They have to get Giannis end of story. As currently constructed they wont win a title. They will be competitive but not enough to get to the end. Towns for Giannis is the trade to make. Its probably unlikely but have to try. More likely though the Knicks wont make major changes. The Pacers on the other hand have a good team and have a good shot at beating OKC imo. That series will be fun to watch.
I don’t know how well Giannis and Brunson work together in all honesty. They both need the ball in their hands. Similar to Giannis and Lillard - they were better when Giannis ran the show by himself surrounded by three point shooters. I think they just need a more open minded coach and the current roster is good enough plus/minus a couple pieces. Thibs has always been this way, but the problem is more of the fact that he runs a close minded offense rather than a personnel problem. The Knicks have five starters that can hit open 3’s. Find a coach that moves the ball and finds the open man. I also don’t get why they don’t ever run true pick and rolls with KAT and Brunson. Both are good shooters and Brunson is amazing from the foul line in. They run lazy pick and rolls to try to get a switch and then run an ISO if they do. The Pacers aren’t allowing switching either. Thibodeau wants to run isolation plays for his best scorers, play a slow pace and let his bigs own the boards and score on put backs. The Knicks make Bridges, OG and Hart essentially useless on most plays.
I wonder if the Knicks go down that route. On one hand Thibs got this team as far as its been in decades but on the other seems to be missing something. Hes only had this roster for one year so could improve. Like it or not the Knicks might have regressed. They were up 2-0 against Indiana last year and on their way to beating them if not for injuries. This year they have been outplayed while fully healthy...
SGA vs. Haliburton is a complete marketing nightmare for the NBA in two tiny markets. Limited star power with a point guard who only looks to get fouled and another one who wins with basketball intelligence. The NHL finals might perform better if they get a McDavid/Panthers rematch.
I said this to a buddy at the time who was excited about the KAT trade.... They shouldve kept Hartenstein and Vincenzo and traded Randle for a perimeter defender and a bag of basketballs* *granted I'm not in tune with all the trade dynamics/requirements in the NBA these days.
I don't think they need to have major roster changes. What they need is a fucking competent offensive coordinator and game plan or dare I say...head coach. Our game plan is currently iso ball...running aimlessly ...maybe a pass out . That is why Brunson looks so brilliant because he has IQ to get to his spots. This issue is coaching not talent.
Turnovers and lack of an offensive game plan ...talent isn't the issue . Sucks but a fun fucking season
