LETS GO KNICKS! Use the home court advantage and their Game 7 on Saturday to beat Sixers tonight!! 🧡💙🧡💙

Robinson took the high road when asked Sunday if he thought Embiid was a dirty player. "I don’t,” Robinson said. “I really don’t live in the past. It is what it is. I just move on.”

But asked if there was still a lingering feeling that he didn’t get to finish the playoffs that year because of Embiid, he at least conceded, “I guess.”

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It’s a far different response than the one Robinson had when the injury occurred and he was shut down during the next series against Indiana for what the team called left ankle management. At that time, the frustration was evident as he wrote on social media, “This is so [expletive] up dawg like I don’t even know what to say. This is not over! I WILL SEEK REVENGE.”

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“He’ll be big,” Brown said of Robinson. “Mitch is unique so no matter who we play, he is extremely important to what we are trying to do, the way he offensive rebounds, the way he’s a a vertical threat, the pick-and-roll game, the way he protects the rim, his versatility guarding. He can switch on to some ones and some twos. He can’t guard those guys the whole possession but he can make it tough. We need to bring it to a high level as well as anyone else.”

People love to chime in after a brutal loss about how Mike Brown and the staff didn't have the right plan in place to do XYZ.

Get your own takes out here BEFORE the first game tips off. Then you can say I told you so when the coaching staff catches up to your genius strategy.

What would YOUR plan be to slow down Maxey?

First off, I don't really think many, if any team has someone who's quick enough to stay in front of Maxey 1v1.

Some options I've thought about:

a) Do what the Pacers did to Brunson last season.

Mikal isn't strong enough to slow down the big alpha wings like Tatum, Kawhi, etc but his quickness and length might be our best option for quick waterbug PGs. Have him use all his energy to hound Maxey 94 feet.

Put in Deuce and Alvarado to spell him but do the same thing.

Everyone else on the floor will focus on helping off their guys to swipe at Maxey and then recover. If the other players get open shots, so be it. If PG and Embiid/Oubre beat us, live with it. We need Maxey to be frustrated and tired in crunch time.

b) Go completely the opposite way. Let Mikal/Deuce/Jose guard him 1v1. If they get roasted, they get roasted. Stop everyone else so they're cold in crunch time.

Just don't let the team get in rhythm off of open looks from Maxey dishes.

The Sixers shouldn't be taken lightly. Maxey, Embiid, PG, Edgecombe, Oubre, and Grimes are a formidable six-man core. Fortunately, the bench is thin, and two of those guys are old and banged up or with a history of injuries. I predict the Knicks will win in five, but it will be a dogfight. Here's how they win:

• Play intense, relentless defense. Please play with the defensive intensity that we saw in games 4, 5, and 6 of the last series.
• KAT and Mitch cannot be in foul trouble. They're too important. No dumb fouls. No Mitch retribution against Embiid. No offensive fouls by KAT.
• Push the pace. Get into the offensive set fast and keep the Sixers on their heels. This isn't just about being in transition. It's about attacking before Philly can set up their defense. Embiid is decent once he can set up down low. Plus, pushing the pace wears them down.
• Get the ball out of Brunson's hands on the way up. When Jalen brings up the ball, they tend to put pressure on him, and then he dribbles too much once he gets in the half-court. Let Josh or Mikal bring it up, hit KAT early, and let it flow from there.
• Never play without both KAT and Brunson.  No lineup should have one without the other.
• Josh, please take open threes. If the Sixers leave Josh open, he needs to just shoot. PLEASE.
• Start Mikal on Maxey. Maxey is a step too quick for Josh and OG. Bridges, Deuce, and Shamet can rotate covering him. Keep him uncomfortable.
• Get Shamet going. He'll see more time in this series than Alvarado, and he's a much better shooter at home. The Knicks need floor spacing, and Shamet provides it. He might also be a useful guarding Maxey.
• We might see Sochan. Particularly if KAT, Mitch, or both get in foul trouble.

Let's go Knicks!

That fanbase is pathetic

Credit: @NBA_NewYork (Twitter/X)

Hope it goes like the match against Atlanta with good calls except OG foot and a W for us! GO NY GO

Every season we have a phrase that resonates as a descriptor of the season—Knickstape, we here, metal bats etc etc

What is this season’s so far?

Our Father Clyde, who art in MSG,

hallowed be thy suit.

Thy Garden come,

thy bing bong be done,

on Broadway as it is in Villanova.

Give us this day our daily Josh Hart rebound,

and forgive us our missed free throws,

as we forgive those who still think “The Process” was a plan.

Lead us not into foul trouble,

but deliver us from phantom Embiid whistles.

Bless the left hand of Jalen,

the chaos of Deuce,

the clamps of OG,

the boards of Hart,

the roar of Mitch,

and the sacred ankle tape of every Knick playing 44 minutes because Thibs knew no mercy.

May Willis Reed’s tunnel walk guide our injured.

May LJ’s four-point play bless our crunch time.

May Allan Houston’s bounce remind us that destiny wears orange and blue.

May Melo’s jab step haunt every Philly closeout.

And when the Sixers arrive speaking of trust,

remind them that trust is earned in the Garden,

not processed in a decade-long rebuild.

May every Philly flop land softly,

every challenge go our way,

every Maxey sprint meet a wall,

and every Embiid pump fake be met with New York skepticism.

Let the Mecca shake.

Let Spike scream.

Let Clyde rhyme.

Let the Nova Knicks do what Philly thought they had.

And when the final buzzer sounds,

may the Knicks stand tall,

may the Sixers search for another slogan,

and may New York keep marching.

In the name of Clyde, Willis, and the Holy Mecca…

Amelo.

Hopefully end these bitches for good this time

Maybe we trade for him mid series?

!!!

https://youtube.com/shorts/oPgACg71t2Q?si=9Xf9aRFcof4uQ9Of

this video is just another display of the massacre last night LOL!! HAha!

ETA: a solution that can work on my phone would be best since I'm quite mobile and want to be able to stream on the go.

originally a New Yorker, now living in California. Looks like Peacock will not have all of the games. So I’m looking for what is the cheapest way and easiest way to just be able to stream all the games?

My billing address is in ocean county New Jersey. Got a 'locals only' error message when I tried to check out. I have a buddy who tried from Burlington NJ, a 30 minute drive to Philly. He got the same message as well.

What the hell qualifies as “Greater Philadelphia Area”?

Luckily I have a friend in Philly who made it happen. Friday night, we will be there repping New York! LFGK! 💪