The Knicks Suffered For Two Decades To Find Success

Before the Jalen Brunson era, the New York Knicks experienced 20 years of mediocrity with no signs of ever getting back on track. That's why it's so shocking for Knicks fans to finally watch a team that's worth cheering for. Let's take a look at how they got here.
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[@m4dm3th0d]

The Knicks proved that NBA teams always have a chance to come back with good leadership

[@user-sh7fr9wj1h]

Unless ur the pistons

[@m4dm3th0d]

@@user-sh7fr9wj1h I did say GOOD leadership xD

[@cantbanme8971]

Probably helps a bit when your team is based in a little city called New York

[@RomaniiCh]

Back in 2018 I was in LA and the cab driver asked me about what team I like and I said that I'm a Lakers fan and things aren't looking great. He said, "You think you're struggling? Try being a Knicks fan all your life like me." We talked a lot about growing up with basketball and loving it at a young age and I told him that I hope that he can be happy with them again and he said, "It's probably never happening." I think of that guy now when I see how fun it is watching the comradery of this squad. I hope that guy is having the time of his life with this Knicks team.

[@jeremyanderson5196]

I’m a Celtics fan, but I’m also a fan of the NBA. If the Knicks beat us in the ECF, I’m rooting for them in the finals. A Knicks championship would be good for the league

[@wazzup233]

Knicks vs Nuggets would be a better finals match this year because both of them was once e team had played by future HOFer Carmelo Anthony. 😉

[@Nationof300]

@@wazzup233damn I didn’t even think about that lol that’s pretty cool tho

[@omarmendez2128]

No it wouldn’t. They’re a big market team. New York doesn’t deserve to win.

[@ricardoducasse6948]

@@omarmendez2128 Rick Carlisle’s burner lol

[@NBAonNBC-sh6ow]

You are not a Celtics fan

[@patrickmexiquinn]

As a '99 knicks baby this year is all I ever wanted. Growing up in a upstate sports bar it was 82 games of pain a year. Thank you Knicks you gave me a smile for the first time naming my first born son Donte Hart Quinn in honor of this team 😢

[@billblaski9523]

Lol so u were born in 1999, and lets just say u a Knicks fan starting in 2005...oh jeez the Marbury, Steve Francis and Eddy Curry days😂

[@RonnyTheGamer]

‘99 baby as well. Lets go Knicks 💪🏾💪🏾

[@feddi7693]

I was 12 that year we played the spurs, loved that team💯

[@BGKrookie]

Congrats on the baby man and great choice of names. You can just show videos of those two and he'll know it wasn't a bad choice of name at all. Just followed the Knicks since Linsanity and always hoped the team find its groove so I can see the fans flock the streets and go crazy lol

[@omarmendez2128]

Okay so why are you guys Knicks fans? Why not be a nets fan. Knicks have a terrible ownership

[@FrankThe77Tank]

As a diehard Knicks Fan, we’re obsessed w/ hard working teams with chemistry, compared to just throwing together a super team. If this team can get healthy & add one more player, we can be legit Finals contenders!

[@billblaski9523]

Do you miss the Walt Frazier/Earl the Pearl days when you were a kid?

[@bigtaskat-hand4742]

Well said!

[@Dinglehoppers779]

​@@billblaski9523That was like 50 years ago, a lot of basketball fans, if not most, won't have been alive to see that.

[@deadshot244]

Mikal bridges need to join the knicks

[@deeee4663]

Absolutely same, the amount of joy and pride this team gives me (for the first time in my life -33 years lol) is crazy. I’ll take their hard work and hustle over any superstar and I mean that 10000%! They proved their hearts and I stand by them win or lose, I am zero percent jealous of any other team out there with bigger names or more wins our team is the mf best in ways they could never ever be and that’s facts. They really out here winning on the power of friendship and love of the game lol and I love it so damn much

[@AirRusher1992]

So happy for the Knicks. I wish they maintain this for the foreseeable future.

[@Fatmanhect]

So proud of my boys. From getting clowned my entire childhood for being a Knicks fan to this. Amazing.

