@ We can trade Julius anytime🤷♂️ BTW… Timberwolves are back to being a top 4-5 Defense, and our offense has a better rating than last year.🤷♂️ So we’re not really missing KAT. Julius has played well, and Ant has him motivated to play D. All that being said, he’s likely on the trading block. Julius was likely never meant to be the final move, with regards to the KAT trade(hence the lack of a contract extension). So to say the Wolves didn’t "Win" a trade, is premature. Especially with 9 years of historical data, clearly demonstrating a statistical regression as the season progress’s for KAT. BTW, how you gonna win a playoff series(or a ring), without elite defensive effort?
Good vid. He’s still a better defender than Julius Randle. He will spend more time at the 4 at some point. Hopefully, Knicks are still not in their final form.
Less money. Julius’s value is in the flexibility his contract provides. Notice we haven’t offered him an extension. 🤷♂️ The contract attached to KAT, comes with expectations. Playoff success, is one of those expectations(especially at this stage in his career). Wolves fans are more than aware what KAT can do in the regular season. It’s the end of season production that made KAT expendable
@@spfdffway harder in a 7 game series where 20 staff members spent thousands of hours combing through film and game planning for player tendencies and exploiting weaknesses. Also who cares about you dropping 25 if your match up drops 40
@ Bro, you’re literally making my point. KAT was traded because of his statistical decline when it matters most(the end of the season and playoffs). Regardless of why, stats don’t lie. The best players, rise above and elevate their games in the playoffs. Anthony Edwards is younger and less experienced, and yet his stats go up in the playoffs 🤷♂️ The truly great ones, come through when it matters most. Regular season stats are just empty calories(if your ultimate goal is a ring and not an Emirates Cup)
Its weird to say he can't be in the conversation because of one defensive metric (he's leading the league in rebounds & TRB% so its not like he's contributing nothing on the defensive end). But even if he was just straight up ass on defense, so what? James Harden has a MVP award. Steph has a unanimous award. People win this award regularly while being a defensive minus.
100% agree, and it's not like Jokic is a defensive juggernaut, you actually see him being lazy on the paint a lot of times, but he's a highly deserving MVP. The perfect player doesn't exist, even Jordan and Lebron had weak areas when they were in their prime.
@@BossofBosses111 Yeah, Iet's remove weak for areas they didn't excel because it wasn't their focus. Jokic is not a great rim protector because he's focused on other areas.
It's the give and take that comes along with K.A.T. as A Knicks fan I'll accept it. Plus I believe that we'll have enough of a defensive covering around him to combat what he lacks defensively.
KAT has grown heaps the last 2-3 years having to play with Ant, he deserves to be in a big market and I definitely think KAT should be the 1a with Brunson 1b on the Knicks
I hear you but not even cause of tenure, Brunson is 1A he is over 33% of the teams playmaking creation. There’s not much more movement in schemes with any other point guard sic Brunson. That compliment is the reason KAT fits so well. Just look at it this way, KAT is a ways ahead of Randle who we all claimed to be 1B (which he was just a glorified high stat 2 option) so KAT deserves the title of a TRUE 1B. Which is no hit because we’ve seen him in a role as number 1 by himself and he didn’t go too far until ANTMAN came around. We’ve seen a young Jalen Brunson at the same age a prime KAT as number 1 was, and he brought an injured Mavs team to a conference finals. Then a Knicks team to two straight playoffs, a second seed, 40 a night, first 50 win season in 12 years, and lastly all with high efficiency; consistency. Just take this, and compare it with your thoughts on why KAT would be 1A, I love perspective.
A lot of the time he’s also just relearning positioning too. Like I said the trajectory is on the way up but he can’t be the worst rim protector in the NBA if he wants any outside chance at an MVP convo
As a Knicks fan, I love his offensive skill but his fouling and rim protection drives me insane!! Josh Hart and OG bail him out with timely stops or offensive rebounding! Ill give him credit, his effort is there. But like you said, I dont expect him to be great or even good, I just want him to be NOT BAD!
To be fair no player is great at everything. Never been a single player who was great at every aspect of basketball. With Kat he is great at a lot. Not a great rim protector. His defense is decent not great. But his scoring and rebounding is great. Plus he scores at all three levels.
