The New York Knicks Could Be Passed The Torch…But Are There Still Root Issues?

The New York Knicks Could Be Passed The Torch…But Are There Still Root Issues?

The New York Knicks are now 9-2 since trading for OG and anobi having won seven of those games by double digits including a 26o embarrassment of deo’s WS which signal they did pretty damn well in the blockbuster trade with Toronto to be fair my WS are finally in

Rebuild mode after a winning era that consisted of a historically special Championship season not to mention all time a championship that now Indiana Pacer Pascal cakam non-h High perfectly stated belong to everyone in a player Tribune piece reflecting on his time in Toronto point is with the Knicks now

Having an elite Wing defender in anobi who albeit played as many games as defo in the 2019 playoffs but was a raptor Legend who helped us get a few wins from the Conference Finals in the bubble a year after that and also played 67 regular season games in the year we won

The title now it could be New York basketball’s time to be past the torch the start with OG’s been great but I want to talk about whether or not anobi is the Bonafide answer to New York winning a competitive Eastern Conference specifically Jaylen Brunson but in the regular season also Julius Randall are

Both elite shot creators that in terms of the areas they score from compliment each other therefore acquiring a strong downhill away from the basket cutter in anobi who doesn’t need to be manufacturing shots off the dribble himself that can also cover up for the defensive miscues of Randall and Brunson

With physical active and rangy lock down clamps on the perimeter oh geez what New York was missing against Jimmy Butler in the second round lost to Miami last spring a question I have is whether or not New York’s depth is good enough to legitimately make a championship run

Rebounding combo guard Josh Hart and the breakout Sharp Shooting shot Creator Dante dienzo both of whom were acquired in the 2023 calendar year have provided Jaylen Brunson with top-notch insurance in the back court another question will be whether or not the powerful tandem of Brunson and Randall are a poised and

Consistent enough one-w punch to get it done at a high level level in the night and day more physically demanding postseason we know Julius has struggled with playoff consistency in the past throughout his first two appearances in 2021 and 2023 even though Brunson held his own as a number one option last

Postseason for the Knicks he earlier this season infamously Drew criticism from WNBA head coach and former Spurs assistant Becky hammed who questioned his stature for a main option given winning in the playoffs obviously requires the team’s top weapons to turn up their games to another level therefore the most prevalent question

For New York is whether or not those comments from Hammond are correct we’ll get to whether or not I think Brunson can use Hammond’s comments as fuel for when it matters most along with the most popular criticism for Julius Randall plus where the Knicks rank among the top

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Mitchell Robinson who’s out due to ankle surgery the acquisition of precious auua in the anobi trade has paid dividends for Coach tibs a video on this channel in 2021 after my Raptors traded for him in the deal for Kyle Lowry highlighted a chua’s upside and in his best game of

The 2324 season against his former team we got a firsthand look at it as precious went off for 18 points on 9 for 10 made shots to go along with 11 rebounds four of them which were o boards if he was still on the wraps he would have likely chucked up 4 threes

And clanked 75% but clearly Tibido and his staff have told the 68 243 lb locomotive with a handle to strictly attack the basket precious took over two threes per game in December with the Raptors but it’s taking less than half a three per game in January with the

Knicks using his size and athletic Force to his Advantage whether it was being a beastly rle man or exploding off the dribble with his above average guard skill for a big the new interior prominently focused auua is a deadly weapon as someone who used to watch him

In person it’s good to see precious healthy and going to work in New York without the unnecessary three-point shooting volume hampering him like it did in Toronto his rare combination of athleticism dribbling ability and stature are most effectively put to use last postseason for New York to say that

Frustrated out ofline New Yorkers torch the next man we’re going to talk about would be the understatement of the century after Julius Randle went three for 14 from the field in a game which ended New York’s season Nicks fans tore down an in Arena poster and stomped on

It native of the Bronx and ESPN stepen a would also give us the first take the heat knocked out the Knicks here on ESPN everyone wants to hear step A’s reaction the rest of the time is yours Julius Randle I am done with this man I’m calling calling for the New York Knicks

