I was waiting for your video because when the trade happen you guys was the only one that thought Knicks won the trade because KAT is the best player in the deal . So props to you for knowing what you’re taking about !!!
KAT never had wings like OG and Mikal to display his skills as a passer, OG in particular is having great chemistry with KAT, but that pass to Mikal in the Sixers game would make Jokic proud!
The off ball movement in Minnesota was non existent. KAT was always paired with another scorer who needed the ball to create their own offense. Having OG, Hart, and Bridges as teammates must feel like a revelation to KAT
@GreaterSociety what are you talking about? That's called noking off the rust. He dropped 40+ yesterday saving the Knicks or the day before dropping 30 against the Minnesota. And don't get me started with started with his defense. And avaliable to play .
kat looks like young kat with the timberwolves. people just never watched. Those teams weren't good because lavine and wiggins had a green light to shoot anything but when they ran the offense through kat this is what it looked like.
Classic negative snowball from the media influencing everyone to hate on him/underrate him. KAT has a chance to be a perennial MVP contender if he stays healthy with the Knicks, and they get him right as he enters his prime... those who said the Knicks somehow got "fleeced" are gonna be eating crow.
This very true I’m glad someone pointed this out, he’s been so underrated and hated on because the media try’s to paint a negative picture around him then everyone wants to hop on the hate bandwagon, he always been a top player in the league now hes in system that fits better and the right players around him where he can reach his potential and be at his best
I actually loved how KAT played defense against embiid. embiid was fouling him so hard and he was locking him up and embiid got a lot of bullshit calls which no one else gets. fuck embiid, W KAT.
@@fahadkhan5721 yeah I will agree with that. but tbh when robinson comes back he will back to a 4 role id say and then he can be more like JJ jr with weakside blockign hopefully. But this knicks team bar hart , og and mikal are really good. So basically just Point god brunson and KAT :D
Kat been balling for years… now that he’s in a bigger market, folks seem to like him more. Good for him, but yall are tripping with this sudden love. He’s better on offense bc he’s become the no1 option in NY, but he was better in defense last year. He’s been good.
💯 that is what I have been telling everyone. I am wolves fan when they drafted him I did not expect he was this good. He has been a great player from his rookie year and gotten better . I don’t remember him ever having a down year now he is in Ny everyone is going to notice him but it doesn’t mean it is sudden
The off ball movement in Minnesota was non existent. KAT was always paired with another scorer who almost always needed the ball in their hands to create their own offense. Wiggins, Butler, Dlo, Ant, etc. Having OG, Hart, and Bridges as teammates must feel like a revelation to KAT. I expect him to have a career high in assists. It's crazy watching OG these past couple of games just stand underneath the basket for an easy dunk because the Brunson/KAT pick n roll/pop is just breaking teams. If they figure out the defense this Knicks team will definitely be a contender
Excellent! You covered it all. They are so exciting to watch now in a different way than the exciting way they played last year. And seeing a NY Knicks center doing what he's doing is amazing. The best surprise for me has been his passing which is making up for the excellent passing of Hartenstein from last year.
Everyone is amazed except for the fast like me that have been following him since his Minnesota days, that’s pretty normal for him in fact he has had similar seasons or even better in Minnesota specially his third and fifth season
An adjustment a lot of teams have made is putting a wing on KAT and putting the big on Hart or OG. Which also doesnt usually end well for them as a center cannot guard OG or Hart on the perimeter. Huge difference from being able to put a wing on KAT and have the traditional center comfortably guard Gobert.
Great breakdown on the effect KAT has had on the Knicks this season at the 5. People are crazy if they want Robinson to come back as a starter and move KAT to the 4. This is the best Knicks offense I have ever seen.
i think precious achiuwa in the starting lineup makes sense. Covers KAT's defensive responsibilities a bit, can shoot enough, and he put's hart on second unit with payne/mcbride/mitch. THat would be like the bench mob from a couple years ago that would swing games.
