Stephen A. FURIOUSLY sums up Knicks’ biggest issue: ‘THEY CAN’T GET A STAR’ 😭 | NBA Countdown
It’s also the second time that we’re going to get to see the new look Knicks with OG an anobi the Knicks remember though they haven’t gotten to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000 I do not need to remind Stephen A of that Bob Myers I ask you if you were in the
Front office what move do you make next so that Stephen A stops calling I got to ask Stephen I mean I’m gonna ask a Nicks fan what what what’s good enough what do you guys want you want Eastern Conference Final is that what the goal
Is is it a championship is it what are we trying well it should be a championship but you got to crawl before you we’ve been crawling a long time right cra a long time so when do we get to here’s the deal here’s the deal I just want to understand I just you
Realize if you had gotten Donovan Mitchell yeah you beat Miami last year and you in the Conference Finals okay so that didn’t I’d have been cool with that but that didn’t happen that didn’t happen so so here’s the thing I like Jaylen Brunson okay I actually really
Like J Brunson so do I where would he rank um if we were drafting players right now what pick does he what is he tell me of all players all players in the league best players to work 15 to 20 okay if you value point guards so 15 to
20 depending on need 15 to 20 and and that’s that’s not that’s not going to work that’s your best player so so the question is if I’m in the Knicks front office and I don’t think I believe Leon and Wes I think they know this I think
They know this I don’t think if we’re sitting here now they’d have to say something different publicly that they think this is a championship team I do believe that’s why they’re stockpiling picks that anobi trade didn’t cost them a ton you know quickly you can argue quickly versus OG okay and he’s getting
Worked up so I’m just going to let him calm down a little bit here no that’s only going to make they for the first time for the first time they don’t have bad contracts they have draft picks y the problem for the Knicks is this there
Is not a great player waiting out there stop that’s it stop that’s it stop it right now the that’s the truth we’re not going to do this we’re not going to do this this is what the New York Nicks do you see they know this stuff this is
Exactly what they want there’s a difference between playing to win and playing not to lose playing to keep your job as opposed to doing your job then you at some point in time you got to go for it you know what I used to say about
Mike dantony God bless him when he was coaching the New York Knicks you know why he didn’t want mellow because he didn’t want the pressure if I got young players right there then I get to operate into perpetuity or something close to it and keep my job for the Long
Haul and keep getting paid I see a lot of Executives doing this in the NBA you know something I’m kind of wondering about the Knicks right now OG noi can play it is not a bad trade he elevates them to he’s all second Team all defensive player last year the man
Elevates them exponentially on the defensive end of the floor he’s a good spot up shooter from three particularly from the corners I get that him for RJ Barrett all day every day Emanuel quickly your backup point guard runner up for the Sixth Man of the Year 15
Points per game going why were you not going to keep it you know why you exactly that’s my point because what happens is this let me sit up there and slow walk this along the way guess what we going to get to the playoffs guess
What we going to get to the second round oh back in the day we couldn’t even make the playoff oh the New York ncks have been in purgatory for all these years all the New York I mean when are you going to God going to be enough what
They do there’s one thing you hav’t addressed what the most important thing Bob said what you know how much I love Jaylen Brunson Chicago’s Z your who’s your best exactly who who is the player who’s supposed to deliver on all of your expectations and that’s the problem
Because what I’m saying is this is the mecca this is Madison Square Gard New York City baby they can’t get a star they cannot get a start you had a chance you had a chance and your P I don’t care what w Wes with this is excellent
Information all the inside info he will break it down to a science and make you say yeah it makes sense but it doesn’t change the reality it’s the Mecca and the stars come to visit we never have any we do do you realize a legitimate argument could be made that Stephen A
Smith one of big stars New York you realize that that’s a damn shame a bad niece 56 years old ain’t thought about playing basketball in about 30 years and I am a bigger star than most of the New York I know we got damn SH now I’m
Motivated now I’m motivated to help the Knicks just because of that that isn’t that you’re a star in New York now laid out the other day they have the assets and now just just maybe it takes a player asking out and a player wanting to go to New York and I Promise You
Stephen we will get into this more in our AB want to make a bet go to two places sou Florida and Southern California they don’t go to New York have more countown coming up after [Applause] [Applause] this
The NBA Countdown crew discusses the state of the New York Knicks and what’s holding them back from being legitimate NBA Finals contenders ahead of their home matchup against the Chicago Bulls.
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33 Comments
I swear Stephen a don’t even watch the games
SAS is getting a seizure whenever he starts ranting about the Knicks. 😆😆😆😆😆😆
Get Dejounte and a rental backup center. And I’m good.
Brunson
Murray
OG
Randle
Isaiah
McBride (meh)
Donte
Hart
Achiuwa
???
I’m good with that.
Imagine arguing with a ACTUAL GM💀
OG is not a superstar, but he is absolutely someone a superstar would want to have on their team. This trade may just be the beginning.
