Outside of a couple of mental mistakes he looked terrific on Wemby tonight. Him and Mitch have that strength to keep Wemby off balance, just need to stay out of foul trouble.

Dude his defense on Wemby tonight. 

It was amazing to watch. 

Had him bouncing off him like a ping pong ball. Just clearly out-muscled him. 

People apparently never saw him play in MN if thats the take lol. His defense has been really impressive though for sure

He’s hooping even with the refs still hating him.

thought maybe KAT would get a better whistle in New York. Definitely not the case lmao.

Shoutout mike brown finally someone got KAT to stop fouling all the time

I remember people completely writing him off as a defensive player fairly early into his career.

Its crazy that a lot of people thought the KAT for Randle trade was a win for both teams, and it was sort of the correct opinion at the time…and then these playoffs happened.

KAT is a Dawg!

Nah, y’all traded him away for Randle and White Dante. He’s not yours anymore. Enjoy Rudy.

Thanks for taking dubious away from us and giving us this gem

KAT joining Wiggins in winning a chip before Butler who’s had more Finals appearances would be insane in hindsight

The more time passes, the more it feels like jimmy butler gave those guys a terrible rep that followed their careers and built narratives about them that weren’t really true

I kinda forgot about this, but now I’m rooting for KAT to win it all.

Jimmy Butler is a flopping piece of shit fake tough guy on the Court.

I bet he’s proud of KAT. Because he was right about KAT at the time.

Y’all act like change and growth don’t exist. Just because you aren’t capable of it doesn’t mean other people cant do it.

KAT wasn’t this guy then. He grew. He matured. I bet Jimmy respects it.

Shaq in shambles. Bro just jealous KAT’s big and can also shoot

I loved that answer, it was very insightful & straight from the heart

He’s a likeable guy that gets too much hate

Same, that was a beautiful post game interview

Knicks and wolves fans would die for KAT, what a good dude

That postgame interview hit different. You can tell he’s been carrying that weight for years and it’s finally translating into that focused, no-drama playoff game.

I’ll be there to reload for you.

KAT went to the school of Brook Lopez randomly becoming an elite defensive floor spacing big man in their 11th season

He did it against Jokic too. Hes weirdly good in some matchups, and bad in others. Doesnt really make sense

because he grew up a knick fan, he really wants this

Ron Wilson, bus driver.

Finally got his powers

Gobert taught him well

Casuals will only know Min traded him and that means he’s ass lol

Casuals will pretend he’s always been this player.

Nah, be for real. I think you forget how hyped KAT was as a prospect and how big his ceiling was.

Dude is not a normal center in any way, shape or form, that mfer had some seasons shooting the 3 like he was some sort of Center Steph Curry. Chet never had an ounce of the offensive potential that KAT had.

I know Chet sucked but we’re once again putting him in conversations he has no business in. That man cannot even dribble a ball correctly while KAT is out there running his team’s offense, driving to the rim effortlessly and he has all the tools in his arsenal to kill you from any spot on the floor.

He’s just been finally playing close to his potential. Chet will never be anything close to KAT offensively and frankly nobody can ask him to be that guy, they’re not the same player, at all.

KAT had very similar criticisms to Chet early in his career. Maybe Chet can figure it out one day.

I think KAT is the all around more complete player, but Brunson’s impact, especially his ability to answer when needed makes him so special.

How? KAT has been their best player all postseason and in the regular season. And all the advanced stats and impact metrics agree.

Yeah I get what you mean. Brunson’s the engine that makes everything go, but KAT’s size and shooting just changes the geometry of the floor in a way that’s hard to replace for a single game. If Brunson has an off night you can still scheme around it, if KAT has an off night you’re suddenly way smaller and less versatile

Knicks won the trade from the jump. Only people that think Minnesota did well care more about excel spreadsheets looking good than the actual basketball that gets played.

Leon Rose has been a top 5 gm in the league. Like even considering NY being FA hotspot + Brunson taking a under market deal(and money under the table), the way Rose constructed the roster was realy well done. If they win it all, KATs 60 mil PO, Bridges 5 picks, OG’s health wont matter

Still think it worked for both teams. They got what they needed out of it. Wolves absolutely had to trade Kat, or throw away a chunk of the roster. They took the least impact route and still had success after

Why he say fuck me for?

Sucks people never watched him in MN, but happy he was finally discovered in year 11. Hopefully knicks fans stop hating and meming him now lol

Behind who? I understand Jokic, but after this series there may be a real argument for KAT at 2. At least for this year and next.

We’re seeing that at the highest level KAT has no severe weaknesses. Can shoot the shit out the ball, can play-make like the best pg’s, can play legit defense, can post up and out muscle, is an excellent rebounder. He’s also durable to boot having had 7 70+ gp seasons which beats out a few other elite centers.