It's shows currently with the Knicks and Wolves... KAT was a solid team player, and he filled his role; the chemistry last playoffs was great. The Wolves this year with the latest shenanigans... yea... not great between Randle and Gobert. KAT fed Rudy often and Rudy played one, if not, his best season career-wise.
I love this Breakdown Fellas💯💯.. This is exactly why I was Goin Hard(Pause) for The Knicks to Trade for KAT cause I knew he was goin to be a Monster On this team but even I didn’t think he was goin to be a Legit MVP candidate and I don’t think he’s goin to slow down either Unless god forbid a Injury happens but if He’s healthy Most of the way through he could Contend for 2nd Team All NBA with Hes been that Special
I come from the future... 8 straight. 9 and 1 last 10. About to overtake Celtics for second. In things I didnt think I'd be saying rooting for KAT. Interested in Cavs and Knicks. Looking forward to the real Finals Series Knicks v Cavs...
Man Katt can definitely score but defense has never been his thing so now we need to get an enforcer, in other words a defensive anchor now who would that be I'm not sure, but one thing's I miss I-Hart who cooked in his first game back with OKC
Mitchell Robinson is one of the best rim protectors in the league. He just needs to heal from injury. Then you got OG and Bridges in the starting lineup. Both guys have been DPOY candidates in recent years. It's going to take time to build the defensive chemistry, but I think they'll be fine
I will never, ever understand the trade for the Wolves. I get the new cap rules and aprons kinda forced their hand but there had to be a better opportunity over the last year.
That takes away his effectiveness offensively. The whole point of this video is that it shows KAT has the best shot blocker 20 feet away from the basket. Mitch puts him right under the basket
I remember when I read that story, shit was OD sad. Pops played the sidewalk and was a hard working, upstanding good dude. Some dude pulled into the car wash and just shot him for no reason at all. No robbery, nothing.
KAT is what NY fans have been drooling for years! A stretch 5!!! Wasn't expecting to get the BEST str5 in the game, though! Please DO NOT MOVE TOWNS TO THE FOUR WHEN MR comes back!!!!
Kat is my favorite center. I wish people would give KAT a break seeing as his mother passed away unexpectedly during covid. She was who brought him up in the game.
Jimmy Butler got the measure of Towns in fifteen minutes. Saw him as a child in a man's body. More interested in Call of Duty than in winning basketball games. It would be nice if that's changed, if getting sent to New York made him grow up a bit. But this is a guy who only last year allowed his teammates to feed him in direct revolt against the coach so he could score 62. They lost the game. Towns maturing now would be on the order of flipping a switch, and I doubt that's happened. It's 14 games. The sample's too small. Maybe things feel good for Towns now, but wait until he hits his first obstacle. His behavior when that happens will tell the tale.
FOH with that ignorant BS. Jimmy Butler is a. trash ass bully who leaked fairytale BS to the media for clueless lowlife NBA fans like you. Jimmy Butler got credit for winning a championship for winning a scrimmage where he scored zero points by dumb people like you. Every player in the NBA plays Call of Duty, they made weak minded losers like you think it was just KAT. LOL at the joke that you are. You’re mad af that KAT is playing well because there’s nothing more important to dumb people who can’t think for themselves than the narrative.
I love kat..but allowing 90% at the rim is unacceptable & its not ability its effort. The offense needs to get redistributed if its costing defensive effort considering the offensive potential of bridges & og & their clear potential to do more offensively this season mikal more so
Amazing how individuals who NEVER stepped on a professional court or field have all the answers. As kings and queens from the past used to say, " Send in the clowns!". Pathetic and that's being cordial.
So let me get this straight. The problem wasnt wiggins, since he won a chip with the warriors. Now the problem isnt KAT, since he's being turned in to the Joker 2.0. And obviously the problem wasnt Jimmy, since he's the one that chewed everyone out. I guess the problem must be the franchise then. It's just the combo of the culture and attitude that's holding everyone back.
KAT was never known for his defense so he shouldnt be getting flack for that, now Bridges on the other hand who was 2nd in DPOY in 2022 more discussions need to be had about his fall off defensively
I dont like josh hart as a starter, teams leave him open and he often just catches and doesnt make teams pay for it. Yes he has his moments, he can knock down a look. But i see him often catch, is open, and just holds it. I wish we still had divencenzo.
