A little competition from Huckporti seems to have motivated Simms a bit. He's playing better since Huck showed off his skills. I still think Huckporti has better potential but he needs to play so he develops.
Chris, you make some excellent points, but if this team is thinking championship it will have to increase the size in the front court. Josh Hart is a liability at the SF position when going up against elite teams like Boston or OKC. Also KAT can not be the last line of defence. A healthy Mitch at the 5 is a solution, but what he gives you on defence you lose on offence. As for Hukk, he not only gives you D, he also has to be guarded on offence, so the logical conclusion is Hukk doing all the dirty work at the 5 leaving KAT free to operate on offense and relieving him of a lot of the rim protection duties. I really like Josh Hart but against elite teams he is a mouse in the house, moreover, currently the Knicks' rebounding and paint defence numbers are characteristic of a 500 team, which is where we are at right now.
I get it love Huk but he does need to know the system and Thibs wont play him more mins until he shows he has the system down. He is clearly more talented than Sims though, from almost every category. Huk also is a European player so it will take him a little time to get familiar with our coverage, schemes etc
I rather play hukporti but I understand why sims earned it more being with the knicks for some time he put that time in it's understandable sims been stepping it up lately tho I ain't mad the decision
Trying to stay awake for tht 10pm game was rough , ko 2nd half and woke up to my Knicks with that W. One huge thing to take away from their performance is CHEMISTRY
Could it be that it was Sims job to lose and he hasn’t lost it with his Defense and Rebounding thats been really good , and I love Hukporti and when Mitch is back in December sometime , I’m afraid we won’t see him until last 2 minutes of blowouts
IDK why people hate on Sims so much, he's better than Andrea Bargnani and Nerlens Noel and the more time he's being given on the court the more he's coming out of his shell
Crazy thing it’s not much to say here but that thibbs trust sims and sims been playing the best ball of his career right now I feel like the rookie is really good his turn is coming
You keep showing a hUK dUNK from 5 games ago. Sims had the NBA #1 top 10 a few days ago, and last night flew from 12 ft out for another one. He leads the league in rim protection, averages more boards per minute than anyone on the Kicks. Get off the hUK hIVE for a minute.
How does a player get better at something without playing? SURPRISE! SURPRISE! Sims playing better because he's been getting CONSISTENT minutes. What a shock! Thibs doesn't get it.
He’s suppose to do this in practice. It’s clear he needs time because he doesn’t meet the requirements Thibbs has of his big men. Let’s not pretend we know more than the coach of the team who sees and evaluates the players more frequently.
@@flymaluguy I don't need to be a professor at mathematics to know that 2+2= 4 More "in game" playing time equates to becoming better than from where you started. What I said in my first comment equates to 2+2= 4 ... common sense & simple logic
@@flymaluguy Allllll of the sudden after 4 years of not getting playing time, Sims is playing better due to him getting playing time? Just a coincidence right? c
@ don’t hate, that’s called development. Some sprout late. Hukporti will be better than sims over time, but just not today. The coaching staff is doing right by holding him back. Hukporti is not ready for prime time minutes. He’ll get scraps until the time is right. They have a plan. You may not agree with it, but it’s yielded results for all the players who have gone through it….
@@flymaluguy And lastly, Thibs focuses too much on what a player doesn't do well & not pay as much attention on what a player does well. Yeah Huk may have his issues, but he makes up for that with the other things he brings to the team that's much needed. Work with what he does well, & coach him to do better at what he doesn't do well. Or that's foolish talk on my part because I'm not a coach right?
Controversial Decision? Really?!?!?!? He is not ready. He needs more time. Now you know why. Thibs knows what he is doing. Stop second guessing a future HoF coach. It's arrogant to do so.
It crazy how ppl who never probably played d1 basketball critics thibs a coach that has 30 plus yrs in the league has been coach of the yr twice and successful everywhere he goes Whats the rhetoric hes never won a championship!? So what!!..How many coaches in the league win championships? its usually 3 or 4 coaches with the same team that wins it all
This is such a dumb reason......why are we playing drop coverage when teams are taking more 3s than 2s ....that's why we give up so many 3s and the teams that can hit them destroy us ........ smdh
Thibs is hurting the team by not playing Huk. They desperately need his defense and since he can rebound and do some scoring, it should be a no-brainer. The Knicks are a mediocre team right now and Sims makes them even more mediocre.
