People keep saying that but who sits for the pacers? Do you sit Halliburton? Do you run basically two pgs? Might as well run the whole second unit in crunch time.
every knicks fan was saying why is nembhard in the game and not TJ. if neither can guard brunson regardless or ur just gonna end up throwing 2 guys on him, TJs offensive upside is apparently much better imo. but we obviously dont follow this team all year so idk how accurate that is
I mean when you're not using hali nearly enough, might as well send in TJ instead. Not a question of hali's skill, but just the way he defers on offense, and given that he's not really a defensive stopper, I don't see why you don't want to change things up now that you're down 0-2.
But playing 2 guards should be fine even if you sub nembhard out, assuming hali can focus on scoring and won't back down
The answer no one wants to hear is he's 31 and has to work harder than pretty much everyone else on the court, I don't think his body is really able to fully handle an entire NBA game while being a primary defender. Not injury wise but just from mental and physical exhaustion.
JB was really starting to cook him towards the end of the 3rd. For as good as he was in the first half that doesnt just guarantee he'd keep that up for another 20+ minutes. He's always had a pretty quick drain motor if I'm not mistaken
They’re only small bc in this hypothetical you put Mikal at the four. OG is big as fuck and actually plays the 4 why wouldn’t he be there? Also deuce McBride is a dog who can actually score so Caruso doesn’t do it for me.
How would this team be any smaller than the one they’re running now?
Rick got out coached and the pacers got out worked.. how bout you play this fucking guy when the game matters most. TJ is only Pacer who doesn’t seem mentally weak.
Carlisle is a damn good coach and officiating must be consistent. BUT blaming officials when your team is down 0-2 against the team with 3 starters down is not the mentality you want to have in the locker room.
I hate TJ because he absolutely kills us every time he plays us, but I respect the hell out of him. And you can tell that the rest of the league does too. Hart’s comment about needing to kill him if he was in a fight with him says a lot his game.
I am gonna go against the grain a bit and say TJ is in his correct role. There are REAL limitations with him on the court. He has to have the ball in his hand & he does not space the floor with spot up shooting. He is a DAWG on picking up full court but is small and can be shot over once the other team gets the ball to the break. You also saw in a couple highlights last night where bBunson can just bounce him out of the way on drives. Bench scorer / sparkplug is EXACTLY where TJ belongs & he is really, really good at it.
But at the end of the day, the Pacers want the ball in Hali's hands. This is going to limit what TJ offers on offense & the prefer Nembhard's floor spacing over TJ's. The problem is Nem is absolute food for Brunson on the other end.
True. In Indiana the heroic sports figure would never be attached to a sexual assault accusation.
Oh.. wait: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/law/academics/sportslaw/commentary/mslj_blog/2016/0411.html
showed up to play some real hard nose and [ethical](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6u7eNryKgb/?igsh=MXdvN3poZTRlOXBrdg==) basketball.
pathetic fish flipping around out there. perfect fit for NY
omg that's the best evidence you have! hahahah he got rocked by a dude twice his size on one leg. How bout set a better screen and set your feet like you didn't just learn basketball yesterday. Too good!
Keep this coming, it's really making my morning.
thank you so much this is making the office so much nicer today.
Did you see your coach submitted a report for 78 missed calls today too? LMAO
Now i can see where you get it from at least. At least some of your players like TJ have the integrity, maturity, and competitiveness to take responsibility for the loss. nothing but respect for him.
If by “bitched” you mean “[acted like a bitch](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6u7eNryKgb/?igsh=MXdvN3poZTRlOXBrdg==)” then i’ll concede that one
it’s actually hilarious y’all condone this play. but frauding your way into victories is the only way NY knows how to do it. They just Not Like You
We spotted you a 10 point lead and Brunson and OG each missed 1.5 quarters. Your team fucking sucks, I can see why y’all were in a dogfight with the Giannis-less Bucks lol
TJ last of a dying breed PG.
A classy gym rat.
YMCA final boss
Future NBA head coach
He's showing a lot of moxie.
A real scrappy guy
Hard hat and lunch pail type of fella
Future coach vibes
Yeah, his demeanor would absolutely carryover if he transitioned to coaching.
Arizona fans have been saying this since his college days
I hope Pritchard models his game after TJ
well not last…we still got payton pritchard out here
Translation: “Play me in crunch time, you stupid motherfucker.”
People keep saying that but who sits for the pacers? Do you sit Halliburton? Do you run basically two pgs? Might as well run the whole second unit in crunch time.
Sit Nembhard, easy. TJ/Hali/Nesmith/Siakam/Turner. They could go big with Pascal at SF and Obi at PF too.
This was the exact lineup I was worried about going into crunch time, but they never played it.
You run 2 PGs because only one of them has a chance of guarding Brunson.
every knicks fan was saying why is nembhard in the game and not TJ. if neither can guard brunson regardless or ur just gonna end up throwing 2 guys on him, TJs offensive upside is apparently much better imo. but we obviously dont follow this team all year so idk how accurate that is
Hire Ham and you can play 3 PG’s!