Then you don’t understand sports where the majority of champions need to play better defense than offense in the post season, the Celtics and OKC are top 5 in both areas, so while anything is possible, the 10-5 Knicks that just lost to the Hawks, lol, are going to let down their fan base big time in the playoffs m, if they pick up another two solid two-way players, I’m definitely ready to change my mind, they should have never let Hartenstein go, and Robinson is always hurt and unreliable, but we’ll see
He has a very unorthodox game for a Center, in that he can get downhill fast but doesnt have a good vertical. Still, if he can stay healthy and keep up his production, he will get MVP votes.
Well you went crazy about how trash the trade was for the wolves…. Randle just dropped a game winner and 30+ again. Like I said both teams can win a trade…
@CheepsAhoy69 wolves management has said a number of times it wasn't about the finances. While I do not 100% believe it, kat wasn't taking the wolves to the next level. It's ant, jaden, and naz's team. They need to focus around them
yea but in order to keep Randle they gonna have to pay him, which leaves them in the same situation and Randle is just a worse player. If they let him walk they traded KAT for a role player and they still have no cap space.
You obviously haven’t been watching if you’re asking that question. If you think KAT is bad defensively at the 5, can you imagine Randle there? At least KAT tries. And KAT is BY FAR the best 5 the Knicks have had since Ewing. He’s already made Bam, Embiid, and Brook Lopez look pedestrian defensively.
Stop the divisiveness Kat and Jalen Bronson are on the same level. We have two number one players. You don’t have to put one down uplift. The other grow up be a critical thinker understand that we can have both go knicks
tebo scrwed one time whit kat he do not want to do it again..if you surround kat whit shooters a passers he will be the must unstopable force in the leage..minnesota is crying like a baby..KAT shoting mouth..like he was 8 years ago..
I was waiting for your video because when the trade happen you guys was the only one that thought Knicks won the trade because KAT is the best player in the deal . So props to you for knowing what you’re taking about !!!
Bro what? They were not the only ones 😭
@@DeeJay_VIIExactly 😂
I just like when NON Knicks channel say positive things about the knicks
KAT never had wings like OG and Mikal to display his skills as a passer, OG in particular is having great chemistry with KAT, but that pass to Mikal in the Sixers game would make Jokic proud!
The off ball movement in Minnesota was non existent. KAT was always paired with another scorer who needed the ball to create their own offense. Having OG, Hart, and Bridges as teammates must feel like a revelation to KAT
Now if only Mikal could actually make a shot 😂
@@GreaterSociety He will, let's give him time 😁
@GreaterSociety what are you talking about? That's called noking off the rust. He dropped 40+ yesterday saving the Knicks or the day before dropping 30 against the Minnesota. And don't get me started with started with his defense. And avaliable to play .
As a Knicks fan I love it here. Hope we get healthy soon and up it on defense
Precious and Mitch back will be huge defensive upgrades over Sims
@@conorwatchvidzfacts
Precious playing the 4 off the bench will be huge as he’s a legit rim protector so we’ll be fine on that end. Same with Mitch. Just give it time
kat looks like young kat with the timberwolves. people just never watched. Those teams weren't good because lavine and wiggins had a green light to shoot anything but when they ran the offense through kat this is what it looked like.
Classic negative snowball from the media influencing everyone to hate on him/underrate him. KAT has a chance to be a perennial MVP contender if he stays healthy with the Knicks, and they get him right as he enters his prime... those who said the Knicks somehow got "fleeced" are gonna be eating crow.
This very true I’m glad someone pointed this out, he’s been so underrated and hated on because the media try’s to paint a negative picture around him then everyone wants to hop on the hate bandwagon, he always been a top player in the league now hes in system that fits better and the right players around him where he can reach his potential and be at his best
I actually loved how KAT played defense against embiid. embiid was fouling him so hard and he was locking him up and embiid got a lot of bullshit calls which no one else gets. fuck embiid, W KAT.
