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We Interrupt This Knicks Victory for a Political Ad Starring Mamdani – The New York Times
Knicks aren’t in position to win Game 1 of NBA Finals without Karl-Anthony Towns – SNY
NYPD Lifts Knicks MSG Watch Party Ban for NBA Finals Ahead of Game 1 vs. Spurs – BleacherReport
Mitchell Robinson Injury Updates, Latest News on NBA Finals Status Ahead of Knicks vs. Spurs G1 – BleacherReport
Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson battles through injury to make mark off bench in Game 1 – SNY
Knicks vs. Spurs player grades: KAT leads New York to NBA Finals Game 1 win – Posting & Toasting
Knicks Bulletin: ‘We were all bitching too much at the officials’ – Posting & Toasting
Jalen Brunson takes over as Knicks surge past Spurs in Game 1 of NBA Finals – The New York Times
Pod Strickland Episode 600: One Down, Three to Go – The Strickland
Knicks Nightcap | Knicks Steal Game 1 | Old Dominick Distillery – Knick of Time
Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals Game 1 reaction, and a look ahead to Game 2 | The Putback with Ian Begley – Begley Putback
The Spurs Are in DEEP Trouble vs the Knicks – Hot Hand Theory
Knicks at Spurs (NBA Finals, Game 1) | Opening Monologue | Knicks Film School – Knicks Film School
Knicks vs Spurs Game 1 Debrief: Key Takeaways & Soundbites w/ Justin Morrelli – Knicks Fan TV
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We will find out tonight if the Spurs are really cocky or just that good.
They were very nonchalant about losing game 1. That could mean they know they played like shit and are going to bring it to a whole new level tonight and blow the doors off. That’s exactly what they did to Minnesota after losing Game 1 at home.
But it could also mean their inexperience is shining through, and they have no idea that this is going to be a lot different than Game 2 against the Timberwolves a month ago.
I’ve been shorting them this whole time with confidence, but I’m also thin slicing bc there’s really not a lot of evidence yet. If they come out tonight and throttle us, or if Wemby posts a crazy 40 / 20 / 8 / 6 line, I will be forced to reexamine my priors, and my confidence will evaporate.
If my thesis is correct, they’re overconfident and we’ll win this game. It will look something like game 3 against Philadelphia, when they came storming out of the gate, we absorbed everything, and won going away.
(By the way Philadelphia has been getting shit on a lot for being a bad team in our path, but there’s not a lot of NBA teams that would have handled them in that game 3. If the Knicks finish off the Spurs like I think they will, Philly and Cleveland are going to get a reprieve. I still think those were good teams that only looked meek because of us.)
Also… guys…. sorry but we can’t tell Robert Silverman to obey the no politics rule!
You don’t get roses without thorns, and you don’t get OG Knickerblogger content without Robert dumping some of his random rage.
As soon as I saw the headline, I smiled ear to ear. I didn’t actually read the post bc fuck politics, but it wouldn’t be KB without something like that getting posted.
You need him on the Warriors, or you need Kareem on the Bucks. I have gotten both of them at different times, but never with a good enough supporting cast. So I’m stubbornly continuing to play the game until I get it.
In more important news, I got 82-0. I got a little lucky in that I got prime Wilt (1960s) and current Luka (say what you will about his defense, his counting stats are insane). Added Dirk and Grant Hill (Pistons era), and then needed some luck for SG, which I left for last figuring any team in any era probably had a SG who could at least score. Pulled Charlotte in the 1990s – uh-oh. Except they listed LJ as playing SG then, and his stats were pretty decent.
Mostly, though, I think the 59 rebounds per game sealed the deal. Hard to lose when you average 59 boards!
Edit: but yeah, Golden State Wilt with 41 ppg and 25 rpg is pretty helpful lol
Love this practice video, Knicks grooving to Michael Jackson
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZGJ1fmi25a/?igsh=a25vbm11NGNnNjBz
As someone said in the comments, the vibes are immaculate
Westbrook is important, too. The game loves him.
And Pistons era Grant Hill is basically Michael Jordan.
I’ve been enjoying geo’s version of the game, i.e. 0-82. But I added a wrinkle — at least 4 of the 5 players have to be someone that everyone on this blog knows existed.
I managed to go 10-72 with the following:
PG Killian Hayes
SG Johnny McCarthy (?)
