Jose Alvarado: “That’s called Knicks basketball…and look at this fucking energy man!”
Jose deserves some huge fucking props, he was incredible in the 4th. Mike Brown as well, for going with the completely unorthodox lineup.
8pts 3ast 0to +17, also went right at Champagnie
Bro he went at Wemby and stood on business. A true New Yorker. Size don’t matter, fuck the French, especially that tall fuck
inflatable man Wenby lmao
Brooooo 😭😭😭
Absolute wacky inflatable tube man vibes
Brother, I been a big fan of him since I seen him play for the Pels, I always thought that mf could be a starter. I still check on dudes from that roster (they were talented af, but zion’s fattass was too heavy to carry or smth idk). I’m still a fan of Zion, but he seem like he dgaf, I’m glad all those talented guys on his team were able to move on and show their greatness on other teams, esp Jose, nola loved that mf. Y’all ain’t even seen Jose get a sneaky steal yet 👏
The problem the pels had/have is that we lack a true super star to elevate our team. That plus injuries at bad times + Willie Green being a mid at best coach led to more losses than we should’ve had.
As every Knick should whenever he’s on the floor. Dude is ass.
On a 10 day contract earlier this season.
??? he definitely was not
Could argue he’s under 83 consecutive guaranteed ten day contracts
Traded Yabusele for Dalen Terry (the bulls actually wanted Yabu and his shit contract for next year!?) and flipped Terry and I think a 2nd for Alvarado. Thank you Dalen Terry once a Knick always a Knick. Thank you bulls, what the fuck are you doing?
I was yelling at Mike to stop rotating so much in the 1H. But thinking about it now, Thibs would’ve never have tried to experiment with his group to try and find a working lineup. And he would’ve never trusted the bench players as much. And those bench guys wouldn’t have been ready cuz he wouldn’t have used them enough throughout the season to build their confidence and role on the team.
Mike’s coaching today was absolutely part of this win as well. I genuinely do not think Thibs would’ve won this game with this team today.
yeah I was thinking the same thing, the rotation was insane in the first half.
They needed to do something to stop the bleeding. Just didn’t work
I understand McBride tho, you just needed to start hitting 3s to pull wemby out so brunson can actually get some type of offense going w KAT out.
McBride just played like shit today
The Sochan minutes were for sure questionable
Really the only questionable part but KAT was in foul trouble and Mitch was g(ass)ed so
I really liked those Sochan minutes. He just had to hold his own for a few minutes and he played pretty good
Really desperate situation. Really didnt want to have KAT pick up an extra foul. Robinson was rough today. Hukporti just isnt ready yet. Since they won it worked lol.
I still don’t understand why Diawara isnt in this mix. Hes the only guy with a physical profile close to OG and he actually played a lot during the season.
Yeah I didn’t even think about Diawara. Diawara, OG, and Hart could work as a lineup/frontcourt.
He was really solid in the second half of the season. Obviously we’re not in the locker room , but he can shoot which Sochan obviously can’t do.
Knicks never win that game under Thibs. Love him, and they made their share of comebacks with him, but Alvarado never plays crunch time with thibs
The quick fouls on KAT that take him out the game have been forcing Brown to play some costly rotations and workarounds. The Knicks still clawing out wins is incredible. Imagine if we could see KAT play full minutes.
I can only imagine thibs trying to process the idea of playing a bench player in the fourth
If Thibs was coaching, we would’ve lost to the hawks
Dude wouldn’t play Quickley and Brunson together ever. His head probably exploded when Mike subbed in Alvarado
Mike Brown was a big reason why that warriors dynasty was so good. He knows championships.
I want the Knicks to win because Mike Brown is too good a coach not to have a ring as the head coach.
Jose made two important threes and played some great defense.
And snuck in a key layup at the end as well. He was so important to their win tonight, and props to Mike for going with him over Bridges in the end.
Plus his sneak screen for Brunson to free him up. I think he just did that and it wasn’t a designed play, too
This mfer shot a fadeaway in Wemby’s face. Nothing’s stopping him.
Shot and scored over Wemby multiple times this series off the dribble. Dude’s balls are the size of grapefruits.
