Big Blue Huddle

Quote from: andrew_nyGiants on May 13, 2025, 12:32:37 PMThese men take blow after blow and they JUST KEEP COMING at them! The Celtics don't need these kind of men in their lives! LET IT GO Celtics....Let it go!! 

I was waiting for someone to comment on last night's game. I couldn't believe it when I fired up the old PC this morning and the Knicks' thread was not on top of this page, with dozens of replies...WTF

Great game - Tatum out with a probable torn Achilles - Celtics are toast (and not of the town). Even if they had won, and Tatum was not hurt, this would have been the Celtics last hurrah as salary time is coming and they cannot possibly keep this team together...and throw in Tatum out for a year, and suddenly "poof", see ya Celtics, don't let the door hit you in the ass

I know this is a Knicks thread and didn't want to start a new thread but man... The look on Cooper Flaggs face when the Mavs got the 1st pick.. It looked like his family pet had just been murdered.

I was waiting for a report on Tatum's injury. He did indeed rupture his Achilles. Went into surgery today. Sucks for Boston, a big break for the Knicks. Hope they take advantage and put that 4th win away!

What a piss-poor effort in the second half by the Knicks tonight. Really dismal stuff. I assume they mailed it in and are just looking ahead to game six. If that's the case, then ok, fine. If this was actually a legit effort from them tonight, then that's not a good sign.

Brown plays better without Tatum... Celtics did a good job tonight on both ends of the floor. Knicks were staying right with them in the first half but then it really got away from the badly and there was absolutely no semblance of a comeback effort.

I think the game plan from the start was to get Brunson and Townes in foul trouble and take them out...and they did. Some of those fouls were the most ticky-tack fouls I've ever seen in a game where there is shoving, pushing, arming, hitting, pulling. And out of the blue, a "touch foul" on Brunson. Awful game and awful reffing

Erase that and onto game six.  Just an awful game and effort. 

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on May 14, 2025, 09:41:11 PMWhat a piss-poor effort in the second half by the Knicks tonight. Really dismal stuff. I assume they mailed it in and are just looking ahead to game six. If that's the case, then ok, fine. If this was actually a legit effort from them tonight, then that's not a good sign.

Brown plays better without Tatum... Celtics did a good job tonight on both ends of the floor. Knicks were staying right with them in the first half but then it really got away from the badly and there was absolutely no semblance of a comeback effort.

I believe that Boston, in playing for their lives were motivated by "winning this one for Tatum"...that being said, I've never seen referee's who so blatantly favored one team than in this series. The Knicks have definitely played against the Celtics and the refs this entire series. Yes I know I sound myopic as H#ll but it's how I feel.

With all of those factors, plus OG, KAT and Brunson being banged up, I could see taking their foot off the throttle a bit in the 2nd half.

Last night was an amazing Knicks effort..all up this time. Great intensity from start to finish, clearly inspired by an insanely delirious, all-time Garden crowd.

Now a healthier Knicks team than last year gets another  crack at the Pacers..an old rival to the fore again

Once more into the breach,..:
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Quite the night     

Just an awesome night. Fans have had their share of stress and anxiety in this series, so it was nice to have a game that was just enjoyable and relaxing to watch. Not that Celts fans didn't have stress too, but they just won a championship. I'm sympathetic to Tatum personally, because that situation sucks and you hate to see that with any athlete on any team, but I have no sympathy to Boston fans about losing, as they are spoiled rotten with this franchise as well as the Pats. This night belonged to New York, and it was very well deserved.

Finals or bust. That's all I'll say.

Indiana is a daunting opponent. They're deep, they have some potent scorers both in the starting lineup and of the bench, they play underrated defense, and they have a top notch coach. This team is no joke. I expect this series to go to six or seven, regardless of who wins. I think it's going to be a flat out battle.

Indiana has been a thorn in the Knicks' side forever. Sorta like the Cowboys with the Giants. Maybe this crushing of the vaunted Celtics (a team the Knicks couldn't beat all year) will be the fire under them, to steam roll the Pacers. I can wish

Hearing a lot of smoke that Yannis is determined to get to the Knicks, any truth to this? Some questioned if the mavs would trade Flagg for Yannis, but man if the knicks got Yannis..

Quote from: Jclayton92 on May 17, 2025, 02:07:14 PMHearing a lot of smoke that Yannis is determined to get to the Knicks, any truth to this? Some questioned if the mavs would trade Flagg for Yannis, but man if the knicks got Yannis..

It would be pretty amazing but the Knicks are incredibly cap-tight now. Just no way to do that unless they moved serious contracts out. They had flexibility going into this year, both in terms of trade capital and cap room, but they kind of used all of it up on the Towns and Bridges trades/deal. So while Giannis isn't impossible per se, there is no way they could add him without moving other contracts off the books, and doing the latter requires someone to want to take them. So would have to be some sort of three way trade I guess.

I suspect the Knicks have now done well enough that they're probably not dying to make big changes to the team at this point. But you never know.