SF Cam Reddish
PF Vin Baker (in his alcoholic era)
C Herb Williams
I basically determine which version of the game I will play based on the first spin. If I get Wilt or Kareem, I’m going for 82-0. But if I draw the 80’s Hornets, I’m going for 0-82.
The general discourse about using a wing on KAT and leaving Wemby or center X to protect the rim totally depends on having the wing (or 2nd big like Cleveland had) that can actually do that — and it really seems to Spurs do not have that person. KAT really has just been beasting on smaller wings on the offensive glass and post. Just awesome to watch.
Brunson is our closer but it really does seem like KAT is the basketball version of the chess queen – the omnipotent pice which forces all kinds of strategic compromises by the opponent — people talk about Hart being the Iguodala equivalent, but KAT has at various times been any of apex 3 level scorer, monster defensive rebounder, monster offensive rebounder, point center, and rim protector. It’s been mentioned a lot but his transformation this post-season at age 30 has to be one of the most remarkable stories in NBA history. Let’s just keep it going for 3 MORE WINS!!!
I was tempted to try it, but it almost seems too easy…maybe not!
My next goal will be to make a decent team out of OAKAAK. Allowed to pick players on other teams who were good then even if they were terrible on the Knicks. Curious if I’ll be able to break 60….
That’s why you have to add the wrinkle about known players, Rama.
you could lock me in a room with nothing but 82-0 and all the episodes of keeping up with the kardashians and i’d be on season 14.
To put this “rage” in its true and proper perspective, on the day between Games 2 and 3 of the 1970 Finals (*), the United States invaded Cambodia.
(*) Thanks, Times archives!!
I think Castle could be that wing, Frank.
If there’s a move Mitch Johnson could make tonight that would scare me, it would be starting Dylan Harper. They put Castle on KAT, Harper on Brunson, and Wemby under the basket.
That would be very bold, though, and based on everything the Spurs have said, they think they just have to play their game and everything will be fine.
82-0, OAKAAK version: got to 50 wins with KP and Melo, but had to use Dennis Smith, Fournier, and Gene Shue. This is tough.
OK, ptmilo, enough 82-0. Apologies. Gotta win, gotta win…
Weren’t we abusing him on defense, though? I felt like that was why Johnson didn’t feel he could play him more. Could be wrong.
Castle is strong but he is 6’5.5″ 210 lbs and KAT is 7′ 250lbs. He will get beasted just like Champagnie/Vassell/Keldon Johnson did.
Maybe, Rama. I didn’t notice. Even so, Harper scares me a little because his ceiling is so high and it’s possible he could randomly reach it for a few games.
Castle is a guy who will get better with experience and when he becomes a better shooter. But I’m not afraid of him making that leap this week.
Even Wemby strikes me as a guy who isn’t going to make a leap in this series. I could be wrong, but what’s holding him back right now seems like physical strength and experience, and he can’t gain those in a week.
Harper is the one guy who could literally become 2X better overnight. But you only make that move if you think you need it. And the Spurs seem to think they don’t. So we’ll likely keep getting Fox unless Coach Robinson is smart enough to see that he actually does need to take a risk.
I can’t exactly quantify what this means for our chances, but what I really love about this team is they never panic. Even with all the griping to the zebras from Hart and KAT, they never bitch and moan about any unfortunate circumstance. They just band together and dig deeper. It kinda gives them that 90’s Knicks gritty feeling, and it gives me confidence that we can pull this thing off. I’m trying not to get too excited because I don’t wanna jinx it. But know this- I am at least 90% sure I will cry from being so proud of the Knicks should we win the chip. I’ve been a Knicks fan since Mark Jackson’s rookie year and I distinctly remember watching a Knicks-Pistons tilt on NBC where Zeke was terrorizing us and the whole Garden chanted “We Want Mark!” at one point, and he checked in and changed the game. Shit was incredible. Anywho..I’ve been a fan for a while, and these times are surreal for me as a fan- so I can only imagine how those of you who have been fans longer than me are feeling.
Sooooo…LET’S GO KNICKS
Tonight is gonna be a TOUGH game..let’s be ready. And can we please stop leaving guys who can shoot open??
