Knicks Fever, Mets Panic, and New York’s Best Owner Debate

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber close out the conversation with the Knicks on the doorstep of the Finals while Mets frustration keeps crashing into the excitement. The guys touch on the strange nature of hockey playoff runs, the Islanders comparison that suddenly looks less ridiculous, and the many ways New York fans are juggling hope and aggravation at the same time. The Mets talk stays heated as callers vent about Carlos Mendoza, David Peterson, the trade deadline, and whether this roster is already forcing fans to think about selling. Evan and Tiki also get into James Dolan, the Rangers, the Knicks, and the bigger question of who deserves to be called the best owner in New York sports.

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0:00.0	You know, in a weird way, Sean made a really stupid but sort of valid point a few months ago
0:06.0	when he argued that the New York Islanders had a better chance to win a Stanley Cup than the New York Knicks.
0:11.2	And obviously, that looks foolish now.
0:12.6	Anders didn't make the playoffs.
0:13.6	Next year in the NBA finals.
0:15.1	But his points being proven by the Vegas Golden Knights.
0:19.2	The Vegas Golden Knights had fewer wins than the Islanders this season and they've gone on a miraculous run and they're in the Stanley Cup final. Is that an East West thing? No, I think it's a hockey's weird thing. It's the most randomized playoff sport. And that was his overall point and I understood it. I think he was diminishing the Knicks' chances while doing it, but I thought his hockey side of it made sense, which was, hey, if the honors make the playoffs, sure, they can go on a run. And the fact that John Tortorella has done it with the Vegas Golden Knights after a 39 win regular season and being hired with only five games to go and beating the Colorado Avalanche, it's just, it's more proof that hockey makes no sense. Not just beat them. They swept them. Colorado banged up. John Tortorella, assistant on Team USA won a gold medal. Could get the gold medal and the Stanley Cup same year. How about that? Very, very impressive. Nobody else knew that. Nah, but I did. You and me, Jack Hughes' lifer. I'm sure Boomer knew that.
1:11.9	Did he?
1:12.3	He was the assistant.
1:13.3	It wasn't the head coach. Oh, boomer knew that. Did he? In fact, don't make me. If I go back to the morning show and I search that show this morning, I think there's a chance. Boomer said it. No chance, boomer said it. Okay. No, I'm going to look at, I can't do it today, and have enough time.
1:27.7	I will look tomorrow or later today.
1:29.6	Get on it.
1:30.0	Dan's got it.
1:30.6	Yeah, he's got it.
1:31.1	Or Dan will get it. Dan's boomer said. Okay. No chance. I'm going to look. I can't do it today. I have enough time.
1:29.5	I will look tomorrow or later today.
1:29.9	Get on it.
1:41.6	Dan's got it. Yeah, he's got it. But Dan, see if Boomer ever mentioned that Torts won a gold medal with Team USA. Yes. Not that he was the on. Doesn't matter. He got a gold medal. Yeah. Yeah, okay.
1:42.2	Doesn't matter.
1:42.4	All right.
1:43.3	Okay, how do you get it?
1:43.5	All right.
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