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Collin Loring

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Social and written work for @thestrick.land. Knicks | Orioles | Panthers

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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 01/07/2025
“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...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 25/06/2025
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-...
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MM 💛🤍💜 @matthewmiranda.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Best Knick piece of 2025
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 18/06/2025
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...
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Collin Loring @cologneloring.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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MM 💛🤍💜 @matthewmiranda.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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...
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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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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 13/06/2025
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...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 02/06/2025
“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...
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Eldritch Racasner 🎃🕷️ @velodus.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
There's no greater aphrodisiac in this world than Landry Shamet minutes in an elimination game
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 30/05/2025
THERE WILL BE A GAME 6
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
BING BONG
Family text thread: 

Dad
Halliburton? I guess he went back to working the oil fields

Bro
Nice

Me
Got his ass dad
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
"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
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dan favale @danfavale.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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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MM 💛🤍💜 @matthewmiranda.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
48-minute endorphin
Graph showing the Knicks led wire-to-wire in Game 5 vs. Indiana
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Mike Vorkunov @mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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.
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Omar Zahran @omarzahran.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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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dan favale @danfavale.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
"not to sound hyperbolic but..."
"i would die for landry shamet"
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 28/05/2025
“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...
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MM 💛🤍💜 @matthewmiranda.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Text re: Karl-Anthony Towns having a huge 4th quarter in a big playoff game without self-idolizing the way Reggie Miller used to
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Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
ME (texting at 2am): you up? THIBS: Could be, yeah. ME: Netflix and chill? THIBS: it's a possiblity
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Dan Devine @yourmandevine.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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."
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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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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'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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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 26/05/2025
THE KNICKS ARE 3 WINS AWAY FROM THE NBA FINALS ‼️🚨
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 06/05/2025
“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...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 17/05/2025
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...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 22/05/2025
“And so the pendulum swings back.” @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a historic, deflating, otherworldly Knick collapse, with notes on OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, & more: www.thestrick.land/strick/pacer...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 20/04/2025
“What’s real today is real until the final buzzer of the next game.” Enjoy the moment Knicks fans, says @cologneloring.bsky.social in his Game 1 recap: www.thestrick.land/strick/game-...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 16/04/2025
“Sometimes you gotta lose today to win tomorrow.” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social talks Randle, Sacramento, and Zion in their latest, pre-postseason edition of Office Hours: www.thestrick.land/strick/playo...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 11/04/2025
Maybe the Knicks meant to lose. @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps the Knicks' defeat in Detroit, with notes on Jalen Bruson's return, Mikal Bridges crawling back into his shell, KAT's non-shooting, and of course, PJ Tucker. www.thestrick.land/strick/maybe...
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MM 💛🤍💜 @matthewmiranda.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I wrote about Melo, who all these years later I still feel all the ways about
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Collin Loring @cologneloring.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Your best work to date, @matthewmiranda.bsky.social. No one who claims to be a Knicks fan should let today go by without reading this. 💙🧡
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 28/03/2025
THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE GOING BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS!
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MM 💛🤍💜 @matthewmiranda.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Wrote about the Knicks winning & the Mavs as exhibit A why all billionaires suck, from Cuban to Adelson to Dumont
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 26/03/2025
“The Knicks should feel nothing but good after last night’s performance. They’re that much closer to clinching the third seed. That much closer to Brunson’s return.” @matthewmiranda.bsky.social recaps a feel good win and Dallas’ downfall in his latest. www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 18/03/2025
“The Knicks cruised to a 116-95 victory. Perhaps most encouraging was the level they reached in the second and third quarters – on both ends.” Stacy Patton recaps New York’s win over Miami: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 18/03/2025
Julius Randle, Timberwolf whisperer. New York’s poor performances against top teams. Pat Riley, (finally) washed? @matthewmiranda.bsky.social covers it all in their latest: www.thestrick.land/strick/offic...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 17/03/2025
“There will be hoopers available this year, if Leon Rose so chooses. It’s a deep, role-player draft, anywhere from 25th to 55th.” Prez kicks off NBA Draft season with a breakdown of the 2025 class: www.thestrick.land/strick/the-s...
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Mattie Moss's Glasses @yolandasolomon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"New York is 3-1 without Brunson this season; in those games Bridges is averaging 24.2 points on 65% shooting from the field and 38% from deep. How do we get this unstoppable force and immovable object to meet in the middle? Or is this team a walking paradox?"
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 14/03/2025
“Pressure makes diamonds. It also turns Tom Thibodeau and Mikal Bridges into Phil Jackson and Michael fucking Jordan, apparently.” @cologneloring.bsky.social recaps a double “Bang!” night for the Knicks in Portland: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 11/03/2025
“New York won in a rout without Jalen Brunson. That may seem an outlier. It’s not.” Geoff Rasmussen recaps a Knicks stomping in Sacramento: www.thestrick.land/strick/knick...
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 11/03/2025
WHOLE TEAM DUB KAT: 26p/9r/3a/1b/1s OG: 24p/7r/8a/4s Deuce: 21p/3r/7a/2s Josh: 18p/6r/3a Mikal: 15p/3r/8a
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 11/03/2025
Deuce kept his word 💯
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 11/03/2025
WINGSTOP TONIGHT: 59 POINTS 19 ASSISTS 16 REBOUNDS 4 STEALS +81 SAUCED EM’ AND TOSSED EM’ 🔥
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Robby Kalland @rkalland.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
i'll never forget the milton williams tenure in carolina
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NFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Schultz: S Tre'von Moehrig expected to sign a 3-year, $51M deal with the Panthers.
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Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Sources: There is a new highest-paid DB in the NFL history — as the Panthers agreed on a huge extension with Pro Bowl CB Jaycee Horn. He gets a 4-year, $100M deal ($25M per year), with $70M guaranteed.
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Collin Loring @cologneloring.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 10/03/2025
Kawhi "I just trust my work" Leonard 🥶
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The Strickland @thestrick.land · 07/03/2025
"Thibs is a 100-pound weight and Jalen Brunson is the New York Knicks’ strongest swimmer." A late injury to Brunson overshadowed everything else that took place in LA, including the gut punches the Lakers delivered to our Knicks. Collin Loring recaps NYK/LAL: www.thestrick.land/strick/laker...
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