Does Jalen Brunson or Donovan Mitchell need a Finals run more?! 🤔 | First Take YouTube Exclusive
In this First Take YouTube Exclusive, Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo join Shae Cornette to debate whether the Detroit Pistons or Boston Celtics are the worse matchup for the New York Knicks. Then Stephen A. and Mad Dog weigh in on whether Jalen Brunson or Donovan Mitchell needs a run to the NBA Finals more.
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If the knicks get raptors in the 1st round they have a chance to advance 😅
There's no guarantee any of those teams get past the first round. The Hornets and Hawks are hot, the Raptors are finally getting healthy… Those top 3 teams are favored, but wouldn't be a massive upset if they come up short. Cade has questions marks. Tatum has questions marks. And the Knicks haven't won a title since 1973.
Individually, Mitchell, but collectively as a team Brunson
Donovan Mitchell got Diss as a Rookie for Rookie of the Year for Ben Simmons Who's been in the League a Year prior, prolly 2 working on his Game. As a Real Rookie Donovan Mitchell Resurrect the Utah Jazz Brought them to the 2nd Round the Utah Jazz haven't been in the Play Offs for a Good While at the Time. They loss in the 2nd & Round He's peak 2nd Round since Eventually it'll Change
Uh, neither of them are going very far in the playoffs.
Bro its Mitchell and it ain even close. Him n James Harden got the same problem n they on the same team
U r right stephen The knick do not want any smoke with Detroit
All this discourse about the 2nd round just to watch them get clamped by Dyson and Nickeil in the 1st🔒
Three straight losses after non-stop glazing the Knicks. 😂
There is no way Stephen A is a Knicks fan. He literally cheers for every other team.
they do realize spida was never made it past the second round right?
DoNothan Mitchell
Truth is they both are playoff chockers. Both couldnt win in the west and had to go east where they still cant win.
Getting Harden doesnt help cavs either. Harden along with spida a playoff chocker. Bottomline is Mitchell to small for playoffs. He a 6ft2 sg. Cant play pg and cant defend sgs. He basically a regu3slr season only player
It’s Brunson for 2 reasons
1) He plays in NYC, the biggest market in sports for the Knicks
2) The Knicks had expectations to make the finals coming into this season
Sidebar; why do Stephen A and other Knicks fans continue to say that Brunson isn’t a problem when it comes to the teams struggles? Yes, he is. Brunson deliberately looks off KAT and doesn’t give him the ball, he’s been doing ALL SEASON LONG. How can you expect the Knicks to make a legit run if Brunson doesn’t make it a priority to get his 2nd option the ball?! Especially when his 2nd option a lot of times be having mismatches???
With this current team I’ll take Mitchell just bc i think the ball will move more and will feed Kat/mitchell Robinson
pistons and cavs are not playoff threats
Celtics going back to the Finals
It doesn't matter who the Knicks play celtics or pistons the Knicks will not making the finals 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 rest in peace Knicks
Every team that starts the season, hope to go on a title run. Some do the questions they choose to debate are baffling at times. Every team needs a title run more.
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Brunson team has to go further. Mitchell has never been past the 2nd round.
i really wish they would get a new chick..she always has knick hater energy
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Jalen brunson
Knicks would lose in either matchup so doesn't matter, they will be eliminated after the 2nd round… maybe 1st. AND IM.HERE FOR IT. Rebuild The Knicks