Bro sees a 7’5” alien and thinks “imma shoot over that” 😭😭😭
Mike brown shouted out Jose in the post game interview.
Mike Brown with the GOAT move adding another ball handler to move Brunson offball.
We definitely will see more of those two ball handler lineups for the rest of the series.
Quick note, Kolek had a similar role at the final stretch of the NBA Cup.
He did something I wish we could have done more in our series. They got to zero-in on Shai so much because our ballhandling was so bad otherwise. We had the same issues in the regular season when a ton of playmakers also went down.
This was the adjustment OKC couldn’t make once JDub and Ajay went down. The 2nd ballhandler is a great counter to the Spurs guards doubling so aggressively against Brunson/SGA. Was wondering all series when we’d see this look.
The Brunson-Alvarado pick and roll was fucking genius. Got Jose going downhill and generated so many good looks. Mike Brown is him.
Mike Brown is coaching circles around Mitch Johnson
I loved the Jose pickup but didn’t expect him to contribute like this.
He had a few gamechanging plays
He deserved an ejection lmao.
The garden has been restored
Took a 29 point comeback to Febreeze out the Trump stench.
Man seeing the halftime score I thought to myself “Man. That mother fucker really is a curse.”
If there’s a game 6, and he tries to go, they need to hide his plane and helicopter
or something else. you know, to keep the curse away.
Be careful now 😉
hey man im not advocating for anything specific. im just saying, we should keep him out of MSG.
Always with the scenarios…
it’s about the implication
i was wondering if it was bc dolan was cancelling all of the watch parties like an asshat
The sage worked!
I fucking love this man, favorite thing I’ve read since the the game ended 💀
Wu-Tang played at halftime and changed history.
And here people whined all last week “there can’t be real fans there because the tix are too $$$”
Hometown boy get your damn MFin flowers. Props to Brown for recognizing they needed another ballhandler as well.
Go fucking win it. Thank you. Thank u for delaying the monstar’s reign for at least a year.
Love jose and Jalen and all your squad.
Yeah great choice by Brown there for sure.
This dude is really 6 foot tall in the NBA finals
No chance. 5’10.
He’s maybe 6’0 in shoes and still goes straight at the 7’5 alien with no fear.
He’s listed at 5’11 no?
I saw him all 4 years at Georgia Tech. He’s 6’ in shoes but like 5’10⁄11 without them
People might forget with the moderately successful football season we just had but there were some seriously dark days in GT sports. Jose in the ACC championship was the one bright spot while I was there lol
I was there with ya
Dude was the second most instrumental guy on the floor that second half. His energy is infectious.
He was great but Jalen and og were obviously playing out of their mind
Guy is the most NYC sounding person of all time
Puerto Rican from NYC, he’s a hometown kid playing for a ring with his hometown team. Incredible stuff
Literally sounds like they picked him out of the crowd outside MSG and put him in a uniform
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I’ve never been a sports fan in my life The energy of New York right now, it brought me into the game, and the insane drama of what happened tonight.. idk I’m hooked I know that sounds like being a bandwagoner but got damn I love New York City so much let’s go Knicks!!
I keep saying, never loved basketball, but this city, this energy, I have lived here for 20 years and it is fucking amazing.
Knicks legend Jose Alvarado
Georgia Tech legend too
He went from Dreary Pelicans to this, living a dream.
To a place he grew up and all his family currently lives
At the start of the season there was a quote about how NAW and Dyson Daniels bonded over the hardships to start their careers… you’d think it meant overcoming an injury or something… nope, just being on the Pelicans.
The Pels gave NAW so many chances and he was completely ass while Dyson was only there for two years, both of which they had winning records (49 and 42 wins). Plenty of players can criticize their time on that team, but these two guys are quite possibly the last on the list that can.
The orange dogsht messed up the vibe for 48 hrs and we had to cleanse the city of his filth.
Cost us a sweep
Can you imagine if this was the clinching game
It would’ve been so sweet
Yup as i knew it would
His disgusting spores almost cost us the championship
Dolan too. Another POS
Curse of the Cheeto
I love this team
New York City and it’s people are VERY flawed (as seen on Monday and yesterday), but when moments like this happens, including this from this team that will go down in history, it still makes me proud to be from the greatest city in the world
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Nope, not at all! But they aren’t my city. And yea I’m very biased.