To trade him you’re not going to win with him his body language the second his shot is not falling he’s defeated and it has contagious effect it’s like a virus that hits everybody no pun intendant considering the times we living in Julius Randle is not the

Answer trade him he needs to go because every postseason this is what he does and that’s the way that it is 14 field goals by Jaylen Brunson the entire rest of the Knicks all of eight players who played 13 field goals an absolutely pathetic offensive performance and the

New York Nick season is over Julius Randle is not the answer trade for Damen Lillard or call Anthony towns find a way randles had a strong 24 and9 per game season in response to that take however randle’s Legacy as a top player in this league will obviously be defined by what

He does in the postseason and as overly harsh as he was stepen a hit the nail on the head in terms of what Julius has done in the playoffs through his first two appearances just like ESPN stepen a has doubts about Randall as you may have heard given it

Was big news a month ago a guest talking head also for ESPN and Becky Hammond took shots at Jaylen Brunson calling him a 1A Superstar who’s too small to lead the Knicks into title contention given defensive game planning is the specific factor that becomes tougher to deal with

For players in the postseason teams being able to adjust and put their biggest and best defenders on smaller top weapons throughout the course of a seven game series has historically neutral ized smaller number one options in the playoffs the Stephen Curry’s and Isaiah Thomas’ of the world are

Anomalies and 90% of NBA titles that are won are driven by players with physically imposing statures however given Brunson was exceptional in the 2023 playoffs these comments from Hammond felt out of line head coach Tom Tibido who claimed he hadn’t seen the comments before being asked about them

Said quote anyone who doubts him doesn’t really know him every opportunity that he’s gotten he’s proven things don’t get lost in the noise it’s always going to be something too short too small too thin too strong too something forget about all that just get ready to win for

Brunson since the comments from Hammond he’s been the only player next to Luca and Giannis to be top six across the league in both points and assists per game I think jaylen’s potentially one of those anomalies next to Curry who won four chips for the Warriors as a number

One option being 6’2 and Isaiah Thomas who won back toback ship for the Pistons as a number one option being 61 the like Isaiah 61 Brunson posted averages of 316 and5 in last year’s conference semifinals in what was the 27-year-old billan Nova product’s first postseason as a number one scoring option so with

That experience and as he gains more of it in 2024 once he hits his prime which based off his age is over the next year or two if he stays healthy the two-time NCAA Champion has what it takes to fuel any team he’s a part of to the ultimate

Glory in the association just think of how Dallas dropped off from a team that made the Conference Finals to not makeing the playoffs last season without the shock creation of Brunson Brunson continuing to use Hammond’s comets as fuel to his fire will be what it takes in terms of OG coach chibs described

This man’s impact best stating regarding the all NBA Defender and Raptor Legend a rare combination of power strength speed agility anticipation and a big time motor he can make two to three efforts on a play and keep going he never quits on a play if I had to say where New York

Ranks in the Eastern Conference among contenders I would put them as one of those teams next to the 76ers in heat who outside of the Celtics in Bucks have a chance at getting through the East if a door opens up I’m interested if OG’s Edition makes the Knicks contenders in

Your opinion though let me know for a chance at the shout out next video pause to read the answer from today’s speaks winner Huckleberry appreciate every take this was your boy D flow and I’ll see you next video He

OG’s been a blessing but whether or not the two cheap shots from several ESPN talking heads have any substance will still be the answer to New York having any chance at winning a title. How are the Knicks properly coaching Precious Achiuwa, can Brunson be the next Curry & Isiah Thomas? My take is on its way.

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0:00, Intro

3:02, Precious Upside

4:27, Julius Randle Criticism

6:04, Brunson’s Revenge Tour

8:14, Thibs On OG

8:33, Where The Knicks Rank Among East Contenders

8:46, Community Speaks
The New York Knicks Could Be Passed The Torch…But Are There Still Root Issues?