I kid, because obviously, THIS was the game they had circled on their calendar, and they sort of blew off yesterday’s game like dummies.
So I imagine they’ll do well tonight, and I believe this would even the season series, which is very useful for breaking ties.
The Mitch, I say the Mitch, the Mitch is back!
Let’s go, Knicks!
Feeling in the vicinity of great for 58!
Feeling out of sight that Mike did his magic to fix the website!
58 replies on “2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks @ Sixers – Are the KNICKS Even Trying to Win?”
Yesterday I had the same doubt, Brian.
Let’s gooooo Knicks! 🧡💙
All of my takes today got lost to the server gods (tl;dr “winning trades” is tautological and the important questions relate to how you get the assets other teams actually want in trades, Sochan is probably the highest upside option on the buyout market and we can offer a bigger role than most contenders), but go Knicks.
I’ve viewed it as a protest from the server gods about yesterday’s game. 😛
Me like pretty passes.
Sixers defense a bit porous.
Love it!
Wow, the offense hasn’t looked this good in awhile.
Getting off to a great start is a nice way to begin removing the stench from last night at least.
Sixers defense is non existent when embiid doesn’t play
More on this another day
Refs definitely swallowing their whistles. Could be interesting.
Clarkson going for 36 turnovers per 36.
Maxey is basically unguardable
I don’t get why Clarkson is still seeing the floor. -4 BPM at this point, which is worse than Yabu.
It helps making Maxey unguardable when Clarkson waves at him going by as the help.
Maxey is a tough cover
Jose is spicy
Foul seems fine
Love Jose A’s moxie…. much needed
Jose standing up for a guy he’s known for like 3 days lol.
Alvarado going all Charlotte Hornets.
I did like that Mitch drove to the basket…
Jose is absolutely right that it’s lame as hell to stand over someone you just tackled in a basketball game like you’re Muhammad Ali
Josh Hart 41% three-point shooter.
Bingo cards, anyone?
It’s not just that Hart is hitting his 3s now it’s that he’s consistently hitting off the dribble pull up 3s which is the crazy part.
And Mo over 40%! Again, bingo cards? Not on mine.
How was that not an offensive foul on Oubre for drilling Shamet in the nuts?
It’s not at all complicated.
1. You make sure you have people in charge that value players and picks properly with a special emphasis on things most others are not looking at carefully or misunderstanding.
2. You identify teams that value players or fit them together poorly or that just follow the latest NBA trends to the point of silly. People have a tendency to follow whatever seems to be working “lately” and it almost always gets overdone to the point of silly in most markets.
3. Identify players you believe are generally underrated around the league that fit your own plans with an asterisk next to those players on poorly managed teams.
4. Be very flexible with regard to picks, trades and free agency. Any might be a good deal at any given time.
5. Sit around and wait VERY patiently for an opportunity to make a move that improves your own balance sheet, allows you to roll up in quality or finishes off your team.
The most important one is probably #5.
Most deals are going to be reasonably fair or not fit your plans. You have to be patient. But every once in a while something with scream.
To me Alvarado was a screamer to get and Clarkson was a screamer to avoid. IMO Alvarado has been undervalued around the league all along and was a perfect fit for what we needed. Clarkson has been overvalued for years and is not a fit. Good recovery from a bad off season for Leon.
Looked like a flagrant tap of the nutsack to me
They should put them away now
If Towns lost this ball trying to draw a foul I am going to be miffed. Wasn’t a very good angle they gave us. Looked like a dumb play.
Strat this is the game thread
Jose can you see!
Loving this.
Towns has atoned for that gaffe
KAT in 2024-25 mode tonight.
Why the hell don’t they post up KAT like that more often?
Mo’s needle has again moved away from 51st pick scrub and towards future HOFer.
jose …en fuego
Nah…. he was fine last night… just up against a ten year older chimeral vision of himself. Tough assignment for a man-child.
So, the NYT election needle?
What an incredible 1st half by Bridges.
KAT whines too much but that was a blatant hack on that attempted putback.
Refs really must hate him.
Showtime Knicks so far
Not bad!
This is the most Jekyll and Hyde team ever lol
This performance is actually making me angrier about last night.
Mikal and Hart showing mercy for the Sixers on the last play 😀
What a wonderful half. Shame they missed the buzzer beater layup.
I feel for KAT. They guard him really aggressively on one end, and he gets called for some light fouls on the other end.
Wally annoys the shit out of me.
Man, cheer up, you’re only allowed to be angry when we’re losing 😛
Wally is very democratic, he annoys everybody. LOL
“This performance is actually making me angrier about last night.”
Upon further reflection, I kinda let last night go, and that will be even more true if we keep this up against Philly. Trap games happen, especially when Indiana is a team that is clearly much better than their record. And they match up particularly well against us, especially without OG and Deuce. But since there is zero chance we see them in the playoffs this year, beating Philly and Boston is much more important.
Lady Raven wants to get genetic testing on Wally for Neanderthal genes.
Stuck on ESPN tonight, however…
I choose to focus on last night being just another in a series of gut punches by Siakam, Nesmith, and Nembhard as opposed to a loss to a 13-40 team.
This guy Knueppel is a real problem.
No Mitch yesterday, either. He has 4 blocks already in 10 minutes.
I think Brown should mention it a lot more than he does, when talking to the press. It’s night and day what they do to KAT and the fouls he’s called for on defense. And this usually messes with his head making him lose focus.
Is that the one Geo told has an option to watch the broadcast with only the sound from the arena?
What a pass by KAT.
Come on Knicks, I want 12 minutes of McCullar.
Mikal with 3 FTs !? Is this the end of the world? 😀
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