In this episode - the 400TH episode of the Knicks Film School podcast, Jon is joined by ESPN broadcaster & former Knicks head coach, Jeff Van Gundy (17:50)!
Topics include:
19:10 - Similarities between the '99 Knicks & the '21 Knicks
25:10 - Red Holzman's impact on Jeff & place in Knicks history
27:05 - Ways to motivate players in today's NBA
30:40 - What is it hard to have sustained success in New York?
34:32 - How Leon/Thibs got the current roster to buy-in
38:28 - Jeff's first game coaching the Knicks in 1996
43:12 - The "what if?" of the 1997 playoffs/ the "sting" of Ewing's suspension 24 years later
48:30 - The Bulls, Knicks, Heat & Pacers playoff battles of the 1990s
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