All I can say KAT has bought his tool box to Knicks. He is given the Knicks more than they expected. He is not the greatest defender and never been. But he is trying and KAT is a team player. The team has to help him out.
Crazy how people switch up, not saying it's everyone but not too long ago this is the guy that "can't be a no1 dude" and yes can't be a "winning player" yall switch up quick heck I'm proud
As a staunch Julius Randle supporter, I was a bit disappointed with the trade at first, especially since his ability to drive & kick and open up the floor would’ve been really interesting to see alongside Brunson since the rest of the rotation are either shooters or cutters. That’s still a bit of an issue, since KAT’s offense is thrives more in a face-up situation and the Knicks are still missing that secondary creator. However, I obviously can’t complain too much when the Knicks are a top-3 offensive team, and the question around the trade goes back to defense, which was really the reason to potentially trade away Randle, as his dynamism on offense has always been there. Thus, it’ll be interesting to see (as you mentioned in the end) how Thibs will fix the defensive issue heading into the playoffs, for they should be fine as the season goes on, but facing teams who have their own intricate offensive systems will be a huge worry in the postseason
KATs defensive issues are two fold. 1. Chronic foul trouble issues. If he’s giving playoff level effort on D, it’s difficult for him to stay out of foul trouble(This season ranked 7th for most fouls per game). and 2. He hated playing the 5 in Minnesota, because it would require him to guard the other teams 5. Something he’s expressed dislike for. If you just don’t ask or require him to give maximum effort defensively, then yeah! KATs gonna flourish. Having the other teams 5, guard him on the perimeter is far more advantageous for him, than a more quick and athletic 3 or 4.
There are only a few players in the league you can say are defensively exceptional. This video feels "made too soon". Maybe after one playoff series, you can get at him again if he doesn't show like in previous years. Brunson needed a lot of help on the offensive side, it really showed last year in the playoffs.
I swear analytics have ruined the NBA , I don’t care what the numbers say. Luka the worst defender in the league. He doesn’t even try. KAT at least tried, he just sucks at it.
I need to find my old comments where my fellow Knicks fans was trashing the trade and I told all of them watch all of you switch up when he goes crazy on the Knicks this season. Where is that negativity energy at lol?
Just watch it switch back come playoff time...Towns has shot 25% for 3 in 3 out of the playoffs series he has played and he never even gets doubled like Randle😂😂🤣
The number don't tell his role as a rim protector which means he is responsible for the entire defense in a thibs system. Its hard to protect the rim when he is covering up for perimeter mishaps behind the 3 point line WATCH the games, lame brain!
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Watching this right after the cold dagger 3 he hit against Toronto
That was so sick lol
New F*cking York 😂
I remember KAT scoring 60+ and being the reason we lost the game. KAT in a nutshell.
@@spfdff Lol hope you're enjoying Randle and DDV then
@ We can trade Julius anytime🤷♂️ BTW… Timberwolves are back to being a top 4-5 Defense, and our offense has a better rating than last year.🤷♂️ So we’re not really missing KAT. Julius has played well, and Ant has him motivated to play D. All that being said, he’s likely on the trading block. Julius was likely never meant to be the final move, with regards to the KAT trade(hence the lack of a contract extension). So to say the Wolves didn’t "Win" a trade, is premature. Especially with 9 years of historical data, clearly demonstrating a statistical regression as the season progress’s for KAT. BTW, how you gonna win a playoff series(or a ring), without elite defensive effort?
Good vid. He’s still a better defender than Julius Randle. He will spend more time at the 4 at some point. Hopefully, Knicks are still not in their final form.
Don’t get me started on Julius. I just think the MVP talk is incredibly premature
Less money. Julius’s value is in the flexibility his contract provides. Notice we haven’t offered him an extension. 🤷♂️ The contract attached to KAT, comes with expectations. Playoff success, is one of those expectations(especially at this stage in his career). Wolves fans are more than aware what KAT can do in the regular season. It’s the end of season production that made KAT expendable
@@spfdffway harder in a 7 game series where 20 staff members spent thousands of hours combing through film and game planning for player tendencies and exploiting weaknesses. Also who cares about you dropping 25 if your match up drops 40
@ Bro, you’re literally making my point. KAT was traded because of his statistical decline when it matters most(the end of the season and playoffs). Regardless of why, stats don’t lie. The best players, rise above and elevate their games in the playoffs. Anthony Edwards is younger and less experienced, and yet his stats go up in the playoffs 🤷♂️ The truly great ones, come through when it matters most. Regular season stats are just empty calories(if your ultimate goal is a ring and not an Emirates Cup)
Bruh Randle is allowing just around 58% on opponent shot attempts 6 feet or less to the hoop, KAT is allowing over 72%!!!
