Evident Tiki on the fan tonight at Madison Square Garden. We got a big game five between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks. I'm going to let you know what many Nick fans have suggested. I don't think I'm a big fan of this, but I want to give you the information, and we can decide if this is smart or not. And we've sort of broached the subject over the last week or so regarding C.J. McCollum and how

well he's played in this series and the way Nick fans have treated him like a villain. And it really all started with CJ making a comment about Jalen Brunson. He wanted to be the villain. Yeah, I think he tried to be like a casual villain. Yeah. But first he says Jalen Brunson flops a lot. he started with that.

We already know that.

Which was obvious.

Clyde says it.

Then he continued But first he says Jalen Brunson flops a lot. He started with that.

We already know that.

Which was obvious.

Clyde says it.

Then he continues to pick up his game, play really, really well, and sorts of milks the crowd reaction towards him.

When Nick fans were chanting that, you know, CJ sucks or bleep C.J. McCollum.

And it was commented on by, I forget which one of his teammates.

Oh, Jonathan Cumminga came out and said, yeah, it gets them going. And it gets the team going.

So the conversation has been, should the New York Nick fan, as passionate as they are, should they take a little bit of a hiatus from making someone a villain who isn't really that big of a villain. Right. So instead of chanting. This isn't true. Well, I don't even think Trey Young was Trey Young. True. He made him a villain for no reason. At least he was like an annoying player. Like you watched him play and you're like, dude, this kid is annoying. He ain't Ruggie Miller. True. I'll tell that right now. He didn't dominate you at moments and make you feel inferior.

I just don't. like, dude, this kid is annoying. He ain't Roger Miller. True. I'll tell you that right now. He didn't dominate you at moments and make you feel inferior.

I just don't think like he was that villainy.

Yeah.

So if we buy that the crowd making someone a big villain somehow gets them going,

should the Nick fan go more traditional tonight and not treat C.J. McCollum bigger than he needs to be treated. Here's the difference. So Tray Young,

I'm just now stuck on the Tray Young comparison. Tray Young felt like a little immature punk.

You were just annoyed by him. He's a good player, but it was like, dude, you act like a idiot sometimes and stop being annoying. C.J. McCollum is not that. He's a 35-year-old veteran who's been around for 100 years. And if you met him in the street, you'd respect him. Sure. You'd be like, dude, I'd great player. You know, I had a long career or whatever. You respect him.

With Tray Young, you just kind of want to hate on him.

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