Mikal Bridges on heading back to The Garden up 2-0. “Stay desperate at all times.”
I’ve never seen him this emotional
I bet that Suns run still weighs on him. He’s not taking anything for granted. Balled out tonight.
2-0 is still a long way from 4-0
Some would say it’s halfway. But I’m not mathgineer.
Easy there brain scientist. Next you’ll be telling us you’re a rocket surgeon as well.
Tell me about it brother. Honestly though, I’m happy and hoping Mikal and Landry get a ring. The fact it would be against the Spurs makes it all the better.
This is why playoff heartbreak and experience is super important for these runs.
First of all, Fuck Dem Picks!
With that bring said, Nets run almost fucked him up but we brought him back to his killer state.
He let a “fucking” go on Inside the NBA too.
Knicks coaching staff threatened to take his chipotle card away. Bridges said no way you’re touching my double adobo chicken burrito bowl, no way.
He’s getting it back in blood from 2021
Dude knows what its like being up 2-0 in the finals vs the bucks in 2021 and let the ropes go. Their resilience and mindset is why they are winning in 5 this yr.
Tbf stealing the first 2 games on the road is different than just successfully defending homecourt. Even down 2-0 us bucks fans were still like “just wait till we get home” lol. Being up 2-0 and going back home is such a great position to be in and absolutely terrrible for the spurs. They’re in real threat of getting swept.
yeah but his mindset is completely different now compared to 2021, he was thinking they were winning that series vs bucks.
Also this Knicks team has way more experience than those Suns
That was the first time him and most of the team had ever been to the playoffs and they made it all the way to the finals. He was a young buck then but he’s a legit vet now. He’s got a totally different mentality
Bridges himself also admitted he got so confident they were winning that he was thinking of ways to play better to be Finals MVP and lost that edge
Would have to water board that info out of me
He said it on the Roommates Show iirc, was pretty funny
#4
Knicks in four.
Works great for my dating life
My [29M] therapist says I have an anxious attachment style in my relationship with the Larry O’Brien Trophy, AITA?
“Up 2-0? Act like you’re 0-2. You are 0-2. Matter of fact, next game is the elimination game.”
I feel like this is a near-impossible mental state to achieve and the Knicks have somehow done it this postseason lol
Mikal knows though. He’s said that when he went 2-0 against the bucks he was already thinking about how to get MVP. Did not take it seriously, and the rest is history.
Dang. Link?
https://youtu.be/qA0LRdjZATU?si=3UhoRkFSc9mrH3T1
am i missing something or did you seriously quote yourself?
That look back and “come on man FUCK” at the end has me in tears lmao the intensity is off the charts
This man played phenomenal without him knicks lose by 20+
without tony brothers.. ok i’ll stop lol
This sentence proves why punctuation is important
Build a statue
For everyone
Seriously. WHAT A FUCKING TEAM! Everyone putting in WORK and gelling beautifully.
Should have the entire squad in a statue this entire TEAM is unbelievable
We all know Josh Hart’s pose would be the Thumbs up 👍🏻.
This dude has literally never missed a game in his career. We traded him for KD and Beal and have never been the same. It pisses me off that fans and gms value a guy like Beal who averages 25 ppg but only plays half the season over a guy who regularly puts up 20 ppg AND PLAYS EVERY FUCKING GAME!!! How is that not valued? How is it not relevant that guy will play EVERY FUCKING NIGHT!!!
The best ability is availability
It really is. Especially since for a lot of these nba players, availability isn’t a physical thing, it’s a mental thing
Chet wasn’t available in the last round.
KD is fool’s gold at this point, nothing but an efficiency merchant
This is the right mindset. It’s crazy to me that Wemby immediately started crying after winning the WCF even though the job wasn’t finished, and now it looks really bad
Give him a break. He’s pretty much still a kid.
Fair enough but he’s gonna have to learn it the hard way
I agree. They all do. He showed me some shit in the second half that I was super impressed with. Some decisive mid range shots he made. One really nasty back to the basket post up with beautiful foot work.
then i want the wiseman and maturity talks to stop
I think it goes a bit far sure but him being emotional was not unwise nor immature.
Nobody cares what you want. Lol
seems like no one cares what you say so i guess we both suck
I’m not stuck
didnt say you were?
Yes you did
you’ll read it right eventually, have a good one
Hang on winning a conference series is an accomplishment. He made it to the finals for the first time. You’re allowed to be emotional after that just fine.
Being up 2-0 means nothing. You don’t accomplish anything until 4.
“lol it looks bad now”
Classic reddit being douchey for no reason. They gutted out a difficult fucking series against the defending champs. It wasn’t a “we won the championship” cry. It was awesome then and it’s still awesome now
They believed the reddit hype of West being so much better just do your job and beat whoever comes out of the pathetic loser eastern conference.
He’s not a goddam robot
Tbf to Wemby that was completely understandable and nowhere near as cringe as the graphics they keep showing of KAT with the trophy. That shit just comes across so damn goofy and it bothers me more than it should.
To be fair even Jalen Brunson was tearing up after the ECF after receiving the ECF MVP
In the regular season, he played totally half-heartedly, as if he didn’t want to get hurt and ruin his stats, but in the playoffs, he turned into a completely different person.
He doesn’t miss games, and saves all his energy for the post season.
It’s not always ideal, but you can really see the benefits here. No need to conserve energy now, lay it all out there.
he starts in seconds then checks out in the 82nd game in like 3 seasons in a row, that is hilarious to me
this is why I don’t watch the regular season. it’s a different product entirely
He was hooping out of his mind tonight
DAWG
When Mikal and Shamet are fighting hard and hitting threes this team is a nuclear missile.
A beast
Look at him go, the warden
Jay Wright media coaching undefeated
He knows the leage could rig it,gotta stay desperate.
Jobs not done
He’s so hype. What a game. Unbelievably stressful
YEEEEERRRRRRRR
LGK
Mikal having a full out of body experience on the court. He looked so spaced out and in a zone in the interviews
thats my shooting guard
“Let the other team throw the game away, bruh. Literally” lol
whee, they get to trot out the clichés
He was hitting everything until some point. Dude deserves it ans he knows that the job is not done yet
He balled out. Respect.
I love the Knicks’ hunger.