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S6 Ep60: The Knicks are the best team in basketball. Now what?
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May 26, 202638:50
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The New York Knicks have swept the Cleveland Cavaliers and are heading to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr are not holding back. Is this Knicks team actually capable of winning a championship? Is Kenny Atkinson finished in Cleveland?
Plus, the OKC Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are locked in a brutal conference finals series tied at 2-2, Greg Popovich made a rare locker room appearance, and the All-NBA teams are out. Coach Brendan has problems with the selections. Mo has one: how is Chet Holmgren on an All-NBA team and OKC can't figure out where to find offense?
Topics covered:
- Knicks sweep Cavaliers, advance to NBA Finals: analysis and reaction
- Kenny Atkinson and the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers
- What makes the 2025 Knicks genuinely different from any team in recent playoff history
- Jalen Brunson's $113M pay cut gamble and what it says about his character
- Karl-Anthony Towns as a playmaking hub: the adjustment that changed everything
- OKC vs San Antonio: series tied 2-2, game five breakdown
- Gregg Popovich's locker room speech and the culture of the Spurs organization
- All-NBA teams revealed: Coach Brendan's issues and Mo's Chet Holmgren rant
- Which opponent the Knicks would prefer in the NBA Finals
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