Shannon Sharpe & Gilbert Arenas explain why they don’t buy the Knicks title chances | Nightcap

Shannon Sharpe & Gilbert Arenas explain why they don’t buy the Knicks title chances | Nightcap

The Thunder beat the Knicks 1291 120 the exessive duo of Shay gild Alexander and Jaylen Williams combined for 72 points uh Shay Gil just had 368 and seven Jaylen Williams I think everybody names Williams in the state of Oklahoma play for the Thunder he had 36 on five of 53

76% field goal he was 13 of 17 Chad hen had 22 and the Thunder now moved to 20 and N I like the Thunder Gil I like them yeah I do too but they’re young right you know they’re going to give you those days where you know they’re going to be

Clicking because you know your best player Shay he has it right he understands the game he’s dominating the game right now he uh for the last three four five years he’s been shown that he is a superstar so with him leading the charge it’s easier for everybody else to

Just chip in here and there so they have great players around Shay that can just do what they do and don’t have to worry about the heavy lifting yeah uh he I mean man I love Shay I mean he has a he has a tremendous pull step back he can

Get to the rack he can finish with either hands he’s a little bit more explosive because you think he’s gonna lay it up and he will flush it on you he got a nice little three game that’s not in his Arsenal but he can get hot and

Hit the three uh as you mentioned Williams I saw him against the Lakers a couple uh a couple of days ago even though the Lakers won he can stroke it from three he can really shoot the ball from outside uh Chad hren he’s up and coming he needs to add about 10 pounds

To that frame but what I like about him he ain’t just jacking up threes he’ll try to put the ball on the floor and try to get to the rim he’ll try to poke it on you and yeah he’s challenging everything you might flush on him but

He’s gonna block two or three shots he’s gonna alter two or three shots so he’s gonna impact the game from a on a defensive P from a defensive perspective for about 10 points because he’s going to block two or three of your shots he’s going to alter two or three of your

Shots and maybe he’ll make the time of possession run out on a few of your shots so he’s going to account for 10 10 points that’s why they’re so good defensively even though they are young um but I like I like this team they can

Get up and down they can play a lot of different styles they got young guys and when you know young guys you don’t know any better you don’t know anything about being tired but I love Shay just Alexander and maybe maybe kawhai went a little bit too fast because what how do

You think the Clippers and we’re GNA continue on with this but how do you think the slippers would look with Shay Gil just in kawhai would they be better than see see that that’s now you you see why like you know you you question that upper management like what what did you

See when did you see you know I guess they were trying to win right now and you know it was more of a package deal for kaed PG to get yeah I heard doc I heard doc was talking and he tried to explain to he’s like you need to give

This guy a year he’s like Hawai he’s really good and he saidwell if you don’t get me PG I’mma go to the team across the hallway and they could ill afford to have that because that have been a depth sentence for the Clippers you cannot have LeBron ad and kawhai across the

Hall and then all you have is what you’ve got so I understand they had to make the move and they gave up a king’s Ransom to get PG but when you look at it and you look at it player for player right now Shay Gil just is a better

Player than PG and he has been for the last couple of years sh I mean to be honest he might be a better player than both of them right now you might be right you know I won’t fight I won’t debate you about it that’s what you damn

I’m one of those too like you know what I mean like it can go either way at this point but you know he’s steady he’s humble he trains he’s work I mean every summer he comes back he he’s added something to his game um and you know Clippers is gonna always kick themselves

You know in the butt when they look back at some of the trades they made versus what they have now um but you know just like anything you’re you’re always trying to move pieces to get um better pieces when you don’t know that what’s fool’s gold and what’s real gold what’s

That gim you know what’s that Jim hiding in hate you know one of those and he was of those type of players um you look at uh the Knicks RJ BR gave him 14 Julius Randle gave him 25 uh diven chenzo gave him 17 Jaylen

Runson was 24 uh quickly was 22 but they let they let the Thunders shoot a very high percentage and tho team is normally known for defense but it seemingly the the Thunder were able to get whatever they wanted now it’s look it’s very difficult I mean to try to say okay we

Gon I understand you got Josh Hart and I understand RJ Barrett and divon chenzo but ain’t nobody ain’t nobody stopping uh uh uh Shay from getting where he wants to go he’s gonna get his shot because you try to beat him to the punch and now he’s going to pull back and

Shoot that shoot that little 12 foot 14 foot shot and he’s going to Swit it and then all of a sudden you think he’s going to pull back he pull heavy and now he’s Landing up off the glass or he’s Landing up either way leftand or

Right-handed uh in the cup so and if they GNA shoot it like this if they’re gonna shoot the ball like this they got look CH Chad as I said Chad’s gonna challenge everything you got Lou Dort who’s a quality Defender uh who can get hard and shoot the ball from three and

