The Strickland Podcast Network

Alex, Zach, and Matt return to the Mail.bag to answer your questions, including what IQ has to do to overtake Elfrid Payton, which assistant coach leaving would have been most devastating, if Julius Randle should play more at the 5, who Julius' ideal co-star would be, and more. Plus, Alex discovered that there was a soundboard built into the recording software, so sound effects abound!

On today's pod Shwin and Prez are joined by Kris to talk about Mitch's injury, OKC's blatant tanking, RJ Barrett's continued progress, and much more!

Shwin, Stacy Patton, and Jordan Cohen recap the Knicks stirring comeback against the Wizards before diving into the trade deadline. Should the Knicks have been more aggressive in using their cap flexibility? What does the Vucevic trade do for the Bulls? Did Denver close the gap by acquiring Aaron Gordon? Philly, Miami, and the Lakers decide not to pull the trigger on a Lowry deal. Why does Danny Ainge suck ass? All that and more!

On today’s mailbag, Jeremy and Shwinnypooh answer questions leading up to the trade deadline including. What are good floor and ceiling player comparisons for RJ and Quickley? Is trading Obi Toppin even a realistic consideration? Is Lonzo the point guard we covet or something else entirely? Should Leon have pulled the trigger on a Harden trade? What are the best and worse case scenarios for the Knicks at the deadline? What’s the worst Elton John song? And plenty more!

Shwin and Prez are joined by their Strickland colleague Tyrese London and new friend of the show James Bu. The quartet discuss the best fits for the on-the-market rumored Lonzo Ball, what is going on with the Timberwolves, and why the Knicks should try to get Malik Monk if he is available.

Pod Strickland's favorite professor Matthew Miranda of The Jacobin, Posting & Toasting, and The Strickland joins Drew and Shwin to discuss the phenomena of "not being wrong" within online discourse. They dive into the discourse of topics such as The Process, the Porzingis trade, Knicks roster construction and so much more. They also do some speculating about the NBA trade deadline.

Drew and Shwin are joined by Paul Knepper, the author of the book The Knicks of the Ninties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All to discuss, well, the New York Knicks of the nineties. Paul gives a history lesson that Drew was totally asking for the audience and not himself, the trio draw parallels to those Ewing-led teams to this season's team, and so much more!

Indy Cornrow's writer and Pod Strickland's favorite Pacers fan Cailtin Cooper joins Shwin and Prez to give an update on wild Indiana Pacers season. The trio dive into the how the Pacers offense has looked now that Victor Oladipo has been gone for a number of games now, Nate Bjorkren's potentially trying to fit a philosophical square peg in a round hole, and what Coop has been impressed with regarding the New York Knicks.

Shwin and Prez are joined by friend of the show Cranjis McBasketball of BBall-Index to do a deep dive in the analytics for this Knicks team. Do the numbers match the eye test for Julius Randle? Is there still room for improvement for Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett? How large is the drop-off from Mitchell Robinson to Nerlens Noel? Well, you gotta listen to find out!

Shwin is joined by guest host Alex Wolfe to interview Yaron Weitzman, author of the most electric piece of Knicks reporting from the last week detailing some of the key moments of the Leon Rose era thus far. Included: what the power dynamic is like at MSG, whether this front office has what it takes to make the right moves at the right time, and more!