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5 min readThe New York Knicks just won the NBA championship, but Ben Maller is already calling them a one-hit wonder. He compares them to the Baha Men, the band behind "Who Let the Dogs Out" — a song that became a rallying cry for the Knicks this season. Maller argues that the Knicks caught lightning in a bottle, and he does not believe they will repeat as champions.
The Perfect Storm
Maller's central argument is that the Knicks' championship run was the product of a uniquely favorable set of circumstances. He points to their path through the Eastern Conference playoffs: the Hawks, a banged-up Sixers team with Joel Embiid running on fumes after a seven-game first-round series, and a Cavaliers team that "quit in games three and four." That path, he argues, was "favorable" — not a gauntlet. The Knicks then beat the Spurs in five games in the Finals, a series Maller admits he did not expect them to win. He credits them for being "way better down the stretch" and "more clutch," but he sees that run as a "perfect storm" rather than a sign of a dynasty.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:30) **Show Open & Banter** - Ben Maller welcomes listeners to Wednesday's show and sets up the hour.
- 2 (09:42) **Kawhi Leonard to Toronto & the Knicks' Competition** - Ben reacts to the Kawhi Leonard trade to the Raptors and assesses the Eastern Conference landscape.
- 3 (13:27) **The Knicks Are a One-Hit Wonder** - Ben makes the case that the Knicks will not repeat as champions and are a "one-hit wonder."
- 4 (20:12) **Caller: Blue Jays Ticket Policy & OJ Simpson** - Ben takes a call from James in Tacoma about the Blue Jays restricting ticket sales to Canadian residents.
- 5 (26:24) **Caller: Astrology, Blake Lively, and Midlife Crisis** - Andrea from Berkeley calls in to discuss astrology, connecting it to the earlier Blake Lively conversation.
- 6 (33:16) **Caller: OJ Simpson Hall of Fame & LeBron James** - "Two Percent Chance" calls in to discuss the Bills removing OJ Simpson from their Wall of Fame and LeBron's legacy.
- 7 (38:38) **Caller: NBA Gambling Scandals** - Joel from Seattle asks about recent gambling busts involving ex-NBA players.
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Show Notes
In the second hour of the Ben Maller Show, Brian Noe talks about why he thinks the New York Knicks are the one hit wonder in the NBA & who has taken the high road and the low road in the world of sports this week!
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