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00:00McHale Systems Go! Playing best hoops of his career,

00:03Knicks' Bridges has been total package. Look, I know this is going to be an

00:07unpopular opinion all throughout New York, and I know Giannis is an NBA

00:11champion and a two-time MVP, but hear me out. The fact that McHale Bridges is

00:17having a breakout season in year two with the Knicks,

00:20the fact that he signed a four-year 150 million dollar extension

00:23in the offseason, and the fact that this franchise doesn't have any real draft

00:28capital at the moment means that you cannot add this man to the Giannis trade

00:32if you're going to trade for the Greek freak. Mike Brown is getting the ROI or

00:38return on investment on the Bridges trade that we hoped and thought that

00:42Tibbs was going to get last season, and Alex Joteros of Knicks Fan TV

00:46told me that he saw this coming during NBA Summer League.

00:51When I was in Summer League this past summer, all I saw was McHale Bridges

00:56sitting next to Mike Brown, and it gave me that idea that, you know,

00:59Bridges was trying to figure out how he was going to fit in there

01:03into the system, and then how Brown wanted to utilize him, so I believe that

01:07they were just trying to get comfortable, trying to understand each other,

01:09and even when you see the clips of Mike Brown of just like encouraging McHale,

01:15you just see that McHale is getting that support that it seems like he wasn't

01:18getting last year, just from like an emotional standpoint.

01:22You gave up five first-round picks for the man, and now you've brought in a

01:28coach who's X's and O's to bring out the best in the Jimmy and the Joe and the

01:33player. That type of communication between coach and player only means one

01:37thing, or should mean one thing. You're a core piece, not a trade asset.

01:42Greek freak Brunson Bridges, there goes your big three. For all things Knicks, head on

01:48over to newyorkpost.com slash sports.