It is, and especially for what the Knicks are looking for. I think they can flip a Bridges for that type of player this summer. The Knicks can afford to lose some skill in the trade, and most of the NBA just focuses on skill, which usually is your best bet in the NBA, but for the Knicks I think the opposite is true when you look at the rest of the team. I also do truly believe a new/better suited coach will get more out of the current team even if they don't make a trade this summer, which I expect they will. With the Knicks talent, there is no way they should be this tooth and nail with inexperienced Detroit, and no way the Knicks should be 0-10 against Boston, Cleveland, and OKC. The Knicks have too much talent for that. And if they lose in 5 to Boston, Rose needs to be bold to finish it off this summer.
The NBA has gone so soft: “During live play, it was judged that Josh Hart made a legal defensive play,” the statement read. “After postgame review, we observed that Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called.” To me, that is not a foul. Hardaway is jumping into the player also trying to draw contact, I truly hate when shooters get away with that. And it wasn't some major running into either; there was a body bump. Earlier Towns got a T for a transitional takedown, which is an official thing in the NBA now. The game is so soft these days. I miss the 90's.
Notice how they ignored that Hart was blatantly fouled two seconds before that led to the Pistons getting that shot those fucking New York hating scumbags.
The Knicks get a call their way one time in playoff history and ESPN can't emphasize it enough. I think the ridiculous officiating plays a big role in the NBA's dropping ratings.
I couldn't agree more. The officiating is terrible, they call so much soft crap, the league as a whole has gotten soft. Combine that with one-on-one dribble, dribble, dribble for 18 seconds, 3-point shot and that's what the league is now. It's kind of sad.
Yesterday's game was more like the 90s playoffs plenty of aggressive defense with minimal amount being called on both ends of the floor...reminxed me of the Oakley, Mase, Grant, Rodman, lambeard (spelling) days
I was thinking yesterday this knicks team could definitely use someone like Oakley or Anthony Mason type.
Same old Knicks, so laughable they cannot close out this team at home. Same story every season, blow games against the Heat, blow games and leads against the Pacers, blow games and leads against the Pistons. And all 3 of those teams were inferior to the Knicks, the Pistons are inferior by a good margin IMO and have no experience. Now there is a reasonable shot this goes 7, a series that has no business going the distance, NONE. The Knicks are going to get absolutely rolled by the Celtics in the 2nd round. 5 games, and 2 or 3 of the games won't be close is my call. This is such a low IQ, lack of attention to detail, no creativity team. If Rose keeps Tibs after yet another 2nd round loss, assuming they get by Detroit, I'll flip out. Another one I nailed, Tibs should have been fired after last season as I said at the time. You know the old saying, the sum of the team is better than its individual parts, well the Knicks are the 10000000% opposite of that. The sum of the team is much MUCH worse than their individual parts. That's what you get when you have a very poorly coached team, which the Knicks are. I see nothing from this team that illustrates good coaching. Their O is dribbling 300 times, toss-up a shot. They play so reckless with seemingly no plan, strategy, or structure. It is very frustrating how it's been the same theme for 3 years running now, and Rose better fire this guy as soon as the season ends, be it this week, or in 2 weeks. Tibs has been very badly outcoached in this series, no surprise unfortunately.
And good thing they gave up a star package for Bridges. The guy has done sh*t in this series. He was totally worth five 1st round picks. So frustrated with this team. At least I have the Mets.
They’re an extremely talented team but something is missing. I think a change in coaching philosophy is definitely necessary if this team wants anything more than a round two.
For sure, they do have a lot of talent. The fact they are tooth and nail and going to at least game 6 against the Pistons is a gigantic signal there is something very wrong with the team. This is not the NHL where most series go at least 6. In the NBA there are sweeps and 5 game series all over the place, especially in the 1st round. Think about it, 4 of the 8 series are done in 5 or less, and you could get 1 or 2 more 5 game series tonight. My take is they have a coach who is simply not up to this level and is incapable of taking teams to the next level. And I also think the Bridges trade was not the right move for a good to very good player, but in addition to that, a player who plays the wrong position. The Knicks need another big, who can do the dirty work, rebound, play D, and be tough. That's how you balance out Towns and Brunson, not with a SG/SF who is solid/good at a few things, but not very good to great at any really. It is not the right fit. The coach issue they can very easily fix this summer, assuming Rose is paying attention, and I believe he is. The better fit size/toughness issue will be tougher. I think they can do it, but they will take some work by Rose. The Pistons coach has impressed me this series, and badly outcoached Tibs. The Knicks have 3 of the 4 best players in this series, and homecourt, and are extremely lucky to be up 3-2. If the Knicks were well coached, and played up to their talent level, they would be on a level a little below Boston and OKC, and not too far off of the Cavs. Instead, they are very clearly below those teams, and it really isn't close. They are showing they are maybe only slightly ahead of the Pistons. Meanwhile, the Pacers, Celts, and Cavs all win in 5 or less. The Knicks can win game 6, wouldn't shock me and would be just like the 1st round last season against Philly, up 3-1, lose game 5 at home, win game 6 on the road. They could also no show and get run out of the building and have to play a do-or-die game 7, that wouldn't shock me either.
From what I’ve seen so far, they have played like crap for 60% of this series. You could actually say that they should be losing this series based on their play. Reminds of that other MSG team in the playoffs lol
If they survive the Pistons series, how do you think that will play against the Celts. It won't be pretty.
