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We're joined by Russ from @nyyankeedad talk Yankees offseason and the upcoming 2025 season. Boatloads to discuss in this show! Be sure to check out Russ' content on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, and X.

0:00 Intro

2:36 Yankees Are Snoozing!

7:12 Promo Break

10:08 Russ Lichti Joins Us!

11:21 Pitching Additions

17:24 Lineup Additions

25:13 Leadoff

28:18 Third Base

33:48 Clearing Payroll

41:18 Backup Catcher

44:26 Lefty Reliever

47:36 Rest Of Bullpen

50:28 Rotation

58:32 Yankee Youth

1:12:01 Batting Order

1:14:23 Stanton

1:16:01 Fourth Outfielder

1:17:10 Hal Comments

1:23:59 Overall Expectations

1:26:30 Other Infield Options

1:29:52 More On Hal

1:30:29 Bench & Utility

1:34:22 Farm Assets

1:36:33 Under The Radar Relievers

1:37:25 Thank You, Russ!

1:37:34 Outro

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Another best win of the season... Piling up.

Trivia: How many Knicks have been All-Stars prior to this season? 50? 75? 100? 115?

0:00 Intro

1:24 Game Recap & Thoughts

5:03 PROMO BREAK

5:42 Locking Up Another Top Offense!

12:57 Targeting Jokic & Murray

15:31 Fantastic Facilitating!

17:06 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): Brunson

18:03 Three-Point Shots Are Back

20:02 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Deuce

20:52 Up Next

23:19 PROMO BREAK

25:37 Final Thoughts

28:01 Trivia

28:54 Outro

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Yuck.

0:00 Intro

2:48 Boone Speaks On WFAN

11:47 Hal Speaks on YES

20:33 Final Thoughts

21:51 Outro

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Win of the year. The Knicks went out there and ran a tough Memphis squad out of the gym last night! Defense was elite, Thibs' rotations were sharp, and more!

Trivia: When was the last time the Knicks scored at least 140 points in consecutive games?

0:00 Intro

1:24 Game Recap & Thoughts

7:41 Great Rotations Again!

14:45 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): Mikal

17:59 PROMO BREAK

19:13 Shutting Down Ja

24:29 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Precious

25:27 Brunson Has Found It!

27:31 PROMO BREAK

28:24 Up Next

29:33 PROMO BREAK

30:39 Trivia

31:22 Outro

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Finally, a fun win! I liked what the Knick offense did against Sacramento on Saturday. They were able to exploit them in many ways. In help, zone, switching, etc, the Knicks attacked their coverages pretty well. Also, KAT & Hart had issues in pick-and-roll coverage.

Trivia: Which Knick hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer in a 1993 playoff game against the Kings?

0:00 Intro

1:23 Game Recap & Thoughts

5:38 Punishing Zone

7:57 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Shamet

9:06 Exploiting Switching & Help

12:50 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): OG

14:57 PROMO BREAK

16:47 Issues In Drop Again

21:12 Up Next

23:24 PROMO BREAK

24:32 Trivia

25:23 Outro

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The Yankees' rotation is elite, and so are Luke Weaver and Devin Williams. But who will help bridge the gap in the middle innings?

0:00 Intro

1:25 Back End Will Dominate!

7:02 Jake Cousins

11:13 Ian Hamilton

12:30 Johnny Lasagna

15:49 Mark Leiter Jr.

22:27 Scott Effross

20:20 Fernando Cruz

29:36 Will Warren

35:01 Final Thoughts

36:29 Outro

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Obviously, the Yankees acquired Paul Goldschmidt. Can he provide enough to stay in the lineup? Should/will Boone consider a platoon? In this ep. we discuss Ben Rice and later get to another recurring question.

0:00 Intro

1:27 Goldy/Rice Platoon?

15:35 PROMO BREAK

18:17 Who Leads Off?

24:06 Outro

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They say a win is a win, so we have that to cling to.

Trivia: Which arena hosted the first ever regular season game between the Knicks and Nets?

0:00 Intro

1:25 Game Recap & Thoughts

10:13 Three-Point Issues Vs. Switching

13:23 Countering Hedge Defense

16:01 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): KAT

20:05 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Precious

22:00 Thibs Rotation Patterns

24:23 Up Next

25:38 PROMO BREAK

28:28 Trivia

29:17 Outro

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Am I overreacting here? I'd say I was underreacting in our last couple of episodes a little bit if anything. I rant and then talk relief pitching.

0:00 Intro

1:26 I'm Kind Of Disgusted...

13:20 PROMO BREAK

16:06 Andrew Chafin Or Tim Hill?

25:03 Outro

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Knicks beat the Hawks in a very fun win on MLK Day! Let's talk about it.

Trivia: Jalen Brunson has now surpassed Willis Reed for sixth place in 30-point games as a Knick. How many does he have?

0:00 Intro

1:24 Game Recap & Thoughts

3:31 Thibs Runs Nine!

6:27 Solving Dyson Daniels!

8:46 Bing Bong Game Ball (Starters): Brunson

11:12 Cutting All Over Hawks D

12:26 Exploiting Size Mismatches

14:35 PROMO BREAK

16:32 More Aggressive In Coverage!

23:13 Bing Bong Game Ball (Reserves): Cam

23:42 Up Next

25:41 PROMO BREAK

26:42 Trivia

27:39 Hello & Thank You!

30:37 Outro

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