Charles Barkley I think the Knicks are reverting back to the way they played Too much Brunson-centric When they were blowing out teams they were getting KAT involved more because they didn't use KAT at all tonight I think they're becoming a little really in every game too Brunson-centric

Reactions to the Knicks signing Brunson

Jalen Brunson banks in the layup Maxey misses the 3-point attempt Brunson grabs the rebound and finds Mikal Bridges for the fastbreak layup putting the Knicks up 16 with 346 minutes remaining in regulation with replays

Charles Barkley Cade Cunningham has more responsibility than any player in the NBA in my opinion They're too dependent on Cade They look for him every single trip up and down the court in the history of basketball you can't depend on one guy to score make every pass against the elite teams

Jalen Brunson hits the floater and the Knicks secure a win in game 2 going up 2-0 in the seriesBoth teams went to empty their benches

Thinking Basketball I do think that the competition the Knicks have played has been subpar you could argue Atlanta was the best team they've played against the Cavs 3 or 4 possessions in a row the Knicks just get runout layups That's just an abomination of transition defense

In December 2025 Max Kellerman claimed the Knicks will never win a championship with Jalen Brunson as their best player Six months later Kellerman says he'd pick Brunson over SGA to lead a team in a playoff series Clipped from the Bill Simmons Podcast