KATs defense is not bad, its pretty good actually
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Once Mitch comes back then it’s going to be good
Mitch is a dawg
he gonna get traded
Its weird to say he can't be in the conversation because of one defensive metric (he's leading the league in rebounds & TRB% so its not like he's contributing nothing on the defensive end). But even if he was just straight up ass on defense, so what? James Harden has a MVP award. Steph has a unanimous award. People win this award regularly while being a defensive minus.
100% agree, and it's not like Jokic is a defensive juggernaut, you actually see him being lazy on the paint a lot of times, but he's a highly deserving MVP. The perfect player doesn't exist, even Jordan and Lebron had weak areas when they were in their prime.
Jordan had no weaknesses in his arsenal. Dont say 3 pointers it wasn't as prevalent at that time.
@@BossofBosses111 Yeah, Iet's remove weak for areas they didn't excel because it wasn't their focus. Jokic is not a great rim protector because he's focused on other areas.
@@ElTuco84lebron is fundamentally flawed while MJ and Kobe were flawless l
@@ElTuco84jokic couldn’t be an elite rim protector if he tried bro stop this
It's the give and take that comes along with K.A.T. as A Knicks fan I'll accept it. Plus I believe that we'll have enough of a defensive covering around him to combat what he lacks defensively.
It is. And like I said I think he’s improving defensively. Just the MVP stuff is premature.
KAT has grown heaps the last 2-3 years having to play with Ant, he deserves to be in a big market and I definitely think KAT should be the 1a with Brunson 1b on the Knicks
I hear you but not even cause of tenure, Brunson is 1A he is over 33% of the teams playmaking creation. There’s not much more movement in schemes with any other point guard sic Brunson. That compliment is the reason KAT fits so well. Just look at it this way, KAT is a ways ahead of Randle who we all claimed to be 1B (which he was just a glorified high stat 2 option) so KAT deserves the title of a TRUE 1B. Which is no hit because we’ve seen him in a role as number 1 by himself and he didn’t go too far until ANTMAN came around. We’ve seen a young Jalen Brunson at the same age a prime KAT as number 1 was, and he brought an injured Mavs team to a conference finals. Then a Knicks team to two straight playoffs, a second seed, 40 a night, first 50 win season in 12 years, and lastly all with high efficiency; consistency. Just take this, and compare it with your thoughts on why KAT would be 1A, I love perspective.
He’s not trying to foul out the game.
They need to bring a defensive PF.
This is not 2k. They call fouls for everything.
Precious is back now and he serves that purpose.
A lot of the time he’s also just relearning positioning too. Like I said the trajectory is on the way up but he can’t be the worst rim protector in the NBA if he wants any outside chance at an MVP convo
As a Knicks fan, I love his offensive skill but his fouling and rim protection drives me insane!! Josh Hart and OG bail him out with timely stops or offensive rebounding! Ill give him credit, his effort is there. But like you said, I dont expect him to be great or even good, I just want him to be NOT BAD!
Welcome to the KAT experience. You LOVE him, but he frustrates you too lol.
To be fair no player is great at everything. Never been a single player who was great at every aspect of basketball. With Kat he is great at a lot. Not a great rim protector. His defense is decent not great. But his scoring and rebounding is great. Plus he scores at all three levels.
KAT had foul problem too, he commits too many too early. So I think this is a factor of how passive he is on defense.
All I can say KAT has bought his tool box to Knicks. He is given the Knicks more than they expected. He is not the greatest defender and never been. But he is trying and KAT is a team player. The team has to help him out.
