Knick Knick. Who’s there? The Knicks. Knicks who?

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

The refs were fvcking garbage. Period. Absolute trash.

That said, we came out flat. Got in a hole and couldn't put the ball into the hoop thingy.

This 100%

Refs were garbage but didn’t cost us the game. It’s still concerning that they’re insistently costing us 10+ points on missed fouls and missed goaltends, but those ten points weren’t the difference in the game

Mavs played poorly.

And Mavs have no rim protection. They got Dodo and Kleber out of position and Powell in foul trouble in the first half and we had no interior defense which they took advantage of. They packed the paint and waited for us to hit threes which we never did so they just kept packing it.

We can fix the paint packing by just having even an average shooting night. The interior defense is going to take a roster change via draft or trade.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

We can fix the paint packing by just having even an average shooting night. The interior defense is going to take a roster change via draft or trade.

Myles Turner fixes this issue

In fact I'd see if our buddy Rick would entertain a package of Turner + Hield for Powell, Kleber and THJ this summer.

[mac222b]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

Myles Turner fixes this issue

In fact I'd see if our buddy Rick would entertain a package of Turner + Hield for Powell, Kleber and THJ this summer.

That’d leave us pretty thin upfront again. I’ve also come around to the importance of chemistry with this group; they seem to genuinely like each other. Maybe they would do THJ and our 1st for Turner? I think Powell and Mxi are great culture guys and great backups playing around 20 minutes or so per game.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by mac222b

That’d leave us pretty thin upfront again. I’ve also come around to the importance of chemistry with this group; they seem to genuinely like each other. Maybe they would do THJ and our 1st for Turner? I think Powell and Mxi are great culture guys and great backups playing around 20 minutes or so per game.

Right now it's Powell and Kleber

But I believe you could still manage better with Turner and Chriss.

Chriss brings a lot of the things that Powell brings to the table and Turner is a stretch big and rim protector like Kleber just on a different level.

Boban still remains your 3rd big

[DevinHarriswillstart]

I know you can convert a two-way to a regular roster spot up until the last game of the season. I'd do that Moses Wright guy in place of Frank because we need the insurance.

Unless there is some other center we can get?

[mac222b]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

I know you can convert a two-way to a regular roster spot up until the last game of the season. I'd do that Moses Wright guy in place of Frank because we need the insurance.

Unless there is some other center we can get?

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[mac222b]

I just did a quick look and Enes Freedom is available. Maybe the best we can do. Not great defensively but better than Bobi and he has lots of playoff experience. I don’t think Robin Lopez asked for a buyout, nor did Dieng.

[mac222b]

Playoff rosters need to be set by April 11. I think we will probably roll with Powell, Kleber, Bertans and Bobi as our bigs. Cavs just signed Moses Brown after Jarrett Allen injury.