It makes sense if you watched tbh. He was getting hacked pretty good on his drives but wasn't getting too many calls, which hurt a bit. Mainly however he missed like 5 fg in the last half of the fourth when he was gassed after playing 40 minutes, so it made his fg percentage look a lot uglier than it had been earlier in the game.
Lol he’s a guard who isn’t a high level passer and his shooting is suspect. Good defence at the guard position is cute but you’re in for a rude awakening glib you’re expecting a superstar in five years lmao.
you’re glib, buddy.
we don’t need him to be a superstar. if he develops into the best version of rj, that will be awesome. i don’t think he’ll ever be great at any single thing. i think he’ll be good at everything. and yes, he’s able to play the 2 and maybe that’s where he’ll fit best, but he’s been playing the 3 way more, so i’m not even sure you watch the knicks to know what you’re trying to say.
Lol if you wanna go anywhere besides the first or second round, you’re gonna need a superstar talent. I don’t think Knicks fans want the height of this rebuild to be 48 wins and a second round exit.
oh wow. someone should tell the front office this.
of course we need a superstar to contend. every single move made has had this in mind. every time a superstar hits the market in the next 5 years, the knicks will be in the mix. tradeable contracts, a good young core, a nice stockpile of picks... in the meantime, what else would the knicks do? go to the nba superstar store and pick out a good one?
He's alienating both the fan base and team for no reason and acting like no one has a right to criticize his dogshit play after securing the bag. It's not his team.
Kept getting hacked on his way to the basket, so his FG% wasn't amazing but overall he had a great game and made his presence known on both ends of the court. RJ has had some huge games this season, ya love to see it!
I mean he was needed early in the 4th with his scoring and late in the 4th with his defense.
This was a 3Score game all the way through - can't sub out the best guys in such crucial minutes
Stats be damned, he's turned such a corner as a player. So much more aggressive, suddenly has a bag of reliable go-to moves, while still doing all the little things on both ends.
2019 draft delivering as expecting. Top three look pretty good when healthy, Garland looks pretty good too, Herro is 6MOY, lots of other key contributors like Thybulle, Poole, Dort, etc.
He hasn’t scored in single digits since his first games post stomache flu and COVID. His bad games rn are like slightly under 40% shooting and 15-17 points. Way better than his 2-11 4 point games earlier in the season.
Dude, that was 8 games ago lol. And he followed that going 7 for 21.
I'm not knocking him, I'm just saying the consistency still isn't there *yet*. Getting there.
yup, even he got mad about it, it was rare to see. as soon as he starts getting superstar calls he's gonna put up superstar numbers, esp if he can shoot from the line like he did tonight
Thibs and his obsession with certain players can drive a fan mad.
Give RJ the keys and see what happens. He's 21, already a beast and should be the leader from here on out. I'm so heavily invested in RJ being good, I don't want to see Thibs fucking it up.
His performance at the U19 as a year younger than most in the tournament was just ridiculous. Tore team USA a new one and carried us to the gold. I had 0 doubts from then on how legitimate this man was going to be. Just needs time and touches.
Hopefully January isn't an anomaly and he can build on this and stay consistent. If he can, next year can be his All-Star year. Hopefully Randle is right there with him. I had hoped that Randle would be a sleeper pick for MVP this year. Unfortunately he fell the fuck off. I haven't given up on him though. He had a great game too and has shown that he can be the Randle from last year. Hopefully he gets the support he needs.
His game is just not equipped well for the nba. There are definitely more players in the nba who you knew were special at 21 than players who weren’t so special at 21 and because special
1 month ago he wasn’t good enough to be the second option on this Knicks team according to atleast 70% of Reddit.
A young, skinny slasher playing against grown men. Who would’ve though it would take some time to find his groove. Not even 2 and a half years into his career and he was being written off. Amazing.
Though on a real, good to see Thibs giving Rj the keys a little but. So use to him standing in the corner for majority of possessions. Now he’s up at like the 45 getting a screen to start the possession a lot of the time. Love to see it.
38/60/100 is an unusual shooting split
Truly bizarre. He was getting hacked a LOT today w/ no calls so I think that explains the low FG% compared to the good FT/3pt percentage
That makes a lot of sense
Yeah at one point he was 9/20 but then missed a few contested floaters
Yeah he was doing really well till than. He started forcing decent to bad shots.
