NBA Playoffs Round 1. (3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Detroit Pistons

[TP_Fan]

15 pts given up 4 mins in and Knicks in the bonus.  Start to games and halves is all coaching. JB just does not have them prepared. Pistons chasing again. All that work in the 2nd quarter for not with this effort. 

[Betrayer]

Just now, TP_Fan said:

Stop with Thompson on offense.  This is just a really bad start to the half. 

He’s the only one making anything happen. Rebounds, steals, drawing fouls, playing defense. If the other starters had 50% of his effort we’d be fine. 

[Deleterious]

Very little from Cade is going towards the rim.

[Betrayer]

Just now, Deleterious said:

Very little from Cade is going towards the rim.

Not sure if he’s just worn down or what, but he looks like he’s playing an all-star game out there or something. No urgency and just letting the game happen rather than being aggressive on either end. 

[Deleterious]

Cade doing his best John Starks imitation.

[Deleterious]

Might give up a hundred before the fourth starts.

[Betrayer]

Once again, Robinson in and Duren sits. You don’t need Duren out there when KAT’s in the game because Harris is guarding him. You need him when Mitch is in there. 

[TP_Fan]

This is unacceptable.  

[Betrayer]

Cade is wide open at the elbow over and over but he’s reluctant to take that shot way too often this year. The downside of analytics. That’s his shot and it would bring the big up to contest so he can make the pass over the top next time. 

[Deleterious]

Toss Ron in for THJ. See if he can spark something.

[Tigeraholic1]

 

[Betrayer]

It’s Brunson time. Ausar on the bench and Schroeder trying to guard him. 

[Deleterious]

Schroeder just shot a layup of the side of the backboard.

[Betrayer]

Holy hell, JB. Get Ausar back in this game. Brunson just feasting on Schroeder. 

[Deleterious]

Throwing a guy to the ground has to be a flagrant 1.

[Deleterious]

Get this under 10 before the end of the quarter.

[Betrayer]

2 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Throwing a guy to the ground has to be a flagrant 1.

Nope. But at least they lost their challenge this time and not us (yet). 

[Betrayer]

Cade short on so many these shots. He just looks gassed today. 

[Betrayer]

Terrible lineup. Schroeder, THJ, and Beasley all together. 

[Deleterious]

I wonder why Cleveland fired JB

[buddha]

theyre just not good enough.

[Betrayer]

Ausar plays a lot of minutes and mirrors Brunson last game and you have success. This game? Just do something totally different and play a bunch of no-defense lineups and watch the Knicks rack up 96 pts in three quarters. Didn’t even sub in a defensive lineup for the last possession to stop them. 

[TP_Fan]

Just not good enough. Bullied at home for a 3rd straight game.  That shouldn’t be possible in this sad state of the nba.  

[Hart]

2 minutes ago, buddha said:

theyre just not good enough.

Which we knew all along.  But the Knicks aren't that good either.  It might be different if Stewart was healthy.  

[Betrayer]

JB interview talking about how we have to defend better and then we see THJ with Beasley on the court and no Ausar. Insanity.