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Stephen A. says Knicks are 3rd best team in the East š āThey are PRETENDERS!ā š£ļø | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Tim Legler debate whether the New York Knicks are contenders or pretenders this season. 0:00 Are the Knicks contenders? 3:13 Shannon Sharpe evaluates the Knicksā season thus far 5:20 Tim Legler reacts to Celtics vs. Knicks 6:28 Stephen A. says the Knicks arenāt better than lastā¦
@EMPEROR_KING_SIDDY79
February 24, 2025 at 7:30 pm
OK then Stephenā¦.. THE WRITINGāS ARE ON THE WALL š§± ā¦. THE KNICKS SHOULD TRADE MIKAL BRIDGES BACK TO PHOENIX STRAIGHT UP FOR KD š¤·š¾āāļø
@Angel-ez4xn
February 24, 2025 at 7:36 pm
Acting like bridges is an all star lmao he only did good bc he was playing with the nets
@Valorant_Dem0n97
February 24, 2025 at 7:42 pm
Stephen A better stay on this side bro
@Dreamland_5-n1c
February 24, 2025 at 7:51 pm
Cavs Babyyyy!!!!
@bcho1212
February 24, 2025 at 8:02 pm
the reality is different; itās not that the Knicks are bad or even average. They are pretty good but whatās being missed is how exceptional the Thunder, Cavaliers, and Celtics are. When was the last time 2 teams had winning percentages over .825 this last in the season? Likely never.
@pickle.786
February 24, 2025 at 8:19 pm
only thing even close might be the 73 win warriors and spurs?
@kevinhagberg1648
February 24, 2025 at 8:04 pm
Everyone acting like Luka won something. Now he is fat and stuck in LA. That franchise would need another pandemic bubble to win anything besides an āIn Season Tournamentā
@RetroFlow23
February 24, 2025 at 8:05 pm
Thibs is an awful couch
@bradrielly7031
February 24, 2025 at 8:30 pm
a pretty poor chair as well.
@BlueStripzMusic
February 24, 2025 at 9:30 pm
Greats assistant coach
@RetroFlow23
February 24, 2025 at 8:07 pm
Thibs is the reason rose got injured
@richmartin5361
February 24, 2025 at 8:10 pm
Bucks is more dangerous than Knicks!
@jjnelson3232
February 24, 2025 at 8:16 pm
The Lakers not coming out the west. One game against Denver now they world beaters, STOP IT!
@croatiankid6595
February 24, 2025 at 9:03 pm
@@jjnelson3232 we all know they not just like we knew Dallas couldnāt beat the Celtics in the finals ššš it was just media garbage trying to convince us it was a match up lol
@Konz115rd
February 24, 2025 at 8:32 pm
Thats crazy the Knicks really canāt beat them. Yeah they might make the second round but they aināt making it past that once again
@tonewinslow3407
February 24, 2025 at 8:34 pm
If the Knicks had the same team last year and would have picked up jimmy butler, this team would be nice.
@bigfamilyX
February 24, 2025 at 8:38 pm
Bucks >
@johnpestano22
February 24, 2025 at 8:47 pm
the knicks need to add more depth in the off season they simply canāt matchup with the top teams in the east let alone the league.
@primetimegrant
February 24, 2025 at 8:57 pm
Lmao they have depth, Thibs donāt use it or care to develop younger talent
@johnpestano22
February 24, 2025 at 8:56 pm
maybe the knicks should explore trading Bridges and get a better upgrade idk whose going to take him to get what you want but itās worth a shot to see whatās out there. i agree the knicks gave up way too much for a guy thatās not a superstar. heās just a very good player all star caliber thatās not enough to beat the top teams.
@uiolax1967
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 pm
As a Knicks fan I donāt see how this team can compete for a championship. Seems another disappointing year.
@NikeTopGoat
February 24, 2025 at 9:12 pm
Problem is Thibs always plays the starters up to around 35 minutes and the bench barely plays. Every teams bench outplays them gee I wonder why. There bench barely plays and gets points thatās how bad it is. This has done that in the Wolves and couple others. He needs to go. Idc about there record, itās embarrassing to see this team that still canāt beat the top teams. 0-7 is such a joke and I wonder why there last 2 games on defense were washed
@freddixon2902
February 24, 2025 at 9:29 pm
Thereās a reggae song titled āPretenders you better surrenderā. Thatās the New York Knicks.
@howardbent3971
February 24, 2025 at 9:37 pm
šššš
@newyorkse2004
February 24, 2025 at 9:38 pm
They lost their dawgs like I Hart,DVo, RJ, Quickly, and also Randle. Itās like they got softies that play like KATS.
@sj0620
February 24, 2025 at 9:38 pm
They removed chemistry and grit in exchange of shooting slow pace, no effort on defense
@asid448
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 pm
The Pacers are more dangerous than the Knicksā¦sorry Stephen A.
@mauricejohnson2373
February 24, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Knicks with the upset this year just watch
@5KBently
February 24, 2025 at 10:10 pm
There you have it folks. Always remember, Stephen A. was never a Knicks fan, Period. Bish always switching up.
@Smoothblack90911
February 24, 2025 at 10:18 pm
I think this will eventually be the strongest storyline for Stephen A (always right on my show). Smith . The Knicks will win the title when he is 74š®
@freezhollywood
February 24, 2025 at 10:30 pm
Knicks got this loyalty gimmick to Thibs. Coaches have accomplished more n got fired. The game passed him by yrs ago. He gotta go!