He changes everything.

And I remember when the Knicks were struggling in those games against Boston, and some

optimistic Nick fans would say, well, Mitch isn't here.

And my response would be, all right, but is Mitch ever going to come back?

Is he ever going to stay healthy?

And what kind of difference is he truly going to make?

Like, yeah, they're going to be better defensively, but how impactful is it?

And watching this postseason, the answer is incredibly impactful.

Yeah. I mean, where are the Knicks without Mitchell Robinson in this postseason?

Yeah. I could argue they get knocked out early. You're right. But the challenge of, like, when you

look at this game, Jail Bruns has scored 43 points. I understand. Cat scored 35.

You know what I mean?

In what world did the Knicks two best scores dominate offensively, and they still lose?

And so it just goes to show you that every step in the postseason is it's harder to win, right?

So you can have an exceptional game,

but if there are three or four issues with two other guys,

you're going to lose.

And so, like, the Knicks,

they have a lot to look at this game and say,

hey, we did this really well.

But there's too much in critical moments that they didn't do well.

And part of its coaching and preparation,

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