homeytennis
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Your Knicks were out sampling that Salt Lake nightlife not realizing it was an afternoon game. Everyone was hungover.
Game Thread Nov 23, 2024 03:00PM MT: New York Knicks @ Utah Jazz
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FrenchJazzFa
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Today we play well. Lauri look like All Star, Kessler like Rudy....Even tank commander JC could not help.
Time for Lauri, Kessler to get some back spams and sit for another 10 games
Time for Lauri, Kessler to get some back spams and sit for another 10 games
I thought it was more the Knick were too disinterested to play the pressure defense that Keyonte struggles with.
Step-Back Lauri
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Sexton found Lauri really well. If it becomes a trend, both of them will score more than the way it was earlier in this season. Kessler did great job.
The only hope for bottom three record might be big Clarkson minutes. He's god awful.
The only hope for bottom three record might be big Clarkson minutes. He's god awful.
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HermanG
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We outscored the Knicks from 3 point range by 6 points despite 17 fewer attempts.
Not gonna see that often from one of the worst shooting teams against one of the best shooting teams.
Im not surprised we were better inside when KAT is their "rim protector" and Kessler is ours. We also have a pretty big size advantage over them (sans Robinson).
Result was a glitch in the matrix.
Not gonna see that often from one of the worst shooting teams against one of the best shooting teams.
Im not surprised we were better inside when KAT is their "rim protector" and Kessler is ours. We also have a pretty big size advantage over them (sans Robinson).
Result was a glitch in the matrix.
I’d be more worried about him having dementia if he wasn’t always absolute ****ing trash.
It's not about Kessler, Sexton, Collins or Hardy: it's all about Lauri. When Lauri plays like he did in his All Star year (and like he did yesterday) we will win some games against good teams and quite a few against bad teams. Kessler, Sexton, Hardy etc. are just his supporting cast.
The Jazz were losing because Lauri played well below his usual level in his first games. If he keeps playing like yesterday the Jazz will climb out of the bottom-5 rather quickly. When Lauri scores 30 points or more the Jazz are 17-9 - and this is including the games when the Jazz tanked hard at the end of 22-23 and 23-24, leaving Lauri with very little help.
The Jazz were losing because Lauri played well below his usual level in his first games. If he keeps playing like yesterday the Jazz will climb out of the bottom-5 rather quickly. When Lauri scores 30 points or more the Jazz are 17-9 - and this is including the games when the Jazz tanked hard at the end of 22-23 and 23-24, leaving Lauri with very little help.
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Old Alligator
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Agreed, just pointing out that it's not been Lauri's choice to play more iso (ineffectively), Hardy has told him to do that to make him learn to be more effective. Apparently in this game they gave him the possibility to play the way he really can.
Step-Back Lauri
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Yeah. They can't do it all season, for both to preserve his confidence and trade value. They'll probably be back trying some more iso later on.
HermanG
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I agree for the most parts, but you are making it look like Hardy is twisting his arm. I dont think Lauri has had objections to expanding his game, and they have probably discussed what his preferred path would be. Lauri has very high respect for Hardy, and he has mentioned multiple times that Hardy is a major reason why he wants to stay in Utah.