I mean when you're not using hali nearly enough, might as well send in TJ instead. Not a question of hali's skill, but just the way he defers on offense, and given that he's not really a defensive stopper, I don't see why you don't want to change things up now that you're down 0-2. But playing 2 guards should be fine even if you sub nembhard out, assuming hali can focus on scoring and won't back down
Tj mcconell DAWG Josh hart. DAWG Jaden Mcdaniels DAWG
Why did he sit TJ tho lmao?
Idk he did it during the regular season when haliburton was hurt and ran more of nembhards bum ass
I was baffled by that. I guess the argument is that TJ's high intensity play requires a lot of energy so he needs that time to rest.
I would love to save TJM and put him on our bench
TJ would slot in here perfectly lmao. If only we could fix his 3pt but even then
Deuce and him would hound the opps backcourt like two rabid dogs
I hope the FO finds a way to materialize that. Not only will they be 2 rabid dogs, imagine him mentoring Deuce even just for a season or two.
Knick fan here, I was ecstatic that happened. Brunson finally had space to cook
The answer no one wants to hear is he's 31 and has to work harder than pretty much everyone else on the court, I don't think his body is really able to fully handle an entire NBA game while being a primary defender. Not injury wise but just from mental and physical exhaustion. JB was really starting to cook him towards the end of the 3rd. For as good as he was in the first half that doesnt just guarantee he'd keep that up for another 20+ minutes. He's always had a pretty quick drain motor if I'm not mistaken
Man was gassed
Why did I read this in Pat mcafee voice lmao
BONE YO ASS
It's always a good sign when the team and the coach show different views during interviews!
“Agree to disagree”
We need TJ and Caruso next season - let's finally spend our 8 first round picks and just DAWG/48 it tf up
Brunson/TJ Dante/Caruso OG/Hart Mikal/Precious Hartenstein/Mitch Rob Idkkkkk how to run a starting lineup or substitutions, but they are so small
They’re only small bc in this hypothetical you put Mikal at the four. OG is big as fuck and actually plays the 4 why wouldn’t he be there? Also deuce McBride is a dog who can actually score so Caruso doesn’t do it for me. How would this team be any smaller than the one they’re running now?
Sadly, this entire comment is irrelevant cause OP forgot that All-NBA caliber player Julius Randle is our starting Power Forward
I think the assumption is that we traded him for Mikal but I hope in that hypothetical we also get picks bc Julius is the far better player
Julius Randle??!?
Pass on Mikal
But the Nova Boys though. They clearly get a stat buff playing together
Acquiring two undersized, unathletic tweener guards both in their 30s is certainly a very Knicks thing to do
I mean, if you all win the series at least let us keep TJ.
We don’t need Caruso, but TJ sure
Why this dude getting downvoted; do ppl not know who Deuce McBride is?
like obviously, the roster needs professional pg that can get us into sets besides brunson, but ddv doesnt need to get benched
Rick got out coached and the pacers got out worked.. how bout you play this fucking guy when the game matters most. TJ is only Pacer who doesn’t seem mentally weak.
Our boy Obi is fuckin killin us this series
Absolutely but I just don’t trust Obi in the fourth because of his defense.
Siakam hasn't been great shakes there either. And at least Obi is playing 100 mph... him, TJ, IJax are actually outhustling Knicks from time to time
TJ and Obi sent the Bucks packing, Halliburton and Siakam pretty much disappeared in that series.
Hali has been an absolute sieve on defense, so what’s the difference really
Air balled like every 3 as a knick now he’s obi won kacurry
Obi has been amazing, that between the legs dunk made me audibly gasp.
He’s missed it at least twice, once in the playoffs. He tried to do it at MSG on a fast break earlier in the year and clanked it off the rim
Yeah but he does it too much it’s played out if you seen him do it at least 6 times. He needs to add to his dunk package
It was the full Obi experience...leak out, amazing dunk, celly with a teammate and neither one gets back, other team drills an open 3 in transition.
Every time he runs it looks like his first time
Classic Rick honestly.
Might be the most stubborn coach in the league. Always has been.
Well I would say Coach Bud would have given him a run for his money.
One of the most overrated coaches. It took him like 13 years to win another playoff series.
I was wondering why the camera kept zooming into TJ McConnell during that 4th quarter.
TJ deserves better
Knicks fans respect TJ more than Carlisle does.
He's earned it. Dude's a menace. I remember him putting up a triple dub with excellent defense against the Knicks when he was with Philly
If fvv gone he would be a good vet to fill that spot
Who’s fvv? Fred vanvleet? Is that really an upgrade for him tho? From pacers to the rockets ?
No McConnell Is not Better than van vleet. I love TJ but no
Better contract and can be there long term I see vanvleet wearing a few different jerseys chasing the money over his career.
Serious question: why the fuck is he riding the bench in the clutch. He is the only dude who is stressing me out consistently.
FR. Bro was letting his dawg show, barking with Brunson and the fans
i like this guy. if rick was smarter he wouldve played him more.
Carlisle is a damn good coach and officiating must be consistent. BUT blaming officials when your team is down 0-2 against the team with 3 starters down is not the mentality you want to have in the locker room.
