Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2026.03.02)

By: Rough

Rough — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:31:09 +0000

If we can play consistently the defense we played yesterday, and we certainly can, then we have a chance against anyone. Can we sustain the energy, focus, attention to detail, and so on when the shots don’t fall? When the opponent disrupts our offense, when they play us physically, when we don’t get the calls, and the like? This is the question. When you manage to stop your opponent, you always have a chance.

This applies both to the players as well as to game preparation, strategy and in-game adjustments by the coaching staff

By: pepper

pepper — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:25:54 +0000

https://nypost.com/2026/03/02/sports/josh-hart-impacting-knicks-as-he-works-through-shooting-struggles/

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:28:38 +0000

On a more chipper note, this:

The Knicks just completed an 18-game stretch in which they ranked first on defense.

This is far and away the most encouraging thing going on to me (and I’m a huge Diawara fan). I don’t fully understand it, but I think simply getting Clarkson and Yabu off the court was a huge plus and throwing in Alvarado helped.

By: d-mar

d-mar — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:39:41 +0000

The Celtics continue to annoy the fuck out of me. No Jaylen Brown, Giannis is playing and they’re up by 14 at halftime.

Mazzula is a magician.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:10:32 +0000

Here’s a clip of Diawara’s highlights. At the 0:59 mark there was with 9:42 left in the game and the Knicks up by 11 where Castle tried to iso vs. Diawara on the right side. Mo easily blocked the baseline pull-up attempt which lead to a Knicks fast break. It’s that kind of play that makes him so tantalizing. He seems to be getting a sense of how to use his length and footwork to defend tough covers without fouling.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:00:22 +0000

Just like Knicks the Thunder have a game tomorrow but SGA and iHart are sitting out which assume means they’ll shockingly become healthy enough to play next night vs Knicks.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:56:11 +0000

One thing I have seen glimpses of with Mo is a potential ability to attack close-outs with curling drives. He can dribble-drive a bit and just needs a bit of daylight near the rim to finish with either hand, using his length to just outreach defenders with his ball hand. Maybe squinted wishful thinking on my part, but we won’t really know until the close-outs come with more regularity.

By: Knicks 2025

Knicks 2025 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:33:11 +0000

That’s a good point, EB. At some point very soon teams are likely going to start taking Mo’s 3s seriously and he’s going to have to learn how to pass out of them. I think he probably has the BBIQ to learn that.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:29:04 +0000

You’d think they’d at least try defending Diawara beyond the line at some point

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:25:49 +0000

cyber, you had to be happy about Queta’s 27/17/3 line last night!!!

I am happy, yeah. Happy for him, and proud that a fellow countryman is playing this good in the NBA. But it wasn’t a perfect night… it would have been perfect if he had lost the game! 😀