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• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 3 points · 11 h ago
  • XJ: Josh Hart went 3 of 9 from three. The Magic often dared him to shoot and left him open while helping elsewhere. at 5:28
  • XJ: The host liked Hart's shooting process: he was catching and shooting rather than looking to pass first. The host called going 3 of 9 under those circumstances a win and hopes Hart keeps doing it all season. at 6:13
  • XJ: The host thinks Josh Hart is probably going to get paid, though he is more hesitant about what the number will be. at 29:34

  “The Knicks Are 0–3. There’s ONE Thing I’m Panicking About.” · listen ↗

• Podcast Get Up host · Analysis · Oct 23 around the league

  Win man (heard): Nick Nurse is using Embiid on defense in new ways. He guarded Josh Hart in the opener, and during this comeback he guarded Peyton Watson, playing the power forward while LeBron took the center.

  “Hour 1: Bear-Y Impressive, 29-Point U-Turn, Brown Trouble” at 20:56 · listen ↗

• Podcast First Take · Report · Oct 21 around the league

  Windhorst said LeBron was so effective on Karl-Anthony Towns that Philadelphia moved Joel Embiid onto Josh Hart and let LeBron anchor the defense. LeBron also played when Embiid was in foul trouble.

  “Hour 1: What's the biggest reason the 76ers won last night?” at 3:09 · listen ↗

• Podcast All The Smoke host · Relayed report · Oct 21 around the league

  Relayed, with no named source: extension talks for Josh Hart and KAT have been tabled, by the host's account ('I guess') until the end of the season. Both still have a couple of years left on their deals.

  “Jalen Hurts Deserved BETTER Than This” at 1:00:13 · listen ↗

  also reported by Get Up host, Zach Lowe, The Zach Lowe Show, The Zach Lowe Show host

• Podcast It Is What It Is host · Report · Oct 21 around the league

  Knicks shooting splits as read on the show: OG Anunoby 3-12, Karl-Anthony Towns 6-9, Josh Hart 5-10, and Mikal Bridges 4 points on 2-8 shooting.

  “Ring Night RUINED In NY, Kenneth Walker For MVP & Chargers Fans BLAMING Madison Beer?” at 3:40 · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Report · Oct 21 around the league

  Law Murray described the Sixers' clutch execution. The Knicks blitzed Maxey on the ball screen, and the Sixers got the ball to Embiid, who found VJ Edgecombe. Edgecombe drew a foul. Later Josh Hart stepped up and Edgecombe dunked from the dunker spot.

  “What we learned from a chaotic NBA Opening Night” at 18:37 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks host · Report · 14 h ago

  Towns had four assists. His passing looked good, including a play late in the game that got Josh Hart open.

  “KNICKS POSTCAST: What went WRONG as Knicks Fall to 0-3 | POSTGAME LIVE” at 19:13 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 6 points · 47 h ago
  • Gavin Schall: Mike Brown did not close the game with the five-shooter unit. He closed with McBride over Bridges, so Bridges was not guaranteed a closing spot, and he closed with Josh Hart. at 9:45
  • Gavin Schall: Josh Hart had 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, defended Tatum well at times, and hit a big shot-clock-buzzer three. at 10:07
  • Gavin Schall: Late in the game Anunoby guarded Paul George and Hart guarded Tatum, who hit about three big shots over Hart. The host thinks Anunoby could have contested those, and that Brown wanted a taller defender on George off the ball. In his view Tatum was the bigger threat. at 10:22
  • Gavin Schall: The host wonders whether putting Hart on Tatum was Brown experimenting in the regular season: leaving Hart on Tatum so Anunoby could roam and take away Paul George. at 30:05
  • Gavin Schall: Boston mostly put a big on Josh Hart, rather than guarding him as a shooter, whenever Mitchell Robinson was off the floor. The Sixers did not guard him as a shooter for much of their game either. The host says this jams the Knicks' offense. at 14:09
  • Gavin Schall: Tatum scored 36 on 14-of-26 shooting with 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. The host says Brown helped him by putting Hart on him. Paul George had 15 points. at 29:57

  “This Is More Than A Championship Hangover For The New York Knicks” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks host · Analysis · Oct 23

  Turning point per Wallace: after a Paul George deflection, Tatum hit a tough corner shot with Josh Hart draped all over him while the Knicks were coming back. Wallace says it gave Boston momentum.

  “KNICKS POSTCAST: The CHAMPS Fall to 0-2 vs. Celtics REACTION” at 13:53 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 4 points · Oct 23
  • Shaxx (reported): Last season, per possession tracking by Shaxx, the Knicks scored 0.9 points per possession when a big was cross-matched onto Josh Hart. They scored 1.05 points per possession in the half court when a big guarded Towns. at 21:29
  • Gavin Schall: Teams are leaving Josh Hart unguarded, and the host calls this a continuing 'fly in the ointment' for the Knicks. at 20:42
  • Gavin Schall: The host admits that, going by the box score, Hart had quite a good game and was one of the better starters. at 21:09
  • Gavin Schall: In game one the Knicks ran an empty-side pick and roll with Brunson and Hart to force Embiid to switch onto Brunson. The host calls it possible off-season innovation; Shaxx pointed it out in his newsletter. at 22:21

  “BREAKING: Dalton Knecht Is A Knick, Can He Help Them?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks host · Prediction · Oct 22

  Moore (inferred) expects Brunson to get extended with all the money he wants. He says other major contributors won't get the same treatment, naming Towns ('cat') and Hart, and says OG Anunoby is up for an extension next year.

