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Chapter 1: What are the expected attendance numbers for the Knicks parade?
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Chapter 2: What are the best viewing spots for the Knicks parade in New York?
I mean, people would have a problem with it. Michael Vick came back, came out of prison, and Andy Reid took him in. And he played pretty well, and I think fans moved past that or compartmentalized that, that, hey, I don't like that he did that, killing dogs, but he's still a pretty good football player. And he served his time. Yes, he did.
And it was a substantial amount, actually, compared to what a lot of other things get. So it's like, I mean, isn't that the whole point of rehabilitation and stuff where it's like, yeah, you served your time, you paid your price. Like, it can't be held against you forever. Some guys just don't end up paying any price.
Yeah, Deshaun Watson paid a price, like literally paid a price, but it's not like he went to prison. But, you know, he had a huge contract, a contract that he couldn't turn down. And there were other teams Atlanta was interested in, Deshaun Watson. There were other teams that would have taken him in. It's just, it's a sliding scale.
If Brendan Sorsby can play, I'm not going to say people will look past that. But I think that this whole temperature that's really hot now will cool down a little bit. We don't stay focused very long on things. We move quickly. We're on this, oh, it's so important, and then all of a sudden, boom, next topic. And then there'll be another topic that comes up. Yes, Dylan.
Yeah, and I would argue that this might actually be the best-case scenario football-wise for Sorsby because, like you said, the season at Texas Tech would be... I mean, they're loaded with question marks right now. Right now, he enters a supplemental draft for the NFL. He's all just potential. Just I'm talking about on-the-field stuff.
So it's not like he even has the chance to have a down season at Texas Tech and then compare that with the gambling stuff. Right now, it's just like... He has this one gambling thing, but as far as skill, it's like limitless potential. Well, he's out of options. I don't think he was going to be able to play at Texas Tech.
No, but I think this actually could work out nicely for him if a team does decide to take part. Oh, yeah, he gets the NIL money. And if you go into the NFL, maybe they can hide you for a year or two. And maybe you begin the process of rehabilitation or you continue it. You're on a practice squad. You're not in front of people. Then it'll be the guy who, oh, yeah, that's the guy.
Oh, yeah, he was gambling. And then we'll move on. Yes, Dill.
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Chapter 3: How does the Knicks' fanbase compare to other New York sports teams?
And it could just end up being a possible redemption story. Not going to be immediately, but... Yeah. If he can help others with warning signs, and I've mentioned that 18 to 24, you know, you got boys who are gambling, and that's the sweet spot here, unfortunately, where you get a little money, maybe you get a credit card, maybe you're at school, maybe you're betting through somebody. That's...
That's where we got a real problem. That'll surface. Got a real problem here, guaranteed. The number of times I've been tempted to gamble, and I haven't placed a bet in over 40 years, but I can tell you there are so many times when I go, God, I'd bet that. Oh, man, I'd take the points. And the worst thing that could happen is that I'd win. The last bet I ever placed, I lost $3,300. That's it.
I don't want to bet. I don't have money when I play golf. I don't want it. I don't want to be around it. I don't like hearing when somebody bets. We do the gambling podcast, and it's kind of making fun of just how bad Dylan and Shea are as gamblers. But, you know, it's a real big problem in America.
And all of these leagues, every single one of them, yes, I'm getting on my soapbox because I want to keep reminding you parents out there or kids, keep it light. You can have fun with this. But you'll never win. You'll never beat them. Never. If you get 53% of your bets correct, you are doing great. But I know what that feeling is like, and it's there.
And I'm tempted all the time because there – I mean, how many times have I said to you, Dylan, God, I would – I'm saying to you, man, I would have taken – like the Spurs in game three. I go, I just think they're going to win. And, you know, I don't want to bet because I know what happens. And then you bet again. And then you bet again.
Even yesterday, you were like, Cape Verde is probably going to tie Spain. I thought that they could stay in the match. And it's Cape Verde. Sorry, Cabo Verde. Yeah, Paulie.
