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The Knicks return to MSG for Game 5 tomorrow, but after a bombshell @wired.com report, fans now know they're returning to the World's Most Invasive Arena @matthewmiranda.bsky.social explores the duality of cheering for the Knicks while being actively surveilled www.thestrick.land/strick/world...

The Knicks are less than 12 hours away from beginning their most anticipated season in nearly a decade. To get ready for the new season, our staff got together for the annual opening night roundtable to talk rotations, Mike Brown predictions, and MVPs. www.thestrick.land/strick/the-s...

Mohamed Diawara is expected to be the first player in Knicks history to wear an NBA Debut Patch in his first regular season on-court appearance. After the game, the patch will be removed from his jersey and inserted into a 1-of-1 autographed trading card. (via Topps)

Wrote about how bad weather in Rochester led to seeing my first live Knick game back in the day

“Nothing warms the heart or the skin like seeing the Knicks win at Madison Square Garden live.” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social takes us back to March 9, 1991 — The ice storm game — in their latest Retro Recap. Free preview here, full article for Patreon subscribers: www.thestrick.land/strick/retro...

The 2026 NBA season will be the Knicks' first as bonafide contenders in a very, very long time. Following them won't be easy, but it'll be worth it. @matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, a guide to the uncharted waters of contention: www.thestrick.land/strick/how-t...

As Francisco Álvarez goes, so go the Mets. That could be very, very good news for the Amazins & their fans. With a lull in the Knicks world, @matthewmiranda.bsky.social dipped the pen to talk about the other team in orange & blue: www.thestrick.land/strick/as-fr...

6’9” 20-year-old Mohamed Diawara was the HIDDEN GEM of Knicks Summer League! 💎

Malik Beasley was the latest NBA player to get busted for gambling. Which Knick is most likely to get caught up in a scandal? @matthewmiranda.bsky.social goes under the hood to explore which players would bet the house. www.thestrick.land/strick/gambl...

6'8 19 y/o Pacome Dadiet tonight: 17 points 8/13 FG 1/3 3P

Here’s a Jalen Brunson shot chart for a little extra bonus

Are the newest Knicks are exactly what the team needed? @mrtoots.bsky.social crunched the numbers on Jordan Clarkson & Guerschon Yabsuele to present FIVE GRAPHS that may prove exactly so. Notes on drive volume, 3P efficiency, box-outs, Moreyball, and more: www.thestrick.land/strick/five-...

“Everything’s pretty good with the Knicks. That’s no good!” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on how the past few weeks in Knicks Land feel a little too good, the unprecedented becoming the inevitable, and some long-awaited joy in Mudville: www.thestrick.land/strick/every...

The Knicks selected French wing Mohamed Diawara at No. 51 Diawara, 20, is 6’9 with a 9’2 standing reach. He struggles with shooting and dribbling but has great size and defensive versatility. He’s close friends with Pacôme Dadiet. Welcome to New York, Mo!

Good morning, nerds. It's the spiciest time of year. @prezidente.bsky.social’s sixth annual Disrespectful NBA Draft Comparisons are here: www.thestrick.land/strick/2025-...

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The Knicks' new coach will have their work cut out for them to find the gear to take the team from an ECF team to a Finals team But, writes @matthewmiranda.bsky.social, there could be some low-hanging fruit for the Knicks next year, by learning to hunt matchups: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...

Winning may be more fun than is fun, but without fluidity there can be neither. To win it all in 2026, the Knicks must realize every game is different. @mrtoots.bsky.social broke out the numbers to explain why in his latest: www.thestrick.land/strick/to-wi...

Tomorrow is Primary Day in New York City and we at The Strickland are actively endorsing Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York City.

The Knicks may not have a first-round pick in this week's draft, but that didn't stop @prezidente.bsky.social from crunching the tape on who they could take at pick #50. The Strickland's ultimate guide to second-round fliers has arrived: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-s...

Best Knick piece of 2025

THEY LETTIN ME WRITE 3000 WORDS AGAIN

Tom Thibodeau broke Leon Rose’s rules. @prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...

