The New York Knicks Look Lost...

[@shypar1626]

Please start your videos with “what’s the word, y’all” bc it gives me a sense of familiarity and comfort, thx

[@UngiftedBaskettiBall]

Lmfaooo

[@noobyoverlord]

Parasocial Andy over here

[@Byronic19134]

I have Asperger’s tendencies as well.

[@buddahkz9980]

This is clone Kenny without that intro and the braids

[@CastawayBench]

Man up n jus watch the video bruh

[@motastic1714]

Player development is such a big key to success. Thib is so obsessed with just playing his 6 players. We won't have trade asset because they won't develop.

[@georgealvarez1195]

Jimmy Butler proved otherwise. But I guess youll probably just say he got lucky and it wasnt the coaches.

[@Johnny-zs7ho]

@@georgealvarez1195but he was developed….

[@BunzJackson]

the Knicks are one of those teams who feel like they can just rely on star players wanting to come play for them, so they don't even bother developing players. It makes some sense, but just feels like a waste of opportunities to be better. Like, why not do both?

[@Efrencit017]

Yeah it's gonna kill them come playoffs

[@christianmullin9339]

Thibs not a player developer, Brunson - career years with thibs Hartenstein - nearly out of the league before seasons with thibs Miles McBride - enough said Jimmy Butler - 30th pick all star Randle - All star with thibs Thibs can develop players all you 'fans' just run with these narratives

[@fastbreakreport]

The Knicks gave up depth for star power in a league where depth is maybe the most important part of every championship team atm......😬

[@ghost6298]

Only important once you have the 2 stars Knicks relied to much on Brunson and Brunson alone now we have another weapon. Not the ideal start but when they play together and defense is on point they look solid

[@PlusheesRl]

@fastbreakreport Fellow Pacers fan here. Love your videos and I also love trolling Knicks fans. Cheers brotha!

[@AfG_313]

Donte wanted to start, he’s not starting material

[@AfG_313]

And who else did we trade from bench

[@michaeljordan6373]

@@PlusheesRlpacers literally have nothing to troll about on a good day

[@ABNclips]

We need another bucks vid… 😭

[@astaidi]

We hurting enough right now 😭

[@trikelikesfish]

don’t rub it in 😭😭

[@mrincredibleisthagoat]

He will once Giannis asks for a trade to the warriors and they become the 2025 nba champions

[@mathewhuynh84]

@@mrincredibleisthagoat why would the warriors trade for giannis is they're playing so good rn

[@Pure_Juice]

even the pistons won four games... its really surprising because they don't even have major injuries like the 76ers

[@elijahshaheed778]

Man they looked tired thibs is killing them shit always falls apart in the 4th

[@Ssjiskkidjj]

Simple fix. Move KAT to the 4, move Hart to the bench 😮and utilize your bench. KAT is amazing offensively but can’t be the last line of defense on the court. This move would help with Bench Production, Rim Protection, and Rebounding. For now, I think Hukporti is the best option at the five. When Precious returns, he replaces Hukporti in the starting lineup. WHEN FULLY HEALTHY: Starters would be JB, MIKAL, OG, KAT, PRECIOUS. BENCH: HART, MITCH, MCBRIDE, KOLEK, etc

[@BWGBGAMES]

Kenny Atkinson changed Cleveland by players minute control thibs needs to do the same thing

[@alexjwefduisdhfishsdfjnbjrefin]

last season they only dropped 2 in the fourth when they were leading after the third the whole regular season and thibs played them as much if not more. so i dont think thats the problem. with cam payne, precious and mitch out we just have no real bench players except deuce that you really want to give minutes

[@elijahshaheed778]

@ I think thibs just doesn’t trust any of the new guys so he’s over doing it on the starters only played 6 players that’s ridiculous

[@elijahshaheed778]

@ agreed

[@JoeBro915]

I’m not concerned about the losses cuz nothing in the NBA matters until January. But this minute distribution is disgusting you gotta play what you have. No wonder we’re the worst 4th quarter team itl

[@ididntaskverified3663]

The😂 minute it's January, they talk about the games that are happening now

[@WhiteOwlBlunt]

@@JoeBro915 Yeah we could lose every game until January and still make the playoffs

[@JoeBro915]

@@WhiteOwlBlunt now obviously thats not going to happen but damn the East is in a funny state. Teams like Philly and Milwaukee will have their winning streaks soon too it’s too early for anyone to panic

[@Nick-zl5xf]

Knicks snatching failure from the jaws of success, right on schedule

[@bananaduck14]

It’s so sad man, we had such a solid lineup especially with Randle finally healthy and now I just don’t have any faith

[@Yoshi-zo1fy]

It’s been 9 games

[@dearmas9068]

Yeah, their window is closed, but let's be honest, it was never actually open.