[@anthonyrivera3520]

As a bulls fan, I stand with the Knicks

[@bigtaskat-hand4742]

Respect!

[@Krankensteinn]

As a dude who grew up in the 90s that is the strangest thing I've ever heard! Man times have changed!!

[@omarmendez2128]

As a bulls fan I don’t stand with the Knicks. Fuck them. I’m jealous of them. Why can’t we do that. They also took our coach.

[@TheAnanaki]

This aged like fine wine 😁😂

[@JJ-ok6pb]

They'll be fine

[@goodcompanyman]

I dont think Randle hardly get any recognition that he deserves. Knicks fans take him for granted but picking him up and his ability to just show up and provide consistency was huge after years of volatility in the rosters with players being so inconsistent. I hope we can run this back next year with healthy Randle and build on this even more

[@acnicodemus4734]

Randle, as much as he's good, holds the team back especially if he doesn't play well, he'll just throw temper tantrums and not get back on defense Knicks fans once upon a time booed him because of the lack of effort

[@stephenplaciente]

Nah, Randle can be traded. Knicks gone this far without him

[@drizztdourden8729]

He’s inconsistent tho

[@TheTEN24]

The Knicks are finally relevant and making smart moves for basically the first time in my life and I’m 29 now lmao. It’s good to be able to enjoy playoff basketball.

[@Cameren98]

Today was amazing 😊 LFG

[@bigrule28]

I'VE BEEN A KNICKS FAN SINCE I WAS A KID, THE MARBURY ERA WAS TERRIBLE, SO WAS THE MELO ERA, NOW WE WINNING AGAIN THANK LEON ROSE FOR BEING SMART AND PUTTING THIS ROSTER TOGETHER, JALEN BRUNSON IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO NEW YORK SINCE PATRICK EWING, YES IT WAS HARD BEING A KNICKS FAN BUT I STUCK WITH THEM ALL THE TIME AND NOW WE MAY GO THE ECF YES IT WAS WORTH WAIT LET'S GO KNICKS!!!!

[@Shaughn-pk3pe]

I hope Knicks would one day be NBA champs soon

[@MaxAndersonn]

I hope the Detroit pistons would be nba champs again

[@billblaski9523]

Lol me too. I think in any sports league, when New York teams are having success, the season is just better for some reason😂

[@sting114]

Not as long as nikola jokic and victor wemby are still around.

[@Dynasty-Star]

​@@sting114 Victor never even made the playoffs and he's only a rookie idiot

[@uhmanismxsic]

knicks are NOT winning a chip ever🤣

[@DeadPlayin]

Another Thursday, another Andy Hoops banger 🔥

[@baldsportsfan9368]

You fucking jinxed it. I knew as soon as this vid came out that the Knicks were gonna lose. Dammit man

[@SonicSpeed440]

Genuinely the most fun team to watch in the playoffs. Their off ball movement combined with their willingness to crash the boards makes them so enjoyable to watch.

[@Joefdgtr]

The beauty is they also have a lot of trade assets with their own picks, other team picks, plenty of seconds and a good range of contract sizes. A lot of teams burn their assets and barely make it past the first round .

[@JCA1147]

As Laker fan who's spoiled with so many Superstars and have witnessed my team won so many championships, I'm happy to see the Knicks have a winning culture 🙌

[@alex4863]

I love to see Knicks win a chip with Tom, Tom can tap into everyone potential. At the same time his philosophy can run you down hard if you’re not bought into it mentally.

[@conorwatchvidz]

Love this Knicks team, they’ve been the most entertaining team in this playoffs and it’s not even close

[@feddi7693]

Been a fan since the 90s, I missed this feeling.the knickerbockers are back in full effect💯🔶🏀🔷

[@Radowitzki]

Loosing like the in the 90s, son!