The Knicks moved on. Why won’t the haters? @matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on why firing Tom Thibodeau wasn't a a rash decision & certainly wasn't a mistake: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...

In which we alight on an unusual sighting: the Knicks behaving completely rationally while those around them flip the **** out www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...

“The firing of Tom Thibodeau was not remotely surprising, though it was shocking.” The news of Thibs’ firing sent shockwaves through the fanbase, and @matthewmiranda.bsky.social tries to make sense of it all in their latest feature. www.thestrick.land/strick/tom-t...

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A measured and objective portrait of Knicks Associate Head Coach Johnnie Bryant. “The All-Star Maker.” A timeless classic from Jack Huntley: www.thestrick.land/strick/measu...

“This Knicks team started the season as a group of individuals. They walk out of it a collective, a team, a unit, and better than their 2023-24 predecessors on paper.” @cologneloring.bsky.social gives us a retrospective of the past year in his latest recap. www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...

Thank you to everyone who followed our coverage on social media, read an article, commented on a postgame show, listened to a podcast, joined our Discord, or supported in any other form this season ❤️

“These Knicks are built for this. When you back them up against the wall, you end up fighting the wall, too.” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social recaps a wire to wire Game 5 win with notes on Jalen, KAT, Shamet, Thibs, and much more. www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

THERE WILL BE A GAME 6

“The Knicks’ journey this season has felt more like a roller coaster than traveling from one point to another; an endless cycle of ups and downs that captured us over and over no matter the anticipation.” @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a tough Game 4 loss. www.thestrick.land/strick/cifik...

It’s 3-1 Indiana. Game 5 Thursday at MSG.

"The Knicks are back." @matthewmiranda.bsky.social recaps New York's comeback victory in Indiana, with notes on KAT, Jalen, Deuce, Shamet, Thibs and much more: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

THE KNICKS ARE 3 WINS AWAY FROM THE NBA FINALS ‼️🚨

“Everything feels bad.” The Knicks are down 0-2 after an emotion-wrecking Friday night at MSG. StacyPatton89 looks deep in his recap, with notes on Thibs, Cam Payne and more: www.thestrick.land/strick/every...

If the Knicks win tonight, you can thank this article. If they lose, you never read it & never heard of me, ya dig?

PREGAME READING: Tyrese Haliburton is a bully, not a killer. And it's time for the Knicks to bully him back. @matthewmiranda.bsky.social chronicles the history of New York killers (and bullies) in their latest: www.thestrick.land/strick/tyres...

“And so the pendulum swings back.” @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a historic, deflating, otherworldly Knick collapse, with notes on OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, & more: www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...

KNICKS. PACERS. CONFERENCE FINALS. You read that correctly. Our staff got together to answer some burning questions ahead of NY’s biggest series in 25 years: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-s...

The Knicks face a familiar foe in the Eastern Conference Finals, looking to get revenge for last year’s series against Indiana. In their latest, @matthewmiranda.bsky.social talks everything Pacers, present and past, to prepare us for Wednesday’s Game 1.

The Knicks are headed to their first ECF in 25 years, part of a run @cologneloring.bsky.social calls "a testament to the agonizing and tortuous loyalty of their fans." Game 6 recap, with notes on Jalen Brunson, David Fizdale, Frank Ntilikina, & more: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS!!!!!

“If the Knicks win a home game tomorrow night they’ll be somewhere they haven’t been since 2000. And they don’t need everything to break their way to do it.” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social talks a tough game five loss in their latest recap. www.thestrick.land/strick/celti...

Wow what a win

Someone in the @thestrick.land discord said the Cavs, particularly Jarrett Allen, are throwing the series because they're scared of playing Mitchell Robinson again. Honestly, that's the most sensible explanation

Every series-clinching win of Jalen Brunson’s career has come on the road: - 2022 R1G6 @ UTA - 2022 R2G7 @ PHX - 2023 R1G5 @ CLE - 2024 R1G6 @ PHI - 2025 R1G6 @ DET Looking for one more tonight 🍿