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Alley Oop 8 | Knicks Take On The Celtics, Predictions, and Non Predictions w/ Josh Smith
Fri, 02 May 2025
Juju Gotti and the King of Nephewtism, Josh Smith (Stephen A’s nephew), discuss the Knicks versus the Celtics and what is wrong with JJ Redick. Alley Oop talks all things basketball and hoopers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What are the Knicks' chances against the Celtics?
My ears were caught recollecting. He said the Knicks suck. That's what I thought.
I don't think that's what he said.
Your ears.
My big dog, salute to the stinkiest fan in the world, the Knicks. My dog, Josh Smith. What's happening, dog?
How you doing, man? This is low-key at W. They never even really noticed that, but they know now.
Man, how you feeling about these playoffs, bro? Jalen Branson, the cat that became damn near a tiger at this point. What you think, bro?
Yeah, I mean, the playoffs is unpredictable. Yeah. When you don't know the game. Because, you know, I called Minnesota getting rid of them Lakers. You know, everybody wasn't for that pick. But, you know, me, you, and Trisha did, the whole panel. So, you know, that's a W we took right there.
Yeah, that is a W. What you think for him to come up next with these Celtics versus Knicks? You feel me? Because I ain't going to lie to you. Knicks looking good right now, but it's just something about that Knicks franchise that always had me thinking, y'all going to find a way to screw it up, man. What you thinking, bro?
Tibbs looking at it like, bro, he beating them players, running them in the ground these days, bro. What you think? All right.
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Chapter 2: What is going wrong with JJ Redick?
Y'all getting paid a salary and y'all just not doing nothing. Like go out there and be superheroes is what they asking of them. And that's why they losing in five and four in some cases.
Right. Meanwhile, Frank Vogel get fired quick. Darvin Ham get fired quick. Y'all bring these boys in because they what? Darlings, media darlings. And look what they do.
That's what I said. I said, if Darman got the boot, then J.J. Redick deserved the other one. You ain't do nothing and you got a top three player.
Right. Storming out the interview.
Along with LeBron. And, you know, I was looking good during the season and losing five is a coach job, I think.
Yeah.
Well, we know why JJ got the job.
Yeah.
But really, as the Lakers, though, like, how do you hire someone that's never been a coach nowhere ever?
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Chapter 3: How do playoffs impact team strategies?
Because he talks. He has a nice vocabulary. Because at the end of the day, I'm Luka Doncic and you JJ Redick and you telling me, hey, man, come on, you got to give us more effort. Yeah. I'm going to look you up and down like you ever had 30? You ever averaged 30? Don't talk to me. Yeah. And that's how I think it's going to go.
That's why somebody, I be feeling like somebody like Gilbert should be a coach because I could teach you how to be a sub. I've been in them trenches as the man. JJ, you can't talk to me like that. You don't say to me. Talk to Dalton, connect one of them.
Yeah, that boy was a pure shooter, but that's all he was.
Yeah, exactly. When they say you pure something, that means you ain't do much of nothing else.
Damn. At least my boy got the slit back hair down pat, you feel me? At least it ain't going no down wear. Moving on, bro. I got to say, Knicks versus Celtics, dog. I imagine the Celtics, like, it's not going to be as easy as I thought because that Magic skit series got me a little... I don't know. It was certain games where the magic was looking a little too much at certain times.
What's not going to be as easy as you do it?
Being the Knicks ass. I thought it was going to be maybe like, what, 4-5 sweep, damn near a gentleman sweep. But now y'all might push them to six if y'all play right.
With Giannis out, right?
Yeah.
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Chapter 4: Who is the best player left in the Eastern Conference?
bro just answer the question just answer the question the best big but can you call just answer the question just answer the question who's the best big in the east life the miles turner goddamn we we know we know his cat so oh but i don't know evan mobley evan mobley come on come on come on come on now who's the best point guard left in the east come on i'm just asking questions jayden brunson bro michael jayden brunson
So when you got the best big and you got the best small, no funny.
Yeah.
Yeah, that usually equals we got to do something. Then you know they call our wings Wingstop. Yeah, yeah. Come on, bro. They call us Wingstop. So long as they do their job.
Yeah, they Colin Wayne style. They delicious to go through. You feel me? Lemon pepper. Lemon pepper sprinkles salute the Rick Ross.
Don't do it like that. Yeah, but... That was crazy. Yeah, nah. The Knicks, I feel like if we use our whole team, I'm not understanding the benching of Precious and Chewett. And nobody's calling out Thibodeau but me. But how's he getting all these DNPs?
Right, right. He contributed in the season whenever everybody was hurt. Y'all relied on that boy.
He got 10 starts, and he averaged 13 and 10 in those starts. So it was like, how are you just missing out on that production and be choosing to run with a tired cat and Mitchell Robinson and all that? I don't know what he's doing.
