Knicks Confidence Meets the Wembanyama Problem

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Evan Roberts and Shaun Morash close out the segment by weighing Knicks fans’ growing confidence against the one undeniable problem San Antonio presents: Victor Wembanyama. Callers wonder whether the Knicks should expect to sweep, but Evan pushes back by pointing to Wembanyama’s rare skill set and the way he can change a series even if New York has the better overall path. The guys debate whether the Spurs can win a title without the usual playoff scars, compare San Antonio’s rise to past NBA champions, and explain why the Knicks look more battle tested. They also touch on a wild Yankees inning, the Mets sweeping Miami, and Evan’s concern that the Mets’ upcoming West Coast trip could reveal whether the recent success is real.

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0:00.0	Let's go to Bob and Keyport.
0:01.1	What's up, Bob?
0:03.3	How are you?
0:04.2	Good, what's up?
0:23.4	You know, even though the Spurs won, we're playing the Spurs, actually I asked this question in time of last night. I want to get your opinion on also. Are you afraid that OKC won analytically and they're just going to be in the finals? That's a good shot. That's a good one. This is why Kenny Atkinson is done as an NBA head coach.
0:23.4	Like, I know he's staying good shot. This is why Kenny Adkinson is done as an NBA head coach.
0:27.9	Like, I know he's staying in Cleveland, so I got that prediction wrong because I thought they would get rid of him.
0:29.9	But that's one of those lines.
0:36.5	It's one of those statements that we analytically won two of the first three games that will live with you forever.
0:54.5	It's the he-all guy from the politics. Do you know his name? I want to say John Edwards, but that's the medium. Not John Edwards. Good guess, though. He ran in 2004, so he's up there. John Edwards, the medium ran? No, the politician who screwed around on his wife and impregnated another woman. Oh, I didn't realize there were two different ones.
0:56.3	I thought it was the medium got a little, the medium.
0:57.6	No, he was the politician. He ended up running his vice president in 2004. I know the He-Haw guy. All right, what's his name? Howard Dean. Nailed it. That's the he... It's not really He-Haw. It's more Ye-Haw! That's Kenny Atkinson's analytics.
1:10.2	That's what you remember for forever now.
1:11.5	It's so true.
1:12.2	And I remember when Dean did that after he lost, I think, New Hampshire is when it happened. Somewhere in the Northeast. His political career was just going to be defined by, yeah. That's it. Is that the same one when he screamed, the Howard Dean scream speech? Yeah. Okay, so that's the same situation. That's the sound we're making.
1:28.5	Yes.
1:28.8	Yeah, it's just defined differently. Yeah. But it stuck with him. And remember, that happened in 2004. So that was almost the last time the Knicks were in a finals. That's how long ago it was. Boy, he was so lucky the Yankees collapsed. That's a big years remembered for. Tony is in Totewan, New Jersey.
1:43.8	What's up, Tony?
1:45.2	Hey, how you doing?
1:46.2	I just want to make a quick point. That's the years remembered for. Tony is in Totewan, New Jersey. What's up, Tony?
1:45.2	Hey, how are you doing?
1:46.3	I just want to make a quick point about the NBA Cup compared to the Eastern Conference
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