Knicks and Blazers Off to a Roaring Start

Heat Check with Trysta Krick

The 8 Side

Basketball, Sports

2.2 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The New York Knicks and the Portland Trail Blazers... Two teams that no one expected to look this good early in the season. Trysta breaks down both teams start including Jalen Brunson's immediate impact on the Knicks and the astounding change of course from the Trail Blazers. She finishes the show by going around the NBA to discuss George Mikan's jersey retirement, Kevin Durant's usage, Joel Embiid's refusal to play defense, and more! Tune In!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:04.5	You're tuned in to Heat Check with Trista Crick.
0:10.3	On this episode of the Heat Check, the New York Knicks, the Knicks, the Knickerbockers, if you will.
0:20.4	Off to another hot start.
0:22.9	Could this be another year that they go to the playoffs?
0:25.6	And there is one reason.
0:28.1	A man who might actually be, in hindsight, underpaid.
0:33.0	We break down the Knicks hot start, and we get into what's happening in Portland,
0:37.4	which, as a Blazers
0:38.3	fan, I am an absolute shock about.
0:41.1	It's team's 4-1, baby!
0:42.7	What?
0:43.8	Plus, we cover some news around the league, including the Lakers continuing to stink, but now
0:49.0	being tone-deaf on top of that, Kevin Durant being run into the ground again in Brooklyn.
0:53.3	I compare the NFL and the NBA's handling of the concussion protocol.
0:57.8	Uh, wee, we'll, let's just say this.
1:00.0	NBA handling things a lot better than the NFL.
1:03.3	And Joe Ellen B. deciding, you know what, fuck it.
1:06.0	I'm not playing defense anymore.
1:07.6	And the NBA going all in on Victor Wembenyama and the hype train.
1:12.4	So much to talk about so Nick drop that motherfucking beat.
1:21.6	I have a thought, obviously, since this is a podcast about thoughts.
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