00:00I personally, if it was up to me, would not play OG Ananobi in this series.
00:04The Knicks do not need OG Ananobi to beat the Sixers in this series.
00:08They have a commanding 2-0 lead.
00:10The Sixers have a ton of problems.
00:12They have no depth.
00:13Embiid is not a given to play every single game the rest of this series.
00:17You have a lot of momentum.
00:19The Knicks have a ton of depth.
00:20This is a team that, yes, you need Ananobi for the long run,
00:23which is why I would keep him out of this series right now
00:27because I don't want him to make this injury any worse
00:30or potentially injure another body part
00:32because he's favoring the hamstring
00:34and he doesn't want to hurt the hamstring anymore.
00:37OG Ananobi is too important to this team.
00:40He is the MVP of the playoffs for the Knicks so far.
00:43The Knicks' record with him on the floor
00:45compared to when he's not on the floor is staggering.
00:49They're just a way better team with him on the floor.
00:51That being said, they don't need him for this series.
00:54Now, if Philly was to win a couple of games
00:59and it somehow got to 2-2 in this series,
01:01which I don't expect, but if it did,
01:03then I would obviously bring back Ananobi Tuesday night in Game 5.
01:07But outside of that, even if Philly gets one here in Philadelphia,
01:10I would not, I would not put Ananobi back on the court.
01:14He's just too important,
01:16and I don't believe he's needed for this series,
01:19especially when you're up 2-0.
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