Knicks Morning News (2025.11.17)

“This sounds very serious, Z-man, i’m glad you were aware of it and are taking care of yourself. Does this go away in time, or is this permanent?

Well, without even knowing it, i didn’t put you at risk as we went for a delicious grilled gilt-head bream. 😉”

lol, keeping me safe even without knowing it! Thanks, bro!

Still learning about all the many ways this weird allergy manifests itself, seems to vary from case to case. From what I have learned, it can stay the same, get better, or get worse. The good news is that once Big Pharma learns that there’s money in it, some therapies will come about. I already have it on good info that one company is working on a “cure” for all food allergies, including this one, that would involve a class of injectable biologics, the latest rage in meds. And in any case, probably will be eating healthier into my old age without red meat and cheese, so there’s that!

“Sorry to hear about your issue with red meat. I never heard of alpha-gal. Tick bites seem to cause a lot of issues. I wonder if the issue will slowly dimish over time as your immune system changes. Grok says that can happen. Sounds like a key is to avoid any more bites.”

Thanks, strat. Yes, it’s true that not getting bit again is very important, as things one tolerates now can become subsequently become triggers. I have loaded up on repellant sprays and plan to use them religiously whenever in tick country.

Tick-borne diseases are a massive issue, and are definitely on the rise in general. I know some folks who are suffering greatly from Lyme. There’s a bunch of other diseases associated with tick bites, all of them nasty. They are basically dirty syringes. Mosquitoes too.

“Glad you’re okay Z-Man, ticks are one of those things I try not to think about much because they terrify me. I’m aware this is not a good tick borne disease combat strategy. I’ve just heard so many horror stories relative to how easy it is to get bitten.”

Thanks, TNFH. I would suggest to everyone to take precautions, but keep on doing what you love. I will continue to golf at Montauk Downs because it’s my personal golf mecca and Montauk in general is a very special place in my life. But the place is literally teeming with deer, as is Northern Westchester where I live, and ticks are literally everywhere. My 75yo brother-in-law was up in VT and just recently pulled two ticks off of himself. No one knows how many folks are actually affected by tick-borne diseases, as bites often go unnoticed and matching diverse symptoms (e.g. joint pain, brain fog) to an unknown event becomes difficult.

As an aside, I think SVG mentioned it on the broadcast, but I agree with him that moving screens should not count as personal fouls unless they are flagrant. They already count as a turnover, and counting them as personal fouls seems like a double penalty, and can impact play on the defensive end. Just make it equivalent to traveling.

“Even washed CP3 is going to be an upgrade over Kolek, IMO.”

That’s not a sure thing any more, CP3 has been pretty bad thus far this year. Zach Harper described him as “washed, pressed, and folded.”

BBA, I get that, but that doesn’t address the need to have more than 10 guys on the roster ready to play important minutes if they are called upon. There is really no substitute for playing in real NBA games in non-garbage time minutes with real NBA players.

Now that an essential rotation has been established, there should be 5 minutes a game (second Q) carved out for experimentation. Brown can certainly have a quick hook with them, like he has had with Yabu. In other words, cut that 5 minutes to 1 or 2 if the opponent immediately takes advantage. But long stretches of DNP-CDs (not including garbage time) is not good for those players, even if they get some run in the G-League. Just get them used to taking off the warmups every 3-4 games. You might even up their trade value if they play well.