For
@CloseUp360
- on Billy Garrett Jr.’s (
@BGarrett_5
) journey to the NBA under the cloud of a life-threatening illness and his plans to inspire others in similar positions:
Signed when he was 25. Saddled with the lead role on a rebuilding team, learned from his mistakes and blossomed under the right coaching and FO support. Been consistently awesome since. One of the best things to happen to this Knicks franchise.
Three seasons ago Julius Randle led a starting lineup of Nerlens Noel, RJ Barrett, Reggie Bullock and Elfrid Payton to home court advantage in the Playoffs. Three of those guys aren’t even in the league anymore.
I think I speak for all Knicks fans in saying that
#JuliusRandle
could tell me to eat shit and die alone in a fire if he plays like the
#NBAAllStar
he was last year
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These Knicks likely aren’t winning it all. So while the inevitable end to this dream season is sure to hurt, take time to remember none of this was supposed to happen
If I’m to understand the stakes of tonight’s Bulls-Knicks game, the winner is the guaranteed surefire upstart team in the East destined for the conference finals with the superior management and roster, and the loser is fraudulent, overrated G-League contenders at best
@seanilling
@benshapiro
Interestingly, not actually a ton of disagreement here. More differences in what to emphasize, what narrative is worth delving into. Not sure what that says but hope for more of these kinds of conversations!
I don’t think there’s been a bigger friction between NBA lifers/personnel/writers and casual Knicks fans than over Ntilikina... I don’t know why he’s been given such a short rope, especially when his defense is outstanding