  “DEBATE: Are Knicks Fans DELUSIONAL For Thinking They Can Go Back To Back?” at 28:48 · listen ↗

• Podcast Brian Windhorst, Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · Report · Oct 21 around the league partly checked episode

  The host called it a core strategy: Embiid guarded Josh Hart and LeBron guarded Karl-Anthony Towns.

  “Full Opening Night Reaction - What Stars Made Major Statements?” at 3:15 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks host · Report · Oct 20

  Tyrese Maxey (28 points on 9-19, player of the game) was guarded mainly by Mikal Bridges, with OG Anunoby and Josh Hart also taking turns. The host liked Mike Brown's strategy.

  “KNICKS POSTCAST: LIVE Reaction to Opening Night vs. 76ers!” at 19:52 · listen ↗

• X Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) · Report · Oct 20

  The Sixers have come out with a bit of a wrinkle to start the 3rd, putting LeBron James on Karl-Anthony Towns to let Joel Embiid roam a bit off the ball. A Josh Hart miss leads to an easy transition dunk from Jaylen Brown, cutting New York's lead to 2. Timeout Knicks.

  original post ↗

• Story CBS Sports · Article · Oct 20

  Karl-Anthony Towns contract: What to know as Knicks enter season with question marks

  source ↗

  also reported by Locked On NBA host, Dave DuFour, The Athletic NBA Daily, Mike Brown (reported), via NBA Today, Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective host

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 3 points · Oct 20
  • Gavin Schall: The host calls putting Embiid on Josh Hart the most consistent way to neuter the Knicks' lineup, though Nick Nurse doesn't seem fond of it. He says playoff opponents would try it, Hart would hit a couple of threes, and they would immediately abandon it. at 4:09
  • The guest believes Nurse is scarred by Hart's performance in games one and two of a series a few years ago, and rarely inverts the 4/5 matchups. He thinks the Sixers should do it more, or use a deep drop, to keep Embiid at the rim. at 9:21
  • Gavin Schall: The host says that when Embiid crept up even halfway on Hart, Hart would slingshot around him for a layup or force a collapse and spray the ball out. at 12:35

  “The Knicks Will Exploit The Sixers Fatal Flaw On Ring Night” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 2 points · Oct 16
  • XJ: Josh Hart was not seen in this game. No reason was given. at 8:58
  • XJ: Host says opponents could ghost (sag off) Josh Hart, though Hart shot a career high from three last season. He worries that heavy regular-season use would invite teams to test this. at 9:04

  “Brunson and Towns Just Gave The East A New Problem” · listen ↗

• ESPN ESPN · Report · Oct 15

  Coach Mike Brown isn't concerned about Hart missing Tuesday's regular-season opener Tuesday against Philadelphia, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reports.

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• X Ian Begley (@IanBegley) · Report · Oct 15

  Josh Hart is out tonight with a sore right ankle

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• X Ian Begley (@IanBegley) · Report · Oct 15

  Mohamed Diawara will start tonight for NYK as Josh Hart is out. All four starters besides Hart will play

  original post ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 2 points · Oct 15
  • Jon Krawczynski names the flaws of the five starters: Brunson is not a great defender, Towns sometimes makes poor decisions, Bridges is streaky, Anunoby is the most reliable on both ends, and Hart has offensive limitations. at 16:33
  • Krawczynski says things were really tense during the 2-9 stretch, with talk about Mike Brown, Towns and Hart. He credits Brown with steering the team through it, and says reading it as one group against another may not be accurate. at 24:53

  “How One Knick Became A Legend With The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks host · Analysis · Oct 13

  Josh Hart had a pretty quiet game and was a little passive in transition. The host reads that as Hart not wanting to take a hard hit in the preseason.

  “A (Slightly) Concerning Night For The New York Knicks” at 21:43 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Knicks · 7 points · Oct 12
  • Gavin Schall: Host analysis: if Josh Hart is guarded the way he was in the playoffs, he has to be valued over McBride, because he played all-NBA-level defense for most of the playoffs. at 3:37
  • XJ: Ages as stated by the hosts: Hart is 'pushing 32 years old' and McBride is 26. at 5:56
  • XJ: Host opinion: Hart's real market value is much lower than people think. He doubts players who do 'the Josh Hart things' get paid $20 million a year. at 7:21
  • XJ: Host says the Knicks have asked Towns to take $75 million less. It is unclear what they have asked Hart or McBride to take. at 23:23
  • XJ: Host opinion: the core is Brunson, Towns and OG Anunoby. Extending Brunson does not close the window. Trying to keep Hart at $20 million is what closes it. at 24:50
  • Gavin Schall: Host opinion: Hart almost cannot be on the team going forward if the Knicks stay under the second apron. at 28:25
  • Gavin Schall: Host analysis: McBride could be better in two years, but there is no world in which Hart is better in two years than he is now. at 28:52

  “The Knicks Have to Choose Between Josh Hart and Deuce McBride. Here’s What They Should Do” · listen ↗

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