Crazy how people switch up, not saying it's everyone but not too long ago this is the guy that "can't be a no1 dude" and yes can't be a "winning player" yall switch up quick heck I'm proud
As a Wolves fan people have been unfair about KAT his entire MN career. I agree he’s being treated differently now
KAT is getting better once the team finds sync and if he continues work hard he will be good
As a staunch Julius Randle supporter, I was a bit disappointed with the trade at first, especially since his ability to drive & kick and open up the floor would’ve been really interesting to see alongside Brunson since the rest of the rotation are either shooters or cutters. That’s still a bit of an issue, since KAT’s offense is thrives more in a face-up situation and the Knicks are still missing that secondary creator. However, I obviously can’t complain too much when the Knicks are a top-3 offensive team, and the question around the trade goes back to defense, which was really the reason to potentially trade away Randle, as his dynamism on offense has always been there. Thus, it’ll be interesting to see (as you mentioned in the end) how Thibs will fix the defensive issue heading into the playoffs, for they should be fine as the season goes on, but facing teams who have their own intricate offensive systems will be a huge worry in the postseason
KATs defensive issues are two fold. 1. Chronic foul trouble issues. If he’s giving playoff level effort on D, it’s difficult for him to stay out of foul trouble(This season ranked 7th for most fouls per game). and 2. He hated playing the 5 in Minnesota, because it would require him to guard the other teams 5. Something he’s expressed dislike for. If you just don’t ask or require him to give maximum effort defensively, then yeah! KATs gonna flourish. Having the other teams 5, guard him on the perimeter is far more advantageous for him, than a more quick and athletic 3 or 4.
When Mitchell Robinson comes back and Prescious gets his feet under him, KAT and the Knicks overall will get better on Defense.
He's the guy that shut down Joker in the playoffs so they could beat the Nuggets.
KAT in a nutshell, last season he scored 60+ points in a game, and ended up being the reason we lost the game. 🤷♂️
Thibs is the problem
I don’t think they want him to defend at the rim, since fouling is an issue for him.
There are only a few players in the league you can say are defensively exceptional. This video feels "made too soon". Maybe after one playoff series, you can get at him again if he doesn't show like in previous years. Brunson needed a lot of help on the offensive side, it really showed last year in the playoffs.
I agree with you. For how big KAT is he’s been bad on defense. His offense will cover that up. Eye test shows it too
Bro has like 3 all defensive players around him, it isn't his job to play defensive this year... all energy is saved for the other side
U gonna do Jokic's defence (or lack thereof) next?
Nobody who can't play defense should be in the MVP race
Good video - BUT it's not even Christmas and we are discussing MVP? Just seems too early to me...
they just waiting on mitchell to come back they’ll be good
Nice video man
I swear analytics have ruined the NBA , I don’t care what the numbers say. Luka the worst defender in the league. He doesn’t even try. KAT at least tried, he just sucks at it.
9:21 “Now the one tHiNg📈”
Ur such a nerd I would think you would acknowledge Mitchell Robinson being out all season with Precious.. KAT MVP
Mitchell Robinson acknowledgment comes at the end :)
@ if Luka can win with 2 teams of designated defenders KAT can win with rookie back ups
Wish they could get divenchenzo back
I want yall to knw one word. MITCHELL ROBINSON. Wen he comes back all the def we lack will be eradicated
Where would you place KAT? And who would you put before him?
Did his mom and dad die during the pandemic pray for this man.
Sounds like a lot of hate for kat man
I love KAT. Just my honest thoughts on how I see his MVP case people are making.
But I also respect your opinion as well.
good video as always
Thank you brother
I need to find my old comments where my fellow Knicks fans was trashing the trade and I told all of them watch all of you switch up when he goes crazy on the Knicks this season. Where is that negativity energy at lol?
Just watch it switch back come playoff time...Towns has shot 25% for 3 in 3 out of the playoffs series he has played and he never even gets doubled like Randle😂😂🤣
He's not bad but isn't great he tries more than randle
Literally just sounds like hating
I’m a wolves fan who loves KAT. Just calling it like I see it. I’d probably undo the trade if I could
How
Bro kinda looks like KAT
You ever seen KAT and I in the same room together?
He has not played enough games
Mitch can not shoot and is not welcome to start with Towns.....
Good content but lose the music
You’d prefer no instrumentals?
The number don't tell his role as a rim protector which means he is responsible for the entire defense in a thibs system. Its hard to protect the rim when he is covering up for perimeter mishaps behind the 3 point line WATCH the games, lame brain!
he gives up very similar rim fg attempts per game as others like Anthony Davis, Zubac, Evan Mobley, Gobert ,etc. I watch plenty.
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Pointless video. Keep working doe