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Post by jbnewyork162 on Nov 29, 2021 13:00:00 GMT -5
Burks is the new starter according to Thibs today:
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Post by jbnewyork162 on Nov 29, 2021 13:00:49 GMT -5
Thoughts??
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Post by rxmeister on Nov 29, 2021 13:14:36 GMT -5
I’ve been defending Kemba against you guys on Facebook, but as a Knicks and jets fan I’ve always been the patient kind! Thibs sees what you see and apparently he’s had enough. I would have tried swapping him with D. Rose at first but I perfectly understand. Quite an indictment of Leon Rose though, don’t you think? When Leon was hired point guard was the biggest hole on the team and in two offseason he’s done nothing to fix it. And this off-season, unlike the other two he won’t have cap space. My question is who replaces Burks on the second unit? Grimes? I hope so
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Post by jbnewyork162 on Nov 29, 2021 13:54:52 GMT -5
I’ve been defending Kemba against you guys on Facebook, but as a Knicks and jets fan I’ve always been the patient kind! Thibs sees what you see and apparently he’s had enough. I would have tried swapping him with D. Rose at first but I perfectly understand. Quite an indictment of Leon Rose though, don’t you think? When Leon was hired point guard was the biggest hole on the team and in two offseason he’s done nothing to fix it. And this off-season, unlike the other two he won’t have cap space. My question is who replaces Burks on the second unit? Grimes? I hope so I like Grimes and we drafted Grimes and Mcbride to be the future in the backcourt in the first round. At least with Grimes his motor is high, he can shoot and defend. Why not? |
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Post by ignitowsky on Nov 29, 2021 15:09:57 GMT -5
I've been shouting this from the rooftops. It's about time this move was made. I'm just surprised that hes completely out of the rotation and. Something must have happened
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Post by greatgates36 on Nov 29, 2021 17:02:10 GMT -5
I’ve been defending Kemba against you guys on Facebook, but as a Knicks and jets fan I’ve always been the patient kind! Thibs sees what you see and apparently he’s had enough. I would have tried swapping him with D. Rose at first but I perfectly understand. Quite an indictment of Leon Rose though, don’t you think? When Leon was hired point guard was the biggest hole on the team and in two offseason he’s done nothing to fix it. And this off-season, unlike the other two he won’t have cap space. My question is who replaces Burks on the second unit? Grimes? I hope so I expect it be grimes. But not many minutes as IQ, Evan, and RJ may well see a minutes jump.. |
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Post by greatgates36 on Nov 29, 2021 17:04:04 GMT -5
I've been shouting this from the rooftops. It's about time this move was made. I'm just surprised that hes completely out of the rotation and. Something must have happened Could be something happened. Or could be just as sime as IQ and Kemba are too small to play together. |
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Post by greatgates36 on Nov 29, 2021 17:07:26 GMT -5
Burks has been ballin. And at his size you switch a lot more with Burks. BURKS' plus minus has been excellent and Kemba's defensive numbers have been odious.
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Post by rxmeister on Nov 30, 2021 11:00:50 GMT -5
It all works better with Burks because he’s a defender and shooter and a true point guard like Kemba is virtually useless when your offensive game plan is to have Randle pound the ball. Kemba’s failures on defense are completely his own, but his failures on offense are squarely on Thibs and Randle. Kemba is shooting 41% from three with all his struggles and the inability to find him more open looks falls squarely on the coach and the “point forward.”
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Post by greatgates36 on Dec 1, 2021 2:27:46 GMT -5
It all works better with Burks because he’s a defender and shooter and a true point guard like Kemba is virtually useless when your offensive game plan is to have Randle pound the ball. Kemba’s failures on defense are completely his own, but his failures on offense are squarely on Thibs and Randle. Kemba is shooting 41% from three with all his struggles and the inability to find him more open looks falls squarely on the coach and the “point forward.” |
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Post by Warwizard on Dec 1, 2021 14:56:19 GMT -5
If this is a move to make then why were we subjected to Elf as a starter last season, what is so apparent with Kemba that wasn’t with Elf? Is it simply and squarely the defense? I’m just confused on this one.
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Post by greatgates36 on Dec 1, 2021 17:13:13 GMT -5
If this is a move to make then why were we subjected to Elf as a starter last season, what is so apparent with Kemba that wasn’t with Elf? Is it simply and squarely the defense? I’m just confused on this one. I'd say it is 95% defense. Opponents are shooting over 50% against Kemba. The other 5% is that kemba and Julius haven't developed any offensive chemistry. |
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Post by rxmeister on Dec 2, 2021 7:56:17 GMT -5
Agree with everything you said, Gates, Julius over Kemba every time, but with the game on the line on Tuesday we’re playing hero ball with Julius and the Nets are playing hero ball with an all time great. We’ll lose that matchup every time. Tonight the opponents have DeRozen and Lavine. We’re only beating bad teams down the stretch as long as Julius is our best player. Offense down the stretch should be in the hands of DRose.
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Post by jbnewyork162 on Dec 2, 2021 13:13:19 GMT -5
If this is a move to make then why were we subjected to Elf as a starter last season, what is so apparent with Kemba that wasn’t with Elf? Is it simply and squarely the defense? I’m just confused on this one. I agree. I don't think IQ was ready LAST YEAR and he wanted Rose to be with the reserves. So this year all our guards are better than Kemba |
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Post by daglazer on Dec 2, 2021 18:04:46 GMT -5
If this is a move to make then why were we subjected to Elf as a starter last season, what is so apparent with Kemba that wasn’t with Elf? Is it simply and squarely the defense? I’m just confused on this one. I'd say it is 95% defense. Opponents are shooting over 50% against Kemba. The other 5% is that kemba and Julius haven't developed any offensive chemistry.
I am sure that it is about defense. Kemba has been okay on offense although I have been disappointed with his handle and court vision.
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