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Chemistry between teammates is really an asset, especially from 2-3 stars. Look at Steph and Draymond. They can improvise well given their chemistry and championship experience.
I like the Villanova breakdown but I strongly disagree with the notion that the Knicks should trade Randle. His ability to create from the high post as both a scorer and passer is exactly what this team needs to be elite on offense. Do you really want to put all your eggs in one basket and have Brunson operate ala James Harden? I'd much prefer a balanced team where you have two points of attack (Jokic/Murray, KG/Pierce, Amare/Nash). Come playoff time, you will be much more difficult to scheme against.
Exactly. I think this playoff run where Brunson literally had to put this whole team on his back shows that we need Randle even more as a secondary scoring option
Randle just needs to play smarter an thibs needs to cultivate a better offense for them. If randle can adopt more of an Odom type mire mixed with a little amare, then they'll be good.
Thank for this bro, it’s so rare to see someone with an actual basketball analysis, and not just “trade Randle for a center” or Randle is trash, or we overpaid for role players. What matters being able to punish the defense at multiple levels and being able to be versatile defensively. Check and check
Lebron drinking wine on a podcast midway through a losing first-round series but Luka can’t have one after winning the WCF? And some wonder why people accuse the American bball bubble of being xenophobic?
@@DunningKrugerJnrGet a grip. Lebron has consistently had sub-8% bf. What would you wager Luka’s bf% is? Never mind the fact that wine is incredibly less fattening and inflammatory than beer.
People who don't watch the Knicks have no idea that Randle was actually the team's best playmaker. Knicks 3 point shooting took a dive when Randle got hurt, since he got them wide open shots.
@@battmyne he's a playoff scrub he needs to get shipped he can cook in the regular season but that means nothing when you become a liability come playoffs.
I went back and watched a bunch of Nova games and it looks like all four of them can do the dribble hand-off to screen to pull up 3 with every combination of the four. Then I went to thehighlow io game clips site to filter every Randle 3 from assist and Randle assist to 3 from Nova cats. Brunson already taught the quick action to Randle. The two pull this action handfully going back to Jalen's first year on the Knicks. Its a matter of time the FIVE of them can do this interchangeably with each other. I have a feeling Knicks might be one of the top teams in all kinds of 3pt stats next season
Oh but no you're not seeing it. Let me shed light. Go ahead and Google who has played the most minutes on the court since 2019 and hasn't missed a game since Highschool.... While I wait I'll tell you. It's bridges, a player who gets upset when taken out of games. Talk about a dream for a player coach scenario. Mikal bridges is addition by subtraction.. in that the addition of such a durable player allows for the spread of more rest among all players. The Knicks my friend are pimed and ready.🧡💙💪🏽
@@t-marvelous7906 but, but, but, humans are not machines. so yes hes healthy and young like a workhorse so he wont feel it yet. but when he reaches his 30s or so, then injuries gonna pile up but ofcourse knock on wood. hopefully they make it tru
God damn, why do people keep repeating this lazy take? Please just take a look at Knicks minutes during regular season. Thibs was forced to play Hart for like 48 minutes because he had no one else to throw on the court. Knicks injuries had nothing to do with fatigue
it's crazy how no-one believes in Randle. Knicks were playing really well and he'd completely bought in back in January after the OG trade. The FO love him and i think he'll prove everyone wrong regarding his fit this year. He's their physical presence and enforcer and is needed in many situations. You also don't easily replace 20 10 5 for his contract value.
@@tyresejones3535You don’t watch Knicks games. Everyone is just judging Randle off of 2 playoff runs. One where he was injured, and the other where he was the only scoring option. He isn’t good enough to be a #1 option for a team come playoff time, but he is good enough to be a #2 with a lot of talent surrounding him. At least give him a chance to see if it works out this season. Hes an All NBA level player for crying out loud.
@@justintejada3243 you sound like you those lakers fans talking about give dlo one more chance to prove himself even though he’s already shown who he is 😂
@@kevinwang2723Randle is the only other guy than Brunson that can create on the ball and draw double teams. If they replace him they better get someone who can do that
The funny thing is in kind of saw this trade happening cause it make since but I didn’t think the nets would actually do it. the Knicks will be a tough out
I think if you watch the chemistry that Randle had with JB and OG right after the trade, you know that he loved having more spacing around him. I think this trade just gives him better opportunities to split up JB and JRs playing time and have an even more effective offense this year.
@@rahilshaik1603 he brings people TOWARDS him in the paint which GIVES PLAYERS OPEN LOOKS(which would be great or mikal and og) and takes pressure off of brunson
@@NEWLOOKKNICKSWhich will lead to even more cutting and open layups, which is what bball breakdown was talking about. So I guess he must of been blinded by all these stupid ass Randle haters
This is basically the perfect team almost for Luka lol. 2 elite if not the best 3 and d wings in bridges and og. A great pick and roll player that's a long threat. Some offensive punch off the bench inly question mark is what they do with randle you may keep him to be an additional offensive hub.
@@MoonLess4444 maybe if you are saying on a scale of 100 offense plus defense I can get in line with that. I would say OG and Mikal are for sure better defenders than Tatum is but Tatum is lightyears better offensively so ok i agree with you here.