[@chadwellington2524]

@@dearmas9068 huh? it was/is very open.. they are a young team

[@dearmas9068]

@@chadwellington2524 no it isnt. The Cavs and soon the Magic are both younger and have passed them. Theyre a middling 2nd round team for the restof the decade unless they can trade OG for a superstar like Giannis.

[@ryanmcintire5214]

Thibs hurts my heart man I truly believe that Ariel Hukporti is a real NBA player and it sucks not seeing him get minutes; minute distribution is appalling and I get that the boys can run(as a Knicks fan) but we ain’t even make double digit games yet keep ‘em fresh Tommy let the rooks get some burn; this was my issue with the Knicks trade for KAT just feel like we lost some spacing and defense and offense can win games but defense wins championships. Still early so not 100% certain they won’t figure something out but looks bad rn

[@Ssjiskkidjj]

Simple fix. Move KAT to the 4, move Hart to the bench 😮and utilize your bench. KAT is amazing offensively but can’t be the last line of defense on the court. This move would help with Bench Production, Rim Protection, and Rebounding. For now, I think Hukporti is the best option at the five. When Precious returns, he replaces Hukporti in the starting lineup. WHEN FULLY HEALTHY: Starters would be JB, MIKAL, OG, KAT, PRECIOUS. BENCH: HART, MITCH, MCBRIDE, KOLEK, etc

[@blue_gatorade]

As a knicks fan, at least in very recent memory, it feels like we can’t develop players. We’ve had quickley, Robinson, and deuce who really broke out last year, but that’s about it when it comes to guys who stand out. And now we’re trying to compete for a chip, with a coach who is known for not playing his bench much, so there’s not really much time to really get young guys minutes to figure out their role and how to be good at it. Tyler Kole looks very promising, but he can’t fill every gap. Our starting lineup is all guys who got traded to NY and then Brunson who signed with us kind of as he was entering his prime. I don’t know if it’s a drafting problem, or maybe something with the coaching, but we can’t expect guys to be great in their first years, especially as we’re trying to contend and our own draft picks won’t be that high anymore for a couple years. I don’t like comparing, but Boston and OKC drafted well, gave their guys time to develop and signed people around them. I’m not saying that we should copy that, but it feels like maybe giving the young guys more time would ultimately help us in the long run. Then again, it’s only been nine games, and I will continue to believe. Go Knicks!

[@Tyreese-Halibooty]

Ive been SCREAMING every time sims goes in over hukporti. Not even because hes a rookie buz cuz sims is TRASH!!! He couldve been developed great, just look st his size and athleticism. But his whole offense is getting an offensive rebound, missing 2 putbacks and passing it back out😅

[@Odysseus1999]

I think Leon Rose has drafted very well. I think the only miss he’s had was Obi Toppin over Tyrese Haliburton. When you compare that with Steve Mills and Scott Perry, it becomes obvious. I just think Thibs needs to play our rookies. Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley, Quentin Grimes, Deuce McBride, Jericho Sims, Trevor Keels, Pacome Dadiet, Kevin McCullar Jr, Tyler Kolek, Ariel Hukporti. Those are all rookies Leon Rose selected.

[@obi3924]

They didn’t look lost when they destroyed my pistons

[@Yoshi-zo1fy]

I’m not trying to hate bc I’m just playing, but that says more about the pistons than the Knicks 😂😂

[@hayolol8721]

The Knicks: Abusing the Pistons since 2019.” 😭

[@mrincredibleisthagoat]

Well, yeah, cause it's the pistons

[@piotrswat169]

who is the pistons?