The best I’ve done is 80-2 with:
Jerry West
Cade Cunningham
Luka Doncic
Spencer Haywood
Bill Russell
Relatively easy to put together a 60ish win team but when you hit the bulls in the 2020´s or the Knicks in 2000’s it’s rough!
Guys, look at how Castle did without Fox on the floor. 9 and 11 turnovers in the two first games against OKC. He really got exposed.
And then you can’t really remove one of Vassell or Champagnie because you have no shooting on the floor.
KAT was 0-4 against Castle in game 1. And he didn’t really beast any of those guys, either. He scored 5 of his 7 FGs against a center (4 vs Wemby, 1 vs Kornet).
Castle vs KAT is probably a good play, but that takes him off Brunson. Which means they need Harper.
That’s why you give the ball to Harper, Marechal, and hope he’s ready to make a leap. I think that’s their best play. But I also think they’re fucked as is. They don’t think they’re fucked as is, so they’re likely to stick with low-risk Fox.
Fox is like Norm Nixon, rookie Harper is like rookie Magic. Magic won that series for them by making a leap.
Most likely, Johnson and the Spurs braintrust are having a tough time figuring out how much of Fox’s struggles are due to his ankle and are overcompensating and giving him too much leeway.
I do expect that to change tonight, though. If he’s still laying brick and moving at a distinctly non-Fox pace, Harper’s getting his minutes.
If I remember correctly in the Bulls first finals they were nervous and lost game 1 at home to the Lakers, then went on to win 4 straight. This Spurs team is not Jordan’s 1991 Bulls.
You remember correctly. Game 2 was Marv’s “Oh — a spec-TAC-ular move … by MI-chael JOR-dan.”
I was just bringing that one up to a friend. Lakers won that one on a very late 3 by, of all people, Sam Perkins. But they were old and no longer had Kareem as a safety valve. And the Bulls had been through some wars with Detroit over the last few years.
Again, it’s entirely possible that the Spurs are about to make all of us look like overconfident jackasses. But I love what I’ve seen so far. They can play better/smarter. But also, we shot terribly in Game 1, and we’re a team with a bunch of incredible shooters. So they’re not the only ones who can push the “play better” button.
This game is making me much more nervous than game 1 did.
Dylan Harper is awesome and they should definitely play him more. But he’s averaging 3.5 assists per 36 in the playoffs and even though he’s been pretty unstoppable going to the basket, has mostly just been a 1-on-1 player. He might get his points but you have to think Harper going 1-on-1 would be considered a huge win for the Knicks strategically. Also – my sense is that if he continues to beast on the Brunsons and Bridges that he’ll get the OG treatment — and that will probably look very different.
Re Castle vs Towns – if you actually watch all 15 FGA – KAT missed a 3 pointer with Castle guarding him, missed an offensive rebound tip with Castle guarding him, and the other 2 missed FGA which were probably attributed to Castle were really because Wemby was right there also.
If SA wants to put Castle on Towns I would be more than happy to see that…
Btw I understand the no politics thing but it was interesting to read that even the NBA finals are politicized like this. Imagine a documentary 20 years from now about the beginning of the Knicks 5 year run as champions mentioning how polarized things were back then, on the eve of WW3.
An old high school friend is a doctor who’s been a huge help with a family medical issue we’re dealing with. We want to get him a gift. He’s a self-described long-suffering Mets fan, and has also been feeling “somewhat euphoric about the Knicks. I just don’t want to jinx it.”
I’m open to suggestions, whether from our large Mets contingent or from the whole group, regarding the Knicks. You can suggest things in various price ranges, and I’ll figure out what makes the most sense.
I don’t think the Spurs have another gear to give against us. Yes they could swap out Harper and Fox, but that just means we make an adjustment on defense. Our guys are stable and will perform well. We’re going to have a better offensive game tonight. As much as Wemby scared our guys in the paint we still scored in the paint. This is classic experience in it’s prime vs inexperienced rambunctious youth. The Spurs will have a tough time overcoming that no matter how they think they’re playing vs. how they can actually play.
We’re really fucking good, like playoff historically really fucking good. We just don’t want to believe it even though the data says so.
As maybe the loudest beater of the No Politics Here drum, I at least appreciate that Bob made the Shapiro thread a separate post, so it can be confined there. Maybe we do something similar if You Know Who actually decides to attend Game 3?
