The Jazz Wonderbra
Well-Known Member
Damn, your post was all blazingly true. Best post I've ever read here. You know your basketball (you are clearly not a Jazz fan).
For Knick fans who have watched every second of the team's games, this playoff debacle actually isn't that surprising. RJ Barrett for instance would have a ton of 1 for 12 games. He'd have four bad games then have two good games and fans would think all was well again. Then he'd have three more 3 for 15 games....he has been consistently average to bad all season long. A good game sprinkled in here and there does not make someone a good player in the NBA.
Julius? If there were one player on the team I would not want to take the final shot in a close game, it is him. He just isn't consistently solid. He has had a bad game now and again, but always bounced back the next night with a stellar game. We love that about him, but the fact remains that he did have numerous bad games throughout the season. To have three in a row as in the playoffs is surprising, but was definitely possible.
As for Thibs....I could see the players eventually turning on him. He gets great love from D Rose and Taj Gibson, but Thibs is definitely an acquired taste and if his team performs as the Knicks are against an average team like the Haawks, then there is no way a top NBA free agent would sign up for his team.