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New York sports has reached the hard part.

Episode 65 of Rice on the Mics is all about what happens after belief shows up. The Knicks look like the best team left in the East and maybe the best team left in the whole damn thing, but now they have to prove they can carry that weight. Jalen Brunson, KAT, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson, and Mike Brown all have this team feeling different, and for once, Knicks fans are not crazy for believing.

Then we get into the Mets, where the kids have made things interesting again. Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, and A.J. Ewing have brought real energy to a team that was dangerously close to becoming irrelevant. One good week does not erase the math, but it does give fans a reason to keep watching.

The Yankees are still the Yankees, but the warning lights are blinking heading into the Subway Series. Max Fried’s elbow, José Caballero’s injury, Anthony Volpe stepping back into the fire, and some cold bats have made this weekend feel bigger than just another Mets-Yankees matchup.

Then we wrap with Giants and Jets schedule talk. John Harbaugh raises the floor for Big Blue, Aaron Glenn has a chance to change the temperature for the Jets, and both teams land in a familiar but more respectable place: better, tougher, more serious, but still not quite there yet.

Plus, a programming note on where the show is headed next: shorter, sport-specific episodes throughout the week and the slow transition toward Rice on the Radio.

Episode 65: NY Sports Has Reached the Hard Part.