Stephen A. believes Jalen Brunson’s the key to success for the Knicks 🔑 ‘HE CLOSES!’ | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst debate who is more important to the New York Knicks’ success between Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson before previewing the upcoming matchup of the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
0:00 Karl-Anthony Towns or Jalen Brunson: Who is more important for the Knicks’ success?
4:00 Who deserves the most blame for the Knicks’ shortcomings?
9:15 Lakers vs. Thunder preview
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Go hard or go home #Lakeshow
Knicks will be fine in the playoffs. Knicks are ending this season better than last season.
The Knicks just ain't that good.
Brunson is a beast In the playoffs Knicks have 49 wins and one of the best teams in the NBA , bunch of casuals who know nothing about basketball talking about a regular season lol
Whoever get the knicks first round gone be happy asf 😂
Does this man just bet the over on Bridges points every game and gets mad when he loses😂SAS is washed lol
We need Giannis
I'm not gonna get upset with Stephan A he's actually right we're not winning against the more elite teams it's just that simple & something is very wrong because we're really inconsistent and I think that starts with Brown and this new system
Mike Brown isn’t matching up the teams properly. The Knicks are like Batman’s utility belt he’s just using it wrong. Some teams call for more time from different guys because they all are good at what they do when matched up right you’ll see winning. I mean how many bench guys can get 10-18 points in as much minutes and even less??? Idk Mike Brown but maybe having them go off early would end the slow starts and mess with the other teams game plan. The best games have been from someone stepping up. Everyone on that team can go off so put them in those situations
Josh Hart is overrated lol he went from hitting 3s to sniping at SA for saying the knicks suck lol which they do smh
At this point, it’s the coach.💯
They don’t respect him and his system.
Sas you mumbling studdering prick
Like I said when they hired Brown. They didn’t up or downgrade. It’s the same coach just the offensive version. There’s soooo much film on Mike brown. He isn’t hard to figure out. Horrible hire.
I think Karl Anthony Towns is more important actually. If Jalen Brunson averages 31 in the playoffs that would be standard considering what he’s done the past two years and they haven’t advanced whether it was due to injuries or being the lesser team. But if KAT averages 31 and 10 in the playoffs on elite efficiency I’m taking the Knicks way more serious
Mike brown wants Kat to play like Sabonis
This literally the same argument we had last year only thing was we was a better road team then home team and we changed that in the playoffs. The media tries to destroy the Knicks because they want them to be successful but the players on the team are playoff bound not regular season like these superstars just give it time couple more game to go Stephen a smith.
Doesn't this always happen with Mike Brown teams?
Knicks at this point been beating dem selves
Stephen a ain’t a Knick fan lmao, even when they win he finds something wrong 😂. Cheer them on man! Motivate them! I understand the grizzlies aren’t the greatest, but sometimes all players need is to know people believe in them to make them play even harder.
Steve A does not watch KNICKS games,he needs to STFU
It's KAT
No sh!t, Sherlock A Smith
Did someone fart at the end?
Offense is trash, kat needs a heart n needs to stop flalling like a ragdoll
The scary thing as a fan is that the Knicks are not trending upward while most other teams in the league are. We traded all those picks for Mikal who’s massively under delivering. Not good at all.
Shay Kornett is better than Molly. Plus definitely! Better than Kimberly Martin. K-Mart needs to stay on the sidelines and ask questions after games and look pretty.
But shay is moderating pretty well. Plus she is fine!
Brunson got to facilitate more and get his teammates involved early. He has to recognize teams use the same formula and it works most times which is to double team him he has to beware of the open man. And don't dribble too much and ball hog. KAT needs to get more closer to the basket. When he gets it too far away he exerts too much energy trying to drive. When he does that and closes in on him he has to become a facilitator.
2:38 look at Atlanta? Are we freakin serious right now lol. Only threat to the Knicks are the Celtics in the east, period. Everyone else getting completely washed.