The ad that ran after the game — perfectly fine — featured three very far-left politicians, including one massively far-left one. That a rightist douchebag appeared to take notice doesn’t negate the underlying discernable-to-non-rightist facts of their far-leftiness — that’s where the rage-y “logic,” such as it is, collapses.
When the rightist douchebag then says, “We normal Americans should therefore all root for the Knicks to lose, because a far-left political ad ran after the game,” well then, yeah, go ahead and fuck right on off with that.
Let’s make a post about data centers if you really want to get people going. Lol
so now we’re comparing harper jr to magic? yeah right…ease off the caffeine throttle…
Or, as an alternative, stop, breathe, and reflect on the fact that you can get this carried away with the fact of an American president attending a big American sporting event. That’s only happened like, what, eight million times in American history?
There’s really no imperative to perform one’s “rage” at every last thing in American life. That’s a choice. The only reason it even happens is social media. We get it. You’re “outraged.” Wonderful.
It’s phony af.
Other than Fox/Castle/Vassell just hitting more shots, the main “play better” thing the Spurs can do is figure out how to get Wemby into the paint. I am not smart enough to know how the Knicks kept him out of the paint in game 1, but if he again takes <20% of his shots in the restricted area tonight I think we should feel pretty good about our chances…
“As maybe the loudest beater of the No Politics Here drum, I at least appreciate that Bob made the Shapiro thread a separate post, so it can be confined there. Maybe we do something similar if You Know Who actually decides to attend Game 3?”
No. He doesn’t deserve anything else dedicated to him.
I just don’t want to have to talk about him or read about him in the game thread. That’s all I mean.
Shame on you, selecting Herb for a bad team… vibes are NOT immaculate this way !!! 😀
It seems obvious for the Spurs to start moving away from Fox and going more to Harper, but I feel people are forgetting that they’re already a turnover prone team and were way worse when Fox was out. As good as Harper is he’s not a reliable ball handler and Castle had 10+ turnover games when he had to be the primary ball handler for extended periods. So I think we’re in a pretty good position overall, no matter what they do we have things to exploit, either forcing Fox to shoot and try to beat us, or exploiting Harper and Castle’s loose handle and inexperience.
That’s what I think, too, darules.
But unlike everyone who is discounting the Knicks in this series, I am open the possibility that my prior convictions are wrong.
And if Wemby comes out and plays like the generational superstar everyone thinks he already is, well, that would be a dent in my thesis, and maybe they are the ’91 Bulls.
“Are they the ’90 Bulls or the ’91 Bulls?” is a decent analytical template for this whole entire thing.
100%
I think right now, i equally love all our starting 5, they’re just amazing. Each and everyone brings a different thing to the table… Brunson does the shiny stuff, i know, but you have to get there in position for him to do what he does, so all the team is very important. We have flaws, of course, but man, they really hide it almost perfectly by being this good together… it really is the personification of “greater than the sum of its parts”.
We waited for a long time… a way too long time… WE DESERVE THIS TEAM! Let’s enjoy it !! 🧡💙
They might have two:
1. Dominant Wemby performances that leave you feeling powerless
2. A next level of defensive intensity that we’re incapable of adjusting to.
If they have either of those cards to play, tonight is the night. That’s why this game has me so nervous.
Please, don’t invade a country just for the Knicks to be NBA Champions, we can do it without that! 😛
touché
to be clear, this is my “brainstorming everything that could go wrong” phase. It doesn’t mean I believe it will happen or that I’m even worried about it. I’m just thinking of all the possibilities.
I believe Harper is going to be one of the best players in the NBA very soon. Hopefully not immediately soon.
I think my ’95 Magic comp is more likely than any Bulls scenario.
They beat Michael Jordan that year, but they didn’t really beat Michael Jordan (just like these Spurs didn’t really beat the Thunder).
Then they got swept in the finals, and the next year Michael destroyed them. I think we’ll sweep them, and a healthy Thunder will pummel them next year.
Shifting minutes from Fox to Harper is the obvious adjustment and the Spurs will make it, but like some of y’all have pointed out it doesn’t strike me as the panacea it’s being presented as in the podcast sphere.
I’ve already said I think Harper is a baby demon and him and Wemby are a downright terrifying prospect for the next decade, but he’s a less willing shooter than Fox at the moment and doesn’t do a ton to organize the Spurs’ offense. The 20 year-old version is containable, especially with our wing depth.