[@angelawson8580]

Ayooooo

[@morgancampbell3505]

this issue with thibs running short rotations for high minutes is the exact same issue everyone was talking about in the play offs last year. "If we weren't injured we'd do this and that", running your starters into the ground in the regular season to make the playoffs is writing a cheque you can't cash, that check will bounce come the post season when the starters get injured or can't keep up across a series. Developing rotational depth is everything. The success is a mirage if you can't rely on rotational players to contribute or pick up the slack for injured starters

[@okaybones]

I do not understand why they didn't at least let the Nova Knicks play until the deadline. Knicks are my 2nd fav team but it's hard to feel bad for them right now

[@jacksonbarada3726]

Casual here but you're telling me Tyler Kolek has highlight comps on TikTok where he's cooking and he can't even get 2 minutes off the bench??? 😭

[@MrRapmaster19]

They have a top 5 offensive rating, KAT has drastically improved that, but they desperately need a traditional center next to him to balance out his defensive downsides. Robinson can be that when he comes back, but can he stay healthy is the question. Depth also is a big concern, a 6-7 man rotation does not work over the course of an 82 game season.

[@ianmiles3574]

I was at the game last night in Indy. We just kept making huge mistakes, too many turnovers and mathurin could NOT miss I swear

[@beerbatreps3861]

I also was there, Mathurin shot 77% from deep. Turner was on fire too. Hali with 35 in 35 mins. Knicks are talented but Thibbs is garbage and will run those players into the ground. Go Pacers!

[@Ssjiskkidjj]

Simple fix. Move KAT to the 4, move Hart to the bench 😮and utilize your bench. KAT is amazing offensively but can’t be the last line of defense on the court. This move would help with Bench Production, Rim Protection, and Rebounding. For now, I think Hukporti is the best option at the five. When Precious returns, he replaces Hukporti in the starting lineup. WHEN FULLY HEALTHY: Starters would be JB, MIKAL, OG, KAT, PRECIOUS. BENCH: HART, MITCH, MCBRIDE, KOLEK, etc

[@barkleysmall2363]

@@SsjiskkidjjI’d like to experiment with that line-up

[@Dotcy_YT]

Kolek and Hukpurti need way more playing time then they’re getting. Thibs has to figure this out because it’s tough watching my Knicks right now

[@Hamjr193]

KAT Needs to be the starting 4. Hopefully when Mitch comes back that rim protection issue is gonna solve itself bc he is really on of the best rim protectors and offensive rebounders in the game rn

[@andregulick3925]

Great analysis, Kenny! Just one thing you left out is that the reason open threes were a lot easier to come by the last few seasons was because of Randle’s drive & kick game, which was super key. Now with him gone, Brunson is the only guy who really drives the ball, meaning everyone else is mostly standing around waiting to get the ball behind the arc, and it’s putting too much pressure on Brunson and letting teams load up on him, knowing they don’t have to worry as much about offensive creation from the rest of their players

[@ceufrscio707]

Knicks pulling a knick

[@Juggadoosh]

I love that phrase

[@Ssjiskkidjj]

Simple fix. Move KAT to the 4, move Hart to the bench 😮and utilize your bench. KAT is amazing offensively but can’t be the last line of defense on the court. This move would help with Bench Production, Rim Protection, and Rebounding. For now, I think Hukporti is the best option at the five. When Precious returns, he replaces Hukporti in the starting lineup. WHEN FULLY HEALTHY: Starters would be JB, MIKAL, OG, KAT, PRECIOUS. BENCH: HART, MITCH, MCBRIDE, KOLEK, etc

[@CurseMonstr]

Knicks fans let out a collective groan when we made this trade. We almost went to the ECF while we were 5 key players down. We never lost back to back games down the stretch of the season, the team was tough, exciting. I at the time thought we fucked up, I still think we did I’m not sure Thibs knows how to run this team now that we’ve changed the personnel so drastically.

[@jasong7459]

Speak for yourself

[@allsuave2689]

As a knick fan I hate thibs . We are 4-5 and we haven’t gave none of our young guys any playing time how they going to get the experience needed ??? How the #%🤬thibbbs. Just miss opportunities! We aren’t winning the ring this year anyways !!

