Knicks Morning News (2026.04.17)

Watched a youtube video last night about The Knicks and why they’re poised to make a big playoff run and it got me pumped.

I don’t know. I think people are sleeping on us big time. Maybe it’s just Knicks for Clicks but feels like everyone is underestimating us.

But we have everything we need to make a deep run. A veteran team that is playoff tested. Two elite all-star scorers. The best closer in the league right now. Wingstop. A deep bench. And our secret weapon – MITCH. Our defense since January has been great. our offense is a top three in the league. And we have the best 4th quarter point differential in the league.

People are sleeping on us, thinking we’re soft. But I think we’re ready. The team knows what’s expected of them and I do believe they’ve been holding back a gear for exactly this moment. Mitch is going to play every game and he’s going to play 25 to 30 minutes a night. All of our starters have played way less minutes per game than they did last year, so there is extra juice to squeeze there. And we’ve got options on the bench. If Diawara or Kolek or Alvarado have to play because of a weird match up or injury or the team just needs a different look, I’m not going to feel like “oh fuck we gotta play this guy who hasn’t played at all this season?”

I don’t know but I’m excited. Let’s fucking do this.