Collin Loring
@cologneloring.bsky.social
Social and written work for @thestrick.land. Knicks | Orioles | Panthers
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“Everything’s pretty good with the Knicks. That’s no good!”
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on how the past few weeks in Knicks Land feel a little too good, the unprecedented becoming the inevitable, and some long-awaited joy in Mudville:
www.thestrick.land/strick/every...
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on how the past few weeks in Knicks Land feel a little too good, the unprecedented becoming the inevitable, and some long-awaited joy in Mudville:
www.thestrick.land/strick/every...
July 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Everything’s pretty good with the Knicks. That’s no good!”
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on how the past few weeks in Knicks Land feel a little too good, the unprecedented becoming the inevitable, and some long-awaited joy in Mudville:
www.thestrick.land/strick/every...
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on how the past few weeks in Knicks Land feel a little too good, the unprecedented becoming the inevitable, and some long-awaited joy in Mudville:
www.thestrick.land/strick/every...
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Good morning, nerds. It's the spiciest time of year.
@prezidente.bsky.social’s sixth annual Disrespectful NBA Draft Comparisons are here:
www.thestrick.land/strick/2025-...
@prezidente.bsky.social’s sixth annual Disrespectful NBA Draft Comparisons are here:
www.thestrick.land/strick/2025-...
June 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good morning, nerds. It's the spiciest time of year.
@prezidente.bsky.social’s sixth annual Disrespectful NBA Draft Comparisons are here:
www.thestrick.land/strick/2025-...
@prezidente.bsky.social’s sixth annual Disrespectful NBA Draft Comparisons are here:
www.thestrick.land/strick/2025-...
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Best Knick piece of 2025
Tom Thibodeau broke Leon Rose’s rules.
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
June 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Best Knick piece of 2025
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Tom Thibodeau broke Leon Rose’s rules.
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
June 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tom Thibodeau broke Leon Rose’s rules.
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
Tom Thibodeau broke Leon Rose’s rules.
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
@prezidente.bsky.social’s latest: a top-down breakdown of why Tom Thibodeau’s exit wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment reflex, rather a culmination of Thibs’ slow departure from Leon’s vision:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
June 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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In which we alight on an unusual sighting: the Knicks behaving completely rationally while those around them flip the **** out
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
The Knicks have moved on. Why won’t the haters? — The Strickland: A New York Knicks Site Guaranteed To Make 'Em Jump
How many years does a franchise have to be good to not be slandered as bad? 10? 20?
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June 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In which we alight on an unusual sighting: the Knicks behaving completely rationally while those around them flip the **** out
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
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The Knicks moved on. Why won’t the haters?
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on why firing Tom Thibodeau wasn't a a rash decision & certainly wasn't a mistake:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on why firing Tom Thibodeau wasn't a a rash decision & certainly wasn't a mistake:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
June 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Knicks moved on. Why won’t the haters?
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on why firing Tom Thibodeau wasn't a a rash decision & certainly wasn't a mistake:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
@matthewmiranda.bsky.social’s latest, on why firing Tom Thibodeau wasn't a a rash decision & certainly wasn't a mistake:
www.thestrick.land/strick/the-k...
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“This Knicks team started the season as a group of individuals. They walk out of it a collective, a team, a unit, and better than their 2023-24 predecessors on paper.”
@cologneloring.bsky.social gives us a retrospective of the past year in his latest recap.
www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...
@cologneloring.bsky.social gives us a retrospective of the past year in his latest recap.
www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...
June 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“This Knicks team started the season as a group of individuals. They walk out of it a collective, a team, a unit, and better than their 2023-24 predecessors on paper.”
@cologneloring.bsky.social gives us a retrospective of the past year in his latest recap.
www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...
@cologneloring.bsky.social gives us a retrospective of the past year in his latest recap.
www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...
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There's no greater aphrodisiac in this world than Landry Shamet minutes in an elimination game
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet passionately make out at Knicks playoff game
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet passionately make out at Knicks playoff game
The couple, who started dating in 2023, sat courtside at Madison Square Garden as the Knicks competed against the Indiana Pacers.
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May 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
There's no greater aphrodisiac in this world than Landry Shamet minutes in an elimination game
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THERE WILL BE A GAME 6
May 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
THERE WILL BE A GAME 6
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"Thibs wouldn't play 9 guys in a baseball game" - Kenny Smith during Game 3
-Game 3: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
-Game 4: Played 8 guys double digit minutes (plus Delon Wright 9 mins)
-Game 5: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
-Game 3: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
-Game 4: Played 8 guys double digit minutes (plus Delon Wright 9 mins)
-Game 5: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
May 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"Thibs wouldn't play 9 guys in a baseball game" - Kenny Smith during Game 3
-Game 3: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
-Game 4: Played 8 guys double digit minutes (plus Delon Wright 9 mins)
-Game 5: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
-Game 3: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
-Game 4: Played 8 guys double digit minutes (plus Delon Wright 9 mins)
-Game 5: Played 9 guys double digit minutes, Knicks W
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karl-anthony towns would average 40 points on a 50/50/90 shooting slash if he played exclusively with four randos plucked off the street
May 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
karl-anthony towns would average 40 points on a 50/50/90 shooting slash if he played exclusively with four randos plucked off the street
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The Pacers had a 97.9 offensive rating tonight. That was their eighth-lowest offensive rating over the last two seasons, playoffs or regular season.
