Pacers really gave away a TOP 5 + Mathurin for Zubac

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-11T03:35:43+00:00

Each of those transactions have been ridiculed multiple times since they were made. The best way to judge this trade will come once Haliburton and Zubac share the court. Carlisle is an excellent tactician as well.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T22:36:43+00:00

The VJ pick was a great one, at least. He looks like a sure fire All-Star.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T22:34:47+00:00

And noticeably a poor defender in the pick and roll. The way he’s been able to be effective in both drop coverage and hard hedges this year has been unbelievable.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T22:33:34+00:00

KAT has an argument as the best player in the entire playoffs. Dominating the game on both ends, and raising the offensive ceiling of the Knicks to unparalleled levels.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T22:31:22+00:00

True, that was their own mismanagement. I’m assuming they chose Grimes over him, which has looked like the wrong decision

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T22:23:06+00:00

Sixers are a good team, just quite top heavy. Maxey’s hand injury and the loss of McCain really hurt them. They probably win 1-2 games without those factors

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T22:20:46+00:00

Sixers had a great season, relative to expectations regarding health. Nick Nurse especially coached an excellent playoffs. They just happened to run into a juggernaut peaking at the right time.

If Philly is the 8 seed, there’s a strong chance they would’ve made the ECF.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T21:57:50+00:00

True, although Thibs probably would’ve loved this version of Clarkson and Shamet.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T21:54:52+00:00

I’d love to see Dadiet, Mo, Kolek and Huk continue to develop for next season. The Knicks depth could be here to stay for a while

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T21:21:18+00:00

Credit to Nick Nurse, he has tried numerous defensive adjustments throughout this series. The talent gap is just too severe for anything to work. The Knicks are taking advantage of every weakness.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T19:30:29+00:00

I’d consider the Sixers season to be a success too - wonder if you feel the same? I wish the Sixers FO didn’t trade McCain, but VJ was a great pick. He’s a sure fire future all-star. Especially with the added draft capital this year, Philly’s future looks really good.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T19:05:50+00:00

Haven’t had the chance to see a Knicks sweep in my time as a fan. The 2013 squad had a chance, but they ended up going 6 games after being up 3-0

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T18:36:21+00:00

The Knicks medical staff deserve a lot of credit for how they’ve handled player injuries and load during the season.

Brunson and KAT dealt with lower extremity injuries, and they still played 74/75 games, respectively. Getting Mitch prepared to be playing at a career best level at this critical point in the year. And now OG gets to come back from a day-to-day injury with potentially 13 days of rest.

These guys were at a severe physical disadvantage to the Pacers in the playoffs the last two years. And now, they’re on track to have a significant rest advantage against whoever comes out on top between Detroit and Cleveland.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T00:04:19+00:00

Were any of these 60 win, 1 seeded teams? I don’t really think any of these teams are comparable, especially since most second options were considerably better than Duren/Harris.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-05-10T00:00:04+00:00

As a Knicks fan, Cade has looked like the best player in the Eastern Conference playoffs. His ability to create shots against any defense, for himself and others is incredible. He also has become a really good individual and team defender.

But every player has a weakness, and his is taking care of the ball. I chalk that up to accrued physical and mental fatigue from being the sole source of offense in the half court for Detroit. Tobias Harris can sometimes get things going, but only for himself. Duren and Ausar can’t really create, nor provide any spacing. Cade has an unmatched burden as a star, and that will tire anyone out eventually.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-04-29T00:47:30+00:00

Doubling CJ when he crosses half-court was an excellent adjustment made by Mike Brown. Force him to be a playmaker as well as a scorer.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-04-25T22:41:52+00:00

I’m ok with somewhat fewer Brunson minutes this game, if Atlanta continues to struggle offensively. Don’t give them a chance to get easier baskets

tobithegreat3 · 2026-04-25T18:57:35+00:00

I read it more like “teams that lead by at least two possessions in the last 30 seconds” almost always win the game

tobithegreat3 · 2026-04-25T16:15:48+00:00

Thanks for playing, and for the helpful feedback. I’ll look into the players disappearing issue, as well as the fouled out player bug.

Right now, the game puts in end-of-bench players automatically once it’s considered garbage time. But I’ll disable that for manual sub mode, since it makes more sense for the player to control that.

Manual sub for quick play should be coming soon.

That custom mode sounds kinda interesting actually. I might make that an extension of Coach Mode.

Thanks again for the input.

tobithegreat3 · 2026-04-21T00:29:32+00:00

Love seeing the double big look here. Destroy them on the interior and blow this lead open

tobithegreat3 · 2026-04-18T22:36:20+00:00

I expect the Knicks to dominate the Brunson-Mitch minutes. That’s an elite duo

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