{"id":423093,"date":"2022-03-29T06:44:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-provide-promising-glimpse-into-what-they-can-be\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T06:44:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:44:34","slug":"knicks-provide-promising-glimpse-into-what-they-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-provide-promising-glimpse-into-what-they-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks provide promising glimpse into what they can be"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d7c6a12c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d7c6a12c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-provide-promising-glimpse-into-what-they-can-be\/#%E2%80%9CKnicks_provide_promising_glimpse_into_what_they_can_be%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Knicks provide promising glimpse into what they can be&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKnicks_provide_promising_glimpse_into_what_they_can_be%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Knicks provide promising glimpse into what they can be&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mike-vaccaro.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Mike Vaccaro\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mike-vaccaro.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mike-vaccaro.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>For a night, the people who filled Madison Square Garden could stay a few seconds after the final buzzer and savor what they\u2019d seen. That\u2019s always one of the great moments at the Garden after Knicks <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, after Rangers games: those few stolen moments when the game is won, when your throat is sore, when the ride home can wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Garden\u2019s most faithful basketball commuters have had too few of those moments this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So they would enjoy this one. The Bulls had sliced all but one skinny point off a late lead, and so often for the Knicks this year, at least at home, that means surrender. Not this time. Not this game. Alec Burks hit a huge shot. Julius Randle made a couple of free throws. The Knicks, who hadn\u2019t won four games in a row all season, would win their fourth game in a row, 109-104.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust make winning plays,\u201d Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said, and on the 26th anniversary of the Michael Jordan double-nickel game it would be the Knicks who would figure out a way to hand the Bulls an 11th loss in their last 15 games. The Bulls are on their way to the playoffs and the Knicks will hit their expiration date soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For a night it was hard to tell which was which.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For one night at Madison Square Garden, it was easy to suspend your disbelief and think about what the Knicks can be. There was RJ Barrett, continuing to demand the ball, continuing to develop a fearlessness that will only grow as he does, scoring 28 points, helping the Knicks expand their lead in the third quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks068CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"RJ Barrett (l.) and Immanuel Quickley share smiles during the Knicks' win over the Bulls.\" class=\"wp-image-21696762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks068CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks068CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks068CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks068CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>RJ Barrett (l.) and Immanuel Quickley share smiles during the Knicks\u2019 win over the Bulls.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat guy,\u201d Mitch Robinson said with a wide smile, \u201cis balling!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was Obi Toppin, who was terrific in 20 minutes off the bench, scoring 17 points and bringing the kind of raw athleticism that has been too often absent from Knicks teams of recent vintage. Thibodeau even extended Toppin\u2019s fourth-quarter minutes, keeping him in the game in place of bringing back Randle until only a few minutes remained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>These, as much as anything, are what Knicks fans want to see now. At this point it really isn\u2019t about punishing Randle (who looked like he was still hurt most of the night, though he did have 13 rebounds) or simply handing the car keys over to the kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They want to know that the kids can play. Barrett has been a revelation in March \u2014 and he is now officially averaging 20 points a game. Toppin\u2019s case has been more interesting, because he\u2019s so often been buried behind Randle and because Thibodeau has been slow to fully integrate him into his circle of trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So to beat a playoff-caliber team, and to do it with the assistance of two young cornerstones \u2014 to say nothing of a fine eight-point, four-assist night from Immanuel Quickley \u2014 makes for a good, full night for the 19,812 who filled every seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t replicate the pace of the game in practice,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cWhy would you not use the game for your players to develop?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks052CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mitchell Robinsin (l.) embraces Obi Toppin. \" class=\"wp-image-21696770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks052CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks052CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks052CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032822Knicks052CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mitchell Robinsin (l.) embraces Obi Toppin. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are a lot of Knicks fans who have been asking the same question the past few weeks as the Knicks\u2019 season became less and less about the present and more and more about the future. And it is a sensitive subject for Thibodeau, who remains locked in on simply figuring a way to win as many games as he can, leaving the big picture for later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying all these young guys, getting valuable experience, you\u2019re not eliminated until you\u2019re eliminated,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want a quitting spirit on our team. I don\u2019t believe in that other stuff.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other stuff, the stuff that sacrifices winning in the name of something else, that will never be part of Thibodeau\u2019s credo, for better or worse. For now, the Knicks will take the trade-off. The kids are playing well, and the Knicks are playing as well as they have all season. Does that bode well for the future?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a Knicks fan, there\u2019s really only one way to root.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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