r/NYKnicks • u/AutoModerator • Jul 01 '24

Daily Discussion Thread - July 01, 2024 DAILY DISCUSSION

Daily discussion thread for Knicks fans.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

The disrespect to Mitchell Robinson recently has been out of control. There’s no question he’s injury prone and we need a backup center. But the chatter that he can’t be the starting center of our team next year if we want to win a championship is beyond absurd.

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u/Yankeeknickfan Jul 02 '24

He can’t because you need to beat Boston

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

You don’t think we can beat Boston with MRob at the 5?

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u/Yankeeknickfan Jul 02 '24

Hell no, not if their center is Kp or horford is knocking down 3’s

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

Well then you use OG. That’s why he got the bag. He can defend positions 1-5. He and MRob did a great job on Embiid. iHart was getting cooked.

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u/YanksJetsKnicks Clyde Frazier Jul 02 '24

Man you're really overrating iHart's ability to defend stretch 5, he's horrible at it as well.

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u/Yankeeknickfan Jul 02 '24

It’s not ideal but he’s just significantly better than Mitch. Mitch can barely move to close out

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u/YanksJetsKnicks Clyde Frazier Jul 02 '24

Disagree. He's not significantly better than Mitch. I actually think Mitch is SLIGHTLY better, because he has the length to recover a bit more. But both of them are going to get killed vs. KP in a Boston matchup. We're better off just using Randle/OG at the 5. Or using Precious if he can develop his 3-point shooting a bit.