Big Blue Huddle

Some of the ref calls were suspect

We should take note that CBS Sports as a network did not compile these rankings. A young reporter Cody Benjamin did. He is from Minnesota and in all likelihood is a Vikings fan.

He must have seen Jones dismantle his team in the 2022 Playoffs where he was clearly the best player on the field. He must be going by his 2023 performance where he only had 1.7 seconds to throw the ball because of a historically inept offensive line. Yes Jones was awful but you just can't play this game without pocket protection. I don't think Benjamin knows this.

Whatever the reason, everyone who read that ridiculous piece of trash knows you can't put rookies who have yet to play a snap ahead of any starter in the league. I have to think his bosses are not happy campers.


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Quote from: Philosophers on Today at 11:08:59 AMBelieve he regurgitated up a WR1.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on Today at 11:46:05 AMI'm not sure either Phil. As I said above, with Randle you get sometimes great play, but you pay a very big overall price for it. He's often very unreliable handling the ball and can be very poor with shot selection. When you net it all out I'm not sure if he's a net value-add, especially factoring in price. We know that other teams aren't interested in taking on his contract, so that tells you something right there. I'd also add that the Knicks were without him for a long time this year and seemed to do just fine.

I think the one thing this team has that makes them special, is none of them think of themselves as "superstars" and act as if they are role players. Mitch, and especially Randle don't think that way. Brunson is a superstar, but he is running the team and has a gift for knowing which of the role players need touches and when...not to mention, reads defenses with an inate ability to know when they've made a mistake and exploit it himself. If the Knicks were to work a trade, the package of pick assets/Mitch and/or Randle could bring a real haul. Truth is, they are where they are right now without Mitch and Randle. Personally, I think I'd keep Mitch as a platoon guy with Hartenstein as they compliment each other. But I'd give more play time to I-Hart than Mitch, as he can at least make a free throw instead of throwing the ball at the basket with no arch, LOL. I think Randle is quite expendable, but I don't know what the front office knows...so, I could be completely out to lunch  What I do know is that I love this team like no team I can remember playing at the Garden. They seem to be able to overcome a slew of major injuries which is something I've never seen in my lifetime

Sorry to bore some people with this subject, but I'm a bit obsessed with it lately. Anyway, the more you learn about Sharon Tate, the more you appreciate the role Margot Robbie's depiction of her in the film. Here's a short clip of Tarantino and Robbie discussing how they brought a light on Tate's life. Interestingly (a little side note), Tarantino starts rattling off in Hebrew for a couple seconds. He learned to speak Hebrew after marrying his Jewish wife and then moved to Israel. He keeps a home in LA, but his primary residence is in a suburb of Tel Aviv. They have two children, both born in Israel. It's also kind of funny to hear Margot talk with sophistication when she isn't in character, as she is so well known as the evil "Harley Quinn" (crazy whackjob girlfriend of the Joker in "Suicide Squad"), or "Barbie" in her recent movie of the same name


Another short clip on the making of Sharon Tate. I wasn't aware she was a tryout for Peticoat Junction, and also worked with Tina Louise from Gilligan's Island

I've been dying to use this

Quote from: Philosophers on Today at 11:10:58 AMSo true Dave.  Nova 3 and Ono.

For Brunson to struggle yet team be so competitive in a game speaks volumes abiut the team.

Here's my question now.  Are they really better with Randle?  I am not sure.

I'm not sure either Phil. As I said above, with Randle you get sometimes great play, but you pay a very big overall price for it. He's often very unreliable handling the ball and can be very poor with shot selection. When you net it all out I'm not sure if he's a net value-add, especially factoring in price. We know that other teams aren't interested in taking on his contract, so that tells you something right there. I'd also add that the Knicks were without him for a long time this year and seemed to do just fine.

My observation from last year's camp was a woefully under prepared team that had not had enough live full contact practices.

I hope that changes.

Quote from: Jclayton92 on Today at 11:12:38 AMThe problem with the chargers wasn't talent, they had talent but they were habitually injured and Ekeler hit a wall the end of 2022.

True I forgot about that.  I think their backups were better though.  Coaching had been their biggest problem.