Knicks Resurgence, KAT Thriving In New Role, Knicks/Celtics Rivalry, Brunson’s Team Friendly Deal

About this episode

Colin Cowherd discusses the Knicks' resurgence and various related topics with sportswriter Ian O’Connor.

Colin is joined by legendary sportswriter Ian O’Connor to talk about all things Knicks. They start with Colin’s theory that the Knicks began their resurgence after owner James Dolan stepped away to build the Sphere and became more distracted and hands-off from running the team and letting GM Leon Rose build the roster (3:15). They discuss the reasons behind Mike Brown’s success as head coach and why he’s been able to succeed when past coaches have failed, and the change he made to the role of Karl-Anthony Towns (8:30). They examine the Knicks supporting case and why their high effort, tough nosed style of basketball feels a bit like Villanova…but yet, it works (13:00). They discuss Jalen Brunson’s incredibly rare team friendly contract with the Knicks, and why he knew that ending the Knicks title drought would be worth far more than a few million dollars on his contract (17:30). Finally, they discuss the future of the eastern conference with the Knicks and Celtics at the top, and why this is the best year for the Knicks to win it all (25:00). All lines provided by @hardrockbet (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The…

People in this episode

Host: Colin Cowherd

Guest: Ian O’Connor

Topics covered

• Knicks resurgence
• Karl-Anthony Towns
• Jalen Brunson contract
• Knicks/Celtics rivalry
• Mike Brown coaching success

Keywords

• Knicks
• James Dolan
• Leon Rose
• Mike Brown
• Karl-Anthony Towns
• Jalen Brunson
• Celtics
• Eastern Conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knicks, James Dolan, Leon Rose, Mike Brown, Villanova, Celtics, Eastern Conference

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