Good 1 on 1 defender, just non existent rim protector
@@fahadkhan5721 yeah I will agree with that. but tbh when robinson comes back he will back to a 4 role id say and then he can be more like JJ jr with weakside blockign hopefully. But this knicks team bar hart , og and mikal are really good. So basically just Point god brunson and KAT :D
Kat been balling for years… now that he’s in a bigger market, folks seem to like him more. Good for him, but yall are tripping with this sudden love. He’s better on offense bc he’s become the no1 option in NY, but he was better in defense last year. He’s been good.
you write
Brunson is definitely the number one option what are you sayknf
💯 that is what I have been telling everyone. I am wolves fan when they drafted him I did not expect he was this good. He has been a great player from his rookie year and gotten better . I don’t remember him ever having a down year now he is in Ny everyone is going to notice him but it doesn’t mean it is sudden
I’m just realizing how many highlight plays this man has in his short Knicks career man it feels good to be a Knick fan rn 🥲
The off ball movement in Minnesota was non existent. KAT was always paired with another scorer who almost always needed the ball in their hands to create their own offense. Wiggins, Butler, Dlo, Ant, etc. Having OG, Hart, and Bridges as teammates must feel like a revelation to KAT. I expect him to have a career high in assists. It's crazy watching OG these past couple of games just stand underneath the basket for an easy dunk because the Brunson/KAT pick n roll/pop is just breaking teams. If they figure out the defense this Knicks team will definitely be a contender
My first time seeing u do one of these type vids. U should do it more often.
hoop venue does vids like this if u havent checked him out yet
@ i do be watching they vids. Thanks
Excellent! You covered it all. They are so exciting to watch now in a different way than the exciting way they played last year. And seeing a NY Knicks center doing what he's doing is amazing. The best surprise for me has been his passing which is making up for the excellent passing of Hartenstein from last year.
Awesome breadown. I wasnt familar with KAT's, but was so sad to lose Divincenzo. Hes won me over for real
Kat is underrated fosho
Nah, no one just watched Timberwolves basketball
We don't beat the Nuggets without Kat guarding Jokic. I miss him so much, don't let them get you down Kat.🔒
Great breakdown Carson!
Everyone is amazed except for the fast like me that have been following him since his Minnesota days, that’s pretty normal for him in fact he has had similar seasons or even better in Minnesota specially his third and fifth season
Sheed used to be my fav PF and I see shades of him in KAT
An adjustment a lot of teams have made is putting a wing on KAT and putting the big on Hart or OG. Which also doesnt usually end well for them as a center cannot guard OG or Hart on the perimeter. Huge difference from being able to put a wing on KAT and have the traditional center comfortably guard Gobert.
Great breakdown on the effect KAT has had on the Knicks this season at the 5. People are crazy if they want Robinson to come back as a starter and move KAT to the 4. This is the best Knicks offense I have ever seen.
I didn't see those Willis/my Dad's Knicks So True That 🧡💙
Awesome take on KAT. Sidenote, love the NBA travel, 8:38
i think precious achiuwa in the starting lineup makes sense. Covers KAT's defensive responsibilities a bit, can shoot enough, and he put's hart on second unit with payne/mcbride/mitch. THat would be like the bench mob from a couple years ago that would swing games.
It's shows currently with the Knicks and Wolves... KAT was a solid team player, and he filled his role; the chemistry last playoffs was great.
The Wolves this year with the latest shenanigans... yea... not great between Randle and Gobert. KAT fed Rudy often and Rudy played one, if not, his best season career-wise.
Kat has more 30 pts games this year so far with the Knicks then he did all year last year with Minnesota
Everyone thought he was soft because of that one pic with Cousins.
I love this Breakdown Fellas💯💯.. This is exactly why I was Goin Hard(Pause) for The Knicks to Trade for KAT cause I knew he was goin to be a Monster On this team but even I didn’t think he was goin to be a Legit MVP candidate and I don’t think he’s goin to slow down either Unless god forbid a Injury happens but if He’s healthy Most of the way through he could Contend for 2nd Team All NBA with Hes been that Special
Defense takes more time to develop than offense. By playoffs Thibs will have them playing at least average defense
I come from the future... 8 straight. 9 and 1 last 10. About to overtake Celtics for second.