[@feddi7693]

@@Radowitzki 😅 it’s all good this team won my respect, we definitely moving in the right direction 🔜🏆

[@horbgorbeson]

Been a diehard fan since I was old enough to root for them in the late 90’s… literally brought to tears after some of these games 😂 so much suffering and heartache. There’s no team in professional sports that deserves this more… LET’S GO KNICKS

[@BoccaBeats]

Love to see them thriving 🫡

[@Playboizo]

Bro I love you for showing love to my team I’ve been a Knicks fan since 6 grade and Melo Knicks was my high point 🥺👀this the first time I will see them make the CF if they do we’ve been stuffing enough

[@RandomBurner]

Finally you make a video on this team’s success

[@danieltarczynski6559]

James Dolan meddling and putting yes men in charge crippled the Knicks for about 15 years. What really "kicked off" the Knicks new winning era was Dolan stepping away from the meddling. In 2015 Dolan finally stepped away from "meddling" in the team's operations and that slowly turned things around. However, it didn't result in major success from 2015-2019 because Dolan put Phil Jackson in charge. Phil was given full autonomy to build the team but it didn't work because Phil's ideas were out of date for a mid 2010's NBA. Then the true beginning of the turn around began when Scott Perry smartly pivoted away from the KD/Kyrie/Zion "big 3" and just smartly signed Randle to a team friendly 2 year deal with a team option followed by signing a bunch of younger players to 1 year deals with 1 year team options. It took a couple of years but the Knicks just kept drafting and Perry was the first GM in 35 years to put the team in a better position than when he found it. Perry handed over Leon Rose a team that was full of young ascending players and had all of their draft selections and some extra picks. The team also had no bad contracts and cap space/flexibility. Leon Rose then took that solid foundation and built on top of that and the rest is history.

[@bobbysmoove4796]

I have so much respect for the Knicks now. Their players embody the city to a T and overall feel organic despite all of the important players being acquired through trades and free agency. Detroit needs something like this but unfortunately aren’t the biggest market

[@ainnocent]

Andy couldn't wait for a time to come that he could make this video 😊

[@romered1590]

Finally here before 15 comments. Keep going Andy. Long time subscriber.

[@17thNO]

I agree. They remind me of a better version of the 2010s Grizzles. Or the Rose/Noah Bulls.

[@anelson603]

Please don't jinx us 🙏🏽. I been a Knicks fan since 1992. Sadly this is the happiest I've been since 94.

[@nvm9040]

The Knicks have really bounced back into consistency and the rosters have been competitive leading to good playoff success

[@charlieking3115]

Great video A.H.the knicks are on they to win a championship if not this year next year I really hope so.GO KNICKS

[@hyabusa1]

I'm a 96' baby so I've watched this team suffer for about 20 years. I'm absolutely in love with this team right now. I have hope again, Brunson will bring a ring to NY I 100% believe it

[@ibrahimakalilsako5113]

As a knick Fan, I’m happy to see this 👏🏽🤝🏽

[@antoinehenderson1659]

This team is my third favorite in the whole league after the Spurs and the Nuggets. A Nuggets-Knicks finals would be awesome. Both teams are just so much fun to watch.

[@ry_an.]

Nuggets win 4-1.

[@antoinehenderson1659]

@@ry_an. I agree. Maybe 4-2. I still think it'd be a fun series.

[@apap1586]

I think the Knicks will win an NBA championship with this group at some point.. I've been watching the Knicks for 34 years I have never seen a player like Brunson play for our team. I think he has passed melo , hasn't passed Ewing yet but he's getting there.

[@SwankLife309]

My Guy Andy Made A Knicks Video Been Waitin On This Day 😂🤔

[@siler22]

But can we appriciate NY Knicks crowd, NYC might be only metropolis that has such passionate and strong support in all of sports and ex Knicks legend are always there expecially John Starks who would not need second time asking to suit up for few minutes, he is eletric in every game in possesion

[@123zetazeta]

Andy, you are a Knicks fan too, right?? Rejoice!!! I have been a Knicks fan since '98, when I was watching morning replays of basketball games, since In Spain we are +6 hours and all games were played in the early AMs. I was 7 back then, and it was the Heat vs Knicks series where we beat them in 5 with so much HEART and GRIT and TOUGHNESS that I became a die hard fan of this team. Next year to the finals, and then conf. finals the year after..... and then disaster.... Eddy Curry, Michael Sweetney, Jared Jeffreys, Chris Duhon, ufffff. The Melo days were also awful for the the potential team development we gave up to bring Melo. Now we are back!!! Finally!!

