What’s Wright - Best Of - Knicks HISTORIC comeback, Wemby & Spurs MELTDOWN + World Cup Predictions

Best of the week time. Let’s start with the moment everyone’s arguing about: Wimby grabbed the back of Brunson’s head and shoved him down. You brought it up earlier, so let’s dig in.

The refs missed it. He clearly yanked Brunson’s neck and tossed him, and it’s not his first cheap shot this postseason. That’s a flagrant or a fine to me.

I like my bigs edgy, but the track record is piling up. I expect the league to upgrade this to a flagrant one, which would put him at three flagrant points and one mistake away from a suspension. With his aggressive closeouts and constant block attempts, a landing‑zone or reckless play could tag him again, and the league has been soft on him so far. Given Brunson stayed calm and play continued, I still think it should be ruled a flagrant and put on the board.

Is he crossing into dirty‑player territory? People are pointing to the Caruso and Alvarado stuff too.

I won’t call him Beverley‑level dirty, but among the elite guys, only he and Jokic have any recent stain like this. Flip side, there’s a path back: think Giannis in 2021, taking over four straight. Can Wimby seize a series like that right now?

About the game itself: was that an all‑time comeback or a total collapse?

Collapse. San Antonio coughed up a 29‑point lead, and coaching was a co‑pilot. Mitch Johnson sat on timeouts, rode Wimby too long, and the team unraveled. Fox’s late layup and the double on Brunson were mistakes, but the headline is Wimby going three for fourteen after all the chirping and then bricking key free throws. The earlier flagrant on him lit New York’s run, and from there his energy and confidence dipped. For now, he’s lost any claim to best‑player‑alive; the holes are clear: conditioning, strength, and no reliable go‑to jumper. If your coach can only dial up a lob in crisis, you’re not there yet, and his end‑game errors have stacked up three straight nights.

Doesn’t some of that circle back to the coach for not resting him when they were up huge?

Yes, mismanaged minutes made him heavy‑legged, but the misses looked like tightness, not just fatigue. That second free throw and the late jumper both came out tense.

Credit the Knicks then. Did you ever feel like they were actually alive?

They stayed on brand. Down 29, they ignored the noise, chipped it to 16 with a 13‑0 burst, and never let go. Historically, teams up 20 at half in the Finals were unbeaten, and New York still flipped it with Alvarado’s shot‑making, Brunson’s step‑back over Wimby, and OG’s untouched tip‑in that I’d call the shot of the decade. I even pitched a dual OG statue: one side for the late block, the other for that feather‑touch put‑back. Brunson’s quick two wasn’t pretty, but it dragged Wimby out and gave OG the window.

All right, quick pivot—FIFA World Cup time, and yes, hit like, drop a rating, subscribe, and leave a review while you’re here.

Top storylines you’re watching?

If Argentina repeats, Messi closes the GOAT debate for good. Ronaldo’s sixth try is about a first knockout‑stage goal and a miracle Portugal push. Spain and France look strongest on paper; I’m partial to Brazil despite the injuries.

USMNT opens with Paraguay. What do they need to show to look like a quarterfinal team?

Win the group and target seven points. That means beating Paraguay and Australia and taking a draw off Turkey. Paraguay will try to slow it and turn it grimy, so a one‑nil U.S. win is my lean, even with our defense giving up too many clean looks lately.

Americans are plus 750 to reach the quarters. Worth a sprinkle?

Not before we see the bracket. Wait to parlay knockout wins when the path is clear. Most likely finish is a Round of 16 exit in this expanded field, but I do like one‑nil over Paraguay at plus money.

Any outrights you’ve actually played?

I’m on Brazil to win and a small long shot on Norway because Haaland can catch fire. I won’t touch ‘exact finalists’ until groups sort the bracket. Bigger point: enjoy daytime matches for a month—wall‑to‑wall drama, and you’ll get hooked fast.