Kemba drops 32 on the Knicks

[Huskybass]

He scored 21 points in the second half to lead Boston in a blowout win. Our dude is a legit all star.

 

[AfgHusky15]

He scored 21 points in the second half to lead Boston in a blowout win. Our dude is a legit all star.

He's been a legit all-star for several years now, but I expect him to take his game up another level. He has been an amazing NBA player and ambassador for UConn.

 

[Lefty2one]

Leave it to Fizdale to keep the player who locked up Kemba in the FIBA tourney over the summer on the bench.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Kemba and MSG are a magic combo.
He owns that place.
Why the Knicks never signed him is a question their fans must often ask themselves.

 

[UconnU]

Knicks have a lot of problems but one fixable problem is conditioning. They were in the game until the 4th, they looked absolutely gassed by the end of the game. Same thing happened against San Antonio.

 

[HooperScooper]

Kemba and MSG are a magic combo.
He owns that place.
Why the Knicks never signed him is a question their fans must often ask themselves.

Why?

 

[navery12]

Kemba and MSG are a magic combo.
He owns that place.
Why the Knicks never signed him is a question their fans must often ask themselves.

Probably has something to do with the fact that Kemba is a human and capable of making decisions

 

[Hoophound]

It’s gotta kill a New York kid to look at the Knicks and think, “Nah, I’d rather be a Celtic”.

 

[eebmg]

Probably has something to do with the fact that Kemba is a human and capable of making decisions

more to the point, a smart human.

 

[InKembaITrust]

He did it against the Knicks.....

Won't find a bigger Kemba fan on this board, but I'll wait to praise him when he performs like this against a team that isn't the laughingstock of the NBA.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Knicks will not be a joke for too much longer. Randle is a nice 5 and Barrett will be the ROY (although Brandon Clarke will be the best player from that draft class - that kid is the next Kawhi).

 

[superjohn]

He did it against the Knicks.....

Won't find a bigger Kemba fan on this board, but I'll wait to praise him when he performs like this against a team that isn't the laughingstock of the NBA.

You new to the NBA? He's been performing like that against everyone in the league for the past 5 seasons.

 

[UconnU]

Knicks will not be a joke for too much longer. Randle is a nice 5 and Barrett will be the ROY (although Brandon Clarke will be the best player from that draft class - that kid is the next Kawhi).

Idk about these takes man. Knicks roster top to bottom is one of the most talent deficient rosters in the league. I would bet good money they end up tanking again. I can name 10 guys in that class I like better than Clarke. Randle is underrated though.

 

[InKembaITrust]

You new to the NBA? He's been performing like that against everyone in the league for the past 5 seasons.

Yeah on a horrible hornets team where he was obligated to put the team on his back which inflated his numbers. I'm pointing out it's a hollow statement to praise a performance against THE KNICKS, where below average players could score 30+ against them.

Kemba did not look like himself against Philly, or the first half against Toronto. Again, there's no bigger Kemba or Celts fan than myself, just choose the right performance/opponent to praise him.

 

[nomar]

He did it against the Knicks.....

Won't find a bigger Kemba fan on this board, but I'll wait to praise him when he performs like this against a team that isn't the laughingstock of the NBA.

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Dude was 3rd Team All-NBA last season!

 

[superjohn]

Yeah on a horrible hornets team where he was obligated to put the team on his back which inflated his numbers. I'm pointing out it's a hollow statement to praise a performance against THE KNICKS, where below average players could score 30+ against them.

Kemba did not look like himself against Philly, or the first half against Toronto. Again, there's no bigger Kemba or Celts fan than myself, just choose the right performance/opponent to praise him.

That's a really wonky analysis. Great players tend to play better and more efficiently when they have other good players to play with.

 

[UKemba15]

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Dude was 3rd Team All-NBA last season!

Would’ve had a double double too if his teammates knocked down the plethora of open looks they had...he has been tremendous at finding open guys on this team. I’ve been really impressed with his D as well, constant battling and never taking a play off. He’s going to do really well in Brad Stevens’ system (sorry if my apostrophe is used incorrectly there, Hans!).

It was also cool to see Carsen Edwards get some big time minutes. That kid works his tail off and is fun to watch when he gets going.

 

[InKembaITrust]

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Dude was 3rd Team All-NBA last season!

Let me rephrase my original post on this.

I'm waiting for a performance like he had against the Knicks against a team that actually matters with his new Celtics team!

I understand he's an All-Star and has crushed it in the past. I want to see it as a Celtic against a Milwaukee, Philly, Miami, or Indiana. The Knicks blow, and while 32 pts is 32 pts, it's not worth noting IMO.

 

[husky429]

Would’ve had a double double too if his teammates knocked down the plethora of open looks they had...he has been tremendous at finding open guys on this team. I’ve been really impressed with his D as well, constant battling and never taking a play off. He’s going to do really well in Brad Stevens’ system (sorry if my apostrophe is used incorrectly there, Hans!).

It was also cool to see Carsen Edwards get some big time minutes. That kid works his tail off and is fun to watch when he gets going.

Stevens's

When a name ends in "s" you finish it "s's" since it's technically still singular

 

[InKembaITrust]

That's a really wonky analysis. Great players tend to play better and more efficiently when they have other good players to play with.

Agreed, and it will take time for his style of play to completely gel with a significantly better roster. I don't think it's worth getting overly excited about a performance against one of the worst teams in the NBA. I'll get excited when he does this against top 10 teams WITH the celts.

 

[nomar]

Stevens's

When a name ends in "s" you finish it "s's" since it's technically still singular

Not necessarily true. Different style manuals have different recommendations on whether to add an apostrophe to a name ending with an S.

Apostrophes | Punctuation Rules and Examples

The apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to mark omissions and possessives of nouns and pronouns.

www.grammarbook.com

Possessive of Proper Names Ending in S - DAILY WRITING TIPS

Should one write “Jesus’ name” or “Jesus’s name”?

www.dailywritingtips.com

 

[Scoe]

Making a thread about Kemba scoring 32 pts is like making a thread about Tom Brady putting up 300 yards against the Dolphins, or Alabama Football beating Uconn. This is just disrespecting Kemba.

 

[Chief00]

He scored 21 points in the second half to lead Boston in a blowout win. Our dude is a legit all star.

Chief had the privilege to see Kemba play. Very satisfying to see a UConn guy rule The Garden again. A special thanks to Coach Calhoun for all he did developing Kemba.

 

[Huskybass]

Yeah on a horrible hornets team where he was obligated to put the team on his back which inflated his numbers. I'm pointing out it's a hollow statement to praise a performance against THE KNICKS, where below average players could score 30+ against them.

Kemba did not look like himself against Philly, or the first half against Toronto. Again, there's no bigger Kemba or Celts fan than myself, just choose the right performance/opponent to praise him.

Please show me one example where a "below average player" has scored over 30 points in an NBA game.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

Please show me one example where a "below average player" has scored over 30 points in an NBA game.