@@dustinsirois4788Nah my G. You can’t fully agree with this. NEITHER OG or Bridge 🌁 is “Overrated” tho. And Bridge plays better defense than Brown and Tatum.
@@germwarfare5707 OO ya sure sorry i may have not mad that clear. OG is legit as is bridges to me literally the perfect wing role players not over rated at all and yes play better D than Tatum easily which i think i mentioned the D part. I am not 100% on better D then Brown while i think they both do play better D then brown night to night he has so much more offensive responsibility so i am willing to question it but both easily much better defenders then Tatum. Brown when all he is trying to do is lockdown is a legit defender.
Great Breakdown. I actually think Randle fits well as a secondary facilitator when Brunson is off the floor (and on) The Knicks now employ several high efficiency catch and shoot players Knicks catch and shoot 3P% last year Donte 40.7% Brunson 44.5% Deuce 42.2% OG 42% Mikal 38.5% The cutting Coach Nick speaks about will do wonders as well but that spacing for Randle is scary hours for opposing defenses. "Trust the pass" as Thibs says. We got corner snipers now if anyone tries to send the double at Julius and good luck defending him 1 on 1 without fouling
Ok but he’s not suggesting they go small with some dookie ass defender at the 5. He’s talking about Anunoby there 😂. That’s probably a lineup even better equipped to guard what Boston is doing than Hartenstein at the 5
@@jimlernt776 when's the last time he played 82 games. OG gets hurt all the time and you're gonna expect him to play the 5? Come on now. Small ball only worked when there were no Bigs who can make you pay now there are Bigs who will hurt you trying to play small against them.
@@allmightylowercasejay1138 he didn’t suggest the Knicks just go into the season without a legit center lol. Just suggested exploring a small ball lineup as part of their rotation. It makes sense because the Knicks don’t have a 5 to spread the floor like the guys you mentioned. So the only way they can get that kind of spacing is in lineups with OG at C
If everyone makes it to playoffs healthy, I say we run it with this team plus a great big man (we need one after hartenstein), including Randle. We have multiple variations of a starting line up that's proven to win any game. Randle can take pg duties and out Brunson and donte out to stretch the floor with mikal. Hart plus donte mikal mitch etc is crazy defense. We have decent size and we have Randle, og, hart, and Mitchell would can play the 5. We can play small ball with a pretty crazy defensive and fast team. I'm so excited because if donte can learn curry's off ball movement, precious/randle can take on post playmaking with Brunson hart and og available for playmaking, scoring, and then mikal as a Swiss army knife and length. It's crazy what this team can do, I actually think we will struggle esrly season since there are so many lineups that can be put out there
All of the Villanova guys plus OG have a catch and shoot 3 point percentage above 35... Randall plays inside and is a good passer... why are people saying he doesn't fit???... he fits perfectly!!!
I think he meant the knicks would have. If OG didn't get hurt game 2 series would have been over in 5 games. Game 3 the knicks needed him so badly. The Pacers played the Emergency Room knicks and barely won in 7 games.
There’s legit no basketball reason to trade Julius Randle from this roster. He’s still the second best player on the team and will get touches. Having Donte, OG, and Mikal is great because none of them need to dribble to be effective. Jalen and Randle SHOULD BE the primary ball handlers
He's a two time all nba player who we desperately needed in the playoffs. If he was there, we could have had a better chance against the Pacers and the sixers series could have been less demanding and fewer injuries. He gives the team so much flexibility with lineups too since we have real pgs now. Randle can do what he does best with drive fast breaks, post up, draw in defense and double teams. His weakness was always trying to decide to pass or score, but now he can focus primarily on scoring and passing can come if he gets trapped in a double team. Him, Brunson and mikal on the floor at the same time means Brunson cant get doubled anymore and with Mitch in the paint with cutting donte or hart can get great ball movement. I think we could see 6 or maybe 7 players average double ppg next year (Brunson, og, Randle, bridges, donte, hart, and maybe Mitchell, duece or precious can get close
I don't see Julius Randle going anywhere. Even though he has struggled in the past couple of postseasons with the Knicks, they did really well with him and Brunson in the lineup; plus, he is the perfect guy to put at the 5 whenever they wanna play small ball. The real issue is how expensive this roster will be. Brunson and Randle are the highest-paid players on the team; Bridges's contract makes him the 3rd highest. Hart just signed an extension. DiVincenzo is on a reasonable, but pretty sizeable deal. Unless OG, Hartenstein, or both of them take less money, one of them will probably be gone. In the case of Hartenstein, that would be a big blow to the Knicks considering Robinson's injury history.
Im so tired of ANYONE saying Randle can go or is expendable. When we play a tough opponent, we will need Randle's scoring and iso. Last year when this team played with Mitch OG Brunson DeVo Hart is was MAGIC! Run n Gun Defensive team. I never saw the knicks play so well. But then the injuries piled up. Adding Bridges along with Randle and a healthy Roster will Championship level. Only 2 questions... Will Tibbs allow deeper rotations so that players are more rested for the playoffs... And is there a way to resign Hartenstein. We need him too. He takes this team WAY over the top.