They got guys that can shoot the ball from three I mean when you look at this team uh Jaylen Williams can shoot it for three Kendrick uh he’s more a Down Low player but he can get hot jayen Williams well j a len and JY l i n like I said

Everybody named Williams in OK Oklahoma play for the Thunder but they got a nice young nice young basketball team Isaiah Isaiah Joe he can shoot the three ball because I remember him last year when I was at the game in which LeBron passed kareim and every time the Lakers make a

Run one of these Williams or Isel Joe would make a three to Quail that run so uh I was really impressed with the Thunder and I think they’re only going to get better Josh gidy um he’s not having the season because he normally by now probably have what two or three triple

Doubles yeah but that yeah I I think with him you know besides the off the court you know situation that’s that that’s you know looming around him I think with Chad there um it takes the ball out of more and with with Shay being more dominant you don’t you don’t needy G is

A movable piece at this point you don’t need him his upside has dropped very very drastically um the the Nick Squad I I’m never gonna be impressed with them it reminds me um you like Tibido you you have two guys that’s playing 30 plus minutes scoring

Four and four- two four and four like what is the point of them being on the court when someone’s averaging 20 30 points Josh Hart had played 34 minutes and he gave you four points yeah that that’s wasted Miss wasted minutes you you have uh Isaiah was it Isaiah

Hardstein but he your Center because you know the big guy went out I mean because they’re already undersized team if you look at them hardenstein now is their largest player so I mean you got to play a big because you got Julius Randall you know obviously Randle got to play RJ Barrett

They’re decent size but when you look at it I mean they’re not a big team that’s why I don’t think they can do anything in the East because everybody else is ginormous you look at Boston has great side with Pingas uh uh uh uh JT and JB

Um they have great sides with them we know Milwaukee has trees with Giannis and and and Bobby Porters and Brook Lopez and we Joel embiid and they come with n and they come with uh I think it’s Reed who’s who’s the backup center I ain’t I ain’t talking about Mo bomber

I ain’t talking about him La no no I’m not talking about him but but they got big guys that can back you down and I don’t know who can deal with who can actually in a seven game series for the Knicks I know they can win one game

Because Jaylen brunon can get hot and give you give you 50 uh we’ve seen Julius Rena he can get hot and he give you 30 and he can give you 30 40 and 15 but in a Four game to win four games against Milwaukee or Boston or Philly I

Don’t believe they do it do you think they can win a series against one of those three teams no not not those teams the only team they can beat and I said it last year the only team y’all can beat here is playing against Cavs and that’s who

They got you know Cavs or Toronto you can beat one of those teams with a with a player like Brunson you know once you start getting to that that second round and you start going against them Giants it’s really hard to win with that line up u i mean your best most dominant

Player is Becky Hammond said it right they don’t have a a one a player they don’t um Brunson is a great great second player or third or coming off the bench as that that it guy right it’s hard for small guys to win a title Gil I mean you

Look at the history of the game as lead dogs it’s been Steph Curry and it’s been Isaiah Thomas I and now don’t don’t take anything away from AI Chuck was outstanding and he put up big number L the league and scoring obviously we know

What he is he was a he was a historic player but to win a champion ship man like I said you got to be Steph Curry who we know is transcendent and Isaiah those are only I’m when I say small and I guess Steph Curry what’ you say Steph

Is 62 62 and a half and a Isaiah 61 but when you start talking about is Brunson is Brunson six foot with with with shoes on he 6’2 he made it so when you when you talk when we talk about small now we know the big

Guard we know I we know uh uh Magic and we know Jordan guys of that but man for them for them little guards man you’re asking an awful lot it’s it’s an awful lot because if that’s your best players and it’s not like he’s athletic or or like he’s he’s

Long right you know where he can make up some of the the the the height yeah um but he’s he’s small stubby compact right um you know it’s like he’s not a Chanty Billups but if you put him with like LeBron great if you put him with Boston

Great when he’s the best player on a team you really don’t have a chance because he has to do so much being limited and he’s very limited at his size I mean I compared him to it and to be honest I’m pretty sure it is offended because it was a two-time Allstar

Average in 29 and he’s don’t compare me to dude he ain’t even on my level right um but but but that’s just the case when you’re small like Iverson you gotta average 32 33 24 I can get that from Minard I can get 24 from any guard but

What he does bring is he brings leadership and knowing how to get a great bucket in the last five minutes of the game Sensational with that so OKC wins that ball game 129 129 120

Shannon Sharpe and Gilbert Arenas react to the New York Knicks’ 129-120 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. They discuss whether Jalen Brunson is capable of leading the Knicks to playoff success being the No. 1 scoring option.

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