On today's pod Shwin and Prez are joined by Benjy Ritholtz to discuss the Knicks' blowout turned scrappy victory against the LeBron-less Lakers, is it time to pull the plug on Kemba with the starters, how much of ISO Julius is he to blame for personally and how much is the result of the lack of sufficient playmaking around him, the challenges of playing Randle and Obi together doesn't outweigh the upside, Fournier having himself a night, Alec Burks appreciation, and much more!

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Alex and Zach (no Matt, he's still slacking) break down your mailbag questions for Thanksgiving week, including the Knicks as Thanksgiving foods, who they'd like to blaze up with prior to Turkey Day, which Knick they'd gladly trade away, who the Knicks' problematic uncle is, a NJ "history" lesson, why it might be worth giving Kemba a little more time, whether they'd want to go for Myles Turner, and more!

On today's pod Shwin and Stacy are joined by Omar Yousef to discuss what we learned from an uneven week of play from the Knicks, their tendency to play up and down to the level of their competition, why the loss to Chicago showed some kernels of growth in the Kemba/Julius on-court pairing, RJ Barrett's prolonged slump, IQ's continued skill and physical development, how Thibs needs to embrace the challenge of finding more minutes for Obi Toppin, what would you trade for De'Aaron Fox, and much more!

On today's pod Shwin and Prez are joined by Mark Schindler to discuss the Knicks despicable loss to the Magic, Julius' inconsistent at best, deplorable at worst energy and effort, will a change in the starting lineup help get them back on track, IQ and Obi's development, what's going on with the Pacers, and much more!

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Prez is joined by Sean Derenthal of The Stepien and Chuck of the Chucking Darts pod for a special DIRECTORS CUT, MARATHON LENGTH dive into the 2019 draft class.

On today's mailbag Shwin and Drew respond to your questions on which member of the Knicks young core is the best prospect and/or trade asset, which player or combo raises the ceiling of the starting lineup the most, does Thibs have a higher bar of accountability for young players over vets, which Knick would you be content to trade away, Strickland staff as comparisons to the 96-98 Bulls, and much more!

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On today's pod Shwin and Stacy are joined by Rohan Dang, co-founder and VP of Data & Analytics of Cerebro Sports to take stock of the Knicks’ early season struggles, how much of the starters’ issues is Julius directly responsible for, RJ’s defensive tailspin and unacceptable week of bullshit, could swapping Burks for Fournier improve the starting lineup and help get Evan into a groove, Obi’s productivity demands Thibs finds more minutes for him, why IQ’s progression is key to the Knicks’ future, and much more!

On today's pod Shwin is joined by Ariel Pacheco to discuss the Knicks' defensive issues, how concerned should we be about the struggles of the starters, what is going on with Kemba's offensive confidence, how can Obi get more minutes, will IQ force his way into a bigger role, and much more!

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On today's pod Shwin is joined by Simon Gerszberg, creator of Shot Quality, to discuss how his system grades teams and individual players' shot quality, how we can use that data to project out, are the Knicks underperforming their collective shot quality, have they been unlucky defensively, and much more!

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Prez is joined by performance coach Mike G of GBG sports to talk about biomechanics physical training in the NBA, in youth basketball, and more.