Paulo Alves

I've said this before, but I'll say it again.

The criticism was that he didn't close with Reed.

Okay, maybe.

But Reed played that first six plus minutes of that first quarter.

The lead went from 18 to six.

And, you know, if Tari hit a couple of free throws to build an eight, but he was already pulling him out.

Yes.

And he went to a prevent defense and whatever they, they switched their defensive, you know, work on Brunson and that burned them.

I mean, Jabari got, you know, he, I thought he did a solid job one-on-one, but Brunson just hit fade away 15 footers and that wingstop lineup, the prevent defense got burned.

And so that decision backfired.

But I think what he was saying was, okay, I gave Reed that time.

I'm not going to defend the Knicks game, but let's just say that was bad.

I just think he's a good coach.

And maybe it doesn't work out, but I think you have to, you can't judge that now.

That's at least an end of next season kind of thing.

You know, when you see how you have everybody that you expect to have.

Right now, I don't feel in any way Imei Udoka's job is threatened.

And I think when you look at what he's done without Fred and without Adams now for half the season, I'm pretty impressed.

Just to add to that real quick, Ben, I know we're going to close up here.

You know, I just, I don't have a name.