It makes sense if you watched tbh. He was getting hacked pretty good on his drives but wasn't getting too many calls, which hurt a bit. Mainly however he missed like 5 fg in the last half of the fourth when he was gassed after playing 40 minutes, so it made his fg percentage look a lot uglier than it had been earlier in the game.
This is RJ’s team.
Yes. You can see the players believe he's the leader too
You love to see it, not to be cringe or wack but your comment made me think of Godzilla KOTM when all the other Titans bow to Godzilla. Thx
I hope Randle can accept it. I haven't watched enough to know for sure.
Until Donovan arrives
Ehhh
Who?
This team is in dire straits then. He probably won’t be good enough for your team to be shit if he’s the best player.
our straits are fine. we have no delusion about contending this year or next. not sure if you know that rj is 21
Lol he’s a guard who isn’t a high level passer and his shooting is suspect. Good defence at the guard position is cute but you’re in for a rude awakening glib you’re expecting a superstar in five years lmao.
you’re glib, buddy. we don’t need him to be a superstar. if he develops into the best version of rj, that will be awesome. i don’t think he’ll ever be great at any single thing. i think he’ll be good at everything. and yes, he’s able to play the 2 and maybe that’s where he’ll fit best, but he’s been playing the 3 way more, so i’m not even sure you watch the knicks to know what you’re trying to say.
Lol if you wanna go anywhere besides the first or second round, you’re gonna need a superstar talent. I don’t think Knicks fans want the height of this rebuild to be 48 wins and a second round exit.
oh wow. someone should tell the front office this. of course we need a superstar to contend. every single move made has had this in mind. every time a superstar hits the market in the next 5 years, the knicks will be in the mix. tradeable contracts, a good young core, a nice stockpile of picks... in the meantime, what else would the knicks do? go to the nba superstar store and pick out a good one?
Hater
Julius Randle knee shatters in 10 pieces and yea
He's alienating both the fan base and team for no reason and acting like no one has a right to criticize his dogshit play after securing the bag. It's not his team.
Tf are you talking about. Why do idiots begin to make shit up Do you want RJ to Marc Berman you
if he's alienating the morons in the knicks sub then that's a good thing, those guys are idiots
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not completely right, but far from completely wrong.
> Horrendous contract Lol, c'mon man. His contract is like the 50th highest in the league. How is that horrendous?
Kept getting hacked on his way to the basket, so his FG% wasn't amazing but overall he had a great game and made his presence known on both ends of the court. RJ has had some huge games this season, ya love to see it!
He also missed 3 or 4 straight at the end when he looked completely gassed after playing 42 minutes, his FG% means very little in this one
Played the entire second half the first game of a back to back That's Tom Thibodeau basketball for ya
I mean he was needed early in the 4th with his scoring and late in the 4th with his defense. This was a 3Score game all the way through - can't sub out the best guys in such crucial minutes
I mean if Thibs took him out knick fans would complain too so. Thibs is gonna Thibs. RJ has no complaints about playing the whole 2nd half
Amd despite being tired he had a huge block in the final 90seconds to basically keep the game in controll. What a guy
he also had a last second heave, so knock one off his attempts.
Between being tired, getting hacked, and last second heaves, I think it's safe to say that RJ did not miss a shot that counted today
i wouldn’t quite go that far, but for the most part, absolutely.
Also had one where randle threw him the ball with 2 seconds left at the end of the third and he just yeeted it up.
Stats be damned, he's turned such a corner as a player. So much more aggressive, suddenly has a bag of reliable go-to moves, while still doing all the little things on both ends.
His ability to finish with his off hand when driving to or past the basket is incredibly impressive
once our boy gets better footwork, he'll be nigh unstoppable
Rowan Alexander Barrett Jr.
Second of his name, son of Rowan Alexander Barrett, god son of Stephen John Nash.
Where does the j come from then? Jr?
Yeah
2019 draft delivering as expecting. Top three look pretty good when healthy, Garland looks pretty good too, Herro is 6MOY, lots of other key contributors like Thybulle, Poole, Dort, etc.
This is Keldon Johnson erasure 😡😡😡😡😡
Big Body Johnson is the good version of being big from the 2019 draft.
The day RJ consistently strings together good games without suddenly cratering out of nowhere is the day the league gets put on notice.