They averaged 120.3 points in the games following those clunkers.
They averaged 120.3 points in the games following those clunkers.
May 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The Pacers had a 97.9 offensive rating tonight. That was their eighth-lowest offensive rating over the last two seasons, playoffs or regular season.
They averaged 120.3 points in the games following those clunkers.
They averaged 120.3 points in the games following those clunkers.
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Tonight was the most complete defensive game we have seen from the Knicks in this series. Pacers were held to 40% from the field and 33% from three, and most importantly 20 turnovers.
May 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Tonight was the most complete defensive game we have seen from the Knicks in this series. Pacers were held to 40% from the field and 33% from three, and most importantly 20 turnovers.
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"not to sound hyperbolic but..."
May 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"not to sound hyperbolic but..."
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“The Knicks’ journey this season has felt more like a roller coaster than traveling from one point to another; an endless cycle of ups and downs that captured us over and over no matter the anticipation.”
@cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a tough Game 4 loss.
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@cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a tough Game 4 loss.
www.thestrick.land/strick/cifik...
May 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“The Knicks’ journey this season has felt more like a roller coaster than traveling from one point to another; an endless cycle of ups and downs that captured us over and over no matter the anticipation.”
@cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a tough Game 4 loss.
www.thestrick.land/strick/cifik...
@cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a tough Game 4 loss.
www.thestrick.land/strick/cifik...
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ME (texting at 2am): you up?
THIBS: Could be, yeah.
ME: Netflix and chill?
THIBS: it's a possiblity
THIBS: Could be, yeah.
ME: Netflix and chill?
THIBS: it's a possiblity
May 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
ME (texting at 2am): you up?
THIBS: Could be, yeah.
ME: Netflix and chill?
THIBS: it's a possiblity
THIBS: Could be, yeah.
ME: Netflix and chill?
THIBS: it's a possiblity
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Tom Thibodeau on whether the Knicks will return to the Mitchell Robinson version of the starting lineup again tonight in Game 4: "We could, yeah."
On what he liked about that new starting group: "The final result."
On what he liked about that new starting group: "The final result."
May 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tom Thibodeau on whether the Knicks will return to the Mitchell Robinson version of the starting lineup again tonight in Game 4: "We could, yeah."
On what he liked about that new starting group: "The final result."
On what he liked about that new starting group: "The final result."
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My latest for @espn.com: How Mitchell Robinson’s return and playoff emergence changed everything for this Knicks’ club www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
'What Mitch does is special': Can New York's versatile 7-footer swing the East finals?
Here's how new Knicks starter Mitchell Robinson is impacting their surprise conference finals run.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My latest for @espn.com: How Mitchell Robinson’s return and playoff emergence changed everything for this Knicks’ club www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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THE KNICKS ARE 3 WINS AWAY FROM THE NBA FINALS ‼️🚨
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
THE KNICKS ARE 3 WINS AWAY FROM THE NBA FINALS ‼️🚨
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“We’ve heard these Knicks talk the talk. Walking it has already gotten them further than four games of resting on their laurels ever dared.”
@cologneloring.bsky.social celebrates Mikal Bridges and a win over the Boston Celtics:
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@cologneloring.bsky.social celebrates Mikal Bridges and a win over the Boston Celtics:
www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
May 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“We’ve heard these Knicks talk the talk. Walking it has already gotten them further than four games of resting on their laurels ever dared.”
@cologneloring.bsky.social celebrates Mikal Bridges and a win over the Boston Celtics:
www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
@cologneloring.bsky.social celebrates Mikal Bridges and a win over the Boston Celtics:
www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
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The Knicks are headed to their first ECF in 25 years, part of a run @cologneloring.bsky.social calls "a testament to the agonizing and tortuous loyalty of their fans."
Game 6 recap, with notes on Jalen Brunson, David Fizdale, Frank Ntilikina, & more:
www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
Game 6 recap, with notes on Jalen Brunson, David Fizdale, Frank Ntilikina, & more:
www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
May 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Knicks are headed to their first ECF in 25 years, part of a run @cologneloring.bsky.social calls "a testament to the agonizing and tortuous loyalty of their fans."
Game 6 recap, with notes on Jalen Brunson, David Fizdale, Frank Ntilikina, & more:
www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
Game 6 recap, with notes on Jalen Brunson, David Fizdale, Frank Ntilikina, & more:
www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...