In things I didnt think I'd be saying rooting for KAT. Interested in Cavs and Knicks. Looking forward to the real Finals Series Knicks v Cavs...
So what happens when Mitchell comes back?
Hart is such a willing passer, unselfish and seems to prefer KAT to cook, a lot of these clips have Hart dishing to KAT for those open looks
Brunson not much willing to do it but nothing alarming
Man Katt can definitely score but defense has never been his thing so now we need to get an enforcer, in other words a defensive anchor now who would that be I'm not sure, but one thing's I miss I-Hart who cooked in his first game back with OKC
Mitchell Robinson is one of the best rim protectors in the league. He just needs to heal from injury. Then you got OG and Bridges in the starting lineup. Both guys have been DPOY candidates in recent years. It's going to take time to build the defensive chemistry, but I think they'll be fine
@nathanaelgion2762 Man Bridges has been a big disappointment in the effort department
MVP KAT
Incredible breakdown
I was optimistic after the trade and I still didn’t anticipate him being this good
I will never, ever understand the trade for the Wolves. I get the new cap rules and aprons kinda forced their hand but there had to be a better opportunity over the last year.
once we get Mitch Rob back Kats defense will improve the same way it did with Gobert
That takes away his effectiveness offensively. The whole point of this video is that it shows KAT has the best shot blocker 20 feet away from the basket. Mitch puts him right under the basket
Kat has been absolutely balling. I’ve truly enjoyed watching him mix it up and punish other teams. He seems to actually be having fun out there
He alwaya been a beast offensively. I wanna see him get better on defense
I remember when I read that story, shit was OD sad. Pops played the sidewalk and was a hard working, upstanding good dude. Some dude pulled into the car wash and just shot him for no reason at all. No robbery, nothing.
KAT is what NY fans have been drooling for years! A stretch 5!!! Wasn't expecting to get the BEST str5 in the game, though! Please DO NOT MOVE TOWNS TO THE FOUR WHEN MR comes back!!!!
Stop hating on the Knicks Kat is doing the damn thang! 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
So many disliked this trade or thought the Knicks got fleeced. Gotta love it
When carmelo anthony was on he knicks... he was great offensively. But all they was worried about was his defense.
KAT reminds me of Chris Webber but w/a lethal 3
Kat been him. Media just loves to hate Minnesota sports besides Anthony Edwards.
Putting the Lowry text over him while he gets cooked should be illegal 😂😂
Kat is my favorite center. I wish people would give KAT a break seeing as his mother passed away unexpectedly during covid. She was who brought him up in the game.
Kat is having an MVP like season
Good for him. Hes an awesome offensive force, even in wolves.
Coaching?
Minnesota got robbed with that trade , and now i heard Leon Rose is a about to get Divincenco back on the Knicks
Jimmy Butler got the measure of Towns in fifteen minutes. Saw him as a child in a man's body. More interested in Call of Duty than in winning basketball games.
It would be nice if that's changed, if getting sent to New York made him grow up a bit. But this is a guy who only last year allowed his teammates to feed him in direct revolt against the coach so he could score 62. They lost the game. Towns maturing now would be on the order of flipping a switch, and I doubt that's happened.
It's 14 games. The sample's too small. Maybe things feel good for Towns now, but wait until he hits his first obstacle. His behavior when that happens will tell the tale.
FOH with that ignorant BS. Jimmy Butler is a. trash ass bully who leaked fairytale BS to the media for clueless lowlife NBA fans like you. Jimmy Butler got credit for winning a championship for winning a scrimmage where he scored zero points by dumb people like you.
Every player in the NBA plays Call of Duty, they made weak minded losers like you think it was just KAT. LOL at the joke that you are. You’re mad af that KAT is playing well because there’s nothing more important to dumb people who can’t think for themselves than the narrative.
Hate to be that guy, agreed with everything but gotta say Ricky Rubio is the best pick n roll player KATs played with.
