Can the Knicks Overcome the Challenges of a Title Defense?

So you look at the Knicks here, man. I mean, was that a one-off? Do you think this team is going to be a team that's going to be around the rim for the next couple of years and winning a championship? Or do you think you look at them right now and you're like, hey, look, you know, look at the last couple of years. They progressed all the way to winning a championship. They went from, you know, playoff. They went to conference champions or they went to the conference championship games. Then they ended up winning the championship. Do you think they're still going to be around that for a while? Yeah, I hate to say it, man, because, you know, you're my buddy And I'm sorry that you're a Knicks fan, but I'm not super high on this team this year. I think it's great that you get to the, you know, to the finish line last year. Mike Brown, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, got them, got them all across the line last year. Jalen Brunson was just incredible in the playoffs all season long. And then obviously finish it off with the cherry on top, burying the Spurs. But I'm worried about the team this year. They lost Mitchell Robinson. That was a nice depth piece for them. They're obviously, you know, Jalen Brunson ankle roll away from really struggling offensively. And the whole cat contract situation is also something that's leaning, that is kind of sitting over this team's head, that little rain cloud going into the season, even though the vibes are high lifting the banner. So I'm a little concerned. Do I think there's still going to be a good team? Of course they have championship pedigree. Now they have a lot of really good players on this team. Their roster has a bit of depth that we haven't even really seen the likes of Tyler Koleks probably going to get some more playing time. Obviously, you know what Jordan Clarkson is able to do for this team, you know, Jose Alvarado able to make some impact plays too. So they've got some pieces still that were there last season. But I'm just a bit concerned because there's, you know, Dan, you know this in sports. You win the championship, what automatically happens? The target goes on your back, right? We saw it in the NBA. I mean, there's been a lot of parity over the last 10 years, which is why we love following the NBA now. There's not been a back-to-back champion in quite a long time. So the Thunder found out last season how hard it is to go back-to-back, the Celtics the year prior, the Nuggets, et cetera. So the Knicks are going to have that same system the entire season. They're always going to come into a particular away arena or anybody going into the garden is already ready to play some ball. But now they got that extra, oh, this team won a championship last year. I want to make sure to really give them the business. So overall, I'm a bit worried about this squad as a whole. But if Jalen Brunson plays all pro basketball once again, and if he is healthy all season long, you can't count him out of the Eastern Conference for sure.