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Friday Posted & Toasted Notes: Hungry KAT, paid Hart, talkative Shaq
Not the strongest of posts, but better than none. Here’s the latest I’ve gathered from across the interwebs in the past few days. Enjoy and comment! “I’m hungrier than ever to get the second one—I’ve said before, I’ll do anything to win that first one. If I was willing to do whatever it took to […]
The definitive top Knicks head coaches of all-time
One of the many high points of X-Men ‘97 comes late in season one, after Charles Xavier condescends to Magneto one time too many. It’s a theme the show develops further in season two: Xavier, whose status as an educator is so central to his identity everybody calls him Professor X (even in another galaxy, […]
What Josh Hart’s next contract could mean for the Knicks
The Knicks’ historic championship run cemented Karl-Anthony Towns as one of the best big men in the league. So it’s only right that a lot of the offseason talks surrounding potential extensions have centered around the center, no pun intended. But it’s also important to note that Josh Hart also became extension eligible on August […]
Tom Thibodeau’s parting gift to the Knicks might go a long way towards a repeat
Tom Thibodeau is an unfortunate tale in modern basketball when you think about it. He joined a fraternity of coaches that includes Mark Jackson and Dwane Casey of being someone who helped build the foundation of a champion, only for the organization to look elsewhere for someone to get them over the top. It wasn’t […]
From Willis and Patrick to Modern Glory: The Knicks Center Mt. Rushmore Debate
Floor generals and shooters provided flash, while power forwards added bruises, but the center position is the bedrock of Knicks history. To understand New York’s basketball DNA is to understand the titans who ruled MSG’s paint. Historically, this is the deepest and most top-heavy group in the organization’s existence. Selecting four faces to represent the […]
August P&T mailbag invite
August brings the dog days of baseball, doubly so in New York these days. Whether the Yankees win the World Series or lose every game left, Aaron Boone will be back in 2027 and likely 2037, job security even Clarence Thomas envies. Meanwhile, David Stearns’ golden sombrero of an offseason last winter won’t stop Steve […]
OG Anunoby took his Game 4 winner to Times Square
Last week, I spoke with OG Anunoby about his new partnership with Essentia Water and an upcoming, mysterious ‘supercharged’ event that would give Knicks fans a chance to relive one of the defining moments of the team’s championship run. On Tuesday, Anunoby and Essentia revealed their surprise. The Knicks forward appeared at the Essentia Supercharged […]
P&T Interview: Ten minutes with OG Anunoby
I was vacationing in Bar Harbor, Maine, with my father and youngest son when a bizarre email crossed my phone. A marketing company was offering me ten minutes with OG Anunoby. The Knicks’ star forward had partnered with the water brand Essentia and would be making the promotional rounds in two days. Would I be […]
Tuesday Posted & Toasted Notes: Mike & Amar’e, rings galore, Boston’s lobster
This is a stretch to say, but is the offseason melting into the preseason quicker than we expected? If we’re to base our judgement exclusively on having two of these posts published in a span of just three days, not so much! On to some links and notes! “New York, the Garden, there’s nothing like […]
Why can’t the Knicks go back-to-back?