[@ki11erkittie]

Very happy KAT had that good defensive series against Jokic to inflate his trade value.

[@piotrswat169]

Knicks got fleeced on both trades.

[@reidbaldwin8]

@@piotrswat169 kats been balling lmao

[@Byronic19134]

@@reidbaldwin8Knicks are 5 points worse with KAT on the court, as he’s giving up 13 more points and only adding 8.

[@pemp9606]

Kenny and the pod been coping for Towns for years

[@reidbaldwin8]

@@Byronic19134 kats a known non defender its more scheme than anything, him as a player has been really good

[@nickreid6364]

8:16 even the bench is complaining about kat’s presence

[@SparkyForce]

Meanwhile the Warriors have a nice little 12 man rotation that keeps most of them healthy and hungry for minutes. Kerr still gets a bit too deep in his bag sometimes but it’s pretty awesome having so many reliable guys.

[@dorkasaurus_rex]

And he wins. And has won using load management. Meanwhile Thibs never won anything.

[@SparkyForce]

@@dorkasaurus_rex Did not expect to see you on a basketball video. How’s it going?

[@keefok48]

Need an updated version of this

[@mirzasharamova-if7qq]

Your work you put into this is so clear!

[@Nuggetsye-b1e]

Talk about the nuggets. You were talking crazy after the first two games.

[@justinarmstrong6053]

Playing heavy minutes isn’t the reason why they lost…. Smh. We have injuries. You’re not going play ur rookies heavy minutes against a good team. This ain’t nba 2k… last season the first part of the season. Players weren’t playing a lot of minutes. Once we got injured and made trades. That’s when u saw more minutes for Donte, and he took the starting job from grimes. IHart wasn’t playing a lot obviously since he was behind Mitch.

[@kinggiannis8562]

thibs forget to set his rotation back to 10, he still got the slider on 7 from last year's playoffs🤣🤣

[@Osamas_worst_nightmare]

He also forgot to turn off fatigue

[@chrilpy]

Who would’ve thought that trading for a center who’s a defensive liability and making 50 mil a year until 2028 was a bad idea? 🤯

[@kxnglenny1211]

he’s not even the problem 💀

[@BornToBeHated]

The Knicks still have Mitchell Robinson, they are probably a better team defensively if they had him and precious achieuwa right now

[@samlevey2747]

Mikal has been the disappointment so far, not KAT

[@rewstir6646]

Kat is NOT the problem

[@roslolian11]

Are you dumb? KaT's been their 2nd best player. They WON that trade. Its Mikal Bridges that is the problem.

[@SarahGarcia-mo9ge]

Such a creative genius, no joke!

[@ez-martin3310]

Great vid as always! Can we pls get a Nuggets vid next Ken, or maybe y’all talk about it on the next pod but Jokic is having the most historical start to a season I’ve every seen in my lifetime! It was a slow start for sure but every single player is buying in and I can’t give enough credit to our coaching staff either, they have everyone bought in and improving their game and we are still early into the season! So excited to see how they progress and develop even more as the season goes along 🔥 Not to mention, Jokic is basically apart of the coaching staff himself and allowing players to have the best season of their careers!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@gingervsginger]

Like I said before the season started. The Knicks traded a bear for a vanilla ice cone

[@robertanderson7303]

Kenny you do NOT have to run drop with KAT. The best he has looked on defense without Rudy was a high wall/blitzing structure. Playing KAT in drop in coaching malpractice

[@mconner262]

Kenney what do you think? Top 25 best players so far this season: Nikola Jokic Anthony Davis Giannis Antetokounmpo Luka Doncic Jayson Tatum LaMelo Ball Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Anthony Edwards Kevin Durant Damian Lillard Tyrese Maxey Karl-Anthony Towns Tyler Herro Kyrie Irving LeBron James Norman Powell DeMar DeRozan De'Aaron Fox Jalen Brunson Cam Thomas Trae Young Stephen Curry Devin Booker Donovan Mitchell Cade Cunningham

[@bodmontwan3025]

Kenny please keep doing more film analysis! Definitely a fan of you breaking film and also giving your thoughts/takes

[@applefanboy5706]

Mikal trade looks awful for us

[@dearmas9068]

Wildly overpaying OG and losing Heart because of it was far worse.