It’s insane if you think about it, dominated every team in the collegiate level and now about to do it in the professional level, gotta start calling them the big 4 😂
Trading Julius would be foolish, the only scenario I see them doing that is to get another power forward of equal or greater value, or a star true point guard so they could move JB the the 2 slot. As it stands, they’re keeping Randall at 4, OG at 3, and starting Bridges at SG to pair his elite defense with Anunoby at the wing and his scoring prowess with Brunson in the back court. Donte and JHart are going to be in the 6/7 slots which will add a lot of depth to the 2nd unit and allow them to preserve the starting lineup’s health for a deep postseason run.
I suspect there will be pretty much equal minutes to who's starting and who is finishing games. We gotta preserve health, especially mitch who I think is going to stay on the bench quite a bit while we explore small ball lineups with OG, Precious and Randle at the 5. We really need another big man who can tip out and playmake in the post. Those nail plays by hartenstein were huge in the playoffs and that kind of adjustment could be a critical change late season. Right now, I don't see any major moves we can make with the remaining big men out there. But, hopefully next Feb we can make one more big trade once thibs has a few months with this team
There was a two-time national champion Kentucky team that came into the NBA (NBL, actually) as a unit... in 1949. Later got collectively in trouble for points shaving in college, iirc. Anyway, I'm not buying this "college teammates" theory. College teammates just don't spend that long a career together in college, especially nowadays.
I usually dont buy the college connection either but Jay Wright’s Villanova teams are the exception. They were known to stay into their junior or senior years. That type of chemistry is hard to find in today’s NBA unless your team won a ring with its current core (Warriors, Nuggets, Celtics)
@2216sammy Sorry, not getting the "Nova" reference. The team with all those KY Wildcats (yes, two championships in 3 seasons, plus I assume a freshman campaign, so, yes 4 years and not one-and-done) on it was the Indianapolis Olympians. The "use college teammates" plan worked pretty well in the first year as they won the Western Division regular season but lost in the Division finals. Then they finished 4th, but I'm not sure whether the scandal interfered with their success in the second year.
This entire video is based on a false premise: that guys having played together in college provides a cheat code to a title. In the NBA, every player has had to adapt to different coaches and styles since grade school. Part of reaching this level is the ability to adapt and the smarter the players, they quicker they can mesh. It takes a summer of practice and a few months of the regular season, at most, for players to adjust. The Celtics had two new starters this season and blew every other team out of the building from Day One. What matters is that these college players who were in the same system happen to be great players. Now you just have to hope that Thibs doesn't wear them out playing impossible minutes. Which is a big ask.
We all can agree that Randle hasn’t been amazing or close to his regular self during the playoffs. But that’s what having a deep team is for, to make up for your flaws. Prime example is the Boston Celtics THIS YEAR. There were plenty of times where Tatum flat out played terrible. But due to their team being so stacked, they were able to cover his mistakes which is in the end how the won a championship. It’s not like Brown played amazing either, he played average but was consistently average while Tatum was all over the place. Again, having teammates like Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Porizingis etc make them elite
Yo bro you wrong for what you said about Randle . Son style fits seamlessly with the Knicks and especially Brunson . These team is alll guards . Why wouldn’t they have a need for a big strong power forward whose finesse bully ball with play making and passing abilities. He makes the team shoot 3 s better. Just like Kobe needed Pau and Derrick rose needed boozer .cmon man
people are making way too big of a deal about what the knicks gave up for bridges. they gave up their own 2025 frp + the bucks protected frp. both will probably end up being low first rounders. then they gave up their own 2027 pick, which is kind of a coin flip. with the new cba, its hard to tell what the knicks will look like in 2027, but brusons signing an extension, OG just signed a 5 year deal, bridges/dvo/hart will still be under contract by then (i think). randles also going into a contract year. the team should still be decent in 2027. the pick swap, probably wont even get exercised because bk is going balls deep into a rebuild and will almost certainly be worse than the knicks. the SRP is whatever too. and bogdonovics contract is expiring (?) or does he have a player option? either way its a contract coming off the books. all the knicks really gave up, are 2 potentially decent FRPs in 2029 and 2031. thats really not that terrible. and considering that bk made a deal with houston after the bridges trade, to get back their own FRPs, you know theyre going to be awful for years to come.
Knicks have no need to trade randle.. moving devo and hart to the bench reinforces their rotation and considering how well they played as starters should boost their games playing against subs more. Plus thibs staggers his minutes depending on matchups. The fact they can adjust to any variety of lineups on both ends is going to be crucial.
Keep randle!!! He just needs to stay healthy and not play too much iso. He has shown when he holds the ball for less time we are very very very effecient
Man they need to stop this anti Julius shit man. There’s no real chemistry issues and he fits well with this squad. We need a second iso guy who can carry the load so Brunson doesn’t have to destroy his body trying to score 35 ppg. We were doing excellent last year before the injuries with both of them hovering around 25ppg but Brunson was the guy with the ball making the decisions in the 4th
Why do everyone want to get rid of a 25/10/5 guy is beyond me? Mikal added to OG Brunson and Randle makes knicks better and DDV and Hart boost the bench...
