48 Minutes on the NY Knicks with Bill Pidto of MSG Network

0:00 .... Bruce hello and welcome

0:48 .... Live Bet OnLine read

1:29 ... Bruce introduces special guest Bill Pidto of MSG Network

2:27 .. How important is it to the NBA when the Knicks are relevant?

3:39 ... What has made Knicks president Leon Rose so successful in rebuilding the Knicks?

5:50 ... OG Anunoby joined the team during the season last year but he'll be in training camp this season ... what will the impact be when he is around from the start of the season this time around?

7:03 ... Julius Randle can be a polarizing figure, but Bill explains why he is so important to the team.

8:50 ... Bill and World B discuss how close the Knicks are to the Celtics in the eastern conference pecking order.

9:52 ... Head coach Tom Thibideau has a very deep team but still faces many challenges and Bill sizes them up.

12:02 ... The atmosphere in New York is electric when the Knicks are making a playoff run and the excitement level will be at a fever pitch this season.

13:27 ... With the departure of Isaiah Hartenstein, Jericho Sims may be asked to step up along with Precious Achiewa to fill that void behind Mitchell Robinson. As the season goes on, the team's cap space could improve and then a move could be possible to shore up that position.

15:05 ... The Knicks would have liked to keep Hartenstein but the numbers didn't allow it.

16:43 ... Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby are lockdown wing defenders which may help overcome the lack of a rim protector if Mitchell Robinson is out of the lineup. Bill feels there are very few centers in the east that will test the Knicks rim protection.

18:38 ... Will the four Villanova guys (Brunson, Hart, Bridges, DiVincenzo) see time on the floor together? Bill feels it could be a viable "small" lineup with Randle at center.

19:55 ... Although the team did give up a lot of future assets to acquire Bridges, there is one player (Randle) that could potentially be moved if the Knicks feel they need to replenish their future draft assets. But Bill feels that is very unlikely.

21:20 ... What was the significance of Jalen Brunson taking less money in his new deal in order to give the team more cap flexibility? Bill feels he put the team first while Bruce wonders if there could be any unintended consequences for his act of unselfishness.

24:16 ... World B's Knicks loyalty goes back many years but he understands the hype and he asks Bill what the team's actual ceiling is.

26:23 ... Bruce, our resident Celtics fan is just itching for a Celtics/Knicks eastern conference finals which everyone feels will be an epic series.

27:48 ... The Knicks have done a good job of keeping their retired legends involved with the team and that adds to the excitement of the fans.

29:30 ... Bruce thanks Bill and teases next week's show with fellow BLEAV podcaster Ryan Ward of the "Jello Jiggin" Lakers-centric podcast.

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