[@applefanboy5706]

@ that’s not how that worked

[@Tom_yorg]

Mikal is not the problem. He’s playing good defence and averaging 15+ as the clear third option. The problem is lack of big depth and having to play Jericho Sims.

[@jah2827]

Mikal isn’t bad but trading 6 first round picks for him was obviously too much

[@dearmas9068]

@@applefanboy5706 son, that is EXACTLY how that worked.

[@legitmarbles3125]

Need to hear Kenny’s thoughts on the kings suns OT game with fox and derozan going insane

[@Odysseus1999]

Mikal Bridges can’t hit a three, we need a better rim-protector, we get tired in the 4th quarter because Tom plays a 6-man rotation, and we’re not as good a rebounding team as we were last year. Thibs has 4 rookies on the roster and he plays none of them. And yes, I think Mikal’s defense is underwhelming. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that OG has been a better defender than Bridges.

[@Ssjiskkidjj]

Simple fix. Move KAT to the 4, move Hart to the bench 😮and utilize your bench. KAT is amazing offensively but can’t be the last line of defense on the court. This move would help with Bench Production, Rim Protection, and Rebounding. For now, I think Hukporti is the best option at the five. When Precious returns, he replaces Hukporti in the starting lineup. WHEN FULLY HEALTHY: Starters would be JB, MIKAL, OG, KAT, PRECIOUS. BENCH: HART, MITCH, MCBRIDE, KOLEK, etc

[@rossmenard9678]

Kenny you help me through tough times. Thank yoy

[@tomakajim]

of course the knicks would make huge trades we’ve all been begging and mikal completely changes his shot and we’re struggling defensively like how??

[@Byronic19134]

As a Sixers fan I feel your pain. We thought only in Philly did people completely forget how to shoot.

[@nikobellic2515]

That’s hilarious, Boston got Jrue Holiday literally a day late for training camp last year and they didn’t have a slow start like this…

[@BloomsArchitect]

Having two supposedly elite wing defenders and being a bad defensive team is ironic

[@JoeBro915]

They’re going to have to earn that Wingstop nickname cuz they’re not stopping shit. Letting mid players like the #1 pick and “Benn Mathurin” have career games smh

[@TherightNick]

@@JoeBro915 benn is mid? you don't know ball go watch hockey little joe.

[@JoeBro915]

@@TherightNick the fuck up Nick I’m not about to engage in a BENN MATHURIN debate w you 😭

[@JoeBro915]

@@TherightNicktf up Nick I don’t know you and I’m not about to engage in a BENN MATHURIN debate w you

[@aflacktimeYAY]

@@JoeBro915benn is a baller he scored 30 on Boston there is nothing the Knicks could do benn is on a revenge tour because he didn’t get to play in the playoffs

[@luconyt0621]

My biggest thing is the minutes distribution. I can understand 500 basketball and poor defense to start, running ur starters like this is insensible tho. The rooks are intriguing, play them.

[@Keyboard-Cowboy]

I followed the Knicks all last year Their Field Goal % is down quite a bit Especially in the 4th Quarter - when it counts

[@drewcoleman6474]

Thibs is gonna have to try hukporti or sims at center and move Kat to pf cause his paint defense is terrible. We also are the 3rd worst 4th quarter team in the league

[@gilfordmccormack8140]

It comes down to injuries. Right now there are Four Key Rotation players injured Thibs doesn't trust the rookies so he's going to play the six to seven players he trusts which are Brunson, Bridges,Hart,OG, , KAT, Duece, & Sims. Once they get at least Two of the four back which is Precious & Cam they'll be fine.

[@6secsofcj37]

Don’t know why thibs isn’t trying Huk at the starting 5 and KAT at the 4 to simulate what I’d be like when Mitch comes back just switch it up or something man

[@jamesmurphy3775]

Thibs gonna run this team into the ground. Only 9 games in with a minutes distribution like this is crazy. Yes, we're missing Mitch, Precious, and Payne rn, but still inexcusable. Why is Kolek getting 2 minutes after having a great game two nights prior? And it's so obvious the starters are gassed at the end of games, especially defensively. He needs to just give the bench guys a shot like Kolek, Dadiet, and Huk.

