Jalen Brunson reminisces on Knicks’ playoff loss to Heat: It doesn’t sit well! | NBA Countdown

Jalen Brunson reminisces on Knicks’ playoff loss to Heat: It doesn’t sit well! | NBA Countdown

In case you somehow forgot about the origin of the Nick heat rivalry look no further than the Godfather Pat Riley who after coaching the Knicks from 91 to 95 faxed in his resignation to head south but what does the new generation in New York know about that Michael wilbon he

Sat down with Jaylen brunon to find out good oldfashioned Heat Nicks here temper flare which we expected at some point these two Rivals are extremely familiar with each other you’ve only been in New York Nick for about a year and a half have you properly learned to hate Miami

Yet uh definitely uh I mean last year you know obviously losing them in the playoffs and I have so much respect for them all the players over there the coaching staff but when we go up head tohe I mean we’re ready to to get after it losing them last year definitely just

Didn’t sit well can you guys be better now I think everyone is really just expecting us to just jump back to where we were last year all right we’ll go right back to the second round then we’re going to make the Eastern Conference Finals well we have to get

Through the process we got to be better we can’t just just hop back to where we were and we got to be patient and we got to be willing to get better every single day 50 points for Jaylen Brunson the first Knicks point guard ever to do that

Allstar voting be damned you have played at an incredibly high level mhm and it doesn’t always get noticed truly I just don’t I don’t care I was always looked over always really thought that jaylen’s good know but there’s just like one thing about he just it’s always that you just never

Know like so for me I just I don’t wor about what people say I just got to go out there and just continue to prove myself right that I belong great stuff Mr wilon Jaylen getting warmed up for this latest chapter what stood out to you from your

Conversation outside of what we just heard how thoughtful he is I I look I’m totally biased love Jaylen Brunson um you know and like we’ve all been familiar with the family with Rick and Jaylen and how he came along and Jaylen played high school basketball in Chicago

And I was able to just watch and pay attention to him and what he’s his game is honed okay there may be a little more natural talent and it’s not rewarded he’s named his foundation second round to remind himself and everybody else second round people passed me over they

Passed him over for the All-Star vote I didn’t I voted for him as a starter with halberton that’s what he should be he’s a winner right championship in colge I don’t want to gloss over that because winning is a skill too some people lose

And some people win I bet he won in high school I guarantee he won he won in college he’s going to win in the NBA and sometimes winning is just doing whatever it takes to win you’ve seen him take a Knicks team and and really he’s the best

Player on a very good team now and he wasn’t supposed to be I remember Jay Wright called me in the draft he said why is nobody talking about runs I said he not going to post up like he is at Villanova in the he’s too small and J

Right he’s the best player on the team and that was Mel Bridges that was you know uh that was a few other guy d.va chenzo they had some good players on that team right and he said why what you guys want to win and I obviously blew it

Didn’t take you got him now the only one the second round I don’t want to spin this to Stephen A but it’s also the round that they were eliminated by the heat in six games last year if they go head-to-head again in a seven game series who are you taking I still was

Say I still would say that the Miami Heat until further notice I think the Knicks can beat them um but the reality is is that regardless of how great the New York Knicks look now because of what I said about Tom tiido um I’m looking at spoler versus Tom Tibido in a postseason

In the best of seven series and I got I got trepidation but in the end I appreciate Brunson love him love the fact that he’s a New York Nick he’s an Allstar he’s a star I just felt like halberton needed to get the nod at the point guard spot because he’s leading

The league in assist for the number one offense plus he’s averaging 24 game and Don Mitchell in Cleveland is an offg guard and because of that I picked halberton with Donovan Mitchell who’s averaging 28 game by the way now could I pick Brunson and halberton sure I wasn’t

Thinking about that got two point guards I picked one and I was thinking about a shooting guard that’s the only reason but I love Brunson I appreciate him but still the New York Knicks can’t win a championship with him is the number one [Applause] option NBA ony is coming

Jalen Brunson reminisces on Knicks’ playoff loss to Heat: It doesn’t sit well! | NBA Countdown
Michael Wilbon sat down with Jalen Brunson to discuss the New York Knicks’ rivalry with the Miami Heat.
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