I think the toughest part for Sorsby is going to be to convince people that he's real and altruistic with his rehab. Because a lot of media and a lot of fans think he concocted things to get back to playing college football. He's got to prove that wrong. I don't know how you do that. Yeah.
Yeah, there have been a lot of questions. And I don't know. You can't have somebody be evasive. Like, I have to have you. You tell me, because I'll have your back. But you've got to tell me everything I need to know here. And we have invited him on, just to let you know. Fritzy's reached out a couple of times. And wisely, he hasn't decided to come on the show. Now, he might eventually.
But maybe now, when you're going into the supplemental draft, let people hear from you. Let them hear in your voice. How do you sound? Are you contrite? Do you feel bad? Do you feel bad you got caught? Did Cincinnati rat you out? Did you bet on Cincinnati when you were playing for Cincinnati? Like, there's a lot of questions. And probably some questions that he doesn't want to give answers to.
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Chapter 4: What factors contributed to the Knicks' successful season?
They come back banged up after that. I might have a problem with that. But I know a couple of guys here in the building wanted to go to the Knicks parade, and I said, well, we got a job to do here. Okay? Rob back there, the diehard Knicks fan, he knows he's got a job to do, and we'll do it. I was going to ask you about that, and actually I have a solution.
You send them to the parade, but it's the Hurricanes parade.
Yes, Paulie. A couple things on the Knicks parade. My first thought was, do you have it on a Thursday to keep the Knicks? because you may not be able to handle a Saturday parade when everyone's available. And also, isn't the U.S. Open at Shinnecock this upcoming weekend? I don't think they would want to make fans choose between the two.
Well, but that's out on Long Island.
True, but I guess I'm saying to split the sports fans from one event to another, if you do it Thursday, you're still, air quotes, supporting the Shinnecock U.S. Open.
Well, the crowds at Shinnecock and the crowds at a Knicks parade will be vastly different. Why, please? Yes. You don't think they're going to torch a bus on the 11th hole at Shinnecock? Well, I hope not. I hope not. That would be an interesting Long Island Railroad mix of Knicks fans and U.S. Open fans going opposite directions. Just heard from Brendan Sorsby's agent.
We will not be doing any media until after his pro day. So his agent just got back to Todd. Todd, if you can hear me, if you're feeling okay, can you ask when Brendan Sorsby's pro day is going to be? just so we don't bother them with interview requests. But we do know he's having a pro day, so Todd, ask his agent if you can.
Todd's not with us today under the weather, but he's still part of the show. Yeah, Paulie. The agent's email back to Todd actually says, thanks, Todd. Thanks, Todd. I know.
I saw that.
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Chapter 5: How did fatigue affect the Knicks during the playoffs?
And then the Spurs, you've talked about their young players. I mean, you do have the De'Aaron Fox question, because now he's going to be your highest-paid player by far. Can you use him differently, maybe? I think you can, and I also think people out there that now want to take it to the extreme and, oh, you've got to move him, you've got to cut him, you should never see the floor again.
That's just not the way the NBA works. The guy's going to make a lot of money. He's still a very good player. There's no doubt he struggled not only in the finals but during the postseason, I think, in general. He took a step back offensively because he could, and he accepted that. But I think that going forward, the future is going to be Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper.
There's no question about that. Now, both of those guys need to continue to improve their offensive games because Castle improved his wide-open three-point shooting. I think he was over 40% after the All-Star break. That's still a weakness in Dylan Harper's game. He can make them in rhythm.
But the combination of what those guys do offensively and defensively, the pressure they put on you in the paint, address their shooting, continue to improve that area, that is your backcourt. And for De'Aaron Fox, I almost feel like now he should be a guy that's – he's still going to play 25, 30 minutes a night. Maybe he's the guy that's more anchored to your second unit.
Because I still think he still can be an elite scorer a lot of nights. If he's out there more as your combo guard off the bench, that might be a better role for him. But that's a lot of money for a guy coming off the bench. I get it. But the future is Castle and Harper. There's no question about that. This is going to be one of the best backcourts in the NBA.
