About this episode

The episode discusses the NBA Finals with a focus on the Knicks and Spurs matchups.

Andrew Schlecht hosts our Spurs expert, Jared Weiss and Knicks expert, Fred Katz to discuss the NBA Finals. The guys answer the following questions: What are the main advantages for each team? How do the Knicks handle Wemby? How do Spurs handle Brunson? Without power ranking fingers… what is Mitchell Robinson’s status and what are the expectations for him in this series? What's a matchup or something that people aren’t talking about from either side that could shape the series? Picking the series Host: Andrew Schlecht With: Fred Katz and Jared Weiss Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Producer: Lara Sinclair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Schlecht

Guests: Jared Weiss, Fred Katz

Topics covered

• NBA Finals
• Knicks
• Spurs
• matchups
• basketball strategy

Keywords

• NBA Finals
• Knicks
• Spurs
• Wemby
• Brunson
• Mitchell Robinson
• basketball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Acast

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