This was not the knicks deepest run in decades. 2013 those knicks also made it to the second round. There is no way this squad goes passed the second round
people are so hurt about the Randle comments 😂 he negatively impacts team chemistry, gets way worse in the playoffs, yet everyone wants to defend him because of his regular season numbers lol
So one clip determines that he affects team chemistry? Also he was hurt during the last two playoffs like I get that it’s seen as trendy to hate the guy but your thought pattern is honestly stupid as hell.
@@HenryRex7 based on them being the best team in the league with the two best two way players in the league these overrated role players will get humbled by the C's
mikal bridges was never the answer the answer is og and julius randle being able to show up every game and stay healthy, thats what will win the knicks a title
Idk if yall notice, they (knicks) didn’t do nothing new from the playoff run the year before. They lost in the semis against the Heat. Both were a 2nd round exit.
Yeah but the difference is they swapped out quickly and rj for og and divincenzo. Better defense and shooting. Last year we got straight up beat by the heat. This year despite injuries to Brunson, Robinson, Randle, divincenzo, and bogdonavic we went seven games almost to the conference finals. This year we’ve improved again. The likelihood of literally everyone being inside again is slight. We’re going to the eastern conference finals. I’m not a betting man but I’d bet on this.
The Randle propaganda has to stop. We’re a better team with him healthy and he’s learned how to play within the offense more, year by year. Check the tape from our January games post trade. He’s a Knick.
Trade Randle? Doesn't fit? You need more than one shot creator to make a deep playoff run, Randle bully ball was creating a lot of the Knick offence pre injury. Furthermore, in the absence of ihart and with an injury prone Mitch, you really do need size, which Randle has. I don't understand why Randle gets so much slander. That 2021 run was arguably the reason the Knicks revival as a serious franchise started, and Brunson wouldn't have come here without that run
Randle doesn’t fit from a Chemistry standpoint? So we use one clip to determine he’s a bad teammate? This Randle take was stupid and it was just a classic “I hate Randle because it’s trendy” .
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They have chemistry that should do something positive ...
Chemistry between teammates is really an asset, especially from 2-3 stars. Look at Steph and Draymond. They can improvise well given their chemistry and championship experience.
I like the Villanova breakdown but I strongly disagree with the notion that the Knicks should trade Randle. His ability to create from the high post as both a scorer and passer is exactly what this team needs to be elite on offense. Do you really want to put all your eggs in one basket and have Brunson operate ala James Harden? I'd much prefer a balanced team where you have two points of attack (Jokic/Murray, KG/Pierce, Amare/Nash). Come playoff time, you will be much more difficult to scheme against.
Exactly. I think this playoff run where Brunson literally had to put this whole team on his back shows that we need Randle even more as a secondary scoring option
The trade randle obsession is very odd to me
@@rackkyree9086 its not odd he's simply no longer needed and can kick rocks he's a low iq playoff dropper.
Randle just needs to play smarter an thibs needs to cultivate a better offense for them. If randle can adopt more of an Odom type mire mixed with a little amare, then they'll be good.
Thank for this bro, it’s so rare to see someone with an actual basketball analysis, and not just “trade Randle for a center” or Randle is trash, or we overpaid for role players. What matters being able to punish the defense at multiple levels and being able to be versatile defensively. Check and check
That Michael Finley assist to a hangover cure was immaculate.
Lebron drinking wine on a podcast midway through a losing first-round series but Luka can’t have one after winning the WCF? And some wonder why people accuse the American bball bubble of being xenophobic?
@@DunningKrugerJnrGet a grip. Lebron has consistently had sub-8% bf.
What would you wager Luka’s bf% is?
Never mind the fact that wine is incredibly less fattening and inflammatory than beer.
Their facial expressions during that interaction were hilarious. 😅
People who don't watch the Knicks have no idea that Randle was actually the team's best playmaker. Knicks 3 point shooting took a dive when Randle got hurt, since he got them wide open shots.
This is an idiotic statement 😭😂
20 10 and 5 man, they don't get it. Also how he was playing after OG arrived and just his sheer presence and physicality - knicks need him
@@SantiagoSanchez-hb4jssays the dude who doesn't watch the Knicks 😂😂
@@battmyne he's a playoff scrub he needs to get shipped he can cook in the regular season but that means nothing when you become a liability come playoffs.
Exactly @@jc09113
Julius had good chemistry with the group last yr before the injury he should fit fine. We need more than one guy who can get his own bucket.
Keeping hartenstein is going to win them a championship
Yea he needs to take this pay cut n stop playing lol
this aged well
You tripping about the randle shit.
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I went back and watched a bunch of Nova games and it looks like all four of them can do the dribble hand-off to screen to pull up 3 with every combination of the four. Then I went to thehighlow io game clips site to filter every Randle 3 from assist and Randle assist to 3 from Nova cats. Brunson already taught the quick action to Randle. The two pull this action handfully going back to Jalen's first year on the Knicks. Its a matter of time the FIVE of them can do this interchangeably with each other.