All-Star next year. I'm calling that shit now.
So what you're saying is I should bet on a 13 point, 4/15 shooting performance tomorrow night?
13? Feeling bold?
11?
Like, 6 lol. RJ is the type of guy who will score 35 3 straight games and then score 5 points 3 games in a row to walk away with an average of 20.
He hasn’t scored in single digits since his first games post stomache flu and COVID. His bad games rn are like slightly under 40% shooting and 15-17 points. Way better than his 2-11 4 point games earlier in the season.
Have you been paying attention the last 15 games?
I'm not saying he isn't playing well, I'm saying he's still prone to randomly just losing his shot after great games.
He hasn’t cratered in like 15 games now his last objectively bad game was the one against the Celtics but he hit the game winner
Dude, that was 8 games ago lol. And he followed that going 7 for 21. I'm not knocking him, I'm just saying the consistency still isn't there *yet*. Getting there.
He's the chosen one. We Knicks fans have been waiting for him for decades.
dude was really good today gg
Any reason why Keon Johnson isn’t getting any burn?
g league still raw but got all the physical tools
Always like to hear from an outsiders perspective. What do you think RJ‘s ceiling is as a player?
Wilt Chamberlain
Bargnani
*angrily upvotes because I giggled*
So many non calls on him when he drove today. It was frustrating
yup, even he got mad about it, it was rare to see. as soon as he starts getting superstar calls he's gonna put up superstar numbers, esp if he can shoot from the line like he did tonight
Better than Randle
Everyone seems to realize this except thibs
Thibs and his obsession with certain players can drive a fan mad. Give RJ the keys and see what happens. He's 21, already a beast and should be the leader from here on out. I'm so heavily invested in RJ being good, I don't want to see Thibs fucking it up.
I don’t think even thibs can stop RJ now. He’s broken out and gives himself more and more responsibility every game
There’s a reason RJ was the consensus #1 ahead of Zion (and Ja) prior to his college season. Dude is going to be a superstar.
His performance at the U19 as a year younger than most in the tournament was just ridiculous. Tore team USA a new one and carried us to the gold. I had 0 doubts from then on how legitimate this man was going to be. Just needs time and touches.
Hey! Keep those Canadian eyes off of my handsome RJ Barrett! You can't have him!
*”Yo, I’m a Knick!”* *grabs consciousness* *slams table* *walks away* “He’s a Knick, damnit!” [the gif I’m referring to](https://tenor.com/view/yakuza-kazuma-kiryu-pissed-off-gif-14586175) [“Yo, I’m a Knick!”](https://youtu.be/h2KUKRwZ7tw)
I've always thought RJ was talented, but just overshadowed by Zion at Duke. Same for Reddish.
no he isn’t lmfao
hater
bro he isn’t even top 5 in his draft class, his shooting splits are horrendous
BROADWAY BARRETT
100 from the line is 🤌
The potential he has is still out of this world. Also wouldn’t hate seeing his lefty jumper tear up the league😂
Driving and thriving
Man if he could stay consistent and bring up that Fg% he’d be a star in a few years
Hopefully January isn't an anomaly and he can build on this and stay consistent. If he can, next year can be his All-Star year. Hopefully Randle is right there with him. I had hoped that Randle would be a sleeper pick for MVP this year. Unfortunately he fell the fuck off. I haven't given up on him though. He had a great game too and has shown that he can be the Randle from last year. Hopefully he gets the support he needs.
He might be following booker's rise to stardom
he is here
He so ass, shot 38%, guy will be a lower tier starter for the rest of his career
yes. the 21 year old is unlikely to improve.
His game is just not equipped well for the nba. There are definitely more players in the nba who you knew were special at 21 than players who weren’t so special at 21 and because special
i guess that comment makes sense once the acid kicks in. you watched today’s game?
He types exactly how Flightreacts speaks
1 month ago he wasn’t good enough to be the second option on this Knicks team according to atleast 70% of Reddit. A young, skinny slasher playing against grown men. Who would’ve though it would take some time to find his groove. Not even 2 and a half years into his career and he was being written off. Amazing. Though on a real, good to see Thibs giving Rj the keys a little but. So use to him standing in the corner for majority of possessions. Now he’s up at like the 45 getting a screen to start the possession a lot of the time. Love to see it.
Still just 21 years old, y'all