Knicks Coach Hunt Heats up; Alonso Homers Twice In Win; Yanks Lose; KAT & FAN Critiques (Hour 1)

Boomer & Gio

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4.4 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks' coaching search is narrowing, with Rick Pitino emphasizing the immense pressure facing the new hire. Jeff Van Gundy is a strong candidate, while Mike Malone is reportedly out. In other sports news, Pete Alonso homered twice in the Mets' win, the Yankees were shut out, and there's drama with Gilbert Arenas criticizing Karl-Anthony Towns, and a public spat between Sal Licata and Dan Dakich over the Thibs firing. Michelle Beadle was replaced by Stephen A. Smith with little notice, and the Oilers took Game 1 against the Panthers in overtime.

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0:00.0	It's the Boomer and Geo podcast from WFAN.
0:04.8	And we're coming you live for the Villed 4 Tough Studio.
0:08.0	Boomer Assize and Greg Gianotti.
0:09.5	It's Boomer and Gionotti.
0:10.3	It's Boomer and Gio on the fans, simulcasts across the country on CBS Sports Network and wherever you are on the free Odyssey app.
0:17.7	Good Thursday morning.
0:19.9	The Mets continue to win out west.
0:22.5	They have officially won the season series against the Dodgers with another game today,
0:27.2	but it's great to see them play well against a team that eliminated them from the playoffs last year
0:32.5	and went on to win the World Series.
0:35.1	The Yankees also continue to win at the top of their division. So all of that
0:40.4	as good as we hurl towards summer. The Knicks coaching search is going to continue. I really thought
0:47.3	that Rick Petino yesterday on with BT and Sal as I was driving to meet you yesterday, Boomer was
0:53.3	just spectacular in the stuff that he said
0:56.1	about this Knicks coaching search. And one of the things that really stood out to me is because
1:00.7	he's a Knicks fan. He grew up a Knicks fan, Rick Petino. And Rick said that the pressure that is
1:05.7	going to be on the next Knicks head coach will be the greatest in the history of the organization since he's been alive as a Knicks fan.
1:14.2	And the more I thought about it, I said he's absolutely right.
1:17.4	Whoever gets this job is going to have to get them to the NBA finals is going to be expected to win a championship.
1:25.0	And that's why you think, are they really going to hand the keys over to someone who's never
1:28.7	coached before?
1:29.7	As a head coach, Petino didn't think so.
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