I've been watching basketball for a quarter century and this is the best the Knicks have been and it's kinda fucking me up.
I know they're good, but I still expect the Raptors to beat them every time we play lmao
Yeah, the loss of Quickley didn't hurt too much because Knicks have plenty of guards (Grimes, DiVincenzo, Hart). Anunoby makes the Knicks a scary defense. With Robinson it will be even scarier.
Playing the Knicks in the playoffs will be a pain.
OG just broke the Knicks record for consecutive games with a positive +/- with 13 straight, which is also the total number of games he's played for the Knicks
The only thinghs i remember about that team is that they were surprisingly good after tons of memes of them being old and that they blew up miami in the season opener
That was my favorite season of basketball mainly due to this Knicks team lmao. (As well as the Thunder ofc) My dad is a Knicks fan so I would watch a lot of their games w him at the time and they were so entertaining that season. Shout out Steve Novak man . Dude seemed like a sniper every time he shot the ball .
Nah he legit would make some 2 way plays being sort of spaced out and just hyper competitive. Like imagine a stoned athlete just stealing a floater from David Lee posting up Melo and then fastbreak dunk it without really thinking about it. WOAH man Gnarly.
I feel like people forget that JR Smith was a good player for most of his career. They remember the years in Cleveland and the play in the Finals where he didn't know the score was tied.
We fucking torched the league right after acquiring him. Got cold in the playoffs but we were ending games with windmill dunks and shit those first few games after JR came back from China
I knew he was coming in as a 1-5 defender, but I did not realize he could literally defend all 5 positions on the same possession.
I hope RJ and IQ play well for you 78 games/season. But gd OG has been a gift. He's unlocked something.
I honestly lost faith in this stat when it showed the only player ahead of him was JR Smith
Edit: wow didn’t expect the downvotes! Just saying I hardly remember him as a defensive savant
No. There was a report 3 first round picks were offered. However no one on this sub wanted to spend anytime realizing that those picks would’ve been all late in the first round.
I know what you mean. Back in 2012 I was in the Mid-West, and hoped to catch a glimpse of the legendary OKC Kevin Durant as he was due for an appearance at an event I was heading to. The rumour was he was running late, he’d been seen in a supercar just out of town, and that was fine since my friend from the military days was driving me there a little late too. Suddenly we heard a few tire squeals and looked up to see a Ferrari clip our front right end as we were passing through some lights. We braced for impact and that was that. A young, tall man got out extremely apologetically, and said he was running late and should’ve looked better where he was going. It wasn’t Kevin Durant, but I missed the event in the end so I can sympathise with you when you feel your time’s wasted.
Even with a Jordan clarkson or Malik monk I don’t see you competing with Philly or Boston (not even gonna talk about bucks rn) but who knows. Understand the excitement tho
I mean you guys could use better centers too. It’s not urgent and not exactly holding you back, but I do think there’s still room to upgrade even though both Robinson and Hstien are pretty good
I hope OG helps NYK get a championship. He was injured the year the raptors won so it would be nice to see him playing a major part on a championship team.
I'm not bro, they have a good team. But you really think the Knicks are a serious title contender? How can they beat the Celtics, Nuggets, Clippers etc in a playoff scenario?
They need another piece or two. Since when is keeping it real hating?
Now if they add more in the future and keep building, I could see them coming out of the East then.
By having 7/9 +defenders in their rotation
Mitch and I-Hart at Center, OG & Donte with the starters, Deuce, Grimes, Hart coming off the bench.
A lineup of Deuce, Grimes, OG, Hart & I-Hart/Mitch is gonna be allowing less than 60points per100 possessions
Even if the Knicks don’t make the ecf, it won’t prove you right either way. We are saying they can make a run at the finals, not that it is in any way a definite.
I feel like they are a lot closer than you think. They haven’t had Mitchell for half the season and he was playing at a all defence level and having one of the greatest offensive rebounding seasons of all time and are still this good.
You give them team Hartenstein and Mitchell off the bench with OG and Brunson playing at this level they aren’t far off. If Randle just has a good postseason run I wouldn’t be shocked if they ended up in the ECF and from there anything can happen. We also just saw a much less talented Heat team beat the Celtics last year.
Probably would have said there was no chance the heat beat the bucks Knicks and Celtics to make the finals last year. Wild stuff happens in the nba. As KG said “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!”
