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Bold, unfiltered, and unapologetically Knicks, It’s a Hard Knicks Life brings together long-time friends and diehard fans as they ride every high and low of the orange and blue. Raw takes, real emotion, and plenty of laughs—this is Knicks fandom in its purest form.
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Hard Knicks Life Best of: Season 3, Episode 5, 9/5/19 On today’s show, Craig and Barry are "joined in studio” by an unnamed player and his lovely girlfriend aka “Bongos,” and discuss Frank’s recent play for Team France,
Friend of the show, James Edwards III, who has covered the Knicks for The Athletic for the past two seasons stops by to hang with Barry and Blandy. They talk potential Knicks moves, the Knicks mindset, Mitchell Robinson,
As the Knicks and Spurs move from San Antonio to New York, Barry and Blandy get on the mics to process where they are at mentally and emotionally. They cover Games 1 and 2, who’s been cooking and who hasn’t, and take a b
Barry and Blandy get to discuss the Finals matchup for the first time, knowing the Knicks will be going up against the San Antonio Spurs. They share their Finals predictions and reasoning behind them. They talk high tick
A little celebration for a huge accomplishment by the New York Knicks. 'It's A Hard Knicks Life' no more--at least not for the next week. Barry and Blandy share the series win with the fans as they listen to the celebrat
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks exorcised (yeah, that’s right, exorcised) some demons by winning Game One of the ECF with a comeback that paralleled the defeat they suffered last year in the same situation (G1 ECF). Barry a
Seven wins a row surely feels like heaven and the guys try to put it in perspective. They give flowers to a bunch of guys— including Deuce, KAT, Clarkson, and Shamet. Former HKL host Craig joins Barry and Blandy for the
Barry and Blanderson chop it up between Games 1 & 2 against the Sixers. They cover all the Philly excuses, highlighting the difference in character between the two squads. Karl Anthony Towns' transformation continues to
The Knicks absolutely slaughtered the Hawks in historic fashion to close out the series, so Barry and Blandy hopped on to record an impromptu postgame episode. After recounting the game, mainly that first half, they shar
The full crew is back and then some. HKL OG and creator, Craig, returns to the show to talk about the series thus far as the guys break down who has performed well and who has not. They critique Mike Brown and his adjust
The HKL crew reacts to the Game 2 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Barry and Blandy pick at Mike Brown's mistakes and what ultimately led to a horrible, disheartening defeat. Deuce takes a deuce, Shamet's invisible, Mitch is n
Barry, Blandy, and James Edwards III talk about the Knicks’ upcoming matchup against the Atlanta Hawks in Round 1. They discuss how Atlanta will look to stop the Knicks offense and how the Knicks will fare behind their f
The Knicks are in the home stretch—quite literally as they travel back to MSG for the their final three games of the regular season. Barry and Blandy relive one of the most exciting games in recent memory, as the Knicks
Barry and Blandy talk about if this Knicks team has the right stuff to make it to the Finals. The concerns about the inconsistent play run deep, and the guys proclaim just how much concern they have. Listen for Ralphmail
Barry and Blandy question the Knicks appetite for playing from behind, especially against lesser opponents. They try to make sense of this Mikal Bridges season and try to figure out where he is in the pecking order. Blan
The guys talk about the Knicks ups and downs, highlighting Mitchell Robinson, Jose Alvarado, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and even the injured Duece McBride. They discuss how much respect the Boston Celtics should be gi
Barry and Blandy react to the Knicks tough loss to the Thunder at MSG. While they lament the loss, they also spend time praising the extended run of winning, backed by elite defense, over their last 20 games. There are p
With Christian sidelined, James Edwards III, Knicks beat reporter for The Athletic, joins Barry and Blandy to take the current temperature of the Knicks. They talk KAT, Mike Brown, the Knicks roster, NBA arenas, and Barr
Barry and Blandy gush over the Jose Alvarado acquisition. They mention Jeremy Sochan too (but don't expect as much excitement). Is Brunson playing smart or just dumb hero ball? The Knicks are 35-20 which may have sealed
The Knicks are tracking upward since their 2-9 stretch and have hit on something that has led them to 6 straight wins. The guys discuss what that “something” might be and if it’ll be sustainable for a championship run. T
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