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2025 Playoffs Chat & Chill Thread

It’s unconventional, but the Knicks should be looked at as a decent example of how to build a team by adding talent, churning the roster and striking when opportunities arise.
Maybe but sometimes we get too lost on trying to find a model, when the real answer is playing the hand you’re given to the best of your ability.

Unfortunately for us, we traded away three years ago because it wasn’t a straight flush.
 
Maybe but sometimes we get too lost on trying to find a model, when the real answer is playing the hand you’re given to the best of your ability.

Unfortunately for us, we traded away three years ago because it wasn’t a straight flush.
I don’t disagree with this, but I think the bigger issue is not committing to one way or the other. I love some of what DA has done, but his half-in / half-out schtick has grown stale. I’m totally fine with him curbing the roster and looking for the right deal. . . but he also needs to pick a direction and go with it.
 
I don’t disagree with this, but I think the bigger issue is not committing to one way or the other. I love some of what DA has done, but his half-in / half-out schtick has grown stale. I’m totally fine with him curbing the roster and looking for the right deal. . . but he also needs to pick a direction and go with it.
Well one could argue he really went for it this year..
 
But did he? I mean, the tank job by the Jazz was masterful, but does anyone honestly believe the Jazz were the outright worst team in the league? I doubt they could keep the team intact and replicate it.
We tried to do a stealth tank as to not anger Adam Silver..

Unlucky for us he wasn't fooled.
 
I don’t disagree with this, but I think the bigger issue is not committing to one way or the other. I love some of what DA has done, but his half-in / half-out schtick has grown stale. I’m totally fine with him curbing the roster and looking for the right deal. . . but he also needs to pick a direction and go with it.
I’ve said multiple times that most GMs who have success attribute it to whatever formula they think caused it and then repeat that. With Ainge things just kinda “fell from the sky.” That happened to him twice and assumed he could walk in here and do the same.
 
Need a GSW loss tonight. It’s not going to make this day better, but them winning will certainly make this day worse.
 
They’re getting there.. they’re 1 piece away while getting most of their foundational pieces from the draft.
Which foundational pieces?

Sengun, a defensively limited center who had 49.1% TS in these playoffs? Jalen Green who scored 13.3 PPG with 48.2% TS? Amen who is a very good defender but who cannot create off the dribble or shoot 3s or FTs?

They finished with the 2nd seed yet the writing was on the wall that the 7 seed team will bounce them almost regardless of who that is.
 
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