“Everything’s pretty good with the Knicks. That’s no good!” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on how the past few weeks in Knicks Land feel a little too good, the unprecedented becoming the inevitable, and some long-awaited joy in Mudville: www.thestrick.land/strick/every...

Good morning, nerds. It's the spiciest time of year. @prezidente.bsky.social’s sixth annual Disrespectful NBA Draft Comparisons are here: www.thestrick.land/strick/2025-...

Best Knick piece of 2025

Tom Thibodeau broke Leon Rose’s rules. @prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...

In which we alight on an unusual sighting: the Knicks behaving completely rationally while those around them flip the **** out www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...

The Knicks moved on. Why won’t the haters? @matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on why firing Tom Thibodeau wasn't a a rash decision & certainly wasn't a mistake: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...

“This Knicks team started the season as a group of individuals. They walk out of it a collective, a team, a unit, and better than their 2023-24 predecessors on paper.” @cologneloring.bsky.social gives us a retrospective of the past year in his latest recap. www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...

There's no greater aphrodisiac in this world than Landry Shamet minutes in an elimination game

THERE WILL BE A GAME 6

BING BONG

"Thibs wouldn't play 9 guys in a baseball game" - Kenny Smith during Game 3 -Game 3: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W -Game 4: Played 8 guys double digit minutes (plus Delon Wright 9 mins) -Game 5: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W

karl-anthony towns would average 40 points on a 50/50/90 shooting slash if he played exclusively with four randos plucked off the street

48-minute endorphin

The Pacers had a 97.9 offensive rating tonight. That was their eighth-lowest offensive rating over the last two seasons, playoffs or regular season. They averaged 120.3 points in the games following those clunkers.

Tonight was the most complete defensive game we have seen from the Knicks in this series. Pacers were held to 40% from the field and 33% from three, and most importantly 20 turnovers.

"not to sound hyperbolic but..."

“The Knicks’ journey this season has felt more like a roller coaster than traveling from one point to another; an endless cycle of ups and downs that captured us over and over no matter the anticipation.” @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a tough Game 4 loss. www.thestrick.land/strick/cifik...

ME (texting at 2am): you up? THIBS: Could be, yeah. ME: Netflix and chill? THIBS: it's a possiblity

Tom Thibodeau on whether the Knicks will return to the Mitchell Robinson version of the starting lineup again tonight in Game 4: "We could, yeah." On what he liked about that new starting group: "The final result."

My latest for @espn.com: How Mitchell Robinson’s return and playoff emergence changed everything for this Knicks’ club www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

THE KNICKS ARE 3 WINS AWAY FROM THE NBA FINALS ‼️🚨

“We’ve heard these Knicks talk the talk. Walking it has already gotten them further than four games of resting on their laurels ever dared.” @cologneloring.bsky.social celebrates Mikal Bridges and a win over the Boston Celtics: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

The Knicks are headed to their first ECF in 25 years, part of a run @cologneloring.bsky.social calls "a testament to the agonizing and tortuous loyalty of their fans." Game 6 recap, with notes on Jalen Brunson, David Fizdale, Frank Ntilikina, & more: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

“And so the pendulum swings back.” @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a historic, deflating, otherworldly Knick collapse, with notes on OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, & more: www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...

“What’s real today is real until the final buzzer of the next game.” Enjoy the moment Knicks fans, says @cologneloring.bsky.social in his Game 1 recap: www.thestrick.land/strick/game-...

“Sometimes you gotta lose today to win tomorrow.” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social talks Randle, Sacramento, and Zion in their latest, pre-postseason edition of Office Hours: www.thestrick.land/strick/playo...

Maybe the Knicks meant to lose. @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps the Knicks' defeat in Detroit, with notes on Jalen Bruson's return, Mikal Bridges crawling back into his shell, KAT's non-shooting, and of course, PJ Tucker. www.thestrick.land/strick/maybe...

I wrote about Melo, who all these years later I still feel all the ways about

Your best work to date, @matthewmiranda.bsky.social. No one who claims to be a Knicks fan should let today go by without reading this. 💙🧡

THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE GOING BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS!

Wrote about the Knicks winning & the Mavs as exhibit A why all billionaires suck, from Cuban to Adelson to Dumont

“The Knicks should feel nothing but good after last night’s performance. They’re that much closer to clinching the third seed. That much closer to Brunson’s return.” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social recaps a feel good win and Dallas’ downfall in his latest. www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

“The Knicks cruised to a 116-95 victory. Perhaps most encouraging was the level they reached in the second and third quarters – on both ends.” Stacy Patton recaps New York’s win over Miami: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

Julius Randle, Timberwolf whisperer. New York’s poor performances against top teams. Pat Riley, (finally) washed? @matthewmiranda.bsky.social covers it all in their latest: www.thestrick.land/strick/offic...

“There will be hoopers available this year, if Leon Rose so chooses. It’s a deep, role-player draft, anywhere from 25th to 55th.” Prez kicks off NBA Draft season with a breakdown of the 2025 class: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-s...

"New York is 3-1 without Brunson this season; in those games Bridges is averaging 24.2 points on 65% shooting from the field and 38% from deep. How do we get this unstoppable force and immovable object to meet in the middle? Or is this team a walking paradox?"

“Pressure makes diamonds. It also turns Tom Thibodeau and Mikal Bridges into Phil Jackson and Michael fucking Jordan, apparently.” @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a double “Bang!” night for the Knicks in Portland: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

“New York won in a rout without Jalen Brunson. That may seem an outlier. It’s not.” Geoff Rasmussen recaps a Knicks stomping in Sacramento: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

WHOLE TEAM DUB KAT: 26p/9r/3a/1b/1s OG: 24p/7r/8a/4s Deuce: 21p/3r/7a/2s Josh: 18p/6r/3a Mikal: 15p/3r/8a

Deuce kept his word 💯

WINGSTOP TONIGHT: 59 POINTS 19 ASSISTS 16 REBOUNDS 4 STEALS +81 SAUCED EM’ AND TOSSED EM’ 🔥

i'll never forget the milton williams tenure in carolina

Schultz: S Tre'von Moehrig expected to sign a 3-year, $51M deal with the Panthers.

Sources: There is a new highest-paid DB in the NFL history — as the Panthers agreed on a huge extension with Pro Bowl CB Jaycee Horn. He gets a 4-year, $100M deal ($25M per year), with $70M guaranteed.

Kawhi "I just trust my work" Leonard 🥶

"Thibs is a 100-pound weight and Jalen Brunson is the New York Knicks’ strongest swimmer." A late injury to Brunson overshadowed everything else that took place in LA, including the gut punches the Lakers delivered to our Knicks. Collin Loring recaps NYK/LAL: www.thestrick.land/strick/laker...