Those are pretty wild extrapolations. Harper is nothing like Magic. Magic was a savant with the ball and the ultimate “make everyone around him better” player. Harper handles the ball like it is a hand grenade and can’t play the 4 in a pinch like Magic did in game 6 as a rookie putting up 42 15 and 7.
I will say one wholly apolitical thing about Trump potentially attending game 3: I hope, against all hope, that he considers the experience of people who are not himself (yeah, I know).
I was at the national championship college football game, and because he arrived on the later side security was a bottlenecked nightmare for everyone else. Thankfully I was still able to make it in for the important pregame pomp and circumstance and kickoff, but other people who paid a fortune weren’t.
It’s really not difficult to plan ahead of time to mitigate that kind of thing if you give a shit.
You’re correct, Bob. But I meant Harper is like Magic in the sense that he may be capable of something extraordinary, and Fox is like Nixon in the sense that he isn’t.
pulling back to 20000 feet after the hallucinogenic phase after the gm 1 victory…the spurs seem like the current pistons squad…built for reg season success…cade/wemby as future superstars…etc., but not quite ready for the crown..i mean their path of blazers, wounded animal twolves (healthy ant and donte and minny wins that series) and even more wounded okc….they are really good but perhaps another post season to get to their shit figured out….
then again…they were one 2 minute brunson explosion from being in the drivers seat…so there’s that….
Yeah! But be ready, with each game we’ll be even more nervous… i don’t think i’ll be calm even if we reach 3-0… it’ll end only when it’s over*!
*hopefully with us all celebrating like crazy!!! 🥳🎉
How about a poem?
(from a longtime KB reader [pre-Linsanity], Stuyvesant alum who got his freshman Biology labwork stolen from his pop’s Buick while attending a 1990 playoff win v. the Celts)
Alan, best wishes for your family medical issue.
It’s hard to not be overconfident on a 12-game winning streak (well, i’m not, i’ll only believe it if/when we win it), but yeah at this level it’s little details that make the difference. I hope those details can keep going our way… we have players that are very good at that (Hart being a beast on the boards is one… just fantastic!), so i hope we can do it, but let’s keep our feet on the ground*!
*we’ll have time to take our feet off the ground… if we get to the celebrations/parade stage! 😉
I understand that Hubs, but I’m not sure where that is coming from.
Harper is a talented player with a very bright future, but he hasn’t done anything particularly notable this season that strikes fear that he might “go off”.
I believe his highest scoring game is 24 points this season. He has never played more than 32:38 in any game this season. He is a way below league average 3 point shooter.
We have 2 of the best wing defenders in the league and one of the top rim defenders. I don’t see anything that makes me fear he’s going to go all David Thompson, Alex English or George Gervin on us.
Two years from now…. totally different story and I would love to be his agent.
Somewhere in the next few games the writers and commentators are going to have to come to the realization that this iteration of the Knick are playing the purest egalitarian form of basketball played in a while.
The Knicks have two pure scorers, three all nba type defenders and 8 of their 10 rotation players are legitimate 3 point threats, including thie starting center and power foward.
They have beaten this team 3 of 4 times already and twice in very big spots. Their only loss was on the back of a wild shooting performance on the road by two.
The Knicks may lose 4 of the next 5, but that would be a far bigger upset than the Knicks winning.
I don’t see the SA path to victory other than injury and a slanted whistle. I don’t see any indications in Wemby’s last 6 games that he can consistently go “off” like in game one with OKC. There is no indication , nor any history of anyone else on their roster going off.
The “Awful Coaching” guy on YouTube did a nice breakdown of how the Knicks guarded Wembanyama in game one. I wasn’t aware that he even made praise videos like this. It’s very satisfying to watch. The Knicks play some amazing team defense.
https://youtu.be/3tThD9cxg3A?si=ERqPxbrKZrD7y17W
New thread? Or should we stay here, since that one is about technical issues with the site?
Better to stay here, i think, and that’s probably why Mike K didn’t close the comments.
PS: Either way, i went there to leave my mark. LOL
Yes, of course, it could happen. In fact I think Wemby will play better and he’ll have team adjustments to help him.
