Yeah and I’ve extended my window to date Scarlett Johansson 😒
The KAT trade has definitely created some issues and altered the identify of this team. But it feels like there’s more at play here.
They had their two most important players return, arguably three of their top four defenders last year returned, they’ve returned six of their top seven players from last year, they’ve got essentially 8 starting caliber players. There are adjustments that need to be made when you lose a player like KAT, but right now this team is way worse than the sum of its parts.
We’re seeing a blatant lack of effort, energy, attention to detail. They’re not closing out or fighting over screens or hustling for loose balls or fighting on the glass. These are problems that could all easily be fixed internally and with literally nothing else but a will to do those things. Last year, this team embraced just outworking their opponent on defense and with the little things. Right now we’re watching a team that simply does not care to try to consistently make those winning plays.
Should have traded gobert and mcdaniels at their peak value last year to this year and not kat at his lowest value. Connelly is a terrible gm who got lucky with jokic and that’s it.
Watching the Knicks play and those guys are having so much fun playing together it reminds me of us last year. The Knicks fucking fleeced us.
Yeah I never got that argument. Like flexibility doesn’t guarantee anything. What was guaranteed was the team last year. They were a contender, and honestly deep runs and playoff experience is more likely to extend Ant’s window than playing on a mid team.
I like, and still like, the trade.
I’m happy KAT is doing well, but I don’t think he’ll be playing the same in Minnesota. He’s very motivated right now to prove himself and he’s playing his natural position.
And if the trade exposes the fact that we actually cannot build on a Jaden and Naz foundation, then that all the more makes it easier to figure out the next move for TC vs living in hypotheticals.
far from it. randle plays both ways. kat was way too lazy on defense
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Yeah and I’ve extended my window to date Scarlett Johansson 😒
The KAT trade has definitely created some issues and altered the identify of this team. But it feels like there’s more at play here.
They had their two most important players return, arguably three of their top four defenders last year returned, they’ve returned six of their top seven players from last year, they’ve got essentially 8 starting caliber players. There are adjustments that need to be made when you lose a player like KAT, but right now this team is way worse than the sum of its parts.
We’re seeing a blatant lack of effort, energy, attention to detail. They’re not closing out or fighting over screens or hustling for loose balls or fighting on the glass. These are problems that could all easily be fixed internally and with literally nothing else but a will to do those things. Last year, this team embraced just outworking their opponent on defense and with the little things. Right now we’re watching a team that simply does not care to try to consistently make those winning plays.
Should have traded gobert and mcdaniels at their peak value last year to this year and not kat at his lowest value. Connelly is a terrible gm who got lucky with jokic and that’s it.
Watching the Knicks play and those guys are having so much fun playing together it reminds me of us last year. The Knicks fucking fleeced us.
Yeah I never got that argument. Like flexibility doesn’t guarantee anything. What was guaranteed was the team last year. They were a contender, and honestly deep runs and playoff experience is more likely to extend Ant’s window than playing on a mid team.
I like, and still like, the trade.
I’m happy KAT is doing well, but I don’t think he’ll be playing the same in Minnesota. He’s very motivated right now to prove himself and he’s playing his natural position.
And if the trade exposes the fact that we actually cannot build on a Jaden and Naz foundation, then that all the more makes it easier to figure out the next move for TC vs living in hypotheticals.
far from it. randle plays both ways. kat was way too lazy on defense
Imagine missing this soft loser.
I miss Towns bro…