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Sources: Knicks assistant coach Chris Jent steps away for personal reasons – ESPN
Game Discussion Thread: Knicks vs. Pistons, October 27, 2026 – Posting & Toasting
MSG Sports splits Knicks, Rangers into separate publicly traded companies – The New York Times
Knicks pick up first win of the season, down undefeated Pistons, 111-97 – SNY
Knicks’ Mike Brown credits Karl-Anthony Towns’ mid-game ‘shift in mindset’ for win over Pistons – SNY
Knicks 111, Pistons 97: Scenes from win number one – Posting & Toasting
Knicks at Bulls – Recap & Reaction | POSTGAME SHOW | Knicks Film School – Knicks Film School
KNICKS at BULLS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 28, 2026 – NBA
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Jalen Brunson Is Back But Here’s Why The Knicks Beat The Bulls – Knicks Fan TV
Knicks Nightcap | 2-3 Season Start | Bluegrass Distillery – Knick of Time
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With the way Kolek and Clarkson and Shamet have looked so far, it feels like we’re going to have to deal from our depth of small guards to bring in another big body at some point this season.
I think Kolek ought to be very tradable. There have to be some teams out there that need a true point guard. Sacramento comes to mind, although I’d feel bad for Kolek if we sent him there. And also, we actually need him with Alvie injured.
You know, in limited minutes Kolek has very nice advanced stats, with a PER of 21.7 and a BPM of 5.9. If he keeps this up or anywhere near it, he’s going to be valuable.
I think we need depth at PG as much as at C and wouldn’t consider trading Kolek.
It’s also important to note that our small wings (Deuce, Landry, Clarkson) all play bigger than the tall one (Diawara). They can guard up better than Mo can guard even, and they’re better rebounders, too.
The best thing to do may be to trade Mo before he loses all his shine (if he hasn’t already).
The problem with all these guys, though, is they make no money and we can’t really aggregate salaries because we’re unable to fill the subsequent roster opening without going over the second apron.
@Z-Man,
Realized I never replied to your comment asking me how I’m doing these days. I just successfully defended my dissertation and am formally receiving my doctorate in December. Currently, I’m a lecturer at University of Illinois Chicago and am on the job market, so most of my time these days is taken up with filling out applications and teaching. I’ve gotten a couple callbacks for permanent jobs, though, so there’s a good chance I end up somewhere other than Chicago after this academic year.
With the Knicks winning the chip and the possibility of gainful employment, I would say that I’ve been good!
Re: our guards: I think that Shamet is too valuable for the front office to let go of lightly and that Clarkson fills a niche on this team that the other guards don’t, which leaves Kolek as the obvious trade bait. But, depending on how well Kolek performs early on, it might be Alvarado or even Deuce who’s on the trade block instead. Personally, I’d rather just wait for the buyout market and pick up the best center who shakes loose there (if that’s feasible w/r/t the 2nd apron) unless there’s a great deal waiting in the wings.
Btw caught up on podcasts at the gym yesterday. Some notes….
– Alan gets name dropped on the Zach Lowe Show now.
– Bill Simmons said “I’m not going to overreact” to the Knicks slow start and then ranked them outside his list of 8 title contenders this year. He also compared Yaxel to “2010s LeBron” without a hint of irony.
– the Sergio de Larrea stuff is more interesting than we thought, and was actually diabolically clever. Apparently they were never going to draft him. But the FO was unable to get a good offer for the 25th pick, and they had solid intel that Dallas wanted him, so they basically gambled that if they took him Dallas would pay up, and they did. So the FO was unable to get anything for the 25th pick while they were on the clock, and ended up getting the 30th pick and 2 seconds after. That story came from Windhorst’s pod.
Watched most of the comeback and most of Kolek in that headband. Kind of a holy shit moment. That’s a level we haven’t seen from him. He even looked decent on defense. The passing was amazing. So in control.
Balm for the soul.
That was a really great comeback win on a B2B.
KAT is our most essential player right now and he is playing the role well.
re: more injuries these days
I think the solution is simple. Players are far more fit than they were ages ago. World records keep getting broken, largely not due to steroids but because of new techniques in exercise, diet, technique, and medical care. So today’s athletic body is stretched more and more to the max tolerances that the joints & all can take. As players run faster, cut quicker, push harder, the joints have to manage that extra stress that older athletes didn’t have to endure. Additionally medical techniques prolong the careers of players that might have had to hang them up earlier, but it means they have more downtime when they get hurt. Lastly, I’d say there’s also a lot more teams/players so there are just more aggregate injuries.
As for steroids, I think it’s certainly more used than publicized or discussed (*cough* LeBron with a Barry Bonds sized skull *cough*), but I don’t think it’s rampant like 90s/00s baseball. I’ve always thought it was mostly used by older players to slow aging because with players known to use ‘roids their late 30s/early 40s numbers are unlike everything we’ve seen from generations past (*cough* Tom Brady *cough* Peyton Manning *cough*) and of course fringe players to make the cut (Matt Herges). Maybe some players use it to recover from injury (Paul George?) as well, which fits back to the narrative above where in generations past they would have just retired or stayed injured for a longer period of time.
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