The Knicks are NBA champions. That’s true now; it’ll be true when the season opens against Philly in October, it’ll be true in the Finals rematch against the Spurs on Christmas, and it’ll be true all the way until next June, when history suggests that a ninth NBA champion in nine years will be crowned. […]
Knicks’ 2026 preseason schedule emerges amid NBA offseason
The New York Knicks’ full 2026 preseason schedule has emerged after X account New York Basketball (kudos!) put together other franchises’games, giving us our first look at the reigning champs’ five-game tune-up before the start of their title defense. The complete slate will run from Oct. 5 through Oct. 15 and feature four different opponents, […]
The Knicks are becoming their own company
For most of their history, the Knicks and Rangers have been cozy bedfellows, with a shared owner, arena, training facility, and the same balance sheet. Now James Dolan is making moves to break them up. On Friday, Madison Square Garden Sports publicly filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission outlining its proposed separation of […]
Saturday Posted & Toasted Notes: Scheduling, Angeleno sale, Hall of Fame
Not an impressively overloaded post, but one with some spicy topics. “But agreeing to an extension now would deprive the Knicks of one of their best trade assets, given McBride’s age, production, low salary and walk-year status. If they want to make a midseason trade to reinforce other areas of need, McBride would be one […]
Important quirks, dates, and games in the Knicks’ 2026-27 schedule
On Thursday, after a few days of gradual reveals, the NBA schedule came out in full, aside from the two to-be-determined games in December pending the results of the NBA Cup. The Knicks now know where and when they’ll be playing the other 29 teams that spent the entire offseason trying to figure out how […]
NBA Reveals Full Knicks’ 2026 NBA Cup Schedule
The New York Knicks entered last season’s NBA Cup as a team with good-not-great odds of conquering it. They left it with the trophy and outright refused to raise a banner, but will ultimately find themselves hanging up two, not one, by the end of October. Ah, life. Now, the defending NBA Cup champions know […]
Wednesday Posted & Toasted Notes: Lotsa Brunson, soft deadlines, decisions and extensions
Extenuating day of work at P&T with so much NBA content around this time of the year. Would you believe it? Me neither. Links and notes below. “It will be the same. It’s something that I get to walk around with and think about when I’m — when I need to give myself a little […]
Bruises and Baskets: Building the Knicks’ Power Forward Mt. Rushmore
After carving out Mt. Rushmores for the floor generals and bucket-getters, it is time to move into the paint. The point guards gave the Knicks flash, tempo, and leadership. At the same time, the shooting guards and small forwards provided sheer scoring. However, if you truly want to understand New York Basketball’s DNA, you must […]
NBA Announces Knicks’ Ring Night, Christmas Opponents
The two biggest regular season games of the defending champion New York Knicks’ schedule have been released, as the NBA revealed Tuesday morning on Good Morning America that the Knicks would open their season by raising the banner on October 20th against the Philadelphia 76ers before squaring off with the San Antonio Spurs in an […]
R.I.P Don Nelson
When the New York Knicks needed a new head coach after the 2020 season, they didn’t merely replace David Fizdale — fired after a 4-18 start gave way to interim Mike Miller. They wanted to open up all the windows and doors and air out all the stink of the prior era. Thus, the hiring […]
Norm, sometimes you wanna go where not everybody knows your name
There is a literary trope of the traveler escaping his identity simply by crossing a border. Kings become strangers, heroes become ordinary men, princes become paupers. For those burdened by an oversaturation of fame, especially a person with a more sensitive temperament, the escape must be tantalizing: why not abscond someplace where the role you […]
Sunday Posted & Toasted Notes: Tired OG, rookie deals, no third big
Nearly a week to put together a large enough amount of links and notes; that’s how it goes… “I was dealing with a lot. I was super depressed. My dad was rushed to the hospital, and my dad passed away while I was on the court. And then my dad died, then my coach died […]
Knicks Domino Effects: What if Julius Randle never gets injured?
Most of the time, you don’t know when a singular moment can define a franchise. I don’t think any of us expected that when the Knicks signed Jalen Brunson or hired Leon Rose, but the impact of making those decisions has put the franchise on a course towards ending their 53-year championship drought and bringing […]
Jack Kayil headed overseas; Tyler Nickel expected to go pro
The Knicks’ two second-round picks remain without NBA contracts, but each appears to have a clear path forward. The first, Jack Kayil, announced Friday that he’ll spend the 2026-27 season with Alba Berlin rather than join New York immediately. As reported by Ian Begley (SNY), the move had long been viewed as the most likely […]
Knicks Small Forward Mt. Rushmore: Buckets, Hardware, and Chaos
Over the past few weeks, both the point guard and shooting guard Mt. Rushmore have sparked a lot of great conversation and insight. Shifting our attention to the small forwards, I expect this rendition of the mountain to do the same. For the Knicks, the three-spot is not just another position. It is a goldmine […]
P&T pop quiz: Hypothesizing if the Knicks had lost the Finals
You have the entire class period to complete the quiz. Answers should be neatly written in the comment section. Do not fill in the “DO NOT FILL IN” section. When you’re done, you may sit quietly until the bell rings. If you have any questions, you’re in the right place. Good luck. NAME:DATE:CLASS:PROF. MIRANDA — […]
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