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Mitchell Robinson Unhappy About Role With Knicks MAR 15, 2023 10:05 AM New York Knicks starting center Mitchell Robinson took to Instragram to complain about his role in the team's offense. It wasn't the first time Robinson has taken to social media to vent about his role this season. Robinson wrote: "Tired asf of just being out there for cardio fam like I want to play basketball to really just wasting my time and energy (facepalm emoji)"

2 weeks in with Quin - what we are seeing! Atlanta Hawks Get Three Days Off at Perfect Time The Atlanta Hawks have three days off to reorganize after rough stretch. The Atlanta Hawks have an unusually long break in their schedule beginning today. They have three full days off before hosting the reigning champion Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Atlanta's brief reprieve from the maelstrom of the NBA season could not come at a better time. Last night, they got thumped 136-115 by the Minnesota Timberwolves (sans Karl-Anthony Towns). Before that, Atlanta has lost four out of their previous six games since the arrival of Quin Snyder. It is not the direction the team wanted to be heading in after a late-season coaching change. Especially when fighting tooth and nail to avoid the dreaded Play-In Tournament for the second consecutive year. Quin Snyder After Saturday night's tough loss to the Boston Celtics, Snyder told the media, "We are learning to script things out as we go, and that's the way it has to be." The perpetually-intense coach has had to be patient since leaving a family vacation early to accept another head coaching position in the NBA. Of course, Snyder has kept the same coaching staff intact as his predecessor and much of the same systems. While Snyder's hands are tied when it comes to implementing his desired changes, he has worked to create more favorable looks for his players to succeed. Additionally, Snyder's rotations are a clear indicator of how he evaluates the talent on the roster. The veteran coach is sticking with a nine-man rotation but is reallocating playing time (more on that later). Trae Young No player has benefited more from the coaching change than Trae Young. The 2x NBA All-Star had seemingly lost faith in McMillan but immediately bought into Snyder's vision. Sure, Young can manufacture 27 points and ten assists per game with his eyes closed. However, he is doing it more efficiently. Over the past two weeks, Young has been shooting 48.4% from the field and 40% from deep. That's up from 42.9% and 32.7% before Snyder arrived. More importantly, Young is locked in on defense. The undersized guard has tallied 14 steals since the coaching change. Only Jimmy Butler and Delon Wright have stolen the ball more times over the same period. Of course, steals are not a perfect metric for measuring individual defense. Even defensive rating isn't an accurate barometer for how a single player's defense. Atlanta's defense has taken a step back as a team, but Young's play has enjoyed a giant leap. Lineup Changes Whether it is a new president sworn into office and bureaucrats get replaced, or a company gets absorbed and an executive's key card no longer works, or a new coach is hired and the rotation gets readjusted - there are always winners and losers with any major change. Since Snyder arrived in Atlanta, some players have benefited while others have sacrificed. Bogdan Bogdanovic's minutes are down from 29.6 to 22.8, and his shot attempts have decreased from 12.8 to 8.4 per game. AJ Griffin's minutes have dropped from 20.2 to 7.3. In the post, John Collins and Onyeka Okongwu lost 6.1 and 4.1 minutes per game, respectively. In addition to most of the starting unit logging more minutes, Saddiq Bey has received a larger role in the rotation. Bey is now fourth in field goal attempts and fifth in minutes per game. Halting the development of a promising rookie or relegating trusted veterans is a tough call, but the right decision by Snyder. Bottom Line Much like the city's infrastructure, the Hawks are undergoing major construction. There will be delays and detours rerouting traffic that will result in occasionally ugly nights like last night's loss to Minnesota. Just as players over-help on defense, there are redundancies on the roster that cannot be corrected until this summer. Snyder cannot solve all of Atlanta's issues overnight, but three days off could not have come at a better time for this team that is a work in progress. Atlanta Hawks Get Much-Needed Break in Schedule - Sports Illustrated Atlanta Hawks News, Analysis and More

Our players, 2-5 (DJ, DH, JC, CC) have been struggling on defense and have not made up for it offensively. Imagine that Trae is the one trending up on defense while maintaining his offense. I said a few games ago, if Trae was playing the kind of defense he has been playing and the effort he is giving, I wanted to see our so called DEFENSIVE PLAYERS do more. They have no excuse. DJ has struggled offensively over the last 5 games, not sure what's going on, but his prior 20+ games were not so much of an issue. Hunter.......still waiting for the next step. He's been solid, not spectacular, lacking that ONE skill that will set him apart. Collins sacrificed and remade his game when CC joined, now he's having to do it again with Murray. That Finger has been his downfall along with his rebounding numbers (yikes). CC is like Bogi - struggles at what makes him special with any kind of injury.

Win or lose, game to game. I am here. I don't just show up and spout off when we win or when when we lose. I stay the same.

Dude. I'm RIGHT HERE! Did you not say this is the worst job and NO DECENT COACH would want the job? That's the fact. We got a the best available coach prior to the offseason that's working on the fly. YOU HAVE NO POINT. Nate was a problem.

I'm sure you can go back and see EXACTLY what I said regarding firing Nate. Hated his offensive philosophy and that won't change. I also said you can have the video guy coach the rest of the season for all I care. Just wanted Nate GONE. And naaah....smartest guy wouldn't be pushing for Goberated at $40 mil all offseason.

Just dump the tape of this one Quin - nothing good can come from it.

Under .500 again.

AJ has finally hit a 3.

yeah...don't bother. Nothing good will come from it. You'll just stew until Friday when we play your fave GSW. Oh you can get rid of your avatar...Please do it, tired of looking at your buddy Steph.

...and Murray missed 2 freethrows, lol. What a horrible game from him.

Nope, not in this game.........the problem is 14 assists, 14 TOs, 15.8% from 3 (on good looks) and 44.4% overall and NOT getting back on defense, also 3 steps slow on rotations and lots of reaching instead of moving their feet.

3-19 from 3...

Come baaaack. only 16 points. on second thought, maybe it was you - so stay away. I'll buzz you when we are within 5 points.

ok Murray - you are up in the 4th with the bench. Let's see how many more TO's you can get!

we made up 3 points in that quarter - yeah!

I wouldn't call it a game...it's 'something'...but definitely not a game.

Trae is carrying the offense....can someone, anyone play some defense. I'll watch to see Bruno play.

I guess we'll continue our Christmas tree W/L pattern.

They are giving away the ball like Oprah giving away cars. smh I'm laughing to keep from crying.

MURRAY - WTH