I love kat..but allowing 90% at the rim is unacceptable & its not ability its effort. The offense needs to get redistributed if its costing defensive effort considering the offensive potential of bridges & og & their clear potential to do more offensively this season mikal more so
I cant wait to see kat moved to the 4 when mitch comes back. I think our defense will be very different with an anchor at rhe rim.
Amazing how individuals who NEVER stepped on a professional court or field have all the answers. As kings and queens from the past used to say, " Send in the clowns!". Pathetic and that's being cordial.
So let me get this straight. The problem wasnt wiggins, since he won a chip with the warriors. Now the problem isnt KAT, since he's being turned in to the Joker 2.0. And obviously the problem wasnt Jimmy, since he's the one that chewed everyone out. I guess the problem must be the franchise then. It's just the combo of the culture and attitude that's holding everyone back.
Kat has all the tools to be the greatest center but he needs to work on defense and passing.
KAT was never known for his defense so he shouldnt be getting flack for that, now Bridges on the other hand who was 2nd in DPOY in 2022 more discussions need to be had about his fall off defensively
No bulto el mejor jugador de Nueva York Anthony twao
Karl-Anthony Towns has a defensive rating of 113.6 this season
I dont like josh hart as a starter, teams leave him open and he often just catches and doesnt make teams pay for it. Yes he has his moments, he can knock down a look. But i see him often catch, is open, and just holds it. I wish we still had divencenzo.
Then you don’t understand sports where the majority of champions need to play better defense than offense in the post season, the Celtics and OKC are top 5 in both areas, so while anything is possible, the 10-5 Knicks that just lost to the Hawks, lol, are going to let down their fan base big time in the playoffs m, if they pick up another two solid two-way players, I’m definitely ready to change my mind, they should have never let Hartenstein go, and Robinson is always hurt and unreliable, but we’ll see
He has a very unorthodox game for a Center, in that he can get downhill fast but doesnt have a good vertical.
Still, if he can stay healthy and keep up his production, he will get MVP votes.
LET'S GO KNICKS!!!!!!!
Go Knicks win it All
On me .
I was just saying that the offense should run through towns pause no Diddy 😂😂😂
AYO. Lol
Meanwhile wolves are disaster without him
Don't know what you have till its gone 😢😢
knicks will be very dangerous once robinson and precious is back as well as shamet...
Well you went crazy about how trash the trade was for the wolves…. Randle just dropped a game winner and 30+ again. Like I said both teams can win a trade…
the thing is randle is not gonna be on the wolves next year, trading KAT was really a contract decision cause of the 2nd apron
@CheepsAhoy69 wolves management has said a number of times it wasn't about the finances. While I do not 100% believe it, kat wasn't taking the wolves to the next level. It's ant, jaden, and naz's team. They need to focus around them
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@@dbb484 you too
yea but in order to keep Randle they gonna have to pay him, which leaves them in the same situation and Randle is just a worse player. If they let him walk they traded KAT for a role player and they still have no cap space.
Such BS,, Randle was/is an emotional mess, certainly not made for NY. We'll take KAT, the big Bodega for the W.
KAT is better than ad
KAT top MVP
What I don’t understand is why we needed kat if we had randle devo? We had great 3 point shooters and what randle gave us.
KAT is in another level . You can not compare him with randle.
I agree. So we got kat 30 &15 and we had divo and randle for 40 &15? I would love your analysis
You obviously haven’t been watching if you’re asking that question. If you think KAT is bad defensively at the 5, can you imagine Randle there? At least KAT tries. And KAT is BY FAR the best 5 the Knicks have had since Ewing. He’s already made Bam, Embiid, and Brook Lopez look pedestrian defensively.
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Stop the divisiveness Kat and Jalen Bronson are on the same level. We have two number one players. You don’t have to put one down uplift. The other grow up be a critical thinker understand that we can have both go knicks
tebo scrwed one time whit kat he do not want to do it again..if you surround kat whit shooters a passers he will be the must unstopable force in the leage..minnesota is crying like a baby..KAT shoting mouth..like he was 8 years ago..