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14 June 2026

• Hang the Banner!

  I do feel better about the Hawks loss lol. submitted by /u/Chessh2036 [link] [comments]

• HAWKS DID IT. 2nd BEST TEAM IN THE NBA!!

  This is a joke. That’s it. If you get mad at it you need to chill. submitted by /u/Chessh2036 [link] [comments]

• SECOND BEST IN THE LEAGUE!!!!

  ONLY THE MIGHTY HAWKS TOOK 2 GAMES OFF THE VILE KNICKS!!!!! HANG THE BANNER!!! LETS FUCKING GO!!!

  submitted by /u/Blackmesa560 [link] [comments]
• How I'm watching the Spurs implode twice after their fans have been d!cks for 3 seasons

  I dislike the Knicks more but this is also a W hate watch submitted by /u/Bully_Maguire420 [link] [comments]

• Looking At The Spurs Who Could Only Pull One Pathetic Win Against The Knicks

  submitted by /u/dawgfan24348 [link] [comments]

• Congratulations to the Atlanta Hawks…

  …on being the only team to beat the New York Knicks twice in the Postseason. I was emotional and perhaps I had judged you too harshly. I look forward to spending the next year with you. Sincerely, your loyal fan.

  submitted by /u/IllumiXXZoldyck [link] [comments]
• Here’s why NY winning with a small guard doesn’t change much for how we should view them:

  Most small guards in the league offer very little off-ball value, and can be overwhelmed by bigger and/or faster defenders giving them a lot of attention.

  We saw it with Trae; he lost just a bit of his quickness and could no longer make tall defenders consistently look silly like he used to. When he gives the ball off, he offers nothing outside of the occasional deliberate play to get him a shot off the catch: no instinct, and no true desire to play off the ball.

  You see, Brunson was the same way in New York’s past playoff runs. The Knicks were talented enough to beat who they were supposed to but when it got down to it, they simply lived and died by Brunson hero ball. Dribbling the living air out the ball.

  The Knicks were about to lose to us due to us being a team very well equipped to stop an over dribbling small guard. Brunson was putting up numbers in volume but Dyson was putting him through hell and he was not efficient through the first 4 games.

  Game 4 is when they just shifted to fully playing through KAT and OG, and we just couldn’t stop it. Not physical enough in the slightest. They quickly found out in the next series that literally NO ONE was, at least in the East.

  Playing through them and letting Brunson find his rhythm by clutch time was just not stoppable. Yes, he basically shot everything in game 5 but that’s not how they’ve consistently been getting their wins. Making everyone outside of Josh Hart an option to score on any given play made setting a consistent defense against them very hard to do.

  To wrap my point up: if Brunson didn’t reinvent himself on the fly, they don’t get this far. If his game was so strong in isolation, they lose. He basically plays like a small forward, he’s not your average guard.

  A lot of people forget that. Trae, Ja, Garland, even Mitchell, just can’t get to the spots that Brunson can because they don’t have post games or the strength to get there.

  Brunson is a very unique player, and New York had some incredible shot making from their starting 5. He was the icing on the proverbial cake most nights when they needed it but he empowered his guys to do what they needed to in a way he hadn’t before.

  That speaks volumes to his self-awareness and something we should keep in mind if we ever draft a small guard: can they truly play off the ball? Do they compete defensively? Are they physical? If the answer isn’t a strong yes then he’s a bench player, period. At least for a team that wants to get a chip one day.

  submitted by /u/dangheckinpupperino [link] [comments]
• Thank you CJ, you saved my life

  submitted by /u/KneeGuhz [link] [comments]

• Brunson winning a title over Wembanyama tells you everything about what we need

  The Knicks just won the title and it confirms exactly what sank us in round one. We could not create offense. Our half court dried up against them and it cost us the series.

  A top tier guard has to be the priority. Brunson just won a championship cutting through Wembanyama, one of the best rim protectors the league has ever produced. If elite shot creation can break a defense anchored by a seven footer like that, then offense is what actually decides playoff series.

  Mara does not fix this. Fine prospect, but another big does nothing for our real weakness. We need someone who can manufacture a bucket when everything stalls. Until we add that, the ceiling stays exactly where it is.

  submitted by /u/Blackmesa560 [link] [comments]
• My Takeaway Post-Playoffs:

  Shooting makes you a contender.

  Defense wins playoff games.

  Ball-handling wins championships.

  submitted by /u/cheemydee5 [link] [comments]