2025/26 season discussion thread

Been awhile, not a busy thread. As a lifelong Knicks fan, it's kind of, well, amazing to see what a run they've been on.

Plus a few days off before San Antonio and OKC are decided. The way the Knick's are playing now, doesn't matter. Cleveland was over after the Cavs blew game 1 late and really were disinterested in playing anymore. I think Philadelphia put up more of a battle, certainly Atlanta did. James Harden in Cleveland is a nonsense All-Star. Miss miss miss whine whine.

Most Basketball I've watched in decades (I'm pathetic - I watch replays.) Not much defense anywhere and the seemingly infinite 3 pointers… But, fingers crossed. Old enough to have seen "Here comes Willis! And the crowd is going wild!"

And the bad years with Bernard King, World B. Free, then Starbury and Melo. Ugh.

And the brief signs of hope during the Ewing era, except, well, it was only hope. It's the hope that kills you.

But, right now, it feels like the Finals is the Knicks to lose.

Off we go. Wow what a series in the West. Old adage: "You can't teach height." Wembayana… different species of human, 7' 4" and shoots 3's.

I think the Finals will be another barn-burner, too. Knicks in 6, I think they figure out what to do about Wembayana, and center (and foul-giver) Robinson had pinkie surgery and will play for another body to put on Wembayana.

OKC had Holmgren who didn't do much and old favorite Hartenstein, both 7+ footers with Hartenstein as a plus defender.

Remember when 7 feet was rare? Now every team seems to have multiples that are effective players (not the Manute Bol's/Shawn Bradley's of the world.)

Herself (absolute non-sports fan) just said: "13 in a row? Don't they give the other team a chance?"

Wembanyama's bad pass near the end of the game sealed it, but I agree with the announcer that said, "They didn't seem clear whether they wanted to push or call a time out" and with a young team and key young players that has to be made clear. Wembanyama had one idea, Castile another.

NYPD going to be earning bunches of overtime for the next two games. I've read that the cheap seats in MSG (having sat there, you need binoculars to see what's going on), are costing over $11,000. That's simply wrong.