[@hruiz1982]

Good watch, glad I checked it out. Go Knicks!

[@faieziabubakar207]

It refreshing to see teams building up with effective role players all around instead of stupid big 3 and the rest are useless

[@rootuserk]

When we say “NEW YORK KNOWS BASKETBALL” we mean that the majority of us in NY, actually KNOW the game, we grew up playing basketball, it’s the most popular sport in NYC. So when there’s bad calls, missed calls, etc, we actually react to these things. Many fanbases are like “ what happened? Why’d they blow the whistle ?” 😂

[@klabkebash]

Why didn't they believe in Jeremy Lin and bring him back? Because the Organization which didn't know anything thought Iso Melo was better. =p

[@donrightgaming1455]

Great video! I def think the Knicks will win a championship soon I feel it coming

[@FPTK06]

Orange and Blue Skys!! The Knicks are good for the future 🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙

[@ItsWill21]

I know these playoffs like one-third of the roster broke down with injuries; but hopefully they all come back next season, to prove to the league how good they are.

[@justinvu6879]

The NBA is a better place when then the garden is rocking. Rooting for them to come out the east.

[@SkyShoe22212]

Precious should be included in the toronto trade part. He has provided a surprising level of skill and growth in his short time with the knicks.

[@charles-cjbox4661]

It’s wild to think it’s been 51 Years since they last won a title. Development and talent has helped the Knicks in the last 2-3 seasons, Leon Rose and Thibs got get their flowers in a certain way due to even with injuries to key pieces(Randle, Robinson) they’ve been able to perserve. Not even a Knicks fan, but they make me tune in to their games.

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

Been a fan since 06. Trust, it’s been rough 😮‍💨

[@Sam-db4mr]

GREAT video man! And I have become a fan of this scrappy, tough Knicks fan. That being said, they’re not a legit championship contender yet. They struggled against a Sixers team with a one-legged Embiid and are having a tough time getting past a Pacers team that plays zero defense and with a star (Haliburton) who at times does not show up. IF they make it to the ECF, I don’t see them winning more than 1-2 games against the Cs.

[@rthompson1330]

Become a fan? Lol no bandwagoners allowed here

[@rthompson1330]

Also keep on moving that goalpost. 1st they were a play in team. Then they were nothing more than a 1st round exit. Then thryre losing to Indians. Now they won't win any more than 1 or 2 games vs Boylston Let me guess. If they beat boston, you'll be saying nuggets will win easy

[@rthompson1330]

My best and favorite move from rose and thibbs was how they okie doked thr entire league by keeping the guy who they wanted in mcbride on the bench while giving rj grimes and iq all the mins so they could trade those guys later in 2 individual trades vs 1 while keeping mcbride who i am convinced was who they wanted all along

[@johnpaulgonzalez9016]

They remind me a lot of the 2000's pistons with Chauncey, Rip, Tayshaun, Rasheed, and Ben. No superstars, just a bunch of guys playing together and playing for each other. Some say they're one superstar away, but which superstar nowadays even plays this hard? willing to sacrifice their body and all that intangibles and compete for the city and for the team? No one, not in this load management era.

[@TheKing60210]

Hi im a Wolves fan and we're about to get Eliminated by the Defending Champions. At least the Knicks have been to the Playoffs last decade consistently and have higher expectations compared to us lol

[@zyshawnmoore551]

I know it seems dire, but we still have a chance to force a game seven 💙💚🐺

[@BiggidyB]

Who’s gone & who’s staying? If you’re the GM, what do you change? (Wolves fan since Garnett, Googs & Starbury)

[@jtbucketsshorts2213]

Since 2013-14 (11 seasons ago) the Timberwolves have made the playoffs 4 times and the Knicks have made it 3 times

[@bjayapole8742]

Don't you have faith?

