Saturday, May 6, 2023

I am sure their dinner tasted like rubber tonight

 



From the opening seconds of today's game, Jimmy Butler hit the first shot and went on to put his foot so far up the Knicks asses that I am sure their dinner tasted like rubber tonight.

The Heat whooped the Knicks so badly that I almost felt sorry for them. Almost.

All the Knicks fan talk leading up to this game had the Knicks beating the Heat in 5 games. They said the Knicks are such a dominant team on the road that there was no way they could lose with Julius Randle back.

Every loser Knicks fan went on about how much more talented their team was compared to the Heat and the Eastern Conference finals was just a forgone conclusion.

But when I took to social media after the Heat were up by as much as 25 points on the New York Bricks, Knicks twitter was as quiet as a mouse pissing on cotton in a thunderstorm.

This was supposed to be the game that Julius Randle would continue to own the Heat. 

Mitchell Robinson was supposed to dominate the undersized Miami front court today.

The Heat had something else to say by out scouring the Knicks 50 to 16 in the paint. The simply wanted it more than the Knicks and their veterans know what it takes to win in the playoffs.

The Knicks might be more talented, but they are not a better team than the Heat. They are being outclassed and out coached before your very eyes.

The Heat only shot 38% today. They won on hustle, muscle and savvy. Can you imagine what game 4 is going to look like when the Heat shooting gets hot? OMG!

I am sure Knicks fans while bitch and moan about the refs as they always do when they lose.

The Heat left RJ Barrett open in the first half and dared him to beat them, and he just couldn't do it.

Now Knicks fans are hoping to duplicate the Heat strategy of getting a split on the road. Quite frankly it's their only hope because if the Knicks go down 3-1 on Monday the series is over.

I don't see the Heat defense changing on Monday and the Knicks have no answer for it. 

Jalen Brunson holds on to the ball too long. He passes the ball so late in the shot clock that it makes defending the Knicks easy and predictable.

Look for the Tom Thibodeau to fiddle with the lineup because he is beginning to panic and this will sap any confidence left right out of the Knicks.

The Miami Heat are not the Cleveland Cavaliers Knicks fans, this bunch of veterans is battle tested and on a mission. Hopefully the Knicks youngins will see what it takes to compete for a chip and learn.

Knicks lose again, Miami 105-86 Knicks.


Sunday, April 30, 2023

I am sorry to say Knicks fans, this round won't last much longer.


Today, in Madison Square Garden, the Miami Heat faced the New York Knicks for the first game of the second round of the NBA playoffs.

All week, we heard Knicks fans go on about how this is their year and that the Knicks were going to make it to the Eastern Conference finals at the very least. But there is a slight problem with that prediction that they had not considered, and it was on display today.

The Heat did not play their best game. However, because they have proven veterans with championship experience, they know how to win in the playoffs. 

For the Knicks players, they are swimming in strange waters, and this afternoon the Heat lured them to the deep part of the lake and drowned them.

It would not have mattered if the injured Julius Randle had played, the Miami Heat are on a mission that this young Knicks team doesn't have any concept of.

The Heat started off slow and allowed the Garden fans to get up a good lather with their cheering and applause in the first half, but this was a tale of two halves.

The Knicks were playing on adrenaline in the first half with their hustling and Obi Toppin's three point shooting. 

The problem is that excitement can't be sustained and if you are counting on Toppin to be your best three point shooter for an entire game you are certainly going to lose.

The hero for Miami today was the seasoned veteran Kyle Lowry who simply destroyed the young Knicks back court.

Lowry's hustle, savvy and seasoning is the result of 17 years of playing in the NBA. He has forgotten more subtle ways to play at a championship level than the entire Knicks team will probably ever know. 

Lowry was tenacious on defense and hit big shot after big shot to demoralize every comeback effort of the Knicks.

Miami's defense settled down in the second half. They collapsed in the paint and dared the Knicks to beat them from the three point line, and the Knicks couldn't. It was a brilliant strategy that will carry over when Julius returns.

The Knicks have no three point depth on the bench and were useless in today's game.

By beating the Knicks in MSG, the Heat now have home court advantage, and I am sorry to say Knicks fans, but this round isn't going to last much longer. 

It was a nice season, but you are out classed against the Miami Heat.

Knicks lose again, Miami 108-101 Knicks.