Episode 31: Should Knicks Trade for Zach LaVine? feat. Taylor Rooks

02/02/21 • 46 min

New York Got Game: A NY Basketball Podcast from New York Post Sports

Sal Licata and Jerome Williams open the show discussing the Knicks losing five of their last six games. They then dive into the possibility of trading for Zach LaVine and what it might cost to get him from the Bulls. The guys discuss Dennis Smith Jr. going to the G League, Kevin Knox falling out of the rotation and the upcoming schedule. JYD goes "Inside the Dog House," looking back to the time he met Allen Iverson and played alongside him at Georgetown. Bleacher Report host Taylor Rooks then joins the show. Rooks talks about the perception around the Knicks, if LaVine would be a good fit, the Knicks-Nets dynamic, being inside the bubble and some of her biggest interviews she's done and still wants to do.

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Episode 30: Should Quickley be Starting? feat. John Starks

Sal Licata and Jerome Williams open the show honoring Kobe Bryant, exactly one year after his tragic passing. The guys then discuss Immanuel Quickley's play and whether he should be starting, Obi Toppin's struggles thus far and the schedule ahead. Knicks great John Starks then joins the show. Starks talks about the current Knicks, Quickley, "The Dunk," watching "The Last Dance," playing against Kobe Bryant, guarding him and Michael Jordan, if Hakeem Olajuwon didn't block the shot in Game 6, if Patrick Ewing didn't have him injured in that practice in 1990, memories from the '90s Knicks and all the things he is working on now. NY Post Knicks beat writer Marc Berman drops by to talk about Harthorne Wingo's passing, if Quickley should start, what Toppin needs to improve upon and the tributes to Kobe from players after he passed.

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Episode 32: How Derrick Rose fits in with Knicks feat. Ed Cohen

Sal Licata and Jerome Williams open the show diving into the Knicks acquisition of Derrick Rose. They discuss the Rose-Tom Thibodeau reunion, what it means for Immanuel Quickley, why Rose will help the Knicks and how the rotation will work. Knicks play-by-play radio voice Ed Cohen then joins the show. Cohen talks about interning at WFAN, calling games off a monitor, missing the fans, what Rose brings to the Knicks, calling a game with Clyde Frazier, his favorite Knicks game he has called and the toughest sport he has had to call. NY Post Knicks beat writer Marc Berman drops by to react to the Rose trade, whether they would trade Elfrid Payton and RJ Barrett being benched at the end of Sunday’s game.

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