I have a feeling Knicks might be one of the top teams in all kinds of 3pt stats next season
Only thing thibs has to figure out are minutes played by each player to keep them healthy in the long run
Oh but no you're not seeing it. Let me shed light. Go ahead and Google who has played the most minutes on the court since 2019 and hasn't missed a game since Highschool.... While I wait I'll tell you. It's bridges, a player who gets upset when taken out of games. Talk about a dream for a player coach scenario. Mikal bridges is addition by subtraction.. in that the addition of such a durable player allows for the spread of more rest among all players. The Knicks my friend are pimed and ready.🧡💙💪🏽
@@t-marvelous7906 but, but, but, humans are not machines. so yes hes healthy and young like a workhorse so he wont feel it yet. but when he reaches his 30s or so, then injuries gonna pile up but ofcourse knock on wood. hopefully they make it tru
@@Beeman2892that’s true for every athlete past the age of 30. Your body will fail you regardless. Some guys are just built different.
@@t-marvelous7906Eastern Conference Semifinals here they come 😤
God damn, why do people keep repeating this lazy take? Please just take a look at Knicks minutes during regular season. Thibs was forced to play Hart for like 48 minutes because he had no one else to throw on the court. Knicks injuries had nothing to do with fatigue
it's crazy how no-one believes in Randle. Knicks were playing really well and he'd completely bought in back in January after the OG trade. The FO love him and i think he'll prove everyone wrong regarding his fit this year. He's their physical presence and enforcer and is needed in many situations. You also don't easily replace 20 10 5 for his contract value.
he will throw tantrums he needs to be traded the knicks have acquired more than enough talent too replace his inefficient 20 10 and 5 production.
@@tyresejones3535Yo my G. Keep it pushing. My guy No Handle Randle ain’t going nowhere 💯🔶🔷🔶🔷💯
@@tyresejones3535You don’t watch Knicks games. Everyone is just judging Randle off of 2 playoff runs. One where he was injured, and the other where he was the only scoring option. He isn’t good enough to be a #1 option for a team come playoff time, but he is good enough to be a #2 with a lot of talent surrounding him. At least give him a chance to see if it works out this season. Hes an All NBA level player for crying out loud.
@@justintejada3243 you sound like you those lakers fans talking about give dlo one more chance to prove himself even though he’s already shown who he is 😂
Randle is going to be amazing. Why would you trade him away . To get worse?
Cause he stinks
@@relentlesseducatorHe's an all star level talent. You're ignorant!
@@relentlesseducatorHe's our second best player.
@@kevinwang2723Randle is the only other guy than Brunson that can create on the ball and draw double teams. If they replace him they better get someone who can do that
Randle is not goood
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The funny thing is in kind of saw this trade happening cause it make since but I didn’t think the nets would actually do it. the Knicks will be a tough out
I think if you watch the chemistry that Randle had with JB and OG right after the trade, you know that he loved having more spacing around him. I think this trade just gives him better opportunities to split up JB and JRs playing time and have an even more effective offense this year.
Knicks front office: Can you play for 40-48 minutes games every night?
Player: Yes
Front office: Alright, we ll sign you !
Its working
Like other teams don’t do the same thing stop the 🧢
Name one player that averaged 40 mpg this season on the Knicks?Playoffs don’t count.Every team had their best guys playing 40mpg.
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Until the injuries, watching the knicks game in the playoffs was beautiful to watch!
The Knicks are not trading Julius Randle that would be stupid Randle is a perfect fit here!
Just analyze the game bruh
How is he a perfect fit besides "he is the second best player"
@@rahilshaik1603 he brings people TOWARDS him in the paint which GIVES PLAYERS OPEN LOOKS(which would be great or mikal and og) and takes pressure off of brunson
@@NEWLOOKKNICKSWhich will lead to even more cutting and open layups, which is what bball breakdown was talking about. So I guess he must of been blinded by all these stupid ass Randle haters
@@rahilshaik1603watch games & understand .. watch the games he played in January after OG trade.. 14-2
@@rahilshaik1603 he generates more 3PAs on the team than anyone else.
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I’m happy to see team ball coming back to takeover. That’s what makes games competitive and great to watch.
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This is basically the perfect team almost for Luka lol. 2 elite if not the best 3 and d wings in bridges and og. A great pick and roll player that's a long threat. Some offensive punch off the bench inly question mark is what they do with randle you may keep him to be an additional offensive hub.
That’s exactly what I was thinking lol
The best two way players are brown and tatum knicks only has overrated role players
@@MoonLess4444 maybe if you are saying on a scale of 100 offense plus defense I can get in line with that. I would say OG and Mikal are for sure better defenders than Tatum is but Tatum is lightyears better offensively so ok i agree with you here.
@@dustinsirois4788Nah my G. You can’t fully agree with this. NEITHER OG or Bridge 🌁 is “Overrated” tho. And Bridge plays better defense than Brown and Tatum.
@@germwarfare5707 OO ya sure sorry i may have not mad that clear. OG is legit as is bridges to me literally the perfect wing role players not over rated at all and yes play better D than Tatum easily which i think i mentioned the D part. I am not 100% on better D then Brown while i think they both do play better D then brown night to night he has so much more offensive responsibility so i am willing to question it but both easily much better defenders then Tatum. Brown when all he is trying to do is lockdown is a legit defender.
