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S6 Ep67: The Knicks were never supposed to win. They did it anyway.

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S6 Ep67: The Knicks were never supposed to win. They did it anyway.

The Hoop Genius Podcast›
Jun 14, 202635:27

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For the first time since 1973 the New York Knicks are NBA champions, and they did it the hard way: down double digits in every single game and still standing alone on the mountain.

Mo and two-time NBA championship coach Brendan Suhr break down a Finals that says something bigger about how you actually win in this league. Listen or watch as they make the case that the Knicks just buried the "you need a top-five superstar" myth, with Jalen Brunson's monster closeout, Karl-Anthony Towns answering every soft label, OG Anunoby and a bench that refused to break.

Then the other side of it: a young Spurs team that overachieved to even get here and then lost the same way every night. Brendan goes inside why "five out" basketball stops working in June, why it was never an analytics game, and what San Antonio has to fix this summer around Wembanyama, Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle. Mo makes his case on the De'Aaron Fox contract and who should really be running point in San Antonio (Brendan does not fully agree).

Plus the offseason is already here: the hosts split on where Giannis lands, the Jaylen Brown and Trey Murphy dominoes, and how the East stacks up for next season. New episodes drop twice a week. Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify and Apple, and leave a five-star review.

Topics covered:

  • Knicks win the title for the first time since 1973
  • Why this team killed the "need a superstar" narrative
  • Brunson's closeout and Finals MVP case
  • Karl-Anthony Towns shaking the "soft" label
  • The Spurs' offense problem and the limits of five out
  • The De'Aaron Fox contract debate (Mo vs Brendan)
  • Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle and the Spurs' young core
  • What San Antonio needs this offseason
  • Giannis predictions: Miami vs Boston
  • Jaylen Brown, Trey Murphy and the East next season

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