So stay in cleveland
He definitely watches all his Amazon deliveries through a ring camera
Bro def has a basement armory in case of government authoritarianism
“Um teacher you forgot to collect the homework 👆🤓” type comment
they’re destroying cars right now
https://streamable.com/8lvxh0
Well yeah, that’s what you do in Street Fighter after winning a fight.
Generic bowl game winner’s campus
Penn State when their pedo defender coach gets fired…
At least this one is for positive reasons I guess lol
god its fucking embarrassing
Compared to what? Did you see the last quarter?
Brooklyn is playing so much fucking Salsa music right now!
No doubt…. Puerto Rican love in tidal waves
Jose we’re live
I don’t give a shit.
I know
“It’s fucking loud in here. Did you fucking say Knicks in 5?”
guys im fucking crying rn 😭 😢 do happy 4 him
the ny accent is heartwarming
Jose was cooking lol, dude looked absolutely fearless out there. Props to Brown for actually riding the hot hand instead of auto subbing the “stars” back in. That lineup was weird as hell on paper but it completely broke the game open.
Never knew Jose sounded exactly like Jermaine Cole
Jermaine? Cole?
The real is back the ville is back?
If the Knicks win, Ben Stiller can direct a documentary with the assembly of this team.
From the Nova Knicks with 2nd round draft pick Jalen Brunson to guys like Alvarado & KAT that grew up as Knick fans. It’s almost like a Disney movie.
I kinda wonder why teams don’t try to do this more often - draft or reconnect squads (via sign and trades) with known winning experience in college? The chemistry and winning experience are essentially pre-installed in those players if you connect them together again in the NBA.
I think it’s just rare that a true tight knit squad like that all goes on to be starting level talent for a finals team. Truly lightning in a bottle
momentum swinger from a bad mf!!!!
grand thief alvarado
Jose has been yuuuuge this whole run. Amazing pick up.
Knicks changed this broke boys life and he payed it back all in one night. The role players have been essential to this teams historic playoff run. I love it
The rest of the west can thank the Knicks for exposing the Spurs foundational weakness. It’s not bodying VW - cuz the refs will legislate that out. It’s just two dudes with handles at the same time.
Hometown kid
Bro in 3 seconds he only gave props to his team and the fans
ty jose and wutang for the NYC cleanse
The clapping while talking is such a bronx thing
The Knicks saved this man bro he was rotting on the Pelicans
I remember watching the Pelicans in the playoffs years ago and absolutely loving this dude’s play style and aggressiveness. Didn’t even know he was from NY at the time.
What a fucking mid season pick up.
To go from playing on the Pelicans to getting traded to your hometown NEW YORK KNICKS and contributing like this on the biggest stage to put your team up 3-1….
IN THE NBA FINALS!! Bro must be on Cloud 9!! What a legend
NUEVAYOL PAPI
Dude getting a pay raise. He opting out of that contract
But imagine if they still had Dalen Terry…
NYC LEGEND
I can’t believe we got him for Dalen Terry and Guerschon Yabusele 🥹
Damn he really has like a real NY accent too, so happy for him
Jose played like a big dawg! props to him, stay ready and never backed down, even against Wemby.
So proud for Jose. He will be missed in New Orleans.
Jose wins his minutes. Always has. Pels know this.
Just give the whole team the finals MVP award at this point.
Southside represent!!!
Brooklyn boy keeping it 100
thats called knicks basketball
bro tried to kill wemby 😭
Reminds me of inside the nba talking about Blake griffin and CP3. Hello? Police? Jose Alvarado is trying to beat me up
when he was guarding wemby, bro looked so smol i was laughing my ass off.
Should’ve been ejected. Knicks basketball is spear tackling people to the ground. Fuck this dude. Hope he gets hit by a subway.
Shoulda been us.
Alvarado vs Caruso would’ve been fun lol
yeah should have been a Thunder vs Hawks final