Marc and Jay talk about the last 3 games, Interview with Mills, roster constructions, and listener questions
Episode 484: Try Harder
1:00 – Listener questions
23:00 Dustin joins Marc and Jay to talk about the state of the Knicks
Episode 483: Dallas Easy Three Point Line Hard
1:00 Weekly recap
6:00 Players who retired after the Knicks
10:00 Questions for Jay
28:00 Things to make the Knicks better
34:00 Listener Questions
Episode 482: Franks Breakout Game
1:00 – Intro
5:00 – Top 5 ideas to the present to the NBA competition committee
11:00 – Weekly recap
25:00 – Light at the end of the tunnel
35:00 – 5 minutes with Fiz
42:00 – Listener questions
2019/20 New York Knicks Player Power Rankings – Week 3
| Three games, three different starting lineups, three losses. The Knicks are now 1-6. Lets see who is playing well and who isn’t. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Barrett, RJ | Barrett is the only player on this roster that hasn’t been a disappointment so far. I guess Fizdale feels the same way, he’s played JR 39 and 41 minutes the last two games. | 1 |
| 2 | Morris, Marcus | Slow start to the season but had very good games against the Celtics and Kings. Maybe this’ll be the start of a nice run for him. | 3 |
| 3 | Robinson, Mitchell | Robinson only had one foul against the Magic, but for some reason only played 19 minutes. Fizdale is making some weird decisions. | 4 |
| 4 | Portis, Bobby | Portis looked decent the two games he came off the bench. When he started against the Kings he looked terrible. | 6 |
| 5 | Knox, Kevin | Every time I get excited about Knox he has a game like he did against the Kings. At least he’s showing some signs of improvement. | 5 |
| 6 | Randle, Julius | Randle has been a big disappointment so far. He’s been getting a lot of assist, but has a ton of turnovers and surprisingly has had two straight games in which he scored 8 points. I think he’ll be much better when Payton comes back as playing point forward is clearly not working. | 2 Continue reading |
SPEAKING OF EARNING IT….
(GUEST POST) Ok, here’s my issue. I’m reading and hearing from a lot of Knicks fans that they want to fire Fizdale. Though I do agree that the Knicks record is entirely his fault, I don’t think firing him now is the answer. It would be a terrible reset on an already set back season, plus the management turnover issue is why we never have an identity or culture. I say stick to the culture that Fizdale set. How? Good question. Fiz has established the culture that this year nothing will be given, everything earned. You want playing time? Earn it! Continue reading
Episode 481: Roster or Coach
Marc and Jay talk about
1:00 This weeks games, are the losses due to the coaching or the roster
31:00 Voicemails and listener questions
2019/20 New York Knicks Player Power Rankings – Week 2
| I got busy at work, this was supposed to go up yesterday, so these rankings do not reflect the Magic game, so all you Frank fans can put away your pitchforks. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Barrett, RJ | Barrett is already the Knicks best player. I’m so happy that a Knicks draft pick worked out, but that also speaks volumes about the rest of the roster. Would really like it if Fiz stopped trying to make RJ a PG. | 4 |
| 2 | Randle, Julius | At some point Randle is going to stop turning the ball over a million times a game. His willingness to pass the ball has been nice, he’s leading the team at 5APG. | 2 |
| 3 | Morris, Marcus | Can we get Preseason Morris back? He’s been OK, but nowhere near as good as he looked a few weeks ago. | 1 |
| 4 | Robinson, Mitchell | So far Mitch has not been able to keep his foul woes in check. He looks great when he’s out there, but his minutes have been limited because of his fouls. | 3 |
| 5 | Knox, Kevin | Knox has looked much improved this season and is a legit scoring threat off the bench now. | 11 |
| 6 | Portis, Bobby | After 3 pretty terrible games Portis destroyed the Bulls. The Knicks need to make him feel slighted by the opposing team every game. | 8 |
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Episode 480: At Least Barrett Looks Good
Marc and Jay talk about:
1:00 Week 1 recap
29:00 Randle vs Porzingis
37:00 Listener Questions
2019/20 New York Knicks Player Power Rankings – Week 1
| As usual the first rankings of the year has a ton of new faces. 9 to be exact. Since the season hasn’t started yet this weeks rankings are mostly based on past performance and expected performance. I’m not weighing preseason very heavily. Randle was a 21 and 9 guy over the course of an 82 game season, a few underwhelming preseasons games aren’t going to drop him. | |||
| Rank | Player | Comments | Last weeks Rank |
| 1 | Morris, Marcus | Morris put up 14 and 6 last season as the 4th or 5th option. I expect he’ll look even better on a team with no clear cut #1 option. | – |
| 2 | Randle, Julius | If Randle averages 21 and 9 again for the Knicks does he make the all star team in the east? | – |
| 3 | Robinson, Mitchell | We know he can block shots, but can he stay on the court? Foul trouble is a huge concern. | – |
| 4 | Barrett, RJ | Barrett is hard to rank right now. He’s supposed to be very good, but his shot looks a little clunky. One thing is for sure, with the Knicks sketchy backcourt he’ll have every opportunity to show what he’s got. | – |
| 5 | Gibson, Taj | Gibson has been consistent for a decade now. He’s getting up there in age but he’ll be a solid piece off the bench. | – Continue reading |
