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Anyone that shit on Achiuwa for a bad 3 game strech in March is NOT VALID.



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https://x.com/knicksmuse/status/1784943576729690213?s=46

Dude gives 100% every play and is always in the right spot.

by _Flatticus_

23 Comments

  1. The_Real_Todd_Gack

    Is he a UFA? If so I’m gonna be super sad to see him go.

  2. PineappleTraveler

    The OG/ Precious 1-2 punch on D is legit

  3. dattebayo07

    We’re gonna need those two defensively in the next series

  4. Tradeandworkout

    He deserves credit, but also need to know at what point in the game. Embiid has no stamina, so its different guarding early versus late. And I give Thibs credit too, constantly running different defenders and schemes at him keeps him off his game.

  5. When good players play poorly for a few games, it’s often the matchups, but sometimes, as human beings, they get hurt, or sick or are under the weather, and we never really know, they don’t always tell us.

  6. Jim-N-Tonic

    That unit that finished the game was a Defensive Juggernaut.

  7. realmatic2e

    Precious has great ability which allows him to stay with Maxey when he drives. Love iHart but precious on switches is better since he has the lateral quickness

  8. NYerInTex

    All the apologies – I’m not guilty of the later hate, although I’ve had concerns over his ability to handle the pressure (the offensive yips), but damn this guy has maybe low key saved our season twice now… coming through with extended big minutes when we most needed it trying not to slip from 4/5 to 7/8 and then last night.

    BUT, I was full skeptic wondering why he got any minutes after that stupid sitting down overhead behind the back pass he tried in his second or third game with us… considering the cries about his at times awful decision making in Toronto I bought into the negative hype.

    Meanwhile, he is the Precious Prince of the Bronx.

  9. I like using Precious exactly how Thibs is using him now. It’s throwing different types of defenders to get other teams out of their comfort zones.

    If precious only had some semblance of touch on his bunnies and shot, he’d be bagging so much money.

  10. TheoryOfSilence_

    I still remember Raptor fans talking so much shit about Achiuwa after the trade. Glad he’s with us here in NY

  11. FlockingPigeons

    Precious’ was so active in the 4th. Something that’s underrated from his performance yesterday is how hard he ran the floor. It put the Sixers in a lot of compromising defensive looks mainly leading to rebounding opportunities. Something that was plain as day, his speed in the 4th while fatigue has set in is a difference maker. Precious, Hart and OG were consistently the first guys to the ball. Precious has a role going forward in the playoffs even if Mitch comes back.

  12. oWinterWhiteo

    Who’s training these big men? Is it thibs teaching this defense ?

  13. People were shitting on him in March? I only remember that in January, and mainly because of all the memes coming from Toronto’s fanbase about his mental lapses.

    There was a stretch Achiuwa was logging 40+ minutes a night when we had so many injuries, and he helped us keep afloat. He proved he was a legitimate contributor for us off the bench.

    I’m glad that this guy stayed ready even when Mitch / OG came back to the rotation and he languished on the bench for most of April. His shot may have been rusty and lacked confidence, but on defense he gave us exactly what he did in the regular season in my eyes.

  14. elliottsmithhh

    this guy was a throw in from Toronto in the og trade..thibs not being on the coach of the year list is disgusting. Precious is a perfect example on why thibs is a top 3 coach in the league.

  15. Honest-Yesterday-675

    I thought he bought in and thibs was going to give him some burn. I forgot OG on embiid was a thing so I didn’t know how achiuwa was going to stay on the floor though.

  16. Hartenstein picking up the fouls so OG can cook

  17. Patty-O-Chair

    I thought he was a bum at first. Him and Randle are the only Knicks I went out of my way to sign apology forms for.

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