Knicks' Strategic Additions Plans for Future Triumphs
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00:00 Coach, you know, it's interesting staying in the East here. You talk about a team that's
00:06 made a lot of moves at the deadline, the New York Knicks, even throughout the course of
00:09 the year prior to the deadline with the trade with Toronto, but they're sort of trying to
00:13 set their roster up for a playoff run right now. What do you think of the moves that the
00:16 Knicks have made so far and how far can they take them?
00:20 You know, Mark, you look at guy like Leon Rose, who doesn't even come out and talk to
00:25 the media. Like the last time he talked to the media, I think was three years ago. And
00:28 it's been so crucified. But you got to admit, for the first time, the New York Knicks are
00:33 set up for short-term and long-term success. And that's something we have not seen. Obviously,
00:39 the acquisition starts with Brunson. You know, Randall's been pretty, has been pretty good
00:43 this year. You know, I know the odd even year thing, maybe he's bucked that trend. But to
00:48 me, when they traded Barrett and Quickly, Mark, you kind of saw a shifting of the guard
00:54 offensively, where you took away two guys that are ISO guys, 101 guys. And now you've
00:59 spaced the floor with shooters, right? So you go get OJ and Anobi, really good shooter,
01:05 especially from the corner three, which is his hot spot, right? And then you go get a
01:09 Preston to chew on as a valuable backup big. But then you double down, you'll get Bogdanovich
01:14 and Burke, two other guys that are shooting the ball at 40% from three. Devin Chenzo's
01:19 game has stepped up, Mark. And the key thing is this, if they're healthy, I think they're
01:24 the second best team in East. And here's the caveat, folks. The number is seven. That's
01:29 the number of first round draft picks they have at their disposal. They traded none of
01:34 them. And that means, Mark, there is still one more fish to get. It's going to be an
01:41 offseason because if they get close, Leon Rose has the draft capital to go all in and
01:48 try and bring a championship back to New York first time since 1973.
01:51 Yeah.
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