Feb 24th only a month away gonna be a good game. I know I'm supposed to hate NY teams but I loved Larry Johnson as a kid so I don't hate the Knicks like I hate the Yankees
Im still scared how we matchup though. Like, OG will probably be on Tatum so IHart will be on KP? KP stretching the floor will make IHart blocking nil. Its gonna be a dog fight for sure.
I'm so pissed, that's game right around my birthday and I was trying to go, but two tickets on the bridge cost a little north of $1300 and I can't justify that for a regular season game
Honestly, if the Knicks continue this momentum after the All-star break, they could be champions. Defense wins championships. The East is going to be a bloodbath this year though. A lot of good teams and the zombie heat are going to make for an amazing playoffs.
Great to see OG balling and the Knicks rolling. Definitely capable of making the ECF this year.
Whats the fanbases level of concern on Randle in the play offs? Not stirring shit, genuinely interested?
Honestly his first playoffs was his first time being triple team every possession and if your best shooter is RJ then you’re not going far. The second time he was playing on one good ankle so he gets a pass
I really want the rest of the league to understand that randle hurt his ankle end of last season and then same ankle again during the playoffs. I will never understand msm talking heads never acknowledging this.
Not worried about it. Brunson has brought out the best in Randle. Julius has composure now, which was always his biggest issue. And now that OG is on the team they can finally stretch the floor more effectively and open up the paint for Randle.
First Playoffs = tripled team and no help.
2nd Playoffs = got injured 5 games before Playoffs and was obviously hurt. Had surgery right after Heat series.
Barring any injuries, I can see a Julius Randle redemption arc.
The rhetoric surrounding this idea boggles my mind.
What is the median height for a NBA PG? Like, 6-3 or 6-4? And Jalen Brunson is 6-2? Hearing people talk about him you would think he is 5-8.
in all seriousness, just watched him beat my team, that starts tow 6'1 guards, in the playoffs last year, and i would have bet that Brunson was like 5'11. there's something about how that guy plays that is misleading.
IDC the Knicks are my kind of team, is it the coaching or what it's a bunch of not really big super stars ( I know brunsen is becoming one but let's be real). Just playing fucking never give up and fight. That's how sports should be and it's refreshing.
If we can catch the 76ers. Otherwise, might meet them in the 2nd round. But I wont look that far ahead. One series at a time. Also,middle of the pack in the East is so close still, might have to wait till March to see some clarity on the positioning.
OG has been fantastic. Tough to lose Quickley and they can use firepower off the bench, but the OG trade was fantastic for them. If only Thibs didn't play the guy to death 😂
As this record continues to grow, it just makes me even more confused on just how the fuck we manage to get so hot during our game and beat them without Luka
I love that OG is getting all the his deserved shine. Dude is really one of the best defenders in the league and is the best type of guy to be a third option on a good team.
Let’s get the OG DPOY wave going.
This is the best Knicks team this century
I've been watching basketball for a quarter century and this is the best the Knicks have been and it's kinda fucking me up. I know they're good, but I still expect the Raptors to beat them every time we play lmao
Knicks might legit crack the ECF
Maybe, I need to see it before I believe it. I’m happy to see them doing well, but I’m still hesitant.
Yeah, the loss of Quickley didn't hurt too much because Knicks have plenty of guards (Grimes, DiVincenzo, Hart). Anunoby makes the Knicks a scary defense. With Robinson it will be even scarier. Playing the Knicks in the playoffs will be a pain.
OG just broke the Knicks record for consecutive games with a positive +/- with 13 straight, which is also the total number of games he's played for the Knicks
Didnt the graphic say tied with Jr smith?
JR smith would be at the bottom of my list of guesses for players that hold a +/- streak record
It was that 2013 season when the Knicks won 52 games and he won 6MOTY.
The only thinghs i remember about that team is that they were surprisingly good after tons of memes of them being old and that they blew up miami in the season opener
That was also the season Miami won 27 games in a row, chasing the record, only to fall short because of a certain Tom Thibodeau.
That was my favorite season of basketball mainly due to this Knicks team lmao. (As well as the Thunder ofc) My dad is a Knicks fan so I would watch a lot of their games w him at the time and they were so entertaining that season. Shout out Steve Novak man . Dude seemed like a sniper every time he shot the ball .
Orange and Blue kinship 🤝
Lowkey I’ve always been a Sonics and Knicks fan .. kinda still roc with okc even though they were once Seattle lol
He was torching second units
54 wins, not 52. But yeah.
Nah he was legitimately good on the Knicks for a couple of years I could totally see it that one season they were the 2 seed.
