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@DJAceNBA What is your view on his defense?

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@JeffJSays The history hinges upon past eras — more physical with hand checking, less 3PT shooting and pace. Also Jalen’s strength allows him to play bigger than his height/wingspan. Labeling him a small guard makes for apples to oranges comps when Nash or Stockton couldn’t bully defenders

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@TheDunkCentral Part of the issue is the label used. Calling Jalen “small” overemphasizes his height and discounts his “big body” / ability to play through contact. The other part is that the history Hammon defers to references past eras in the NBA that didn’t reward 3PT shooting as much…

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@SamQuinnCBS No one knows if the Knicks would’ve reached the hump without Thibs

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@SigmundBloom Nova Knicks set the foundation. Brunson is the head of the spear, but the 3 establish the culture of uber competitiveness with unconditional togetherness.

Must also note Anunoby as a silent killer. He has a quiet confidence that echoes Brunsons, but has also got elite traits.

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@bballbreakdown Very fair. People are fixating on this decision after a 27-point lead at half was lost

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@JeffJSays Overall the Knicks lost game 3 by themselves. There are a few aspects to clean up, but the careless passes set an awful tone for the team from the start and throughout the game

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@SamQuinnCBS He showed less consistent flashes on defense last year with less consistent minutes. He’s clearly added strength in recent years

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@SamQuinnCBS Unsung hero of this postseason run. For a few seasons, the Knicks have badly needed a backup PG who can handle ball pressure and organize the offense. Well done, Leon

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Knicks fans are losing it right now 😭

“I would give up my f—king coworkers, f—k them because they’re all useless. I would give up half my family [for Knicks to win the title].” 💀

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@atlhawkstime1 As a Knick fan, I came away from the Hawks series extremely impressed by Dyson Daniels’ defense. It’s felt doubtful that any other individual defender will make life as difficult for Brunson

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@Anthonysmdoyle The Knicks already seized that chance in the NBA cup vs the Spurs. They have elevated their level of play since. Y’all are sleeping

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@jbarro @Tyler_A_Harper Alcoholics will say anything…

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@RotoPat Nothing triggers Patrick Daugherty’s feelings (and unoriginal football dad jokes) more than the NYG. Thanks for the fodder, Jaxson 😒

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@lt4kicks You are irrelevant

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@JCMacriNBA So happy to be rid of Randle’s sulking, pouting, giving up on his teammates, etc

KAT has his own issues with regulating his emotions at times, but he’s generally very positive and a good personality fit with our Knicks

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@dpshow You are not important, Dan Patrick. No one is super offended or upset. No one cares about you

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@brandnewgame07 @ThrowSumDsOnIt8 @KnicksNation It’s fair. Not denying that. More so just noting that it’s hard to realize new lineups under pressure in the playoffs. We saw it with Thibs last year

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@ThrowSumDsOnIt8 @KnicksNation That might be true, but from following their round 1 series from afar, their bench barely played outside of Grimes