I just feel like Drew Holiday, Jason Tatum, Jalen Brown, Porzingis, they're going to have something to say about them Wingstocks. You can do a lot on the point guard, but y'all going to need more than just a point guard. Cat going to have to get in that paint if he really want to. Get the job done against the Celtics.
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Chapter 5: What predictions can we make for the Knicks this season?
And I think that's going to come back to bite them, you feel me, in the latter rounds because – But you can't just rely on that. You missed that shot when New York turned on you, sir. And he ain't never had New York turn on him like they turned on Julius Randle.
First of all, you're talking about the mayor of the situation of whatever you're talking about right now. I decide when we turn on people. And Cat got us until we out of here. And that's it. That's our best player. He's been our best player all year. Jalen Brunson right there with him. And listen, man, I don't believe that Peyton Pritchard and players like that. Y'all don't got to know.
Bro, sixth man of the year, Peyton Pritchard, bro. Respect on that man's name, bro.
Yeah, those awards that these people vote for and stuff like that, that don't matter when you got to play the same team seven times.
Yeah.
You're not playing. Yeah, you're playing a good team seven times. So Peyton Pichard, you're going to have to outplay Deuce McBride. Deuce is on you. Come on, bro.
You tripping out. Deuce, bro. Come on, bro. Deuce barely seeing the flow, man.
This is what I'm saying. Deuce got to take it personally. You got to take it personally. You're not better than Peyton Pichard.
Tibbs don't even believe he better than Peyton Pritchard, bro.
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Chapter 6: How important are coaching decisions in playoffs?
Yeah, they're going to have to get the job done. I predict Celtics in five. I would say Celtics in six. Matter of fact, Celtics in six. I give y'all six games you did because I see y'all being fierce enough, but y'all have to show me because that Detroit series wasn't enough for me. Y'all look too... 2-pie in certain scenarios, bruh. And I don't trust Tills more than you don't trust him.
But good. But yeah, keep playing them boys like that. They're going to run out of gas.
I think Rick Brunson should get more involved in the situation. You think Tibbs is the type to be like, yeah, stay in your lane? Hell yeah.
Hell yeah, Tills will say that to that boy, man. That's his problem. Tills ain't never had nobody just talk to him like that. Bro, this ain't working. Let's move it on. You dig? He going to do what he want to do. Run Miles Bridges into the ground. Y'all lucky, Miles. Bro, y'all so lucky, Miles. Bridges be hitting them little cone of threes. Bro, that's what I'm saying.
Y'all the luckiest team in the league thus far. He's going to run out of gas.
What's your prediction, bro? What's your prediction? His name is Mikael Bridges. Get it right. Don't disrespect my roster. That's number one. And number two. Don't ask me to predict nothing. Don't ask me to predict nothing. I'm not talking ahead to be looking stupid if something happens in Detroit. Nixon 7. We're built for the Celtics. I didn't want to play nobody else. This is right.
We fell right into the laps of what I wanted anyway. Playing them in the second round and not the third. We getting hurt playing the Pacers last year in the second round. No, we need to beat them while we healthy and then we going to wash up Cleveland or the Pacers. Whatever it's going to be. Can't.
That ain't no confidence saying Knicks in seven. You confident you talking about some Knicks in seven. Boy, I'm confident. The Celtics in five. Damn, Knicks four.
Yeah, because y'all got ten plays. It's five against ten. No tips ain't playing nobody.
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Chapter 7: What role do star players play in team success?
The Celtics, they healthy? Like that?
Look, nah, we not healthy.
Stop saying we. I said they.
Come on, bro. We healthy right now, bro. We healthy enough to clean up the Knicks. Is the Knicks healthy? Is Jalen Brunson going to follow? Madison Square Garden got holes in the flow. Let's talk about that. Dead spots in the Madison Square Garden. The Mecca hurting your boy. You feel me? Ain't even nobody touching him. He getting hurt by the damn flow.
You feel me?
Y'all boy playing on the damn rec lead flow, man. Come on, bruh.
Listen, they got their ring. I think they satisfied. We hungry. And when they come to New York, there's a lot of pressure on them. I don't know. I don't know. Jason Tatum might crack. You know what they say about him?
Yeah, man. Moving on, man. We already understand. Josh said Knicks in seven, which is pretty rich to me because I say Celtics in four, five, maybe six. You feel me? Just according to what's happening. We ain't going to argue all day because you already know. He think the Knicks are whoever he think they are. They're not that, though. Like, just look at him in his eyes.
If you're at the house, punch your fingers and your hands towards the screen. Say, get well soon to my brother, Josh. Send a prayer because we already know what that NY stands for. Next year, you dig it. And nothing changed this year.
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