[@FrankThe77Tank]

You guys have been way more dangerous than anyone thought. You need Ant Man to GO OFF in the next 2 games. Honestly, beating the Nuggets twice is pretty impressive.

[@Twello4president]

I also love that the team has 3 teammates that have already played together for 3 years but won together also it’s fun to watch and I’m not a knicks fan

[@TristonKeithMolina]

New York Knicks, Baby!

[@ThatAintTheThugShaker]

I used to clown on the Knicks for being a laughingstock but lately I can't help but respect what they're doing. They are making the right moves to become respectable and at times fun to watch. Really hope the rest of the league follows suit

[@brucelau2023]

Another amazing Andy hoops banger video and for Knicks fans like me have suffered way too long and hopefully we can finally make the eastern conference finals, but I’m really really disappointed nor not surprised that Draymond Green saying that the Knicks season this year has been a fluke. this is not the same team that’s the Knicks have been through the last several years

[@paulmaggiar8274]

Everywhere I see pundits drooling over a Boston, Denver matchup. I hope NY puts them in their place.

[@chenghenry7781]

Im so proud of this team. So glad I did not quit rooting for the Knicks during the Marcus Morris era.

[@rthompson1330]

The fact that u ever considered not rooting for the knicks tells all

[@radityapoerwanto7018]

Never thought I'll see a competitive Knicks in my lifetime

[@uiolax1967]

Great achievement so far indeed. But we need a championship. Go knicks.

[@geraldsetiokusumo9094]

It's good to see Knicks back! but i see 3 problems that maybe hurt in the future: 1. This decent playoff run gonna be problem for Knicks in the future. Why? Because they are playing without Randle and without Randle they are already this good, idk in the future what's gonna be(they either trade him or keep him) but i still see this as a problem 2. if i recall, coach Thibs is known as only 5/6 man roster even in D Rose era. Meaning that coach only playing 5 or 6 guys and dont let them rest. I know that 6 players are the only guys that "good" but you gotta make rotation otherwise players gonna be fatigue and lead this to the injury(hope this is not gonna happen). At least, for role players, they are assigned to buy a time, playing PnR, etc(idk their strat) 3. Next offseason they gotta resign Isaiah Hartenstein and add more firepower player so the coach can make a rotation(basically the solution of number 2) xD but in the other hand good job to Knicks!

[@emersonssbb]

You from the 90s. Playing 40+ minutes with multiple people in 90s was a normie.Oakley/Starks Ewing play more minutes than any knicks player in playoffs and in regular season. This is why players are soft now they dont play enough minutes. John Starks/Patrick Ewing or Charkles Oakley play more minutes than Joel Emibid who is a Superstar.

[@Davivd2]

Julius Randle is still a polarizing player.

[@brianfrancia3798]

Jalen Brunson already has made the 2nd round twice in as many seasons than Melo did in 6 years with the Knicks.

[@ricardomontilban4827]

And I indured all the bullsh#t for the m decades but I never folded stayed a fan and wasn't scared to tell anybody 😎

[@Davivd2]

Criminal disrespect not to give Josh Hart his credit. Best roleplayer in the game.

[@22cjmd]

It's a hit or miss, this is how the way basketball works! Not all the time is a gem, some are pretentious wannabe and some are one of a kind!

[@theYT_moderator]

That stab at porzingis was so out of pocket

[@MidtownMeezus]

He's backkkkkkkkk

[@Krankensteinn]

I really liked Melo. Dude wanted to be here which was rare. Unfortunately he gutted the team to get here. In that era i loved Amare most because he signed here as a free agent and that means something to me. Same with Randle and Brunson now. Them choosing us when no one else would means a ton as a fan.

