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KAT Defense Creating MAJOR Concern! Hukporti On The Verge Of STEALING Backup 5 Role… | Knicks News



KAT Defense Creating MAJOR Concern! Hukporti On The Verge Of STEALING Backup 5 Role… | Knicks News

The New York Knicks had the opportunity to make a major statement against an Eastern Conference Rival. But unfortunately, they could not pull out the victory. In a very winnable game, the Knicks let a lead slip away late in the 3rd quarter and couldn’t get to the Cavs. Jalen Brunson suffered an injury against the Cavs that sent him to the locker room and that was all the Cavs needed to take advantage of NY inside. We also saw the impactful rise of Ariel Hukporti, who looks like he’s stealing the backup center spot from Jericho Sims… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
01:09 – KAT Defense Struggles On Full Display
02:17 – Evan Mobley Took Advantage Of NY Inside
03:45 – Brunson Injuries Knee; Exits Game
05:10 – Knicks 3-Point Percentage & Rebounds Concerning
06:38 – Cavs Missed Many Shots They Would Normally Make
08:55 – KAT Must Be Must Aggressive
11:12 – Mikal Bridges Continues To Impress With Efficiency
12:39 – Hukporti Slams It On Mobley
14:42 – Thibodeau Trust Hukporti
16:00 – Josh Hart Injuries Leg Against Cavs
17:54 – Josh Hart Could Miss Several Games

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26 Comments

  1. What went wrong after the 1st half ? Cleveland didn’t take advantage of its size first half only 20 points in the paint , second half 34 points in the paint , using its size a 6’10 and 6’11 forward and Allen at center against our 6’5” and 6’7” forwards !

  2. How did we clog the paint last year when we scored the most points in the paint last year , Mitch sets picks every single half court set , he doesn’t clog no matter the Narrative !

  3. Bad trade by the Knicks, they are no longer a gritty team, their is no excitement watching their games! At best they will be a 4th 5th 6th seed and get bumped in the first round! soft team!

  4. Yea Og shotmakijg in the paint and them step backs he was hitting was nice to see our wings played well it’s more of a kat and JB type of night if they played well and hart never got injured we would have beaten the Cavs

  5. Yea also that hukporti dunk had they counted that that would have gave the Knicks momentum heading into that final stretch of the game

  6. Troy, Knick fans are buggin' already. New players take time to gel to find their strengths and weaknesses. I called Huk from summer league. Do y'all see his height? Biggest guy on the team (pause). He has burner speed end to end – watch his highlights. He's really strong: NBA ready NOW. More dunks to follow and he has a float/hook game w/short range jumper.
    We are just now figuring this stuff out.
    Watch us at fully adjusted strength!!! (Huk or Precious starting with Hart on the bench)
    Oh yeah, my wife says to keep it going with the "And so much more…" She loves that sh*t.
    Peace 🙂

  7. Bench is very weak up front. No scorer. That's why I was hoping that they would have TJ Warren in the rotation. Not enough depth.

  8. Ariel should have been the five since game one!!! Move KAT to 4 allow him to play the whole court. This also would give that extra help from the bench adding Hart with Mcbride and once Precious returns all should be well with the lineup. Brunson Bridges OG KAT Ariel run them Tib's!!!!

  9. My question is. We have supposably the best 2 perimeter defenders in the game. So, Bridges and OG where y'all at? Both of y'all are straight struggling!!! Come on Troy you watched the same game I did. Both players are not playing their best ball.

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