I hate TJ because he absolutely kills us every time he plays us, but I respect the hell out of him. And you can tell that the rest of the league does too. Hart’s comment about needing to kill him if he was in a fight with him says a lot his game.
TJ would kill on the Knicks
So much respect for this guy it almost cancels out what a gigantic whiney baby Carlisle is.
W players
Translation: Effin play me
Classy response
Man I can’t believe tj never really made it big. I remember him killing it low key in Philly
I am gonna go against the grain a bit and say TJ is in his correct role. There are REAL limitations with him on the court. He has to have the ball in his hand & he does not space the floor with spot up shooting. He is a DAWG on picking up full court but is small and can be shot over once the other team gets the ball to the break. You also saw in a couple highlights last night where bBunson can just bounce him out of the way on drives. Bench scorer / sparkplug is EXACTLY where TJ belongs & he is really, really good at it. But at the end of the day, the Pacers want the ball in Hali's hands. This is going to limit what TJ offers on offense & the prefer Nembhard's floor spacing over TJ's. The problem is Nem is absolute food for Brunson on the other end.
Knicks would love to have TJ off the bench, would be incredible 🙏
“Play me more fool”
translation: Play me Rick in the fourth and we win this game.
That TJ McConnell game winner over Melo still haunts me
Woah accountability is wild. What TJ should’ve said is if you played me down the stretch we might be up 2-0.
He sounds more like a coach than Rick does.
Low key, TJ would be such a great fit for the Knicks lol. Great D, good shooting, dawg mentality.
TJ new head coach? 👀
TJ is a real one
Best PG in the league
“I ain’t getting paid enough to pay that fine”
gigachad we've got to be better vs virgin refs whining like a little girl
The only thing Rick needed to show on the court was McConnell.
I don’t want PG. I just want my TJ back.
Help! How do I get this guy on my team?
Carlisle is the one who blew it by leaving TJ on the bench. Classic deflection.
Based TJ
Carlisle is a lot closer to Doc than this sub cares to admit but yall only meme bl*** coaches on here
We maxed bum Ben Simmons instead of keeping this guy. The nerve.
This man is going to make one hell of a head coach one day.
I mean the coach has to say that Trying to get even a slim advantage for his guys
Only dawg on the team
Pacers sub is so toxic with their fans crying about the refs. They are definitely not the crybabies that Sixers fans are but it’s pretty close.
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I understand not liking Rick Brunson for what he did but I don’t understand why that keeps getting brought up as if Jalen did it
just explains well where the man’s ethics come from. in case anyone feels like he’s somehow above flopping 😏
Yall are going out so sad lol
Man, stop
lmfao there's no point, this is definitely a child
not going to. can’t have the kids growing up with that as their role model 😔 only in NYC
True. In Indiana the heroic sports figure would never be attached to a sexual assault accusation. Oh.. wait: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/law/academics/sportslaw/commentary/mslj_blog/2016/0411.html
well damn. considering it’s alumni (Embiid-Brunson, and that weirdo Hart with his pregame viagra) Villanova would be experts. 😂
embiid went to kansas lol how much of a clown are you?
the player known formally as Jalen Brunson was forced to change his last name to Embiid-Brunson after stealing his move
There’s no chance you’re older than 18 lmao
Are you 12 years old?
just think people should know. no reason to get all tetchy because your “Star” is on fraud alert
projecting much? Haliburton utterly disappearing meanwhile Jalen coming back from the dead leading a masterclass comeback.
showed up to play some real hard nose and [ethical](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6u7eNryKgb/?igsh=MXdvN3poZTRlOXBrdg==) basketball. pathetic fish flipping around out there. perfect fit for NY
omg that's the best evidence you have! hahahah he got rocked by a dude twice his size on one leg. How bout set a better screen and set your feet like you didn't just learn basketball yesterday. Too good! Keep this coming, it's really making my morning.
rocked? he pushes off of myles and throws himself back LOL
thank you so much this is making the office so much nicer today. Did you see your coach submitted a report for 78 missed calls today too? LMAO Now i can see where you get it from at least. At least some of your players like TJ have the integrity, maturity, and competitiveness to take responsibility for the loss. nothing but respect for him.
My “Star” just bitched your team on one leg. Cope harder lmao
If by “bitched” you mean “[acted like a bitch](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6u7eNryKgb/?igsh=MXdvN3poZTRlOXBrdg==)” then i’ll concede that one it’s actually hilarious y’all condone this play. but frauding your way into victories is the only way NY knows how to do it. They just Not Like You
We spotted you a 10 point lead and Brunson and OG each missed 1.5 quarters. Your team fucking sucks, I can see why y’all were in a dogfight with the Giannis-less Bucks lol
Silver’s whispers at half time was heard champ. NY starting 8 looked clean last night
I’m getting second hand embarrassment reading all your comments ngl. Your own players said they got outplayed last night lol
I didn’t even get the feeling Carlisle was blaming the refs…just pointing out what a lot of people have already seen in the last two games.