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Chapter 1: What recent success did the Knicks achieve in the Eastern Conference Finals?
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Chapter 2: Why is Jalen Brunson considered a key player for the Knicks' championship opportunity?
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Chapter 3: What criticisms surround Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's playing style?
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Chapter 4: How does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's performance compare to other players?
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Chapter 5: What insights does NBA Champion Antonio Daniels provide about LeBron James?
We're live in Chicago. It's the Herd. We'll be on FS2 first hour. Last two hours, FS1. A lot of stuff to talk about. New York Knicks now have won nine straight. Eight of nine by double digits. I looked at the numbers this morning during the Knicks' nine-game playoff win streak, averaging 122 points, shooting 54% from the field. So that's pretty rarefied air.
I think they've graduated from what I called them initially a good team to a very good team. I don't think the NBA has a great team right now, but I think the Knicks, OKC, San Antonio, I thought Boston was. They're all kind of very good teams. But I'm hearing this now. Colin, Jalen Brunson needs to be treated like a star. He doesn't seek it because he doesn't need it.
Chapter 6: Should LeBron James consider leaving the Lakers for another team?
All you need to know about Jalen Brunson... comes in the form of he took less money to be a New York Knick because he gets and sees the big picture. He is laying the foundation, and if he gets a trophy, it will be worth in his lifetime over $100, $150 million. The big picture.
And right now, since joining the Knicks, if you look at his Knick playoff ranks, points per game, assists per game, plus minus, best Knick ever. And he gets it's all about winning now. And he gets that him taking a pay cut can get you the McHale Bridges. And the second big, you can retain him. And you can get a trade OG on an OB. You can do all that stuff. You can retain Josh Hart.
So some people in life, believe it or not, can excel without constant 24-7 validation. They don't need sports car collections. Jalen Brunson's smart. He's securing himself.
Chapter 7: What are the implications of LeBron's potential decisions for his career?
He doesn't need your approval or mine. I mean, here's another thing about Jalen Brunson. He was a top recruit. I covered his dad in Portland. He was a top recruit, like a five-star guy. He chose Villanova. Villanova, Jay Wright didn't recruit him by saying, I'll get you the bag. He recruited him by saying, will you be a good teammate? You're really talented. That's how Villanova works.
That's why there's a term in the NBA. Executives call it Villanova guys. Smart, good teammates, go to class, get the most out of their talent. Good, understand the temperature in the room. Brunson's college choice is who he is.
Chapter 8: How do team dynamics affect player performance in the playoffs?
And, you know, sitting on that baseline at all these Knicks playoff games or a bunch of former Knicks stars, no trophies. He gets it. He's like Brady. Tom Brady walked out of broadcasting and reportedly got $35 million a year from the company I work at. You ain't getting that with one trophy. You're getting it when you have a trophy room. That's the difference.
One or two trophies, you're not getting those offers. So Jalen Brunson, to me, is a 401k in sneakers. Nobody talks about it. Not real flashy. but foundational. You better have one. And less now, more later. It's remarkable to me that more athletes don't take... I mean, he's a superstar to everybody in basketball that matters. Anybody in basketball that gets basketball knows he's a superstar.
Is he a great defender? Folks, Magic Johnson wasn't a great defender. Most great players are not great defenders. Kareem was... You know, Michael was. Steph Curry isn't. Magic wasn't. Bird tried. Okay. But when I think of Jalen Brunson, he's like a New York combination of Willis Reed's leadership, Bill Bradley's self-awareness, Walt Frazier's cool, and Bernard King's mid-range game.
He is a combination of all of them. And also, this is something else that matters. He's not a big athlete. He can get hunted at times. He can get worn down. Yet... Four seasons, averaging 71 starts. The much bigger Luka can't get there. The much bigger Anthony Davis couldn't get there. So he may be a bit small as your go-to guy. He's durable. He's tough. He's available. And he doesn't need this.
Well, he needs to be given the... A lot of people, they don't need that life. They don't need the constant validation. collections of things. He wants to collect trophies. Mikael Bridges, another Villanova guy, on what makes Jalen Brunson so great.
It just shows that he just plays the right way. If you're not going to send a double team, I think it's an advantage for him. And then if you send a double team, he's going to read and react and find an open guy and play the right way. Ever since I've known him, he played the right way. If you're going to keep helping off, he's going to make you pay, and that's what makes him great.
Okay, so the other series, which resumes tonight, is kind of a mess. Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City, is not 100%. He's their second best player. Dylan Harper won't play. De'Aaron Fox, high ankle sprain, may not play. What was, after game one, an incredibly promising series, the air has come out of it. it's just going to be who's healthier.
I do think San Antonio has been the better team, better field goal percentage, more points in the paint, better three-point percentage. They got the better team. I thought Tom Haberstroh did something that made me laugh this morning. He charted in the first two games of the series. Good for him. He charted every SGA shot, every single one.
SGA fell to the ground on 13 of 47 of his field goal attempts. 27.5%. Five times game one, eight times game two. So 27% is a little bit of a Rorschach test. Depends on how you see it. For instance, if I told you a wide receiver in the NFL was really fast, but he dropped 27% of his passes, you'd be like, release him. He's terrible.
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