My guy No Handle Randle is not getting traded. He is a key 🔑 piece 🔶🔷🔶🔷💯
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hey knicks fan i have question.
do you guys wanna play brunson , divincinco, hart , OG Annunoby and brigges line up for game
Great Breakdown. I actually think Randle fits well as a secondary facilitator when Brunson is off the floor (and on)
The Knicks now employ several high efficiency catch and shoot players
Knicks catch and shoot 3P% last year
Donte 40.7%
Brunson 44.5%
Deuce 42.2%
OG 42%
Mikal 38.5%
The cutting Coach Nick speaks about will do wonders as well but that spacing for Randle is scary hours for opposing defenses. "Trust the pass" as Thibs says. We got corner snipers now if anyone tries to send the double at Julius and good luck defending him 1 on 1 without fouling
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You need to get off this small ball crap. KP, Embiid,Joker and Wemby are making the league bigger not smaller.
Ok but he’s not suggesting they go small with some dookie ass defender at the 5. He’s talking about Anunoby there 😂. That’s probably a lineup even better equipped to guard what Boston is doing than Hartenstein at the 5
@@jimlernt776 when's the last time he played 82 games. OG gets hurt all the time and you're gonna expect him to play the 5? Come on now. Small ball only worked when there were no Bigs who can make you pay now there are Bigs who will hurt you trying to play small against them.
@@allmightylowercasejay1138 he didn’t suggest the Knicks just go into the season without a legit center lol. Just suggested exploring a small ball lineup as part of their rotation. It makes sense because the Knicks don’t have a 5 to spread the floor like the guys you mentioned. So the only way they can get that kind of spacing is in lineups with OG at C
Totally off the cuff question, 9 year old leans to left when he shoots (he's a lefty). Any tips or videos on fixing this?
“Deepest run in decades” bro we went 1 more game than 2023 post season lol
As funny as it is, its a fact though. Shows to you how pathetic the knicks in the 2000's.
Imagine if Jay Wright comes out of retirement to join the coaching staff
Had me until the Randle comments, smh
If everyone makes it to playoffs healthy, I say we run it with this team plus a great big man (we need one after hartenstein), including Randle.
We have multiple variations of a starting line up that's proven to win any game.
Randle can take pg duties and out Brunson and donte out to stretch the floor with mikal.
Hart plus donte mikal mitch etc is crazy defense.
We have decent size and we have Randle, og, hart, and Mitchell would can play the 5. We can play small ball with a pretty crazy defensive and fast team.
I'm so excited because if donte can learn curry's off ball movement, precious/randle can take on post playmaking with Brunson hart and og available for playmaking, scoring, and then mikal as a Swiss army knife and length. It's crazy what this team can do, I actually think we will struggle esrly season since there are so many lineups that can be put out there
All of the Villanova guys plus OG have a catch and shoot 3 point percentage above 35... Randall plays inside and is a good passer... why are people saying he doesn't fit???... he fits perfectly!!!
i enjoyed this breakdown❤
If we can get something for Randel something that fits with what they have maybe 2 role players or a different big I like our chances
It’s crazy bc in college, Hart was their best player by far
was he ?
@@muysabroson duh; better go back and watch. If you’re replying to be smart, that’s weird. Go and watch. Hart was the most talked about of the bunch
No not at all 😂
@user-gk3uo5ev7n Except they didn't make it to the ECF
I think he meant the knicks would have. If OG didn't get hurt game 2 series would have been over in 5 games. Game 3 the knicks needed him so badly. The Pacers played the Emergency Room knicks and barely won in 7 games.
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PG Brunson SG Bridges SF OG PF Randle C Robinson . Plus that bench , Knicks look scary
Celtics are not losing lmao
i'm excited to watch this team!
There’s legit no basketball reason to trade Julius Randle from this roster. He’s still the second best player on the team and will get touches. Having Donte, OG, and Mikal is great because none of them need to dribble to be effective. Jalen and Randle SHOULD BE the primary ball handlers
He's a two time all nba player who we desperately needed in the playoffs. If he was there, we could have had a better chance against the Pacers and the sixers series could have been less demanding and fewer injuries. He gives the team so much flexibility with lineups too since we have real pgs now. Randle can do what he does best with drive fast breaks, post up, draw in defense and double teams. His weakness was always trying to decide to pass or score, but now he can focus primarily on scoring and passing can come if he gets trapped in a double team.
Him, Brunson and mikal on the floor at the same time means Brunson cant get doubled anymore and with Mitch in the paint with cutting donte or hart can get great ball movement. I think we could see 6 or maybe 7 players average double ppg next year (Brunson, og, Randle, bridges, donte, hart, and maybe Mitchell, duece or precious can get close
They gotta bring their nova head coach as an assistant coach in. This will guarantee a ring
is replacing Hart or Donte with Mikal really that much of a win?
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Bridges or OG at the C spot is just asking to give up tons of easy ones inside and would get killed on the glass.
