Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2026.09.27)

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:08:05 +0000

“i guess you have to be American”

Believe me, it didn’t help.

By: clydefraziersblazers

clydefraziersblazers — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:30:16 +0000

As an Australian, I’d see SNL highlights and think “apart from not knowing who half these people are, some of it is funny”

and then i’d watch a full show and…. well….

i guess you have to be American

By: Bo Nateman

Bo Nateman — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:32:35 +0000

Reese was solid. Nabors hardly used. Winston was pretty bad though the conditions played a part. Almost no downfield passes. There was not a stout pass rush, no sacks and only a few pressures. Burns played but injured his knee. Hood the db was solid as was Newsome.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:17:45 +0000

Well at least the Jets are entertaining…

By: Hubert

Hubert — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:10:57 +0000

How did the rookies look?

By: Bo Nateman

Bo Nateman — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:04:23 +0000

Giants played like ass, but Jevon Holland saved them from another pre-Harbaugh like loss.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:46:58 +0000

Yeah, BE, plus I’m not giving up on KAT compromising and taking less.

By: BernieErnie

BernieErnie — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:48:54 +0000

“…seems to me that the most likely/most feasible outcome is that Deuce is not extended and is either traded or walks in free agency. Maybe that changes if there’s an unexpected development, like an injury to a key player”

True, but even more true if you said this exactly one year ago (minus he walks). Then Yabu sucks and Deuce gets injured. Leon pivoting because he has options (kudos Aller) is his strength. Way more so than his big decisions, which are about 50-50. But that first 50 is all he needs

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:03:44 +0000

Seems inevitable that one or more of the following things must happen before next year if Leon is forced to stay under the second apron, assuming that Brunson and OG are untouchable:

-KAT takes a significant pay cut, starting with opting out and extending
-KAT not extended and is either traded or let go in free agency
-One of the starters is traded or not extended, most likely Hart or Mikal.
-Deuce is not extended at fair market value and either traded or let go in free agency
-Both Alvarado and Shamet are traded for minimum salary coming back
-Deuce extends for less than his market value

Did I leave out any possibilities that would keep the team under the 2nd apron?

If not, seems to me that the most likely/most feasible outcome is that Deuce is not extended and is either traded or walks in free agency. Maybe that changes if there’s an unexpected development, like an injury to a key player.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:35:45 +0000

Hubs, id argue Caruso played a larger role in the lakers winning the 2020 title than deuce did in us winning our title.

And you may be right. I didn’t watch basketball in the bubble.

I do know the Lakers let Caruso go because they thought Talen Horton-Tucker made him expendable, and they still rue that decision.

But what I’m suggesting is that “role in winning our title” is being given way too much weight.

I used to watch the Yankees in the 90s. One year Tino Martinez didn’t play a big role in the title. The next year he did. Sometimes Andy Petite was the game 1 starter. Sometimes he was the 4th.

Assuming this is going to be 3 or 4 year run, we should be valuing things like age & production over sustained periods. How they performed in an extremely small sample this past spring shouldn’t be a critical data point.