Within the next couple of years, I think Dylan Harper has a chance to be an all-league type of player. that's where you need to go. And it was obvious to me throughout the finals, they were a better team when Dylan Harper was on the floor. Talking to Tim Legler, ESPN lead, NBA analyst, trying to explain the Jalen Brunson ability to close.
We had somebody call in and say, you know, this is like a Mamba mentality.
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Chapter 6: What is the identity of the Knicks as a team?
It's Michael Jordan at the end of games. And Once again, we have a rush to judgment. It's recency bias. Brunson had a fabulous postseason. Can you start to put him in any other categories here as far as more than just, hey, you won a title and you're a great player? Has he elevated to a different platform for you?
He definitely has, and I mean, I don't know that it was going to take like this finals run or that finals performance in game five.
To me, it's sort of already gotten there because of what he's done here since he got to New York, and more importantly, the way he typically plays in the fourth quarter of games, the way that he takes over games, the fact that he's completely unfazed in those moments in the game that speeds guys up, it clouds thinking, it's difficult to operate,
with that level of pressure on you that efficiently. He's done that since he got to New York, really before that. I mean, go back to college, certainly he had a playoff run in Dallas where he started to see it. Now he's at the point where you go, is there anybody else in the league that you trust more with the ball in their hands with the game on the line than Jalen Brunson?
I mean, he's literally elevated himself to right there at the top of the list. If you don't want to say he's clearly the guy, he's certainly on that top two, three guys in the league that you want the ball in his hands because what he has shown you is he has an ability to process high-pressure situations in a way that most guys are never capable of getting to.
And it's amazing because he doesn't do it with anything that he's relying on athletically. It's all based on footwork, playing multiple speeds, getting you off balance, touch, IQ, strength. You name it. That's what it is, but it's not getting off the ground to elevate over guys. It's not blowing by guys. It's not a crazy handle.
It's just an ability to understand where he wants to go, keep you off balance, to prevent you from dictating to him anything. He dictates terms to you, whatever's in front of him. Very few guys in this league right now can dictate to the defense the way that Jalen Brunson can. He's never at your mercy. You're always at his. And that's a very, very, very unique quality to have.
I think he learned something from Luka because Luka does the same thing. He's not blowing by you. He's not jumping over you. He has ability. Kawhi had this ability where they kind of create the tempo. You go to their speed. And I can't help but think that when Jalen was there in Dallas watching what Luca was doing, it's basically I'm going to control the tempo as well.
I'm going to play the angles. I know what I can do and where I can do it. You just have to try to figure out getting there before I do. He has a quality, Dan, and look, you're not comparing him to players because they're all so different, but there are guys historically in all sports, not just basketball, that have that quality of certainty. And man, does that mean a lot to a team.
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Chapter 7: How does Jalen Brunson's performance impact the Knicks' future?
So for me to add another team to the mix, that makes it more fascinating to me where Giannis ends up because that's always a good thing, just more teams that you look at as relevant that potentially could make a deep run and maybe even get to the finals. Giannis is that kind of tipping point player, but... Boston's already going to be in that category even if they don't make a move.
I know you like Dylan Harper a lot. If I said you could have Dylan Harper or Cooper Flagg? Oh, man, why would you make me make a decision like that? I want both. I want both. Is it that close? Do you like ribeye or sushi? I like both. That's how I would answer that question. Give me the surf and turf.
That's the surf and turf.
So you're saying, now three months ago if I asked, you're taking Cooper Flack. I would say, listen to me, I would probably lean Cooper Flagg right now because Cooper Flagg, to me, this year demonstrated more overall versatility in his game. He had more on his plate, honestly. Dylan Harper was playing on a great team, so he had a more defined role certainly throughout most of the regular season.
Now that expanded into postseason. I think both of these guys are going to be all-league players. I think both of these guys are going to be the type of guys that could be the best player on teams that can contend down the road. But right now as we sit here, Cooper Flagg has demonstrated he's just got a little bit more well-rounded versatility, and obviously he's bigger.
