Knicks' Struggles and Strategic Changes for Game Night

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00:00and we're watching the Knicks tonight.

00:03Are they going to die a slow death, or are they going to get it done?

00:08I have to say, as I said earlier,

00:10they have absolutely zero advantage in this building at all.

00:15I think their playoff performance this season in New York has been pathetic.

00:20I think their best work has been done on the road.

00:23And, you know, if they don't go for 48 minutes tonight, screw them.

00:30Like, honestly, I want to see what the Pacers did the other night.

00:34They played 48 full, like up and down, badass basketball,

00:38where the Knicks played about 39, 40 minutes at best.

00:42That's been the tale of this entire series.

00:44Pharrell, Indiana's played a full 48 every time,

00:47and the Knicks have not at this team.

00:49And especially with the 17 turnovers, Josh Hart, absolutely terrible.

00:53In game number four, they've got to be better.

00:55They've got to handle the ball.

00:56They've got to carry the ball.

00:58And they have to, Tips has to, folks, ready, rely on his bench.

01:02Because Carlisle's going to run 9, 10 guys,

01:06and he's going to try and wear them out.

01:08The other thing I want to see is this,

01:09and there's been a lot of talk about it, and I agree with it.

01:12If I'm Tips, I put OG on Halliburton.

01:16I think OG's a better defender in bridges.

01:19He can deal with the screens better.

01:21He's a little bit longer, right?

01:23And he's got a little bit more lateral quickness.

01:26You think he'll do that?

01:27I think OG probably won't because it's Tibbs,

01:31but it ain't working with Mikel Bridges.

01:33That's for damn sure.

01:34So try something different.

01:36Put OG on him.

01:37That's what I would do is you've got to cut the head off of the snake.

01:41I know Mikel's a good defender.

01:43Your best defender is OG.

01:44He can guard one through five, have him guard Halliburton tonight,

01:48and try to cut the head off of the snake.

01:49I got to tell you, I think they're, and I couldn't agree with you more,

01:54their defense on this guy has been absolutely zero.

01:58They have not defended this guy once the entire effing series.

02:05I mean, honestly, I have never seen a guy with more room to do whatever he wants

02:09than this guy Halliburton.

02:10I mean, this guy has humiliated them.

02:15Absolutely humiliated him.

02:16So that's why you've got to try something different.

02:18Also, we all want to talk about how great Jalen Brunson is offensively.

02:22Can Jalen Brunson get a stop defensively?

02:25Instead of just trying to flop and take a charge,

02:27can he get in front of someone?

02:28Can he not prevent someone from going to the basket?

02:30And that's just a problem with New York.

02:31Here's the other thing.

02:32If I am also tips, I stagger Cat and Brunson's minutes as much as I can.

02:42Cat is better with Brunson off the floor.

02:46He gets into his bag.

02:48I always will tell that seven-foot, you know what,

02:50to sit his ass in the low post a little bit and go to work.

02:54The couple of times he's posted out Pharrell,

02:56they've never stopped him in a series.

02:58He's great inside.

03:00He's unbelievable inside.

03:02Stick his ass in a low post and let him go to work.

03:06He's starting his track every time from the perimeter.

03:10That's the problem.

03:11He's not posting up.

03:13He's driving from the top, literally, of the three-point key

03:18and trying to bust a move and usually going left, right?

03:22So I agree with you.

03:24He should be in the block, get him the pill, down low,

03:28and let him start banging.

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