Chapter 1: What was the significance of the Knicks' victory over the Sixers?
Kind of a satisfying victory and a comeback victory at that. And when you think about no Embiid, that's a big deal. But during the broadcast, Mike Breen and the guys were talking about one team is already on vacation. The other team could take advantage of that.
Chapter 2: How did the absence of Embiid affect the game outcome?
And I think that's exactly what the Knicks did here. And it was finally nice to see Jose Alvarado calm down because they were saying that he was nervous, obviously, in his first game at Madison Square Garden. And he missed his first couple shots. He threw up a couple bricks. He did. And then all of a sudden, he started to come around, and obviously everybody's happy to have him here.
I think Mike Brown's happy to have him here. Josh Hart was talking about his defensive intensity and the way that he brings the energy. All the stuff that came with him as part of his reputation when the Knicks brought him in. So, yeah, that game was over after the first quarter. I mean, it was... I mean, Philadelphia didn't really come to play.
No, no, but still, I mean, they needed this. They needed to wash off that stench going into the All-Star break because I would have been worried if they had come out and had another stinker.
Chapter 3: What role did Jose Alvarado play in the Knicks' success?
And the other thing I really loved about Alvarado last night was, so there's that hard foul on Mitchell Robinson in the second quarter, and who's been here for five minutes gets up and gets in the face of the Sixers player is Jose Alvarado.
Yeah, it's kind of like adding an enforcer at the trade deadline for a hockey team.
Yeah, there you go.
That kind of thing.
Yeah, that type of thing, which is great. Jalen Brunson, who had 40 points in a loss, has 8 points in a win. Of course, you're going to need him, but still, that's the type of thing we're talking about and all the assists that they had. It was a really, really good one. Now we get this all-star break. As we talked about, it's for Kids who enjoy highlight basketball and all of that.
Yeah, they got eight days. And then when they come back, they open with Detroit at home. That's right. And then when you take a look at their, you know me, I'm a big schedule guy.
Big look-ahead guy with the schedule, at least.
Big schedule look-ahead guy. They got Detroit and Houston at home. Then they're at Chicago, at Cleveland, at Milwaukee, San Antonio home, at Toronto, and then Oklahoma City, Denver, and the Lakers, Clippers, Utah, and Indiana.
Yeah, a little West Coast swing there.
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Chapter 4: How did Jalen Brunson's performance change from loss to win?
So, yeah, it's going to be intense, no doubt. And then, really, it's just paying attention to this team and how they're rounding into shape going into the postseason.
It'll be interesting if ā I'm assuming, and probably all assuming, that St. John's will end up meeting UConn in the tournament final, their own tournament final, the biggest tournament final. And then they may end up seeing each other again in the NCAA tournament. Maybe. That would be amazing. I mean, I'd like St.
John's to be maybe ā well, I don't know because they just beat them. And there's so many really good teams out there. But, yeah, I mean, that would be great.
I don't even really ā And the thing about ā you were talking about the other day the kid at Kansas.
Chapter 5: What impact does the All-Star break have on team performance?
Yeah, yeah, Darren Peterson. There is definitely something going on there. I mean, the more I read into that ā The more it sounds like, I don't know how Bill Self is handling this, the head coach out there, but this kid is taking games off, hasn't played against top teams, and there's really no explanation for it.
Yeah, I mean, and it's the top teams thing that's really fascinating. It's not some little cupcake that was on the schedule.
And this kid's supposed to be the number one overall draft pick in the NBA. I mean, he will be. There's no doubt. Why would you take a guy that's not playing against all these teams, got all these issues, it sounds like. I don't know what they are. And maybe there is a very good explanation. I just haven't been able to find it.
Yeah, I just, well, the illness thing was really interesting. And if I, I mean, if you take him at his word, I mean, people do get sick and maybe he did want to play in that game and he was sick, but it's just that track record. It's a boy who cried wolf. So when you see something like that happening a few minutes before the game or an hour before the game, then you're questioning again.
And they still beat Arizona, as Jerry pointed out, who is the number one team in the country, without Peterson.
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Chapter 6: What are the upcoming challenges for the Knicks after the break?
And all the things that I'm reading is that Kansas plays better without their best player.
Yes, but there's also been games where he has come in and just looked by far like the best player on the court, and it's not even close.
I mean, do you think he's just thinking about getting to the NBA and his contract? I don't know. I'm not close enough. I don't know. I just can't make heads or tails of what I am reading about him and what people are saying about him.
Well, I guess the question really is why is it against the teams that are good teams? You want to tell me that they have made a decision, like the agent and the player, and this is something they talked to Kansas about before he went there, like we need to take some games off to protect him. I would not be surprised. Would you be surprised? I'd be like, get out of here. See you.
Yeah, but I mean, it's so hard. Like, this guy is just so much. I think that I'm pretty sure I heard Wally on CBS compare him to Kobe Bryant. He's like, when I watch him, I see Kobe Bryant. So, I mean, that's what people look at him. So if you're a basketball.
Hold on now. Hold on. Who said this? Wally Zerbia. All right. So you were all over Wally the other day.
Because he was doing his MSG propaganda stuff.
So how do you know this is not like Kansas CBS propaganda?
Why would it be Kansas? Why Kansas propaganda?
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