I don't see Julius Randle going anywhere. Even though he has struggled in the past couple of postseasons with the Knicks, they did really well with him and Brunson in the lineup; plus, he is the perfect guy to put at the 5 whenever they wanna play small ball. The real issue is how expensive this roster will be. Brunson and Randle are the highest-paid players on the team; Bridges's contract makes him the 3rd highest. Hart just signed an extension. DiVincenzo is on a reasonable, but pretty sizeable deal. Unless OG, Hartenstein, or both of them take less money, one of them will probably be gone. In the case of Hartenstein, that would be a big blow to the Knicks considering Robinson's injury history.
Im so tired of ANYONE saying Randle can go or is expendable. When we play a tough opponent, we will need Randle's scoring and iso. Last year when this team played with Mitch OG Brunson DeVo Hart is was MAGIC! Run n Gun Defensive team. I never saw the knicks play so well. But then the injuries piled up. Adding Bridges along with Randle and a healthy Roster will Championship level. Only 2 questions... Will Tibbs allow deeper rotations so that players are more rested for the playoffs... And is there a way to resign Hartenstein. We need him too. He takes this team WAY over the top.
It’s insane if you think about it, dominated every team in the collegiate level and now about to do it in the professional level, gotta start calling them the big 4 😂
No. But it makes them the 2nd best in the east by far
We were already 2nd with hella injuries….
@@moneyxbags123 no
If it’s not Defense or Overwhelming Offense winning you a chip. It’s often gonna be The Deepest Team do such for ya without doubt.
Trading Julius would be foolish, the only scenario I see them doing that is to get another power forward of equal or greater value, or a star true point guard so they could move JB the the 2 slot. As it stands, they’re keeping Randall at 4, OG at 3, and starting Bridges at SG to pair his elite defense with Anunoby at the wing and his scoring prowess with Brunson in the back court. Donte and JHart are going to be in the 6/7 slots which will add a lot of depth to the 2nd unit and allow them to preserve the starting lineup’s health for a deep postseason run.
I suspect there will be pretty much equal minutes to who's starting and who is finishing games. We gotta preserve health, especially mitch who I think is going to stay on the bench quite a bit while we explore small ball lineups with OG, Precious and Randle at the 5. We really need another big man who can tip out and playmake in the post. Those nail plays by hartenstein were huge in the playoffs and that kind of adjustment could be a critical change late season. Right now, I don't see any major moves we can make with the remaining big men out there. But, hopefully next Feb we can make one more big trade once thibs has a few months with this team
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Leaving a weakness at the center position is not a great idea when you have to go through Giannis, Embiid, and Jocic for a chip
This a one off. This won't become a trend at all even if they win it all.
Ya it's a very rare scenario
Yes, Mikal Bridges wins the Knicks the 2025 championship. Done and done. (Basketball is so easy to bet on).
There was a two-time national champion Kentucky team that came into the NBA (NBL, actually) as a unit... in 1949. Later got collectively in trouble for points shaving in college, iirc.
Anyway, I'm not buying this "college teammates" theory. College teammates just don't spend that long a career together in college, especially nowadays.
I usually dont buy the college connection either but Jay Wright’s Villanova teams are the exception. They were known to stay into their junior or senior years. That type of chemistry is hard to find in today’s NBA unless your team won a ring with its current core (Warriors, Nuggets, Celtics)
but they did spend that long together
@2216sammy Sorry, not getting the "Nova" reference. The team with all those KY Wildcats (yes, two championships in 3 seasons, plus I assume a freshman campaign, so, yes 4 years and not one-and-done) on it was the Indianapolis Olympians. The "use college teammates" plan worked pretty well in the first year as they won the Western Division regular season but lost in the Division finals. Then they finished 4th, but I'm not sure whether the scandal interfered with their success in the second year.
I completely agree with your take on Julius Randle, I’ve been saying it ever since he got hurt he just doesn’t fit with the team’s playstyle
Yet to see a reason why Randle can’t get minutes at the 5. He’s 6’9” 250 at least and can space the floor better than any other big we have.
Putting OG at the 5 is the kind of thing that makes Jokic the best player in the NBA
Simplest most truthful answer no
This entire video is based on a false premise: that guys having played together in college provides a cheat code to a title. In the NBA, every player has had to adapt to different coaches and styles since grade school. Part of reaching this level is the ability to adapt and the smarter the players, they quicker they can mesh. It takes a summer of practice and a few months of the regular season, at most, for players to adjust. The Celtics had two new starters this season and blew every other team out of the building from Day One. What matters is that these college players who were in the same system happen to be great players. Now you just have to hope that Thibs doesn't wear them out playing impossible minutes. Which is a big ask.
We all can agree that Randle hasn’t been amazing or close to his regular self during the playoffs.
But that’s what having a deep team is for, to make up for your flaws. Prime example is the Boston Celtics THIS YEAR. There were plenty of times where Tatum flat out played terrible. But due to their team being so stacked, they were able to cover his mistakes which is in the end how the won a championship.
