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It's just sort of another factor.

Well, first of all, Sacramento has paid so many coaches to go away.

I can't even keep track of how many people they're paying right now.

So it has been done.

But no, I don't think Mike Brown is out if there's a problem here.

I think they like the direction he's bringing the team.

I do think in terms of the Carl Anthony Towns of it all, which I know is a big talking point for Knicks fans.

Some people love him.

Some people hate him.

He's an easy person to blame for things.

I think this first round Atlanta series is actually going to be pretty hard for the New York Knicks.

I still pick them to win, but I think it could be a bit more difficult than people think.

But the guy who's going to come out looking great is Karl-Anthony Towns, because Atlanta really doesn't have anyone to defend him.

So I wonder if that whole New York Knicks crowd turning on people or not.

I expect there to be a lot of love for Karl-Anthony Towns coming out of the first round, and we'll see how that affects his confidence too, because he's definitely a guy who feeds off that stuff.

Eventually, you got to try everything, Danny.

OK, so, you know, you got to you got to give it a try.

But I do think the fact that just the matchup favors him so much compared to the wings, I think it was really going to affect his confidence going forward, the Knicks fans confidence in him.

And that could really have a carryover effect.

No, no, no, no.