We are playing vastly better now. Wemby is gonna get banged constantly by Mitch , KAT and OG. He was compromised the farther the last series went and even with the extra day for travel in the finals, I don’t think he has the grown man strength for a back to back grind series.

He might be trouble tonight, though.

but “you can’t win if your best player is a very small guard.”

That last part was always Becky Hammon dumb, though, given that Isiah won two in a row, three finals in a row, five straight ECFs.

That one never should have gotten off the ground.

Everyone’s commenting on how the Knicks got lucky in the east and had an easy path.

Portland? They’re the west version of Atlanta.

Minnesota? Missing DDV. Ant man was hurt. Ayo got hurt.

OKC? Obviously a great win to get by them but also missing 2 of their key rotation players.

The Spurs are good, obviously. Best team we will have faced in the playoffs. But they didn’t steamroll their way through the West facing the toughest competition. They also had some luck in their favor.

Overruled by “championships are never won by children with no playoff experience coming into the year.”

Potentially overruled by “this particular child is even more special than previous children who have driven teams to the finals, like LeBron or Shaq.”

But yeah, history suggests that some dues-paying should be required before they break through, and we’re here to collect. Or perhaps, to Kolekt.