Vacation planning can begin Knicks fans. There is no way in hell your team is coming back from being down 3-1. 😆
I did something new tonight. As I watched the game I listened to Knicks fan play by play on YouTube and that shit was hilarious.
All the begging for calls, cursing at coaches and players had me in tears.
And can we now say once and for all on defense, Julius Randle's IQ is on the spectrum?!?
Randle's bull in a china shop style ultimately got him fouled out tonight in the fourth quarter when he charged knocking over half of the Heat team.
Now, I must admit, RJ Barrett played tonight like he wanted to win. Unfortunately he was the only Knick ready for prime time.
At some point RJ has to step forward and demand leadership on this team. In order for the Knicks to ever have a chance he has to take command of this team as the go-to man. Never mind Brunson, Randle or Hart.
Barrett needs to have a team meeting on the plane and tell everyone 'this is my fucking team now and if you don't like it, ask to be traded'.
If this team follows the lead of Brunson and Randle this team will never compete for a championship.
Many people will shout for the removal of Thibodeau, but he is not going anywhere as long as Dolan has CAA managing this franchise.
Thibs' cut and paste, template coaching style simply doesn't work on a championship team. He'll have you competitive in the regular season but nothing more.
And let's give it to Jimmy Butler for not only being the most complete player on the floor in this series but also having the heart of a coldblooded assassin.
Butler's control, savvy and tenacity on defense sets the standard that his teammates must follow or else.
Kyle Lowry will not jump out of the box scores for his effort but the subtle way he can change a game on offense and defense is like watching a Masterclass for point guards.
Lowry is pushing 40 and continues to make himself felt on both sides of the court like no other.
The scary thing about the last two games of this series is the poor jump shooting of the Heat.
If the Heat shot well tonight this would have been a blowout. At some point in this series they are going to come out of the locker room on fire, it's going to be a massacre and I can't wait to see it.
Knick fans, you are not the better team. And the way your team plays in the clutch I am going to stop saying that your team is more talented. Younger, yes but where is the talent on the Knicks that can play a complete game at an elite level? Who?
Is the talent in the front court allowing the Heat to get offensive rebound after offensive rebound over and over tonight? The Heat were 17 - 7 on second chance points.
Are Brunson and Hart frustrating and fouling out Vincent, Strus and Lowry?
None of the is happening because Knicks "talent" is nothing more than fool's gold.
In the playoffs you see the true ceiling of a player. The playoffs bring out the greats and the chumps.
The Knicks are the chumps.
Knicks lose again, Heat 109-101 Knicks.
