Next Up: New York Knicks | Raptors Today – March 27th, 2024

Next Up: New York Knicks | Raptors Today – March 27th, 2024

Basketball fans welcome into the set of raptors today inside the Scotia Bank aren it’s tequil Austine Sher Hamilton Warren Ward if the Raptors do have a rival in this league historically for me personally it’s got to be the New York Knicks there’s playoff history there there’s offc Court drama and there’s the

Trade that sent OG and anobi to the Nicks and in my personal opinion he was the missing piece for this group unfortunately he’s been out recently with the elbow injury but I want to talk about how he’s transformed this group and how he’s kind of fitt in like the

Perfect Tetris block dropped out of the air Sherm your thoughts on OG as a nicker Bacher well first of all you start with OG defensively he was always a excellent individual Defender first team bigger smaller player doesn’t matter he was just that good physical he got through screens he was relentless he

Was tough-minded and he wanted those challenges and I think when you talk about playing for a coach Tibido that’s right up his alley oh yeah he loves that well and when you look at the Knicks look Jaylen brunson’s great Julius Randall is a good player as well

But who’s really locking people down now Josh Hart is a very good Defender a very good uh I think two-way player to a certain extent but OG’s more experienced and has a different level of intensity a different size so I think when you talk about OG being added to that mix he had

Shooting he had the ability to score on his own and and he also adds the ability to defend guys that those guys can’t defend takes the load off of them defensively so it’s no surprise that you put him in that system which coach tibs and now you have a guy that just Blends

In perfectly I can’t wait to see him with Mitchell Robinson on the back line for that next team that’s going to be other world Le let’s talk about the offense though with you because you’re more of an offensive player I don’t think you really guard anybody but OG

Fit in quite perfectly that corner three works for them now thanks aille you’re welcome I got you Hall of Famer no you’re absolutely right I think think OG was much more complimentary to what the Knicks want to do offensively where RJ more so needed the basketball uh I think

OG fits right in in terms of him standing in the corner being able to play and cut off of a Jaylen Brunson off of Julius Randall off of Dante D venzo even you know I think I think and then on top of that defensively he’s Stellar

I mean they’re 15- two with him I mean it it just goes to show how impactful he is and OG is a player he’s not he doesn’t do anything exceptional in terms of offense but he does everything like good enough if that makes sense where he’ll knock down a corner three at a

Very high clip so he’s a perfect complimentary piece he doesn’t really demand the basketball but he finds a way to be effective and that’s a very good player in recent history I’ve kind of thought the Knicks is fool’s gold we go back to when they made the playoffs and

They got dropped by the Atlanta Hawks and Trey young with ice cold on them but with the new addition and with kind of people buying into coach tbs’s vision are they a real player in this Eastern conference outside of the Boston Celtics of course who we know is shed head and

Shoulders above everybody else I’m going to say when the playoffs come the game starts to slow down yeah and that has been historic and I think if you get into a half court game with a team that has two well if Julius R comes back but even if he doesn’t Jaylen Brunson is

Good enough in isolation situations to go ahead and get a bucket they have enough guys who can guard other team’s best players between Josh Hart and OG I’m going to say the Knicks this is this is the best chance or the best overall team they’ve put together in the last

Few years I think they can make a pretty good pretty deep playoff run I think they’re one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference for sure and they’ve got good balance they’ve got shooting yep they’ve got guys who can break you down one-on-one and draw the second

Defender and you can’t underestimate or speak highly enough about the emergence of Jaylen Brunson he’s changed the whole vibe the whole energy the whole way New York is looked at because this guy can get you 40 on any given night and he’s shown All Season that it’s not just for

A couple games no it’s the whole season he can bring it so the playoffs are going to be another animal and we saw a taste of this when he was in Dallas and Luca got a bit banged up and he took over so he’s just continuing that Trend

And to me when you have a guy like that your point guard spot if Julius Randall is healthy and making good decisions the ultim Cav that’s the caveat and you know as you said Mitchell Robinson’s back the way D venzo shooting the ball Josh Hart has been phenomenal for them and the way

They’ve played Without Julius Randall and OG anobi has given other guys the Reps to actually make their depth even that much stronger they’re seven and three in their last 10 games and more importantly end of the day sometimes you just need some dogs you just with and

The Knicks they got some dogs okay lead dog being the Brunson burner the Raptors are trying to take out the New York Knicks this one’s coming to you from the Scotia Bank Arena tip off is 7:30 you can catch it on TSN and the radio call

Also on TSN that does it for us here do remember we’re back later in the week I’ll be back at least I’m not sure if you guys are back but I’ll be back to talk more Raptors brand basketball Deuces thanks for watching the Toronto Raptor YouTube channel check out our

Latest videos and subscribe for More Trent answers back Gary side step break got it

Akil Augustine, Sherman Hamilton and Warren Ward look ahead to the matchup against the New York Knicks, and the return to Toronto for both OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa.

0:00 Introduction
0:20 The OG Trade
1:44 Knicks Offence
2:47 Playoff Success?
3:40 Balance of New York
5:18 Thanks for watching!

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