Frank Isola

against Oklahoma City, and it was clear that it was an Achilles.

I remember thinking at the time, the Knicks are going to go to the finals next year because there's no Tatum, there's no Tyrese Halliburton, and the Eastern Conference isn't good enough.

So I think it was all set up for them, but ultimately all that matters is getting there.

If Mike Brown's the coach, more power to him because he came in there with a lot of pressure on him.

You weren't going to be able to lose in the conference finals like they did last year, even though they hadn't been there since 1999.

He had, or I'm sorry, since 2000.

He needed to get to a finals, and that's what they've done.

I've said this, since February 1st, Wemby and the Spurs are 13-1 against the East.

The Knicks is the only loss.

They lost in the Gold Cup.

Clearly, the Knicks match up well with San Antonio.

I didn't think the Knicks matched up particularly well with Oklahoma City.

Before the finals, I said, I think Oklahoma City creates some problems for Brunson.

I think the Knicks match up pretty well here.

Go back...

to the last time they played, what has absolutely worked for the Knicks?

Absolutely worked against San Antonio.

Let me just start out by saying I love that you got soccer on the brain.

You called it the Gold Cup.

It was the NBA Cup.