Harper may be Pippen one day and I loved Pippen and think he was underrated. But in 1991 he was in his fourth year in the league.
So lucky to be at 1 st game ,,,My son and I were visiting my sister in Austin so I scored tickets in the upper row seats as soon as they went on sale . We are rabid fans and fit right in with all the other rabid fans in the nose bleeds ,,and we took over .so much fun to be part of that NEW YORK mentality ,that Vibe ,that wave ,that roar .I had a Beasley shirt on and my son had Ntilikina and we represented full out loud , Go knicks .
The main reason I’m nervous is that we know SA is going to make some adjustments. I can handle losing a game, but I worry they’ll do something we can’t handle and I’ll lose some confidence heading back to NY.
Spurs laying 5.5.
I can’t tell if SA is just arrogant or trying to talk themselves into being confident despite the loss, but one thing I am sure of is that I don’t like them.
Alan, a former student got me a Met’s coffee mug made from a real baseball bat.I actually used it, bit it is now more decorative.
https://dugoutmugs.com/products/new-york-mets-dugout-mug-baseball-bat-mug?srsltid=AfmBOopIPnBNQmDOPZ_vhoUr10akCETnXyRfu0kbFIdWbs3NuV8csg-u
MLB Shop has autographed Mets jerseys from team icons ( eg Gooden, Piazza, Hernandez) https://www.mlbshop.com/new-york-mets/collectibles-and-memorabilia/autographed-new-york-mets-dwight-gooden-fanatics-authentic-mitchell-and-ness-replica-jersey/t-14775420+d-7827001149+f-5647017+z-8-3037351318?utm_medium=cse&_s=ak1944mlb-pla&sku=18241633
Analyses aside, what happened to the KB merch? I wore my SHUMP SHUMP and PORZINGA tees with pride. If we get where I think we’re getting to, let’s break out some new gear!
Maybe tickets to a Met game that comes with all the bells and whistles? Like the suites that cover food and drink? Hyundai Club or whatever.
I’d plotz if I saw someone with one of those PORZINGA shirts in the wild lol.
Think Wemby hating chat, SGA taking his trophy, and OKC in general is playing against him now. He genuenly feels like he has arrived because everyone is talking about how this is his league now and that he’s the best player in the world.
He doesn’t play for his teamates, parents or something beigger than him. Wemby told Malika that he wants to win the championship for HIMSELF and now he has a lot less to play for with SGA and OKC in his back pocket.
Beasley and Frank is an epic combination!!! 🧡💙
What a wonderful idea… and this season gets better and better! 🙂
It’s really annoying that they’re getting this level of respect from the refs. They haven’t earned shit. They should be getting the same kids’ whistle everyone else gets in their first few years. But they’re the Spurs, so their greatness is just assumed and the whistle is granted in year 1.
They were like a rugby team in that first game. And Wemby’s moving screens are already a joke.
I still have my beta dog T with LeBron’s face on it. It hasn’t aged well, but that got a lot of likes back in the day.
For all the careful curating of Wemby’s brand as new face of the NBA
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7334724/2026/06/05/victor-wembanyama-nba-star-nike-spurs-adam-silver/
He comes across as very callow, particularly in that interview.
Mike K already has a Knickerblogger villa in the South of France and the Knickajet.
Not sure he needs to do the t-shirts
harper over fox is probably negative for us, but i in terms of adjustments i think we would be more hurt by them switching back to wemby in ghost coverage on josh, running wemby downhill of their 45 actions more aggressively (especially hoping to get kat in foul trouble) and pairing that with hacking mitch.
also for the masochists, click on “don’t call it a comeback” for details on how moderate nba leads aren’t quite as fragile compared to the past as they sometimes seem per yesterday’s thread.
https://www.entropyisrude.com/
This was my bad dream last night.
Persona — 1.6 (*)
Carriage — 1.75
General cut of jib — 0.25.
Final average: 1.2.
Failing.
(*) 10 point scale.
When he first came into the league (which obviously wasn’t that long ago), Wemby seemed like a thoughtful, genuinely nice, and articulate kid. His transformation to the PITA that he has now become off the court (and I don’t think that it’s helping him on the court, either) in such a relatively short time is almost as astounding to me as KAT’s transformation (as a player; he’s *always* seemed to be a nice guy) in a positive way.
