Jonathan Macri is joined by Kris Pursiainen to contrast their contrasting paths to Knicks fandom, almost 20 years apart, and finish with Kris’ ideal outcomes for the Knicks in the draft.

Alex Wolfe and Jeremy Cohen discuss the NBA’s proposed Christmas restart in this edition of Takes Time, including what the restart means for the league, what a longer schedule means for the Knicks’ plans, and how Tom Thibodeau needs to walk the walk about minutes management in a condensed season.

Jack Huntley looks back on the opener of the 2019-20 season exactly one year to the day from that game, and yearns for Knicks basketball in this tough year of 2020 — even the completely imperfect David Fizdale product of a year ago.

Matthew Miranda and Jon Schulman examine adding Montrezl Harrell in free agency, a big whose fit might be suspect, but who could provide value to a team that doesn’t have the luxury of turning talent away, regardless of position.

Derek Reifer examines the Knicks fan base’s love affair with Frank Ntilikina, and then asks the important question: Is it justified? And, on the final year of his rookie deal, what will Frank be worth going forward for New York?

Jack Huntley examines the situation the Knicks find themselves in this offseason: with a hole at point guard, as usual, but with a glut of options to solve the problem for once.

New contributor Collin Loring lays out three potential scenarios for the Knicks to trade back in the 2020 NBA Draft, after a New York Post report indicated they could be interested in doing so.

Prez breaks down the game of Desmond Bane, a silky shooter from TCU who’s built like a tank, but with a small wingspan. Will the shooting translate enough to turn him into a plus-shooting role player in the NBA?

Jonathan Macri is joined by Shwinnypooh in this week’s Missives to go deep into the weeds on the LeBron/MJ GOAT debate after LeBron secured his fourth title this past week.

Jack Huntley continues looking at the new Knicks staff members tasked with building a winner in New York. Today: Kenny Payne, the Big Man Whisperer, who helped shape the careers of Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo and now has his sights set on Mitchell Robinson.

Shwinnypooh and Drew Steele dive into the rumor that the Knicks are looking at trading down in the draft if they can’t secure one of their preferred targets in the draft, including a potential scenario where Dennis Smith Jr. would be on the move.

Matthew Miranda dives into your questions in the first ever Strickland Mailbag, tackling draft rankings, LaMelo Ball maneuvers, Obi Toppin’s fit, and rewriting history.

Stacy Patton delves into the history of past NBA Finals combatants to try to crack the code on homegrown stars vs. free agent superstars, with an eye on patience for the Knicks.

Jonathan Macri is joined by The Strickland’s own Prez this week to dive head-first into the point guards potentially available to the Knicks in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft.

Guest contributor Jack Borman breaks down the game of Joe Harris, a sharpshooting wing who could give the Knicks, well, shooting! (Which they’ve sorely missed for years.)

New contributor Derek Reifer lays out the case for RJ Barrett as a core piece after his rookie season, despite a snub from the All-Rookie teams

Prez digs into the game of point guard Cole Anthony, a New York kid whose high school numbers labeled him an elite prospect, but lost a ton of ground in the draft after a lackluster freshman year at North Carolina.

Jack Huntley takes a look at Johnnie Bryant, AKA the (All-)Star Maker, the Knicks’ new Associate Head Coach and development guru who has molded a number of young players into All-Stars in recent years.

Prez and Tyrese London explore different avenues for acquiring a franchise point guard and discuss why Killian Hayes might be the answer for the PG-bereft Knicks.

Jonathan Macri is joined by Collin Loring, site expert at All You Can Heat, to discuss how the Knicks can emulate the Heat’s organizational success.