It’s not like Brown played amazing either, he played average but was consistently average while Tatum was all over the place. Again, having teammates like Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Porizingis etc make them elite
think of how much more interesting and refined offenses would be if teams didn't have to play a hundred games in a season
Imagine Thibs breaking Mikal’s ironman streak 😂
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Yo bro you wrong for what you said about Randle . Son style fits seamlessly with the Knicks and especially Brunson . These team is alll guards . Why wouldn’t they have a need for a big strong power forward whose finesse bully ball with play making and passing abilities. He makes the team shoot 3 s better. Just like Kobe needed Pau and Derrick rose needed boozer .cmon man
The julius bashing has got to stop ✋️
people are making way too big of a deal about what the knicks gave up for bridges.
they gave up their own 2025 frp + the bucks protected frp. both will probably end up being low first rounders.
then they gave up their own 2027 pick, which is kind of a coin flip. with the new cba, its hard to tell what the knicks will look like in 2027, but brusons signing an extension, OG just signed a 5 year deal, bridges/dvo/hart will still be under contract by then (i think). randles also going into a contract year. the team should still be decent in 2027.
the pick swap, probably wont even get exercised because bk is going balls deep into a rebuild and will almost certainly be worse than the knicks. the SRP is whatever too. and bogdonovics contract is expiring (?) or does he have a player option? either way its a contract coming off the books.
all the knicks really gave up, are 2 potentially decent FRPs in 2029 and 2031.
thats really not that terrible.
and considering that bk made a deal with houston after the bridges trade, to get back their own FRPs, you know theyre going to be awful for years to come.
Randle will be great with this team
Knicks have no need to trade randle.. moving devo and hart to the bench reinforces their rotation and considering how well they played as starters should boost their games playing against subs more.
Plus thibs staggers his minutes depending on matchups. The fact they can adjust to any variety of lineups on both ends is going to be crucial.
Keep randle!!! He just needs to stay healthy and not play too much iso. He has shown when he holds the ball for less time we are very very very effecient
Man they need to stop this anti Julius shit man. There’s no real chemistry issues and he fits well with this squad. We need a second iso guy who can carry the load so Brunson doesn’t have to destroy his body trying to score 35 ppg. We were doing excellent last year before the injuries with both of them hovering around 25ppg but Brunson was the guy with the ball making the decisions in the 4th
Why do everyone want to get rid of a 25/10/5 guy is beyond me? Mikal added to OG Brunson and Randle makes knicks better and DDV and Hart boost the bench...
Unrelated but Cam Thomas about to average 35 points next year lol
Porzingis will be out until January, Knicks may very well end up as the 1 seed in the East.
watchin this after the KAT trade lol
Look at what they need just mimic a fraction of our power 🍀
Great chemistry, but og 200plus million,and you get bridges also?...redundant players....they have to choose og or bridges....
This was not the knicks deepest run in decades. 2013 those knicks also made it to the second round. There is no way this squad goes passed the second round
some fans are so sensitive that they still have Randle's thumbs down up their butt 😂 🤣
Let's Gooo
Coach Nick praying somebody can take down the Celtics.
people are so hurt about the Randle comments 😂
he negatively impacts team chemistry, gets way worse in the playoffs, yet everyone wants to defend him because of his regular season numbers lol
So one clip determines that he affects team chemistry? Also he was hurt during the last two playoffs like I get that it’s seen as trendy to hate the guy but your thought pattern is honestly stupid as hell.
Second round exit
They gave up a lot for Bridges. I wouldn’t be surprised if they try to trade Randall for picks.
CELTICS in 4. Easy. Next.
Based on?
@@HenryRex7 did you just wake up? Or are you dmb af?
@@HenryRex7 based on them being the best team in the league with the two best two way players in the league these overrated role players will get humbled by the C's
“Randle doesn’t fit with this team” 😭😭😭 did you not watch this team healthy??
mikal bridges was never the answer the answer is og and julius randle being able to show up every game and stay healthy, thats what will win the knicks a title
Idk if yall notice, they (knicks) didn’t do nothing new from the playoff run the year before. They lost in the semis against the Heat. Both were a 2nd round exit.
Yeah but the difference is they swapped out quickly and rj for og and divincenzo. Better defense and shooting. Last year we got straight up beat by the heat. This year despite injuries to Brunson, Robinson, Randle, divincenzo, and bogdonavic we went seven games almost to the conference finals. This year we’ve improved again. The likelihood of literally everyone being inside again is slight. We’re going to the eastern conference finals. I’m not a betting man but I’d bet on this.
Im hoping on this bandwagon
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The Randle propaganda has to stop. We’re a better team with him healthy and he’s learned how to play within the offense more, year by year. Check the tape from our January games post trade. He’s a Knick.
Knicks wouldn't be deep in the playoffs if Randle was playing
Trade Randle? Doesn't fit? You need more than one shot creator to make a deep playoff run, Randle bully ball was creating a lot of the Knick offence pre injury. Furthermore, in the absence of ihart and with an injury prone Mitch, you really do need size, which Randle has. I don't understand why Randle gets so much slander. That 2021 run was arguably the reason the Knicks revival as a serious franchise started, and Brunson wouldn't have come here without that run
Don’t worry, Thib will run the team into the ground before the playoffs again.
Randle doesn’t fit from a Chemistry standpoint? So we use one clip to determine he’s a bad teammate? This Randle take was stupid and it was just a classic “I hate Randle because it’s trendy” .
The Celtics didn't even have to try against the Knicks. They are a bad team.