WRAT Sports With East Side Dave
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00:00Dave, sports, what do we got?
00:02Okay, let's start with basketball, where I'm not trying to get too excited,
00:06but the Knicks won again last night.
00:08They're now 3-1 for the season, as the Knicks took down the Hornets in overtime,
00:13134-131.
00:16Very good game.
00:16Nick Point guard, Jalen Brunson, was excellent.
00:20He had 27 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds in the win.
00:24He's been a great addition to this team.
00:27And R.J. Barrett added 22 points, as the Knicks are at the top of the conference.
00:31Yes, it's just four games in, so we're going to curb our enthusiasm.
00:35But they're looking very sharp.
00:37And with the addition of Jalen Brunson, this team is beginning to look like a playoff team.
00:42Two seasons ago, we were already calling for them into the NBA Finals,
00:46but are you going to wait until Game 10 this year?
00:48Yes, I'm going to wait a little bit further.
00:51Last year, it was six games in, and the Knicks were 5-1,
00:55where I declared that they would go to the NBA Finals.
00:57Then Julius Randle got hurt, and the wheels fell off.
01:00Yeah, wheels down the drain, yeah.
01:01But Randle looks healthy.
01:03R.J. Barrett's becoming a superstar, and this Jalen Brunson looks great.
01:06Those three players are, and Obi Toppin continues to improve.
01:10Emmanuel quickly looks good.
01:12Knicks actually have a good team.
01:13I feel a prediction coming on.
01:15I feel like the Knicks are a playoff team that could be when the top eight teams make it.
01:22Well, actually, these days and age, it's actually top ten.
01:25But top eight will go with, I think the Knicks are a five or six seed, perhaps.
01:29If everything can shake out, this team could be a five or six seed in the East, and that's great.
01:35The two teams that have high hopes, which have gotten off to disappointing starts, are the Nets and Sixers.
01:43The Nets lost to the Bucs last night, 110-99, as Brooklyn now falls to 1-3 for the season.
01:50Milwaukee's incredible Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points and 14 rebounds in the game for Milwaukee.
01:57Wow.
01:57The Sixers fell to the Raptors, meanwhile, 119-109, as the Sixers have dropped to a disappointing 1-4 this year.
02:07After coming in with huge expectations, they want to compete for a chance at going to the NBA Finals.
02:13So, not a good start for Philly.
02:15Hockey, the Rangers were shut out by the Islanders yesterday, 3-0.
02:19Rangers now 3-3-2 for the year.
02:21The Devils and Flyers were off.
02:22Tonight, the Devils face the Panthers in Philly.
02:25And the Devils' next play on Friday when they host the Avalanche in Newark.
02:30Baseball still waiting around for the World Series.
02:33When's this thing going to start already?
02:34The 2022 Fall Classic will finally begin tomorrow night, Friday, when Game 1 begins between the Phillies and Astros in Houston.
02:44In Yankee news, Yankee owner Hal Steinbrenner publicly endorsed Yankee manager Aaron Boone.
02:50Says, as far as Boone's concerned, we just signed him.
02:52And for all the reasons I listed a year ago, I believe he's a very good manager.
02:56I don't see a change there.
02:58He declined to answer questions about Aaron Judge or GM Brian Cashman.
03:05So, I will take that decline as a bad sign with Judge, maybe a good sign with Cashman.
03:11Because maybe it means Hal finally will pull the trigger on that guy.
03:14And then finally, football tonight kicks off Week 8 of the NFL season.
03:19Get your picks in at WRIT.com for the Rats Pro Football Pick'em Challenge.
03:23We got the 4-3 Ravens taking on the 3-4 Buccaneers in Tampa Bay.
03:28Disappointing season for Tom Brady so far.
03:30He looks like hell.
03:31The divorce, this, that.
03:33Not good the last couple of weeks.
03:35No offensive line.
03:36The guy's like, why did I come back here for this?
03:38Meanwhile, Lamar Jackson, amazing talent for the Ravens.
03:41Can he get back to MVP form?
03:43Dude, he has stunk in the last couple of games.
03:45I know.
03:45I don't know what's going on with that guy.
03:47Should be an interesting game.
03:48That's your quick look at sports.
03:50The Rad Radio here.