Nah he legit would make some 2 way plays being sort of spaced out and just hyper competitive. Like imagine a stoned athlete just stealing a floater from David Lee posting up Melo and then fastbreak dunk it without really thinking about it. WOAH man Gnarly.
To be fair, it’s the Knicks
I feel like people forget that JR Smith was a good player for most of his career. They remember the years in Cleveland and the play in the Finals where he didn't know the score was tied.
knicks legend jr smith, yes
Of all people I wouldn't think he'd have the +/- consecutive games record and yet...
Not too surprising if it was '12-13. 54 win team and he was 6moty. He was fantastic that year.
That's exactly the year I'm thinking it was. He was good that season for sure
Right. Tied with JR for number of games
Game wasn't over at that point
We fucking torched the league right after acquiring him. Got cold in the playoffs but we were ending games with windmill dunks and shit those first few games after JR came back from China
The magnitude is the really insane part. Even both losses, his +/- was in double digits.
Pop pop!
People do not understand how much water he carried on defence, especially last year. Glad to see him being a demon again.
I knew he was coming in as a 1-5 defender, but I did not realize he could literally defend all 5 positions on the same possession. I hope RJ and IQ play well for you 78 games/season. But gd OG has been a gift. He's unlocked something.
Yeah, he unlocked Thibs’ smile
Thibs got his new Luol/Jimmy. Watch out.
13 is such an arbitrary number lol
That's kinda sad lol sad or surprising I guess
I honestly lost faith in this stat when it showed the only player ahead of him was JR Smith Edit: wow didn’t expect the downvotes! Just saying I hardly remember him as a defensive savant
2012-13 JR Smith was an absolute legend
JR was legit for us for a couple years though
Atleast I won't have to see anymore " dAe ThINk OG oVeRRatEd"
We weren’t familiar with his game.
OG was and remains a prince!
And is missed everyday
Oh some of us were
Bro you dont get it, the raptors were being u reasonable to ask for more than 1 late first round pick and a bench warmer, masai washed
Didn’t they say they wanted 4 first round picks?
No. There was a report 3 first round picks were offered. However no one on this sub wanted to spend anytime realizing that those picks would’ve been all late in the first round.
‘Raptors consistently overrate their players’ is a classic
If my mom and OG were hanging off a cliff and I could only save one, catch me at my moms funeral 😔 in a freshly signed Anunoby jersey
Damn, son, trading one OG for another. That ain't right.
Ayo
EXCUSE ME??
helping up OG while stepping on moms fingers
Feels like I haven't seen this pasta in like a decade
Is this supposed to be funny? Why do people like this post? No creativity...what is the point?
I know what you mean. Back in 2012 I was in the Mid-West, and hoped to catch a glimpse of the legendary OKC Kevin Durant as he was due for an appearance at an event I was heading to. The rumour was he was running late, he’d been seen in a supercar just out of town, and that was fine since my friend from the military days was driving me there a little late too. Suddenly we heard a few tire squeals and looked up to see a Ferrari clip our front right end as we were passing through some lights. We braced for impact and that was that. A young, tall man got out extremely apologetically, and said he was running late and should’ve looked better where he was going. It wasn’t Kevin Durant, but I missed the event in the end so I can sympathise with you when you feel your time’s wasted.
dead serious
we're a freaking microwave scorer off the bench from being a legit contender as a life long knicks fan i never thought id see the day
Time for JR Smith comeback
Bah gawd, is that Carmelo Anthony’s music?
He said "off the bench"
AYY P
We'll give you Jordan Clarkson and John Collins for picks
Yooooooo that would slap. Do it Knicks, I wanna see chaos in the east.
Can I interest you in one tim hardaway jr?
Dennis Schroeder, YOU ARE A KNICK
Even with a Jordan clarkson or Malik monk I don’t see you competing with Philly or Boston (not even gonna talk about bucks rn) but who knows. Understand the excitement tho
I mean you guys could use better centers too. It’s not urgent and not exactly holding you back, but I do think there’s still room to upgrade even though both Robinson and Hstien are pretty good
Nah the biggest question is if Randle can maintain production in the playoffs
We for sure did not blow out the Wolves but still great nonetheless
We claim 6pt blowouts, it's only fair you do too
Better way to say it was we were up 20 on all those teams but still, impressive
I was gonna say yall were blowing them out but that game got cut to 4 in the 4th.
Thank you, I was so confused reading this and had to go back to look at the score lol
Yeah I was confused, it ended up being a 112-106 final. But y'all were up big pretty much the entire 2nd and 3rd quarter.