I cannot find the video. But those of you talking about KAT’s evolution at age 30, Tim Legler had a long discussion about it yesterday and said basically that he’s never seen anything like it where a volume offense guy completely changed in the middle of the season the way KAT has. He says KAT is pleased with the role because even though he gets less shots, he gets more touches and feels more involved. Not to mention the defense.
“He says KAT is pleased with the role because even though he gets less shots, he gets more touches and feels more involved. Not to mention the defense.”
And it’s also leading to historical team success.
I’ll be hating Wembanyama until the finals are over but honestly, I tend to like his personality and demeanor a lot, he just feels more genuine than the uber media trained stars of today. That comes with nice moments and some pretty bad ones, but I’m fine with that.
For any of you who follow my musical exploits with any interest, I co-wrote a tune with Modest Mouse that came out today. That’s me whistling, playing synth bass, and some guitars
https://youtu.be/IOW2-iNMc_E?si=7yQAuF5sxtYQCpvz
well, now that almost all the best nba players are international in origin, from a media marketing perspective, he may be the best of the bunch…
Thas dope Jk
I feel like the “bench Fox” (or “play Fox less”) debate is a bit like the “bench Mikal” (or “play Mikal less”) debate. His 228m contract extension doesn’t kick in until next season. They are not going to bench him or play him significantly less.
expecting more harper and the wemby trying to go to the hole a lot more this game…
re-watched the replay and it was a fairly close game throughout…
can’t wait to see what happens tonight…
starting to feel very victory greedy these days…
Also, this:
How the Knicks finished Game 1 vs Cleveland after shaking off the rust: 44-11 run
How the Knicks finished Game 1 vs San Antonio after shaking off the rust: 54-30 run
Excited to see what the rustless and shiny Knicks do in a full game against Wemby and this defense.
I feel like guys like Fox are like the slap hitting shortstops that field just ok. I don’t think people in the future are going to give them the deals they have gotten historically. The small fast guard who doesn’t shoot threes that well is not the player type to go long on.
my #1 fear for tonight.
everything falls apart if he picks up two quick ones in the 1Q, and despite his great play I’m still not confident he has the discipline to avoid dumb fouls.
I thought he got away with quite a few in game 1, too
also I think one of the reasons they didn’t go to hack-a-mitch in game 1 is because KAT was killing them. the teams that hack Mitch want KAT in the game to exploit his defense. the spurs wanted nothing to do with KAT on Wednesday.
but if KAT’s in foul trouble it’s probably open season on Mitch.
Just for awareness, Mitch *is* listed on the injury report for tonight’s game. But at least he’s Probable rather than Questionable.
The amazing thing is that we have two guys like that this year, though Clarkson is the last man in what’s a nine and a half man rotation.
Cool tune, JK
interesting. I find him to be the least genuine and most media trained star since Taylor Swift.
Good stuff, JK — hope the new tune floats on to smashing success.
Very cool tune JK
JK, I listened to the entire album early this morning without knowing your contribution and loved it. Glad you’re working with old heads.
I think those two things don’t happen together. Harper is not a great Wemby feeder. Fox is better at that.
I think if that happens they use OG at the 5 in those stretches when Mitch can be hacked.
Apparently Brunson’s profane heckler has been barred from sitting courtside for the rest of the playoffs, but it’s the Post reporting, so who knows.
The Knicks haven’t even busted out the OG-on-Wemby defense yet but it worked well early in the season. That’s a solid backstop to the KAT foul trouble problem.
nice marechal, you’re right…
oh yeah, in case anyone is wondering – kahnzy and myself have a very vibrant discussion going on, about life and stuff, over on the very fresh and lively:
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I finally got 82-0: 60s Warriors Wilt, 60s Royals/Kings Oscar Robertson, 90s Jordan, 2010s Antawn Jamison, and 2020s Jayson Tatum.
Now I can stop playing!
Kahnzy! You old so and so. One of my favorite moments on this board was during the bad years – yeah, coulda been any of a dozen – and you and (I think) Donnie Walsh were trolling the team throughout a poor performance on a Friday night. Freaking hilarious. This board made those years bearable, and you were part of it, my friend.
Cool song, JK.
New post! God is already smiting me!
https://knickerblogger.net/2026/06/4-keys-to-winning-game-2/