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Yeah, and that's something that I mentioned.

Frank Isola, of course, has covered the Knicks in New York basketball forever.

You know, his opinion on it was that he thinks that Carl Anthony Towns is having a down year for him, in part because of all the Giannis chatter prior to the season and during the season, how he would be a part of that.

thinking that I came here, I'm supposed to be a part of this team that wins a championship and brings a championship back to New York.

I was on a team that got to the conference finals last year, and now you're trying to ship me out of here.

From his perspective, Carl Anthony Towns' perspective, he's like, well, what else do you need me to do?

But from us, we're like, well, what we need you to do is be more of a championship player and not take dumb fouls and not lay on the ground forever and not have these nights where you disappear offensively.

So maybe that has something to do with it.

Maybe he is playing sort of in this malaise because he thinks there's a chance he gets traded.

But none of that's an excuse.

I mean, if anything, that should motivate you more.

Yeah, and last night is just a building block and to try to get them back into looking like one of the better teams in basketball, which they haven't over the last several weeks.

You know, and right after that letter came out for the Rangers, Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick, didn't he?

Yeah, and I wonder about the trust with the Knicks right now and their front office and the players and how they feel and their relationships and all of these things that matter.

I mean, all of those things matter when you're trying to win a championship.

And I think that there's a ton of great camaraderie with this team.

Obviously, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart and...

Rick Brunson being there.

These guys couldn't be any closer.

Yeah, Gershon Yabasele has not.