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He stops and plugs the hole in so many different situations.

I once likened him to playing whack-a-mole on defense with the problems of the Knicks.

He still does that.

He plays whack-a-mole.

I mean, look, I agree with you, but this is the makeup of the roster.

I mean, you kind of live by Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns, and for all intents and purposes, you will die by Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns.

And truthfully, Dave, I will say, I like their chances in the Eastern Conference when you look at that equate.

I honestly like of the guards in the NBA, it's him, Shay and Steph that you just throw your hands up and say, you don't know what to do anymore.

They really are Soul snatchers Those three guys In particular I should throw Luka in this too He's like a bigger guard He's too big And Shea's probably too big I agree To your point about them in the East Especially with the Cavs not getting off To the greatest start right now I think this is their conference to win I think they're the clear cut

Between them and the Pistons, they are the two clear-cut best teams in the conference as of today.

And if you look at experience, if you look at star power... And that's what biases us against the Pistons there.

And you can't trust.

No, I agree.

I think if I had to bet right now, I would bet the Knicks to make it to the finals.

Winning the finals is a different story.

And I think that's what the aspirations for this team is, right?

Like,

That's why they throw themselves into these Giannis conversations is because any team that has a chance right now to win an NBA championship and the Knicks are a team that has a chance.

You have to ask yourself, can you beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in a series?

And right now, the answer is no, they can't.