BD4

Breaking down a fun game, but a tough loss... We'll dive into the highs and lows. We analyze Thibs' strategy, KAT's performance, lineup decisions, the impact of Brunson's absence, the effectiveness of drop coverage, and more.

Trivia: When was the last time neither the Knicks nor Warriors scored 100 points against each other?

0:00 Intro

1:24 Game Recap & Thoughts

6:54 The Knicks Miss Brunson!

11:37 Suboptimal Spacing!

20:12 The Knicks DON'T Miss Brunson?

21:58 Poor Drop Coverage

27:13 PROMO BREAK

28:31 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): KAT

30:36 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Mitch

31:34 Up Next

32:12 PROMO BREAK

33:32 Lady Hawkeyes!

34:43 Trivia

35:24 Outro

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Carlos Rodón will start Opening Day. We talk about it and what he means to the 2025 team.

0:00 Intro

1:24 Rodón Opening Day Starter

4:08 Yankees Tenure

10:01 Fastball Problems

13:09 Secondary Weapons

15:57 Curveball Conundrum

17:36 Final Thoughts

21:51 Outro

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Some storylines as we creep closer to the big day...

0:00 Intro

2:43 Extra Pressure On Lineup

16:44 PROMO BREAK

18:06 Weaker (Not Weak) Rotation

23:17 Bullpen Overlooked?

26:22 AL East Expectations

31:59 Outro

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Mikal Bridges earned a double bang after an interesting day in Knicks media. Let's talk. Oh shall we...

Trivia: Name five Knicks that also played for the Trail Blazers.

0:00 Intro

1:24 Game Recap & Thoughts

5:46 PROMO BREAK

6:46 Mikal Speaks Out!

16:03 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): Mikal

19:59 Good Offensive Process

24:10 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Mitch

27:08 PROMO BREAK

28:22 WTF Were Those Lineups?

35:30 Jamal Crawford

36:43 Up Next

37:33 PROMO BREAK

38:00 Trivia

38:27 Outro

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Fun! No Jalen Brunson, no problem. Let's talk about why that was.

Trivia: Which former Knicks wing was drafted by the Kings and went on to play six seasons in the NBA? (Hint: he played in the 1990's)

0:00 Intro

1:25 Game Recap & Thoughts

6:23 PROMO BREAK

7:22 Why Hart's Confidence Is Key

13:25 Passing & Screening

17:24 Better Without Brunson?

22:29 PROMO BREAK

24:07 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): OG

25:48 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Shamet

26:28 Up Next

27:30 PROMO BREAK

28:00 Trivia

28:42 Outro

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Gerrit Cole is officially out for the season and the Yankees are going to need their new ace to step up.

0:00 Intro

1:25 Cole Is Getting TSJ

7:13 Max Fried Pedigree

11:34 PROMO BREAK

12:53 Pitch Style

15:21 Splits

19:02 Swing-&-Miss Stuff?

20:44 Overlooked Skill

23:33 Final Thoughts

31:12 Outro

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Life without Jalen Brunson (probably for the rest of the regular season) is going to suck.

0:00 Intro

1:25 Game Recap & Thoughts

5:14 Mediocre Process, Poor Production

9:12 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): Mikal

11:33 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Precious

12:36 Can't Blame Thibs

16:39 Up Next

17:11 Outro

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Just absolute garbage going on right now and the Yankees need to be big boys and figure this out.

0:00 Intro

1:25 Season Over?

4:45 Giancarlo Stanton

11:24 Cole & Gil

21:24 Final Thoughts

25:01 Outro

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Tough loss but the first of a back-to-back, so let's hit on some quick topics in this one.

Trivia: True or False? Former Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was the Lakers' starting point guard during their last three-game win streak against the Knicks?

0:00 Intro

1:27 Game Recap & Thoughts

9:44 PROMO BREAK

10:54 Inspiring Defense

14:14 Some Different Lineups

16:58 PROMO BREAK

18:06 Offensive Process & Execution

25:17 ATO Offense

29:44 PROMO BREAK

30:49 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): Brunson

32:13 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Mitch

33:36 Up Next

34:36 Trivia

35:30 Outro

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The Knicks lost to a mediocre (but revamped?) Warriors team last night, and the final score was not indicative of how poorly they played. Let's talk defense. Let's talk Thibs. Let's talk Josh Hart.

Trivia: When was the last time the Knicks won at least three straight games against the Warriors?

0:00 Intro

1:27 Game Recap & Thoughts

5:32 PROMO BREAK

6:06 Inattentive Defense

13:18 PROMO BREAK

14:14 Thibs & Hart

26:44 PROMO BREAK

27:40 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): OG

30:13 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Precious

31:15 Up Next

31:49 PROMO BREAK

32:17 Trivia

33:01 Outro

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