So he has not always been this dependable guy. He's had dependable seasons. Last year certainly qualifies as one. So who knows? It could just be a health thing in terms of why he's not playing tonight. Now he's listed as questionable, by the way. So he went from questionable to doubtful. Now he's back to questionable. But when I heard that answer a few days ago, I took it as there's an unknown in this alteration. And it doesn't mean he hates it. It doesn't mean it doesn't going to work.

That's at least how I took it as there's an unknown in this alteration, and it doesn't mean he hates it, and it doesn't mean it doesn't work. That's at least how I took it. It doesn't mean anything. And again, we haven't seen a game yet. Opening night is tonight. So it could be absolutely nothing. Or it could be something. How did you take that line? Tommy, are you concerned that he hates Mike Brown? I'm concerned based on what Tiki just said

because the idea that one of your star players possibly internally is having an issue here and he's pouting, I guess, and doesn't want to be on the court because he doesn't like the new system. Well, it makes you feel better if I say, I respect the hell out of Tiki. I think he's wrong about this. Will that make it feel better?

Yeah, but he put it in the atmosphere now.

It is now in the ether.

It is now in the sports hook ether.

I'm just speculating why we're getting a jacking out of Tiki, I think he's wrong about this. Will that make it feel better? Yeah, but he put in the atmosphere now. It is now in the ether.

It is now in the sports.

I'm just speculating why we're getting to jacking around of Carl Anthony Towns available. No, it's fair. It's fair. Because that's what's happening. You're either doubtful or you're questionable. You're playing. Like, what's going on? It is strange.

How does this change three times in three days?

No, the whole thing is very strange.

The reason behind it, I don't think is anything malicious like he wants out and he's pissed off that there were rumors about him. I don't know why it went from questionable to doubtful to questionable, but I don't think it's end of the world stuff. Right, it's understandable. Like even Josh Hart said that last year. He doesn't know how his role is going to be on the team. Like you're a new system, new players here, bigger bench. So it's

understandable that he would feel that way. What I don't want it to be is that he doesn't want to get out there and he's having an issue with the coach. I don't think that's it though. He's going the other way. He went from doubtful to questionable.

So he wants to be out there. He wants to be out there.

But why was he doubtful?

Because the Knicks. Here's what we're reading early in this next season. And again, Went from doubtful to questionable. Right. So he wants to be out there. He wants to be out there. But why was he doubtful?

Because the Knicks, here's what we're reading early in this next season. And again, we haven't played a game yet. They are going to go so the other way from Tom Thibodeau. And one of the things they're going to go the other way about is maintenance and rest. Yes. Okay. Mitchell Robinson is being listed for ankle maintenance.

Mitch maintenance.

It's the first game of the season. Yes. Okay. Mitchell Robinson is being listed for ankle maintenance.

Mitch maintenance.

It's the first game of the season.

So I think that the Knicks, and this happens when you make coaching changes,

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