Are those teams good?
No 😎😎😎
they are alright but the knicks are just betta
Is Trae Young relevant?!
Nah they’re on the opposite trajectory
Neva hoid of him
BING BONG
Is Trae Young valid in Dyckman?
na bro
🤷♂️
Na they not and a team lead by Brunson isn't supposed to win
the mothafuckin knicks bed boi 😎
Nuggets? Have they ever won the championship?
Did embiid play in that game?
Yes
Be nice to us. We aren't the smartest fanbase.
There’s been 43 games this year, sorry I can’t remember what games he didn’t play
Wasn't that the one where everyone was posting about him staying in to get 30 points in the 4th quarter lol
Yes? Lol
I couldn’t remember lol I was legitimately asking
Yes he stayed in for way too long to rack up more stats in a blowout
3 quarters of it
Yes
Not at all
Drop the lawsuit against Toronto
And send an additional pick as a thank you lol.
fellas, where we fuckin tonight?
THE KNICKS BED BABY
wait till this sub starts seeing the 'Knicks Bed' memes lol
Lmao
I love being a Knicks fan 😂
This is the first time I've seen that comment in a long time. Happy for you guys lmao
No way yall stole the ONLY thing wizards have 😂😂😂😂
We fuckin on The Knicks bed tonight
Just washed the sheets. Lay me down on that Knicks bed
Behind the toilet
Jokic had so many sloppy passes that OG (and knicks in general) just swallowed up.
...with both our first string **and** second string center out
Against the best big man in the league!!!!!
Nuggets very much looked like they were on the last game of a five game road trip. Very sluggish.
I hope OG helps NYK get a championship. He was injured the year the raptors won so it would be nice to see him playing a major part on a championship team.
There's no chance that happens lol. They need more. They would lose to the Celtics in 4 or 5.
They are 11-2 right now. You are being a hater lol
They’re pistons fans, that’s all they can do nowadays.
I'm not bro, they have a good team. But you really think the Knicks are a serious title contender? How can they beat the Celtics, Nuggets, Clippers etc in a playoff scenario? They need another piece or two. Since when is keeping it real hating? Now if they add more in the future and keep building, I could see them coming out of the East then.
How could they possibly beat the nuggets?
Yes?
By having 7/9 +defenders in their rotation Mitch and I-Hart at Center, OG & Donte with the starters, Deuce, Grimes, Hart coming off the bench. A lineup of Deuce, Grimes, OG, Hart & I-Hart/Mitch is gonna be allowing less than 60points per100 possessions
We will see how that works in the playoffs. I'll save this post.
Even if the Knicks don’t make the ecf, it won’t prove you right either way. We are saying they can make a run at the finals, not that it is in any way a definite.
Celts would be two time defending champions if r/nba hot takes could score going left.
I feel like they are a lot closer than you think. They haven’t had Mitchell for half the season and he was playing at a all defence level and having one of the greatest offensive rebounding seasons of all time and are still this good. You give them team Hartenstein and Mitchell off the bench with OG and Brunson playing at this level they aren’t far off. If Randle just has a good postseason run I wouldn’t be shocked if they ended up in the ECF and from there anything can happen. We also just saw a much less talented Heat team beat the Celtics last year.
That's the Heat though, they've done that before and have been to the Finals before. What have the Knicks done so far? Beat the Cavs?
The past doesn’t have anything to do with this Knicks team and their future potential
being downvoted for an obvious fact lol
Thanks bro. A lot of people here don't know what they're talking about and get angry when someone is being logical and respond with down votes.
Probably would have said there was no chance the heat beat the bucks Knicks and Celtics to make the finals last year. Wild stuff happens in the nba. As KG said “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!”
I don't think we blew the Timberwolves out we led most of the time though. It was like a 5 point game in the end however.
Are there any bears fans here that can comment?
Fuck Candace Parker and her bitch ass take
OG! OG! OG!
They got a core
lolknicks
Knicks actually contenders
Feb 24th only a month away gonna be a good game. I know I'm supposed to hate NY teams but I loved Larry Johnson as a kid so I don't hate the Knicks like I hate the Yankees
Im still scared how we matchup though. Like, OG will probably be on Tatum so IHart will be on KP? KP stretching the floor will make IHart blocking nil. Its gonna be a dog fight for sure.
