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The Knicks lost to Miami for a second straight on Tuesday night but bounced back Friday in DC. Derrick Rose has made his return to the Knicks and has played well alongside Immanuel Quickley & Obi Toppin. We also discuss Julius Randle as well as the upcoming trade deadline with names like Bradley Beal, Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, and more all rumored.

The Knicks split the last two games with the Blazers & Heat, but the headlining move of bringing back D-Rose has all the attention in Manhattan of late. The Knicks traded for the 32-year old veteran while sending the Pistons DSJ and the 2021 second rounder from Charlotte.

After dropping the first game in Chicago on Monday, the Knicks bounced back and picked up the must-win on Wednesday night, defeating the Bulls behind another strong performance from Julius Randle. The Knicks are now 10-13 (.435) on the year, only a half a game behind Cleveland for the No. 8 seed. Being almost a third of the way through the season, we break down Tom Thibodeau's job so far and go over the entire roster with our first progress report of the year. We also revisit the Tingus Pingus deal from two years ago, celebrate the nine-year anniversary of Linsanity, and much more!

EDIT: Apologies for the muffled audio in this one. Piss poor sound quality that I didn't catch until too late.

After losing three straight on the road, the Knicks went back home for two to host both the Cavs & Clippers. The Knicks defeated Cleveland but lost to LAC despite a really entertaining and close fight. Immanuel Quickley is on fire right now, RJ Barrett is continuing to play really impressive basketball, while Julius Randle keeps playing like an All-Star. Tom Thibodeau's team has not been perfect -- they come with a whole lot of flaws -- but they are certainly putting out an encouraging product night in and night out and you have to be satisfied with that.

After winning three straight to reach .500 again, the Knicks have since dropped three games. The final two nights of the road trip consisted of the ultimate highs and lows in each half. Tom Thibodeau's offense is very bland and it's becoming more noticeable by the day.

The Knicks won on Thursday and lost Friday, but continue to play strong basketball behind their high-level defense. RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, and Mitchell Robinson remained the Knicks' three most improved players. Please cut Elfrid Payton.

After dropping five games in a row, the Knicks have righted the ship a little bit of late with two straight victories. They brutalized a solid Celtics team on the road this Sunday, and then mustered up a victory on MLK day to defeat the Magic at home. Things weren't exactly pretty but wins are wins. RJ Barrett continued to re-gain his form a bit while Immanuel Quickley has began surging again too.

Greg Gill from Yankee Crazy Podcast joins us to talk of the Yankees' big day on Friday. They decided to bring back their leadoff hitter DJ LeMahieu for six more years and also brought in veteran right-hander Corey Kluber. It was a solid day for Brian Cashman. Greg & I discuss that and a lot more in the latest episode. You can find Greg's show on any major podcast feed and also follow along on Instagram (@yankeecrazypodcast), Twitter (@YankeeCrazyPod), and Facebook (Yankee Crazy Podcast).

The Knicks continue to freefall. They took a bad loss in Charlotte on Monday and a disappointing loss vs. their hated rivals on Wednesday. Tom Thibodeau is doing a decent job developing some guys, but there are some really frustrating concerns as well. James Harden is a Net and I have my own opinion on that too!