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Is the Knicks’ Buzz for Real?

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

There’s one phrase in the NBA that reflects as crying wolf; The Knicks are back. Different shades of mediocrity have inhabited Madison Square Garden over the last 20-plus years, but this time it may actually be different.  Led by emerging NBA superstar point guard Jalen Brunson, the Knicks are the team that no one wants to play. Following the addition of OG Anunoby, the Knicks look as good as they have in years, but will the shoulder injury of Julius Randle put their playoff hopes in jeopardy? Chris Herring joins the show today to talk about how this team came together and why fans in New York have their sights set on a deep playoff run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Chris Herring, if you're a Knicks fan, you had a roller coaster weekend, sir.

0:04.8

First, you got more of the same from Jaylan Brunson.

0:07.5

Brunson, great hesitation ball by.

0:10.2

Bucket against Rosie.

0:11.6

There he is that hesitation crossover.

0:14.0

Then you saw something you never want to see.

0:17.0

As Randall is shaken up,

0:21.0

favoring that right shoulder, Oh boy oh boy is right of those two moments

0:26.8

which one will define the 2024 Knicks more you think? I actually think it's probably what Brunson's been doing and what the team has been doing lately.

0:40.0

I think that they're certainly capable of continuing to win because the win streak lately hasn't necessarily been a function of what Randall was doing and I think that's the difference and even Brunson and what he's doing there's been more to

0:53.5

it than that they've unlocked something different and I think they've truly

0:56.9

found an identity lately and so I think it's probably more the former than is the

1:00.9

latter. An identity.

1:02.5

What would we say the identity of the New York Knicks

1:04.6

is besides being the Knicks and not going to the finals?

1:08.0

You said that, not me.

1:12.1

The identity of this team since the new year since they got Ogen and Obey has been that

1:17.8

They're even more of a team that really I don't think anybody looks forward to playing that they're going to get into you

1:23.4

defensively they've been the best defensive team in the league since they swung that

1:27.6

trade and that they're going to wreak havoc they're going to make multiple

1:31.1

efforts it's kind of the exact Tom Thibodeau team you would expect.

1:36.0

Like if you had to kind of draw them from scratch, close your eyes. This is what you would get and I think

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