Why rant about Mitchell when Brunson ran circles around Mitchell when he was in Utah and he’s still running circles around him in Cleveland.
Stephen A gives such feminine takes. Always irrational, never well thought out, loud and all over the place with no definite understanding for what he's talking about. He thinks running up the budget is how you win.
Bob Meyers is terrible on tv
The Knicks need Bol Bol in center position they will be legit contenders in eastern conference… they can get him for cheap trade from suns… he needs a team
Like Knicks to shine
This is absolutely brutal to listen to as a Knicks fan lol not because of the hopelessness from Stephen a bur because of the absolute misreading of where the Knicks r right now and where they’re going with Brunson and Randle
So if you can get murray for grimes, fournier, and 2 picks and a 2nd or something I say do that. But don't throw all of our chips in right now. Donte playing great ball and Grimes can get time off the bench. If murray costs too much go get Malcom, terry rozier, or another bench guard to give Brunson time to rest. Under no circumstances do you sacrifice it all for mitchell. He ain't it. Instead……
Guys there's a CAA mafia member on a really suspect team. They were supposed to compete this year but they aren't great. All three stars are making max money, one of them is older and injury prone, one of them doesn't fit and can't stay healthy, and the team doesn't have enough other pieces. They don't have many picks. If they fail this year, it might be over and that player will demand a trade. Can you guess who it is?
Hint: Best sg in the league and a perfect fit on this team
SAS is such a 🤡. If the knicks got MITCHELL tomorrow and get bounced in the 1st round he would stand there act like he never said get MITCHELL. If it was was up to SAS are draft pick would have been justice Winslow or staley Johnson or DSJ, or ivey. Free agents we should have hade lebron, kd, kyrie, kawhi. Paul George. George, what a 🤡.
The disrespect for Brunson and Randle who night after night prove they are stars in this league
What a clown
Stephen A, is the Apollo Creed of sports talking heads
And why would getting D Mitch mean they would beat Miami?? Did you not see him in the first round? I don’t get why Stephen A is so obsessed with Donovan Mitchell
STEPHEN A SMITH IS A FRAUD WHO HATES THE KNICKS. HE IS NOT A FAN. HE HATES KNICKS PLAYERS. HE HATES DOLAN. HE HATES THAT THE KNICKS ARE WINNING.
With all due respect. S.A. After this self-presentation, I commend yore performance. That is the only way to sell yourself… Worth every penny you receive. Good for you. Happy New Year.
What a clown.
The Knicks need a star 2 guard. Or a superstar center but such is NOT available. So if you analyze them positionally, it's the 2 guard spot they need to upgrade to a star… A tall, 2-way 2 guard is the only thing they can go. NOT Donavan Mitchell who is a duplicate of Brunson… A Middleton-type player they need… SAS is wrong, as usual.
Stephen 🤡 Smith is a casual
SAS is a casual Knicks fan at best who doesn't even know the names of guys unless they are All-Star caliber players. He didn't know who Hartenstein was. I'm not saying Hartenstein is a star player by any stretch, but any real Knicks fan who pays attention knows that he is valuable to their team. He only cares about supermax players and has no clue about fit or depth. For instance, Knicks really need bench help right now after losing IQ.
Stephen, you are truly the biggest star of this team. and thats a good thing
As a knicks fan Stephen A is the worst knicks fan I’ve ever seen. He’s such an f’n casual. He has absolutely no clue what he is on about. It’s so disappointing that he is the media representative for our team
Ppl say the Knicks have tradeable assets but really the assets teams would WANT on the Knicks are Grimes and draft picks
Noone is taking on Fourniers contract w/o attaching Grimes and/or draft picks and truth be told given his trade value is so low and Knicks have a 2024 team option they'd be better off declining said option and let him walk then theyd have cap space and keep those assets.
Divencenzo i guess is the 3rd best asset simply due to his contract and hes playing well, but getting out of that deal doesnt help the Knicks unless its for a clear upgrade!!
There's no superstar out there that's gonna help them short of a big trade and star players are not really wanting to come MSG. Best bet would be to develop Grimes(esp with RJ and Quick gone) and hope he can be a solid 4th option or trade him+picks for an upgrade!!😂
SAS stfu and let the Man talk
The clippers have two starts no chip yet, Boston, Cleveland with Donavan why they so fixated on the Knicks needing a “start” we don’t Knicks a star to go support our team.
He’s talking about Donavan Mitchell who Brunson beat in the playoffs two years in a row. Who’s to say Mitchell is a bigger star than Brunson?
lol no stars going right now no reason to leave where they are Jokic and Gianni’s are never leaving
I love how Bob Myers jabs at Steven A's logic.
It's brutally funny. Pick him apart big guy.
All the Knicks have done is get better and better of late. What is Steven A talking about?
Im surprise Malika didn’t find something about OG’s past to bring up 😂😂😂
It’s funny how Stephen a said the knicks would beat Miami if they had Donovan Mitchell when they themselves beat spida