These excuses are lame as hell.Thibbs is a one trick poney and takes him 60 games to adjust. Ranlde did what he wanted to. Thibbs has an inner circle. Huks not in it.
Like Ariel alot, good instincts, good future but he is nowhere near Jericho Sims in bball knowledge or defensive skills. This is obvious to anyone who understands the game or has seen teams go on 14-0, 18-0 and 10-0 runs when Hukporti has been in games. Obvious, that is, except to dumb Knick fans that don't even realize Sims is by far the best center on the team at the moment till Mitch gets back. Prejudice is a bxxxx to objectivity. That contract conspiracy theory is so stupid that I'm just going to ignore it ...
Everybody always loves the backup Quarterback until your stuck playing the backup Quarterback. Hukporti is like the backup QB to Sims. Also, you are a joke for continuing to tout the clear forearm to Mobley's face as not being an offensive foul by Hukporti. Keep crying about the refs. It's what losers do.
Better shot blocker? 55 Better passer? 55 Better help D? 55 Smarter player? 55 Better scorer? 55 - Thibs is a joke. He leaves in starters up 20 with 4 mins left. He's soooo bad. Stop praising Thibs. He's an OCD wacko.
Honestly Sims is playing much better now then when the season began....he seems to be getting some. Confidence
He definitely has been improving
what does sims do better than 55? Nothing.
@EddieLongIsland i like hukporti but sims def screens better and apparently he ices screens better
That’s because of Brunson
@@EddieLongIsland plays defense. Moves his feet. Rebounds.....
A little competition from Huckporti seems to have motivated Simms a bit. He's playing better since Huck showed off his skills. I still think Huckporti has better potential but he needs to play so he develops.
Could another reason for Sim's minutes over Huk be that thibbs and rose are inflating his value for a potential deadline trade?
I was thinking same thing as i clicked on the video.
100% they're giving him the RJ treatment
All thee above… mainly because Sims been on the Team longer.. coach is honoring that seniority..
@ sims at the 4?.. sims can’t score unless he is under the basket getting a wide open dunk.
oooh never thought of that, it makes sense.
Chris, you make some excellent points, but if this team is thinking championship it will have to increase the size in the front court. Josh Hart is a liability at the SF position when going up against elite teams like Boston or OKC. Also KAT can not be the last line of defence. A healthy Mitch at the 5 is a solution, but what he gives you on defence you lose on offence. As for Hukk, he not only gives you D, he also has to be guarded on offence, so the logical conclusion is Hukk doing all the dirty work at the 5 leaving KAT free to operate on offense and relieving him of a lot of the rim protection duties. I really like Josh Hart but against elite teams he is a mouse in the house, moreover, currently the Knicks' rebounding and paint defence numbers are characteristic of a 500 team, which is where we are at right now.
I get it love Huk but he does need to know the system and Thibs wont play him more mins until he shows he has the system down. He is clearly more talented than Sims though, from almost every category. Huk also is a European player so it will take him a little time to get familiar with our coverage, schemes etc
Here's an interesting and telling statistic. Hukporti is a minus 20 for the season. Sims is a plus 16. A few dunks does not make a better player.
I rather play hukporti but I understand why sims earned it more being with the knicks for some time he put that time in it's understandable sims been stepping it up lately tho I ain't mad the decision
Same it does make sense
Offensively we don’t need our Centers to score especially if we move Kat to 4 And play a center with him
Simms knows the system and defensively he is better watch the games
Trying to stay awake for tht 10pm game was rough , ko 2nd half and woke up to my Knicks with that W. One huge thing to take away from their performance is CHEMISTRY
The video Dariel and I did I was so out of it lmao
People needs to understand the Sims know his role he's not scoring that's ok he will you see it slowly but areil he's explosive it has alot to learn
really?