So that always is going to help. But I have no hesitation in saying that I think Dylan Harper not only is going to be an all-league player, like a first-team all-league guard down the road, And I don't know how long he stays at Wembley or San Antonio, but at some point these guys typically kind of want to be the best player on their own team.
If that gets to the place down the road, I think Dylan Harper is going to be that good that he can be a top-flight guard that can lead a team deep into the postseason. Great stuff this year. Thank you for being available, Tim. Always, Dan. Anything you need. Tim Legler, ESPN lead NBA analyst. Yeah, I didn't... I didn't think it was that close, but that gap closed. Maybe it's recency bias.
Harper played really well, and at times I thought he was the best player on the floor for his team. But this is a big, big difference in what was asked of Cooper Flagg and what's asked of Dylan Harper. Cooper Flagg was 19. They turned the team over to him. He was 18 when the season started. It's Cooper Flagg, but Dylan Harper.
Dylan Harper opened a lot of eyes because he was going to be known as, wait, who was the second pick in that draft behind Cooper Flagg? And he's older than Cooper Flagg. He's 20. We'll take a break. We'll get some phone calls coming up after this. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsportsradio.com.
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Chapter 8: What are the implications of Giannis potentially moving to another team?
We have reached out to him before, and he said that his client is not going to be doing any interviews until after his pro day. So I said to Fritzie, go back and ask his agent, when is his pro day? Because that's news. His agent says, we will let you know by the end of day tomorrow. Okay. You know, all this happening fast, and you're going to go into the supplemental draft. Have a pro day.
Where do you have your pro day? How many teams do you think will be there to watch in person? And does everybody get a chance to ask, you know, break off, you know, one-on-one to ask Brendan Sorsby questions? So there's a lot of things moving. It's fluid still. David in Ohio. Hi, David. Thanks for holding. What do you have for me?
Hey, what's up, Dan? Congrats on getting another radio station in Hawaii. Aloha.
Me and my wife went there to Hawaii on our honeymoon, and I don't know if you've ever been, so thank you. Yeah, I've been to Hawaii a few times. The Big Island, Kona, Maui. Always a great time. My daughter worked out there for, I don't know, how many years? And it was one of those where she's working in some farming development community, something. And I remember going out there.
And she said, oh, I want to show you where I was working. And so I got to see that. And she goes, I want to show you where I was living. And I go, okay. We pull into, I still don't know what it was, but it had a damaged school bus or some kind of bus. And then there was some kind of concrete building hut or No running water. No electricity. And she had been living there with her boyfriend.
And I went, what? And it was one of those where you go, I can't, no. She goes, no, I'm fine. And I go, okay, all right. It's one of those where you go, no, no, that's my daughter. You're not living like this. And she says, oh, no, we can run a cable. We're getting computer access. And I go, oh, my God. Yes, Marvin.
Where you're thinking to yourself, I know I didn't work this hard for you to live here. Full disclosure, I started crying. Because I'm like, no, no. And she is a tough survivor like her mom. And I just went, no, no, no, no, no, no. But she survived. Yeah, Pauline. Were there other people there, like some type of commune? No, no, no, no. It wasn't squatting. There was a lease involved? No. Oh.
No. There was nothing there. It was just a small building made out of concrete. And there were, like, abandoned cars. Like, it was a dump. But in the lovely land of Hawaii, the views there were unbelievable. Someone called that glamping. It was still Hawaii. 77 degrees every day. Oh, my God. And my wife, you know, she didn't react the way I did. She's like, you're making Grace feel bad. I go...
I'm feeling bad. I was shocked. She took us all around Hawaii. All the places. She knew all these great places. The nice places. Why didn't you just pull up a stump and sit there and hang out? We got an Airbnb when we were out there. Oh, fatherhood. All those sports centers you did. Yes. All those road trips at the finals. Oh, second shift. I'm busting my ass. Oh, golly.
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