Rambles from The Garden

First and foremost, I'm not mad at the Knicks for not pursuing Damian Lillard. But in the wake of his being traded, the team has surfaced as a group connected to some other ensuing deals, i.e., getting Jrue Holiday.

But it doesn't stop there. While the 76ers crumble under the pressure of James Harden, Knicks' fans desire to get Joel Embiid has come back to the foreground. Mitchell Robinson has been valued at two first-round picks at least, which has sparked a bit of curiosity, given the timing of the report.

Hear me ponder everything right here!

We get to take a deep breath this All-Star Break, as the New York Knicks enter the weekend with their best record (33-27) in 10 years.

Post-Trade Deadline, the Knicks are 3-1, and 3-0 when Josh Hart takes the floor. Jalen Brunson is averaging 32 points per game for the month of February, and Mitchell Robinson's return is on the horizon. The outlier: RJ Barrett. His presence has been a net negative and, rightfully so in my opinion, has been hearing it from the fans.

Can he turn things around?

Additionally, Julius Randle continues to prosper and gets in on some of the fun as a 3PT contest participant and All-Star... and he also does some recruiting?

Plenty more on the docket as well. Tune in now!

The New York Knicks make an exciting comeback, take a three-point lead, and let up a Nic Batum three-pointer to force overtime. The Clippers go on to win.

New York's bench played an instrumental part in this game, but the transgressions of RJ Barrett could end up being the ultimate factor of destruction in this contest. He has to step up big time to redeem himself, and the fans sure hope he does.

Ahead of tonight's matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Knicks are 28-26 and slowly descending into dangerous play-in territory.

Since our last recording, the New York Knicks have climbed the standings to 28-25 in the Eastern Conference on the backs of All-Star, Julius Randle, and All-Star snub, Jalen Brunson.  Tom Thibodeau's job is safe for now, but there's still growing concern with his tenure here despite being the 9th coach to win 100+ games in the franchise's history.  Brought to you by @AnchorFM , we discuss the Knicks' future for the 2022-23 season, along with some fun trade deadline talks.

Nick and Rob catch up after a somewhat quiet summer in Knicks Nation. Aside from the obvious, i.e., RJ's extension, the Brunson acquisition, and Randle's troubles, not much has come out of New York's camp. With preseason upon us, it was time to kick things back into gear.

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A fun bit of prediction awaits you at the end of the episode!

Happy 4th of July to everyone, and like the fireworks this weekend, I'm hoping free agency ends with a bang the next couple of days.

In the wake of the Jalen Brunson signing, Isaiah Hartenstein and Mitchell Robinson got some checks written up for them as well, and the Knicks are on the way to (hopefully) showing signs of life to start next season. Meanwhile, the Nets collapse and Knicks fans are relishing in that experience.

As always, I thank you for the support!

Following a draft night trade that would see us sending out our 11th overall pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder, calamity struck and the fanbase almost turned on the front office (for the millionth time in a row). But not everyone was ready to give up. With cap space cleared, the Knicks' pursuit of Jalen Brunson looked all the more certain, and so it seems we may have a Brunson Burner in our possession soon enough. I discussed a little more than that, too!

- Dejounte Murray sweepstakes

- Mitchell Robinson extension (again)

- Brunson being a fixer upper

What a (painful) ride this season was. Creating content about the team felt debilitating down the stretch, but I'm back with a recap of some of the bright spots ahead of a long offseason.

The third episode in RFTG's second series of recordings.