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Excellent (and long) tweet from Rob about the trade



This guy’s an exceptional writer, well worth the read. The metaphors for thibs and kat had me howling

by KidSickarus

20 Comments

  1. fuckineedadrink

    Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for the share

  2. deuce_and_a_quarter

    Oh wow. Nice perspective and makes me feel a little better.

  3. cricket9818

    Great read. Look forward to the new look Knicks

  4. Thiswasamistake19

    This was hilarious and thoughtful, thanks for sharing

  5. good perspective that relies on the prospect that thibs thumbtacks and nails works for kat this time around when there were clearly cracks in their relationship last time around

    i do think thibs has changed since and so has kat, but again him manning the paint while not fouling has been an issue that has at the forefront again this playoffs..

    ..but we saw guys like mitch and hartenstein both improve on fouling after working with thibs so hopefully this second go around works for kat as well

  6. reddit-ricky

    The casuals should study this piece of writing

  7. HillStRed

    Wonderful analysis. If I am remembering correctly, Joel believes that Towns avoids their matchups. If true, Karl can’t hide anymore. The Wolves, their fans media, and front office were sheep. The Garden’s no place for the timid or the weak. This Kat is going to have to turn into a lion for this trade to satisfy the championship EXPECTATIONS of fans.
    Thanks.
    Julius gave his all. Donate was a revelation. They will be missed by me. I am thankful for their time as Knicks.

  8. YurtlesTurdles

    spot on. ‘years before we can properly grade the trade’ and ‘losing Divencenzo sucks’ along with the Randle praise are exactly how I feel about it too.

  9. InfernalGout

    “Tom Thibodeau watches game film and then eats the VHS tape. Not to dispose of the evidence, but because he enjoys the taste.”

    So good 😂

  10. spinocdoc

    In Leon we trust. Remember when we graded the DDV free agent signing as “bringing a knife to a gun fight”

    Now we are mourning his trade

    Good time to be a Knicks fan. Love this FO

  11. ArsonHoliday

    This is good stuff, but who the fuck is this guy?

  12. TheFirelongsword

    The thibs comments were fuckin golden. Great read

  13. -Astral_Weeks-

    I liked what he wrote about Thibs being the right guy to extract the most out of Towns. The dynamic between Thibs and KAT is the key to the success of this trade. KAT had his best seasons statistically under Thibs, including one where his usage rate was as low as 23% but had a career best 14 win shares and 65% true shooting. Those numbers came with a balanced offense featuring Jimmy Butler, with the 4th highest offensive rating in the league. That could be the role he plays here alongside Brunson as a number two option. Edwards has a similar usage rate to Brunson but in that Minnesota offense KAT seemed to create more for himself. With Brunson the two man game could make them both more efficient and expend less energy offensively. And this should be less taxing on him physically so he could have more in the tank to hit the boards and contest shots.

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