[@anderspeik3044]

KAT is a quite good defensive 4, but a bad defensive center

[@Geep1778]

I agree about the defense looking pretty leaky so far but what I don’t get is why it was so much better with I hart and company last year. I didn’t think Hartenstein was an all NBA defensive stopper, but the team defense was amazing with him in there. Now we have much better defenders on the wings with OG, healthy, and bridges but our D sucks? Make it make sense

[@syre999]

Knicks can figure it out, Brunson and Towns are a duo to be feared. I'm not sure what Thibs game plan is or how many times they want to pick & pop, hopefully, they can figure it out. Brunson is unstoppable at times when he starts playing well that should open it up for Towns. Both players are fun to watch, hard to believe they're 4-5.

[@NOCallerID00]

This needs more attention Thibs the reason why D rose got hurt no wonder why he was voted #1 for the coach no one wants to play for

[@hv2623]

It also feels like the Knicks are smallish now. Found myself thinking damn we got og bridges and hart but we're still short a wing. And it is that slashing element. Then Mikal thought he was going to be a spot up shooter and messed up his shot, JB being timid with his game trying to fit in, and injuries. Just a bunch of little stuff adding up. Although im pretty sure Thibs has always been a drop coverage guy, which is infuriating. Idk i still like the KAT move long term, but this might be an adjustment season. Hope im wrong.

[@beerbatreps3861]

Can we talk about the knicks giving away 5 firsts for Bridges and then barely utilizing him?

[@opiniononion]

Tibs teams only last 1 season before they start breaking down

[@ayourmum8521]

As a Knicks fan I’ve said this since day one this trade did not make us better. If we didn’t trade for bridges I would understand it. Because we would have assets to get us more help. Now we are stuck. We went from very deep with a bright developing core and now we stuck. If we go back to sucking in the next 3 years I’m out of being a Knicks fan lol.

[@hiphopbreaux]

Thibs just refuses to utilize his team in full

[@Splashbro34]

Dope vids Kenny and been a fan of your channel for a while now

[@letsgopapi4972]

There’s no way ur a real person commenting some bot shit like this 💀

[@JohnMFlores]

Good analysis. Thankfully the East has a lot of teams starting slow - Philly, Miami, etc - so the Knicks still have time to figure it out.

[@daffutalybarucky4117]

Please go over the Nuggets and Jokic🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Might be the craziest start to a season I’ve seen

[@michealhornets6535]

Need Kat to run the power forward next to Mitch rob, bridges, OG, Josh hart all split time at the 2 and 3 and Brunson at PG

[@akeemgriffith2959]

This goes to show, that trading away familiarity and continuity for a "better player" doesn't always work

[@csmokeyy]

Knicks fans just waiting for mitch rob to save the team from kat.

[@Tim_Dunkin]

Imo...I'm not giving them the training camp excuse bc they literally had a full training camp. And the problems aren't issues that I'd even attribute to that bc defense is defense. You don't need training camp to know where to be on the help.

[@christophercastellano6359]

As a Celtics fan I always like to tell people I'm a basketball fan first. In saying that I would like to also say I don't think the Knicks identity was defense last year. While they were no doubt a good defensive team they honestly seem like their true identity was hustle and heart. When they were doing their thing last year they seemed to be beating teams by out hustling them. I mean that in the most complementary way too.

[@lasrrrrr]

with hindsight it feels extremely obvious to say a team with kat and brunson starting would be bad defensively but most people talked themselves into believing that it was going to work, i think they'll 100% get better than what they are i guess just the ceiling and floor for this team are a lot lower than we all thought also hes absolutely not a bad player but their overpay for mikal bridges is starting to look way worse, 4 unprotected firsts then 1 unprotected swap...