Could it be that it was Sims job to lose and he hasn’t lost it with his Defense and Rebounding thats been really good , and I love Hukporti and when Mitch is back in December sometime , I’m afraid we won’t see him until last 2 minutes of blowouts
what are you talking about he been having his best showing recently. Let Rico cook
Appreciate your breakdown of the play calling.
Thanks!
He is a rookie. He will learn. If he focuses on what he has to do, he will pick it up. How soon he will adept? Is an open question.
IDK why people hate on Sims so much, he's better than Andrea Bargnani and Nerlens Noel and the more time he's being given on the court the more he's coming out of his shell
Yeah but we're better than those teams that Bargs and Nerlens played on
what does Sims do well? Nothing.
@@EddieLongIslandlmao
He is not better than Netlens when he was on the Knicks. 😂
He aint better than bargs, bargs could score
Send him to G league with workout plan & strength conditioning he young we may need him in the playoffs 🤷🏾♂️
If you pay attention Jericho has been asking for the ball but his not getting the pass to him
ARIEL
COACH THIBS
SHOULD GIVE HIM MORE PLAYING TIME
MORE TIME OF PLAYING GAMES HE WILL GAINED MORE EXPERIENCE
Thibs knows what he’s doing this will raise confidence in Sims and push Huk to better! But I trust Thibs
Crazy thing it’s not much to say here but that thibbs trust sims and sims been playing the best ball of his career right now I feel like the rookie is really good his turn is coming
You keep showing a hUK dUNK from 5 games ago. Sims had the NBA #1 top 10 a few days ago, and last night flew from 12 ft out for another one. He leads the league in rim protection, averages more boards per minute than anyone on the Kicks.
Get off the hUK hIVE for a minute.
Sims was -7 last night with 0 blocks.
Get off the Sims hive for a minute.
That Sims dunk was straight up awesome. Good point lol
@@dorkasaurus_rex 6 boards in 14 minutes. I don't hate it.
he's consistnetly been improving. I'm happy to see Jericho looking more confident in himself. I hope he puts it together he is a fun player to watch
Final answer Simms! He knows the system and he is a much better Defensive presence.
Sims is a pick and lob F/C if the Knicks aren't designing plays for him on offense he is limited to clean up bunnies, and that's about it!?
He is playing relax.
How does a player get better at something without playing? SURPRISE! SURPRISE! Sims playing better because he's been getting CONSISTENT minutes. What a shock! Thibs doesn't get it.
He’s suppose to do this in practice. It’s clear he needs time because he doesn’t meet the requirements Thibbs has of his big men.
Let’s not pretend we know more than the coach of the team who sees and evaluates the players more frequently.
@@flymaluguy I don't need to be a professor at mathematics to know that 2+2= 4
More "in game" playing time equates to becoming better than from where you started. What I said in my first comment equates to 2+2= 4 ... common sense & simple logic
@@flymaluguy Allllll of the sudden after 4 years of not getting playing time, Sims is playing better due to him getting playing time? Just a coincidence right? c
@ don’t hate, that’s called development. Some sprout late.
Hukporti will be better than sims over time, but just not today.
The coaching staff is doing right by holding him back. Hukporti is not ready for prime time minutes. He’ll get scraps until the time is right. They have a plan. You may not agree with it, but it’s yielded results for all the players who have gone through it….
@@flymaluguy And lastly, Thibs focuses too much on what a player doesn't do well & not pay as much attention on what a player does well. Yeah Huk may have his issues, but he makes up for that with the other things he brings to the team that's much needed. Work with what he does well, & coach him to do better at what he doesn't do well. Or that's foolish talk on my part because I'm not a coach right?
I think they’re trying to get sims some market value to trade him for a wing like Jordan Hawkins
Sims is going in a trade ,so they have to advertise him in order to GET the player they want.
I'm curious if they would trade him
@knicksdigest my guess is Big Val but sims has improved in the past 2 games so I'm not sure if Knicks still.wanns do that
@@NuLORD66tbh I’d rather not trade. I’d develop Hukporti. Wizards would prolly try to scam us for Val.
