Stephen A. reacts to the Knicks’ trade deadline moves: I AM INCREDIBLY ECSTATIC! | NBA Countdown

Stephen A. reacts to the Knicks’ trade deadline moves: I AM INCREDIBLY ECSTATIC! | NBA Countdown

It has come and gone and the New York Knicks they brought they made a couple of moves they brought in Boon bonovich they brought in Alec Burks and we have not had a chance to hear your reaction to this yet well you know what believe it or not I’m incredibly happy but you

Know what I’m happy most about this is the face of a happy man you know what I’m happy well I’m not I’m not happy I’m not at the damn Super Bowl in Vegas but I will say I am happy to be here here’s the deal y’all this is what makes me

Happy about this situation that guys are hurt because tho can’t run him into the ground I’m incredibly ecstatic about this you understand something here jayen Brunson goes down he’ll be back Julius randle’s going down he’ll be back Robinson is going down he’ll be back and

So when and OG anobi has been out he’ll be back I’m looking at it from the standpoint that Tom tho doesn’t get to run these dudes out into the ground because he’s constantly prioritizing the regular season a bit too much more so than he should here’s the other deal

That we have to take into a consideration I saw Milwaukee win a game the other night but I’m still not pleased with what I’ve been seeing from them okay Boston keep jacking up 45 threes a Game and Watch where that gets you we know the Philadelphia 76ers have

Nose dived Okay because Debi is going to be out I’m concerned about the Cleveland Cavaliers because that brother Donovan Mitchell is showing everybody why he should have been a starter for the allstar this is the bottom line if you’re the New York Knicks to pick up a

Banovich the brother’s a sniper he can shoot and Burks here’s what I love about Burks he played on the Knicks before so he’s not somebody that tho didn’t want and they went out and got but he ain’t going to utilize him he’s going to leave

M on the bench he knows this kid likes this kid was supportive of the kids return which means he’s going to use the kid and that means the starters are not going to be run to the ground which is a beautiful beautiful thing tho won’t be

Able to get in his own way that gives me caus to say aren’t blue skies baby love Silver Lining Stephen A this is a good thing but since you asking about the injuries I think it’s time to bring in Adrien wowy to get a little bit of an

Update on how the New York Knicks are doing here because Jaylen Brunson is back tonight bad news we’re going to try to give you good news here Stephen A og anobi though he’s missed the last two weeks with an elbow injury what more can you tell us Stephen A is hanging on De

Your every word here W Malika he he’s gonna miss uh certainly the remaining games between now and the allstar break that’ll be nine total uh before the All-Star break begins on the 15th for the Knicks but I’m told to expect it’s going to be about three

Weeks from his surgery uh on that right elbow on Thursday when he’ll be able to be able to resume basketball activities and start working his way back and I think for OG anobi listen New York they were they won 12 of their first 14 games after his arrival you know he had shown

Really maybe to be the best defender in the league during that period and now bringing in bogdanovich Alec Burks two players who can uh assume starting roles with these injuries and then settle into bench rolls uh later in the season into the playoffs bogdanovich has you know a really strong playoff history certainly

Particularly in Utah these are players who’ve been in the postseason New York won into the trade deadline hoping to get one of the two saw the opportunity to get both and did so without having to give up one of their first round picks and so certainly for New York uh a trade

Deadline where they can bolster themselves in the short term with depth and then really help their bench later in the season when they’re going to have Randall uh an anobi uh the rest of their group back I think I think wge needs to stay at home or do the show from home

More because that’s the first time he ever did the show you know giving me good news giving me very very good news he’s usually giving me very bad news here in person but he gave me good news this time I like what WJ is saying beautiful thing way to go thank you so

Much I will St like he will stay he will give the news from there Stephen A is thrilled with this Bob what do you make of the deadline moov the Nicks have made I think the Knicks are the Pelicans of the East what does that mean

Yeah very deep a lot of good players a lot of good players lacking great lacking greatness Jaylen Brunson I’d say is is hovering around greatness after that you know who are you going to convince me of I I’m not gonna I’m sorry I like Julius Randall I think he’s a

Good player he’s not a great player same as the Pelican Zion Williamson let’s see what he can do in the playoffs Brandon Ingram those two team I think are the deepest teams now the Celtics 1 to six but 1 to n or 10 this Knicks team that’s

Fantastic when you get to the playoffs it’s not about the ninth or 10th guy you know when the Warriors we were winning championships you know what our bench scoring was 27th in the league 28th in the league 29th in the league you know who scored the guy making 40 million the

Guy making 30 million yeah but what about minutes plate yeah you’re you’re you’re complaining about Tibido with the 40 minutes of the regular season Kerr didn’t do that stuff we were okay there but but since the one place I may push back is is Jaylen Brunson I what did I

Say great going great but but he’s having a great SE season he is is and so I’m looking at those this Knicks team in the way I looked at a couple of Pistons teams the 2004 team among them a team that’s got a Ensemble with a player leading the way having a great

Season that just push harder than the others and I’m not saying New Orleans can’t push the other thing is the West is so much hard hard than the East the Knicks don’t have to navigate the West really quick rashed Wallace was one of the best 10 players in the NBA on that P

He just didn’t act like it that’s all I got he was great he was great when when when it comes to talking about the New York Knicks actually one Stephen A Smith gentleman it’s really not enough we actually have a new analyst take on the Knicks defense here brick take it away

Oh boy no one on the outside has any access whatsoever to your security plans hell even some of your own men don’t know that’s right who the hell can it be I personally vetted every single person that works for you I guess I got a question Source what you think I’m behind

This do you that’s I mean you got to prep me if we’re going to be doing so prep you prep me prep spee that’s some beautiful beautiful acting right now do they tell you like an Emmy where they when does that stuff come out no no no won s mem

This year I don’t qualify for that cuz I don’t have a continuous role like that you know but but but it’s it’s coming it’sing you can obviously see It

Stephen A. Smith gives his first televised reaction to the New York Knicks’ trade deadline moves for Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks.

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