[@kristianolliviere9045]

I'm a miami heat fan, but honestly I'm happy for the new york Knicks. Gotta respect them because the front office is starting to do something right

[@justinking3558]

As a bigtime pacers fan, I wish they were healthy. This series is a lose lose for us. And the knicks are really freaking good when healthy amd play so damn hard. probably would have waxed the pretty boy celtics at full strength

[@teaksportsandboxing23]

If Healthy The Knicks can Defend compete for the Title

[@deandrebrown4521]

This is when I really knew Leon Rose knows what he’s doing. After the trade he IMMEDIATELY signs deuce to a contract extension, which honestly saved us millions

[@Chozin1]

Dude his contact is such a fuckin steal its criminal

[@nickhuber8023]

I would argue the worst era for being a Knicks fan was the Phil Jackson/Steve Mills era. They blew up a 2 seed for people like Lou Amundson, Kyle O’Quinn, terrible signings like Calderon, terrible draft decisions like Frank, Cleanthony Early, we got lucky with Tingus Pingus. I would much rather have the incompetency of IT than have somebody like Phil Jackson blatantly destroy the franchise and it’s reputation.

[@kl2389]

That roster is not sustainable though because the players there are too old.

[@nickhuber8023]

@@kl2389 yeah they were too old when we fucking traded away our whole team for them. We were the fucking 2 seed and Phil came in with his bullshit

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

To see the Knicks have the success they’re having with Jalen Brunson leading the way is amazing to see.

[@mathematical9529]

The knicks,thunder and heat no joke shows that the power of friendship does actually work

[@ramelchilds7416]

The Melo era was handled poorly not because of him but bc of management attempting to make Bargnani work which was a huge mistake bc it didnt work with the players there. Chandler got hurt and KP's injury did them in. Wrong the Knicks were not willing to trade the amount of 1st rd picks to get Mitchell and that was a great move

[@willn8664]

Hey Andy. You forgot to include one big factor in the losing series against the Hawks. Mitch Robinson was injured and didn't play which as you would know would have made a big difference with their defense.

[@teejaye6226]

Context please. The Knicks are back to making the 2nd rd...congrats...I guess. They were 15-15 against the teams in the WC. A .500 record in the WC would not even make the play-in. This is not a team nowhere NEAR winning a title.

[@michaelbarnaby7066]

champs soon as healthy esp if they cont to add this offseason

[@miked9594]

I want you to put the word out there that we back up.

[@williedaviskcmo]

Carmelo on this team would be crazy

[@valpix7007]

Every time a big market team in any sport gets good after years in the wilderness people love to talk about how "it's good for the league when x team is good" The Knicks are the only team I think it's *actually* true of

[@markula_4040]

Whooops

[@speedymikan1502]

They need to pick which 1 has to go between Robinson, Hartenstein and Achuiwa they have Sims already which they can develop

[@johnwilmarkconda2562]

Bro I thought they've already reached the Conference Finals, now they got Eliminated😅

[@jesuslacanilao4117]

Hartenstien and Mitchy are best friends and the Nova 3 are best friends we really winning through the power of friendship

[@samdunbar7259]

That is, if you consider losing in game seven, success

[@FreshBOI1579]

This video does a really good job for casual fans, but real hoopheads knew a lot of this stuff.

[@apap1586]

From what I've seen so far it appears Jalen Brunson is better than Donavon Mitchell

[@Harrja]

Praying the Bulls eventually get to this point. Would have to take a certain someone to leave though.

[@doscincotres1937]

❤

[@RdotBLADE]

I've said this many times over, and, this goes in the universe: the Knicks will win a championship before my light distinguishes.

[@steved638]

The marbury era wasn't even bad compared to the Scott Layden era

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

He made the playoffs

[@joeljoson1742]

i am knicks fan..❤ go! we got this!!

[@darwinquilantang2556]

Picking Divincencio was the wisest thing the Knicks did

[@b.amarille6502]

i forgot Julius Randle still a Knick 😂😂😂

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

I'm very happy to see that the Knicks, who were a weak team in the 2000s and 2010s, have now grown into a powerhouse team. Jalen Brunson's move from the Mavericks to the Knicks was a huge success for him.

[@emersonssbb]

East is not weak though. East had 4 teams with 50 wins last year. East this year only had 2 teams win with +50 wins because the whole east was injured. Next year i gurantee it will be back to 4 or 5 teams with +50 wins.