[@Omar_listenin]

just off to a slow start, agreed it's not the start I was hoping for but there's a lot of high end talent there that needs more time. If they're 500 by early January, then I'm starting to wonder what's going on

[@FunNHonesty]

The Knicks need to have either Karl or Brunson on the field. They can’t have both or else they are too exploitable. Have to start using those backup guard and centers, Thibs

[@ltuck2345]

Thibs a solid coach but overusing players this early and continuing to do so does not lead to long term success

[@Clems1]

I love how teams like the Knicks and kings made trades that looked really good only for them to look worse once the season starts

[@aaronhooper3328]

These Knicks issues could’ve been seen a mile away and yet they went through with steps to make them even more prevalent smh

[@John_BDT]

KAT’s 7”0 and can’t guard the paint. That’s funny

[@neal566]

The Knicks need Robinson back, which will help in rim protection efforts and allow Towns to play his natural 4 spot. Problem is Robinson is injury prone and team defense is lacking in his absence. May need some more time to gel the new staff. I would’ve preferred Divo stayed and leave Mikal for the Nets. Understand the Knicks needed an insurance wing in case OG gets hurt.

[@Ollig999]

Ofc I knew the KAT trade could hurt them defensively but I still thought they’d be pretty good considering their wings. Guess we’ll see if/how they can turn it around

[@samanderson5052]

I’ve been saying the Knicks gotta run zone with their defense, at least until Mitchell Robinson returns

[@cj987]

Sorry Kenny, I always respect your ball opinion BUT the real issue with this team isn’t KATs defense, it’s thibs rotation, schemes, and overall game plan… like why tf is Sims still getting minutes, he is not an nba player

[@vvvawdad1767]

Sims getting minutes because the team gets tired maybe

[@cj987]

@ understandable if they didn’t have Hukporti who they signed to a full contract

[@Moss_Head21]

I really am starting to believe thibs not trusting someone like hukporti is being our downfall rn because why is sims getting minutes over him and on offense Tyler Kolek is a floor general but is being used as a corner sitter while deuce McBride initiates the offense when that’s not his game he’s a 3&D player I hope Thibs fixes this cause if not idk if he fits here anymore

[@liferealgood]

They messed up when they traded away Randle and Donte. The KAT trade was terrible. Giving Brunson the keys was very shortsighted because Randle could take the workload off of Brunson differently from KAT can do.

[@knicksclearceltics]

kat 28 not 29

[@lynnkingpin]

They have no point guard..Brunson is a chucker.. he's not concerned with getting anybody involved.. Towns is clearly the best player they should play through him until further notice

[@joeyjackson595]

😒🤡

[@lynnkingpin]

@joeyjackson595 where the lie ??

[@chumba421]

I don’t watch the Knicks really but outside perspective this feels like if it ain’t broke don’t fix it

[@PlayByPlayFilmBreakdown]

Sometimes we just spam pick and rolls and everyone else stands still

[@brendezen]

So where are we struggling the most? Defense right.. Well Kat and JB are there for scoring and min D. Whereas OG, Bridges and Hart need to lift their defense because they only bring min offense.

[@MeatusTV]

Waiting for yo bro to post his vid first W mans

[@lancelotthanksalot7777]

I feel like they tried to hard. They also lost their bench. DiVincenzo, Hartenstein and Grimes. Also, Randle. While adding just Towns and Bridges. What did I miss?

[@ashtonblues77]

I really hope we fix what’s going on with kat and the defense and our couch big game tonight we need to fix these problems now

[@WhiteOwlBlunt]

Tim Connelly strikes again!

[@danieldanielson2324]

I can’t wait for Nets vs Knicks. Two NY teams that are surprising us.

[@KnickFilmSkool]

🫡 appreciate the shoutout!

[@donavanfaulkner]

The east has been so confusing and concerning the only 2 teams doing good is Cleveland and Boston every other team is 4-sum which is crazy

[@NotGord]

3:41 He said my name thats crazy

[@galliflow]

Kenny, can you leave a link to the article you were talking about?

[@JJJJYYYLLLL]

This is why giving away your depth in donte is terrible. Tom has these starters avg 40+mpg that is not sustainable at all AND theyre not even winning games

[@evanloudenslager151]

1 view in 17 seconds, kenny has really made it

[@joelfraser622]

Preach thibs needs a reality check

[@Mylesv2]

They're starting lineup is elite it's just that they have like 2 bench players💀

[@Eshan686]

Trashed the nuggets for a slow start and now crickets

[@RealFlankenBerry]

It was a disaster from the start. They traded away what depth they did have to also trade away their defensive identity. Add in thibs being thibs it’s not going to last.