walk, dial back the Red Bull, and let others write for a bit…”

    Consider this a test, and if you respond at all, you fail. If you respond with a detailed explanation of your percentage of posting not being consistent with “every other post” you get a zero.

    I disagree with Walker in that we have good backup smalls (weird terms here) but need backup bigs. If Shamet comes back (The Big If), we have him, Deuce, Hart, and Kolek – a good batch of 1-3. And with Mitch, KAT, and Huk, 5 is not really a problem. The problem is that we don’t even really have a true 4 and make do with KAT and OG, both slightly out of position, with no backup. Unless of course Yabu steps it up, or we make a trade.

    Edit: I would also accept “big wing” as an answer to “what do we most need?”

    To be honest, the Knick are a very wonky team. They have a monster center who can’t shoot, a big center with a sweet shot who can’t defend, no real power forward except for a fat Frenchman who can’t run (or shoot), two brilliant wings manning something akin to SF and SG that are the delight of all mankind (even if one is Danger Dribble), an MVP level point guard who is too short, and various backups all of whom are basically too short (Deuce, Shamet) or too short for the position he plays (Hart, although it doesn’t actually matter), except for Clarkson, who’s more or less the right height but inconsistent.

    Yet oddly enough they all complement each other so it pretty much works.

    (And I know that Hart’s not a backup any more, but still. I dare you to tell me what position he plays outside of Catalyst.)

    I disagree with Walker in that we have good backup smalls (weird terms here) but need backup bigs. If Shamet comes back (The Big If), we have him, Deuce, Hart, and Kolek – a good batch of 1-3. And with Mitch, KAT, and Huk, 5 is not really a problem. The problem is that we don’t even really have a true 4 and make do with KAT and OG, both slightly out of position, with no backup. Unless of course Yabu steps it up, or we make a trade.

    Edit: I would also accept “big wing” as an answer to “what do we most need?”

    Depends on how much you trust Diawara as a big wing option and if you’re counting Tosan and/or McCullar as potential big wings. Tosan is an inch taller than Yabu but gives up 50lbs as they’re currently listed (so maybe more) and McCullar is a very good rebounder.

    So I still say we need a 3rd real PG and that Clarkson & Deuce can’t really hack it if Kolek or Brunson go down.

    They should give the winner of the IST something like an extra coach’s challenge that floats until it’s used in each playoff series. Tomorrow’s game is having the opposite emotional effect on me than it should. I am not looking forward to the game at all. I hate the IST.

    It would probably be unwise to trust Diawara with anything beyond a few minutes here and there as a weird X-factor, he kinda flails away out there but his length, ball-handling, and athleticism can surprise in a short burst. McCullar seems to have a bit more of an NBA-level game. Tosan has already done some stuff in the NBA, so maybe he’s like the Pathmark no-frills version of a defensive mid-sized wing. Like Kolek, I could see Tosan actually being decent with 4 good players around him. I wish Pacome developed a bit because he has the tools. In any case, all of these options would make me queasy in the playoffs.

    Clarence, we watching young men at their physical prime compete for $3m in cash and bragging rights with the entire league and the basketball world watching.

    You saying a coaches challenge is more valuable to them?

    C’mon maaan…

    I dunno. Can’t speak for what these guys think, but bragging rights seems like a stretch. Being contributive to a winning playoff run seems like it could be more lucrative in the long. I say coach’s challenge is more valuable to the team and could potentially justify the injury liability of another mid season exhibition game.

    I’m with Clarence. I enjoyed the cup up until now but this is where I get off the bus.

    They gotta fix this thing. Moving the semi-finals out of Vegas missed the point. In fact I thought the double header Saturday in Vegas was the highlight of the whole tournament.

    We’re playing 4 games in 6 nights, and one of them doesn’t even count.

    Also, everyone knows 82 games is too many, so you give two teams 83 games? And you put the 83rd game in the middle of the week? It’s like having the FA Cup final on a Thursday night in February.

    I can’t get exercised about the Cup and the extra game. Just going to have fun and not overthink it.

    Actually going to watch with some buddies too, something I haven’t done in years.

    Heat, first 10 games: 124.1 points/game
    Heat, last 10 games: 108.3 points/game

    Some of it is 3pt variance, but I think the league may have figured out their gimmicky offense.