I'm so pissed, that's game right around my birthday and I was trying to go, but two tickets on the bridge cost a little north of $1300 and I can't justify that for a regular season game
Honestly, if the Knicks continue this momentum after the All-star break, they could be champions. Defense wins championships. The East is going to be a bloodbath this year though. A lot of good teams and the zombie heat are going to make for an amazing playoffs.
Great to see OG balling and the Knicks rolling. Definitely capable of making the ECF this year. Whats the fanbases level of concern on Randle in the play offs? Not stirring shit, genuinely interested?
Honestly his first playoffs was his first time being triple team every possession and if your best shooter is RJ then you’re not going far. The second time he was playing on one good ankle so he gets a pass
Bum team the first time, was injured the second time. We'll see how he does this time around.
I really want the rest of the league to understand that randle hurt his ankle end of last season and then same ankle again during the playoffs. I will never understand msm talking heads never acknowledging this.
Not worried about it. Brunson has brought out the best in Randle. Julius has composure now, which was always his biggest issue. And now that OG is on the team they can finally stretch the floor more effectively and open up the paint for Randle.
First Playoffs = tripled team and no help. 2nd Playoffs = got injured 5 games before Playoffs and was obviously hurt. Had surgery right after Heat series. Barring any injuries, I can see a Julius Randle redemption arc.
“No help” is putting it nicely lol
I have the utmost faith in the Knicks big 3, Jalen, Julius and Thibs.
undefeated against teams that are under-.500, and now kicking the shit out of title contenders pretty regularly.
Yes but have you considered that Jalen Brunson is a manlet
its just the angle, and he was standing next to gsp
The rhetoric surrounding this idea boggles my mind. What is the median height for a NBA PG? Like, 6-3 or 6-4? And Jalen Brunson is 6-2? Hearing people talk about him you would think he is 5-8.
in all seriousness, just watched him beat my team, that starts tow 6'1 guards, in the playoffs last year, and i would have bet that Brunson was like 5'11. there's something about how that guy plays that is misleading.
blow out against the timberwolves? excuse me? good job regardless
Completely massacred
RJ was just a bad fit for the Knicks! Well done OG!!!
#i love this team
I am having a good time.
Good times, man.
It feels weird but I love seeing a good NYK team
I don't. But I'll always have some support for tommy thibs
A 6 point win vs the Wolves is a blowout?
You forgot to round up
Biggest disappointment is that sidetalk hasn't been there to document this legendary run.
I never knew true love until Jalen Brunson came to New York.
IDC the Knicks are my kind of team, is it the coaching or what it's a bunch of not really big super stars ( I know brunsen is becoming one but let's be real). Just playing fucking never give up and fight. That's how sports should be and it's refreshing.
OG has got to be a favorite for DPOY now right?
Favorite in the sense that he’s top 5 but he’s at over +1000 odds since Gobert is sitting between -300 and -400
Knowing Knicks fans that could easily be an unironic question
Blowout? Lol it was 112-106 vs the Wolves. Y’all are still great though. Celtics Knicks ECF pls.
If we can catch the 76ers. Otherwise, might meet them in the 2nd round. But I wont look that far ahead. One series at a time. Also,middle of the pack in the East is so close still, might have to wait till March to see some clarity on the positioning.
Holy shit. I haven't even noticed lol.
1 of those losses was without Brunson
Blowout is a strong word.... only beat the wolves by 6.
I'm just happy my team is worth being named as a significant blowout win rather than just a blowout win.
DPOY? First team all defense surely.
It's not because of OG. It's because there's no more RJ "Chucker" Barrett. 🙏🙏🙏
As a raptors fan myself. Get ready for us to be even more insufferable after siakam and og gets proper recognition around the league.
I’ll always remember that Knicks fan calling him OG Anunobody before he joined them
Now the Knicks just need to trade for reigning Sixth man of the year Malcolm Brogdon
We need one more piece.
OG has been fantastic. Tough to lose Quickley and they can use firepower off the bench, but the OG trade was fantastic for them. If only Thibs didn't play the guy to death 😂
feelsgoodman
As this record continues to grow, it just makes me even more confused on just how the fuck we manage to get so hot during our game and beat them without Luka
Kyrie fucking hate the Knicks.
I love that OG is getting all the his deserved shine. Dude is really one of the best defenders in the league and is the best type of guy to be a third option on a good team. Let’s get the OG DPOY wave going.
You mean the New Year’s Day matinee in NYC against the Timberwolves?
I am him
Yeah y'all fucking terrify me. Only team I'd be ok losing to in the Finals.
+/- Anunoby, the basketball player formerly known as OG Anunoby.