I think they're raising his trade value, apparently they have another 1st round pick to trade as well
Potentially for sure
Controversial Decision? Really?!?!?!? He is not ready. He needs more time. Now you know why. Thibs knows what he is doing. Stop second guessing a future HoF coach. It's arrogant to do so.
Sims is playing well and fitting in to Thibs style of play. He was great vs Pheonix.
one game pal
@gkatusared no, not exactly. Sims has had more than 1 good game. Do you actually watch and understand the games or just troll on YT?
What happened to those of you that thought trading Juju for Towns was a bad move?
I did at first lol, I changed my tune before the season began though lol
what have they done exactly? beat some mid of the road teams?
@@EddieLongIsland the twolves or knicks cuz both teams did the same?
He was an elite shot blocker against the Nets without an actual center. Stop.
Hulkporti hands down!
hukporti needs more time, sims has hit a plateau
This is BS
Sims playing better now b cuz he knows Huk is coming but over all Huk is better n bring more energy
It crazy how ppl who never probably played d1 basketball critics thibs a coach that has 30 plus yrs in the league has been coach of the yr twice and successful everywhere he goes
Whats the rhetoric hes never won a championship!? So what!!..How many coaches in the league win championships? its usually 3 or 4 coaches with the same team that wins it all
Hukporti
This is such a dumb reason......why are we playing drop coverage when teams are taking more 3s than 2s ....that's why we give up so many 3s and the teams that can hit them destroy us ........ smdh
Thibs is hurting the team by not playing Huk. They desperately need his defense and since he can rebound and do some scoring, it should be a no-brainer. The Knicks are a mediocre team right now and Sims makes them even more mediocre.
Ariel Ivey sims . I think eventually he’ll be the better players mines open I am we know we got with Sims
Ariel over sims ***
These excuses are lame as hell.Thibbs is a one trick poney and takes him 60 games to adjust. Ranlde did what he wanted to. Thibbs has an inner circle. Huks not in it.
OLD COACHES PERSONALITY ... OCP , THAT NOT GOOD FOR ROOKIES
I think they'll put Hukporti in soon
Like Ariel alot, good instincts, good future but he is nowhere near Jericho Sims in bball knowledge or defensive skills. This is obvious to anyone who understands the game or has seen teams go on 14-0, 18-0 and 10-0 runs when Hukporti has been in games.
Obvious, that is, except to dumb Knick fans that don't even realize Sims is by far the best center on the team at the moment till Mitch gets back.
Prejudice is a bxxxx to objectivity.
That contract conspiracy theory is so stupid that I'm just going to ignore it ...
Poor excuse for not playing him over sims, tell the kindergartners that story 😂
The Knicks are looking to win, which means he's not playing rookies
Unless that rookie is Hukporti
THIBS is a Fraud. He rather Force SIMS down the throat of the Team to prove a Point
Everybody always loves the backup Quarterback until your stuck playing the backup Quarterback. Hukporti is like the backup QB to Sims. Also, you are a joke for continuing to tout the clear forearm to Mobley's face as not being an offensive foul by Hukporti. Keep crying about the refs. It's what losers do.
Better shot blocker? 55 Better passer? 55 Better help D? 55 Smarter player? 55 Better scorer? 55 - Thibs is a joke. He leaves in starters up 20 with 4 mins left. He's soooo bad. Stop praising Thibs. He's an OCD wacko.
This is not mathematics
It’s simple Sims it’s playing more cause the Knicks wants to n trade his trade value
No other reason than that
I will be so happy when they fire THIBS. 6 NBA Coaches are better with a defensive system. Thibs reputation as a Defensive Guru is Fraudulent
Hukporti looks like a chicken with no head when he's on the court. He's not ready. Sims is the better option at the moment.
Hmm 🤔 So Thibs would rather play an inferior player in Sims! SMH 🙄. He's a better rim protector and more offensively talented than Sims.
I will be so happy when they fire THIBS. 6 NBA Coaches are better with a defensive system. Thibs reputation as a Defensive Guru is Fraudulent