    We’re playing 4 games in 6 nights, and one of them doesn’t even count.

    Yeah… after playing 2 in the previous 8! Poor fellas. Then they have one set of back to backs in the next 13 days. WTF is all the kvetching about?

    Also, everyone knows 82 games is too many,

    Funny… they’ve been playing 82 game seasons for the last 58 years and in the earlier days flying commercial. ( I flew once from Salt lake to JFK in 1973 with Zelmo Beaty and the Utah Stars scrunched up in the last 5 rows of a United flight in the coach section, FFS.)

    So I guess we have to root for the Celtics tonight? 🤮

    Boston isn’t that far behind us

    I flew once from Salt lake to JFK in 1973 with Zelmo Beaty and the Utah Stars scrunched up in the last 5 rows of a United flight in the coach section, FFS.

    you’re leaking geritol Bob 😛

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    Bob it’s cool you went to high school
    with the golden girls but there’s been more calf strains in the last week than there were from 1967 to 2010.

    I’ll enjoy the game tomorrow but I’ve got a bad feeling we’ll end up wishing we didn’t play it.

    The league’s got some tweaks to make.

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    In fact I thought the double header Saturday in Vegas was the highlight of the whole tournament.

    Obviously I’m biased, but I thought that was some excellent hoop all night

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    my hope is the 2 coaches make some kind of pact to limit starter minutes to 25 or so, and let the bench folks decide the game’s outcome – NONE OF IT MATTERS…except if someone gets injured…

    yep, after thursday they stay busy to january 11…

    regardless of injuries seems helpful to stay consistent with a 9 player rotation…

    we want huk…we want huk…clarkson, mitch, kolek and huk…deuce and shamet come back adjust to 10…

    Bob it’s cool you went to high school
    with the golden girls but there’s been more calf strains in the last week than there were from 1967 to 2010.

    That is a complete falsehood. However, even if we stipulate there are more calf strains now, (there may be more reported now than in the past due to the “injury report” since the number of games has been static for over half a century, how exactly is the schedule the cause, and not something in training techniques? Lots of confoundersare difficult to quantify, but the schedule is a static thing and the rigors of travel are less on the players today than in the past.

    And by the way, Betty White was always 30 years older than me. 1952 vs 1922 🙂

    Bob, are you really comparing the physical demands of today’s game to the Zelmo Beatty days? If so, you’re dumber than I thought, and that’s saying something.

    I actually came back to edit that line from exercised to exorcised and then wasn’t sure what the expression actually was. I then consulted the internet which was surprisingly unhelpful for a while. But I got it right.

    Bob, are you really comparing the physical demands of today’s game to the Zelmo Beatty days? If so, you’re dumber than I thought, and that’s saying something.

    These guys aren’t falling apart due to fatigue 20 games into the season. The 82 game season has nothing to do with 3 calf strains the first 20 games of the season. That is the discussion or more precisely what Hubert said, “but there’s been more calf strains in the last week than there were from 1967 to 2010.”

    If so, you’re dumber than I thought, and that’s saying something.

    If you’d like to engage with civility, fine, if you want to dick swing, have fun Onanistically.

    Doogie, don’t get bullied by a guy who’s driven more people away from this site than you ever did. People only pretend they’re going to quit KB because of you.

    “If you’d like to engage with civility, fine, if you want to dick swing, have fun Onanistically.”

    Oooh, breaking out the big words!

    “Doogie, don’t get bullied by a guy who’s driven more people away from this site than you ever did. People only pretend they’re going to quit KB because of you.”

    If only I had that power. But who knows, maybe Pope Leo will extend Lent to 82 games. Lent 2025 was the best stretch of KB posting ever!

    Doogie shouldn’t stop posting for Lent. He should stop posting for the holocene.

    [edited to add: I didn’t even have to log in or identify bicycle parts to post that, so I am obviously not a bully in the eyes of Captcha!]

    [edited further to add: CaptchaBully(tm) could have prevented the Reiner tweets from the guy who holds high political office that we shant delve into from becoming public, saving everybody from having to read them!]

    [edited further and further to add: I am probably going to die tonight from Doogie Derangement Syndrome. It’s a real affliction people. Get checked early!]

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