Did Amar’e Stoudemire help bring the New York Knicks back?
On Knicks Weekly Episode 159, CP The Fanchise and Alex Trataros react to a Knicks-filled Basketball Hall of Fame weekend.
Amar’e Stoudemire reflected on his decision to sign with New York in 2010, saying other players didn't want to take on the challenge at the time. STAT believes his arrival helped show the rest of the NBA that New York could once again be a destination.
CP and Alex revisit that era — from Amar’e's dominant first season and the Raymond Felton pick-and-roll to the Carmelo Anthony trade and the question Knicks fans can still debate today:
What would have happened if New York kept that original roster together and waited for Melo?
Mike D’Antoni also enters the Hall of Fame and looks back fondly on Linsanity, while his lack of a Carmelo Anthony mention sparks another conversation about one of the most complicated relationships of that Knicks era.
Doc Rivers shares his own Knicks memory involving a heated argument with Pat Riley that helped foreshadow his eventual coaching career.
Then, Charles Oakley's long-running battle with Madison Square Garden takes another turn after a judge dismissed his lawsuit stemming from his 2017 ejection. Oakley says the fight isn't finished.
Finally, CP and Alex turn to the current roster and rank the Knicks' young players by who they expect to receive the most meaningful minutes.
Mohamed Diawara vs. Tyler Kolek becomes the central debate. Can Diawara earn more wing minutes after showing flashes as a rookie? Is Kolek ready for a Year 3 leap? Could either become trade bait? And where does Pacôme Dadiet fit?
Plus, Tyler Nickel, Liam Robbins and the Knicks' remaining roster possibilities.
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