Madison Square Garden’s eyes will harden in the two newcomers from Saturday night, it only fits 6 o’clock. The New York basketball passions will go to them, the two imports that would be supposed to reduce the gap between the Knicks and the teams in the upper part of the NBA sky.
There were some wonderful ups and downs thanks to them, thanks to Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges. Both also had their part of growth pain; Neinder has had a season without incident. Together they will have an opportunity, starting with game 1 against Detroit, to have the last word about the most discussed season of the Knicks in a quarter of a century.
Fits is a prologue now.
The last six months have been heating, the practice shirt, batting practice. However, they will be remembered as Knicks, while they are here. That narrative begins this weekend, begins with this series against young people, fighters and piston speakers. The conversations take place in the games in December and February and March; The reputation solidifies in April and May.
