Going Crazy in the Garden With Fred Katz
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🗓️ 23 April 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Hoops Adjacent
David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by The Athletic's Fred Katz to discuss the WILD ending at MSG that led to the Knicks leading the Sixers 2-0 in the series. They break down why the Knicks have looked so dominant thus far and why Josh Hart has meant so much to them to this point. Plus, are the Lakers done for? The guys discuss why the Nuggets aren't too worried about the fellas in the purple and gold. And why were the fans chanting Fred Katz name in MSG?
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| 0:00.0 | We are Frank! |
| 0:02.2 | We are Frank! |
| 0:04.4 | Let's go, Rickat! |
| 0:07.2 | Boy! |
| 0:07.5 | We are back. |
| 0:15.5 | Playoff Edition, Hoops Adjacent, Athletic NBA show. |
| 0:24.5 | I am back, just back from the NYC from Gotham with some craziness that me and Fred Kat saw last night Freddie Freddie it's so good to |
| 0:31.0 | see you last night what a crazy game I know it was it was insane it was insane Marcus I know you've been to some crazy dubs games, but I, I was trying to remember the last time I actually was at a playoff game with an ending that insane. |
| 0:48.3 | And I couldn't, it was, I couldn't think of one. |
| 0:50.4 | Yeah, that was crazy. |
| 0:51.4 | I'm going with, by the way, I'm talking into the mic because my producer said they like my late-night radio voice. |
| 0:58.3 | You're going all Melbourne Lindsay on their ass. |
| 1:03.2 | I'm going with, it wasn't that, I mean, it was a close game and it was an ending. |
| 1:10.2 | But to me, watching Clay Thompson |
| 1:13.3 | go absolutely nuts in Oklahoma. Like, that was still the most surreal thing. Like, the fans |
| 1:21.0 | next to me were literally, they were dying. Like, they were, every shot was like a literal |
| 1:27.6 | pierce of their hearts. It was just, it was insane. So, but yeah, that ending last night, New York looked bonkers. But you know what? Shout out to the, to the guard, man. Like that environment just insane. I mean, it is an absolute dump, but they sure know how to turn a basketball. you know what I'm saying |
| 1:25.3 | like Madison that's |
| 1:26.5 | I'm sorry it is an absolute dump, but they sure know how to turn a basketball. You know what I'm saying? I'm sorry. It's one of the most disappointing arenas in the league. Stop. With all the mystique and all the, and you get there, you be like, yo, can we upgrade this thing? Like, why is this from like 85? Like, does Chris Mullen still play here with st johns like come on this |
| 2:01.3 | 2024 but the environment is insane like it's a great basketball environment even if like you can't |
| 2:09.4 | get a good cup of coffee inside no well you know you can't have everything stop media coffee there |
| 2:16.2 | i mean you want to talk about it's fantastic the media coffee there it's it's the |
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