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ON GUARD! Posh New York Post, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 nypost.com
Alexander and Illinois
transfer Andre Curbelo
worked well in the
backcourt together despite
the Johnnies having 29
turnovers. DePaul transfer
David Jones (inset) had 21
points and 10 rebounds
Monday n his St. John’s
debut.
By Zach BraZiller Mistake-prone
Johnnies roll in
Here’s the good news: Mike An- season opener
derson knows what his team
needs to work on before its next
game.
Cutting down on turnovers.
In an otherwise strong season-
opening victory, St. John’s treated
the basketball like it was on fire.
St. John’S 97
MerriMack 72
The first two offensive posses- one. There was overpassing, and best plus-28 rating in 21 minutes,
sions resulted in turnovers, a sign rushed possessions that led to while Curbelo had 13 points and
of the two hours to come. Mistake turnovers. Alexander felt once the seven assists. Montez Mathis pro-
after mistake that created an un- lead ballooned above 20, there duced 16 points and Alexander,
easy feeling at Carnesecca Arena. were lazy possessions. the team’s top returning player,
contributed his usual all-around
Some were careless. Others “I thought we got sloppy. We got game, notching 14 points, six
were merely poor decisions. In all, a lead and we got a little sloppy steals and five assists. He looked
there were a whopping 29 turn- with the basketball,” the coach in sync with Curbelo, the two
overs that cast a pall on the John- said. “That will be addressed. trading off which player would
nies’ 97-72 victory over Merri- That’s something I don’t condone, bring the ball up and create for his
mack, the preseason favorite in because we work too hard to get teammates.
the Northeast Conference, on [the ball] and not give it away.”
Monday. “That’s my guy,” Alexander said
When the Red Storm (1-0) did with a smile. “That was every-
Part of it was the result of the take care of the ball, they cruised. body’s biggest question, how are
breakneck pace Anderson wants They forced 21 turnovers and at y’all going to work out? Today
to play at with what he believes is times looked terrific when they showed everything. I get hyped
his best roster in his fourth season were able to run, piling up 28 fast- for him, he gets hyped for me.
at the Queens school. Some of it break points. They shot 57 percent We’re just building that brother-
was bad timing among new team- from the field and won the re- hood.”
mates. It was the one major nega- bounding battle by 21. There was a
tive Monday night as St. John’s be- 21-5 run in the first half and a 16-2 There are obviously kinks to
gan what it hopes is a break- spurt in the second half, stretches work out for the two, as there are
through season. in which Anderson’s ball-moving for St. John’s. At the top of the list
team were easy on the eyes. is cutting down on the turnovers.
“We got to take care of the ball. But to Anderson, it was a quality
We got to get better next game,” The two projected impact trans- opener because of the potential he
said junior Posh Alexander, who fers, Andre Curbelo (Illinois) and saw.
committed five turnovers. “That’s David Jones (DePaul), both
[on] us. We’re going to talk about showed promise. Jones poured in “It was a good win to start off
that and next practice we’re going a team-high 21 points and added the year,” he said.
to get better.” 10 rebounds alongside his team-
[email protected]
Anderson attributed it to his
players trying to make the home
run pass, instead of the simple
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New York Post, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 nypost.com By Brian Lewis
DALLAS — Because the Nets HIRE POWER: Nets owner Joe Tsai (with wife Clara Wu
don’t have enough drama with just Tsai) is being urged not to hire suspended coach Ime Udoka,
their suspended star, they’re look- as Adam Silver looks to preserve the integrity of the NBA.
ing to add a suspended coach. But
R team owner Joe Tsai has been hear- the NBA Finals in his rookie cam- Last season, Udoka’s N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg; Getty Images (2)
ing concerns about Ime Udoka from paign walk to a division competitor Celtics held Durant to .386
both within his organization and with no compensation whatsoever, shooting in a sweep of the Nets.
without. but his suspension was set to cost
him half his estimated $4 million “He’s a player’s coach,” Durant
With the Nets already embroiled pay according to Stein. said at the time. “He played the
in a public relations nightmare — game. The NBA is a grind, so he un-
Irving’s promotion of an anti-Se- Despite all that, the Nets appear derstands the work you’d have to
mitic movie and refusal to apologize to be, if not quite full steam ahead put in each day individually.
— doubling down by hiring Udoka on Udoka — slowed by the slog of
could be a black eye for the NBA. due diligence, vetting and outside “He’s played with some of the
He was suspended for the season by concerns — at least still on the greatest players of all time and un-
the Celtics for having an affair with track. der arguably one of the greatest
a married staff member, sending in- coaches in any sport, so it’s a lot of
appropriate text messages and a After both ESPN and the Athletic knowledge he gained from there
“volume of violations.” had predicted the hiring could come and [as] an assistant coach for so
as early as last Wednesday, and long. He went through the grind as a
Small wonder that the Nets have ESPN termed it as imminent last player and as a coach, and through-
not only drawn criticism from vari- Friday, Udoka is still believed to be out that time he just understood
ous women’s groups over the pros- the leader in the clubhouse. what winning basketball is like.”
pect of hiring Udoka, but also are
believed to have held a meeting Nets GM Sean Marks responded It’s also worth noting that Ben
where several female staff members to a Friday question from The Post Simmons’ best season — when he
expressed concerns. about the coaching search with a was third-team All-NBA and run-
brief, “We’ll deal with that one an- ner-up for Defensive Player of the
The Nets and parent company other time.” Year — came in 2020 when Udoka
BSE have impressive female repre- was an assistant in Philadelphia.
sentation, led by vice chair Clara Still, both he and Kevin Durant Getting Simmons, 26, back any-
Wu Tsai (Tsai’s wife), the chief HR are believed to be in favor of Udoka, where close to form will be impera-
officer, four executive vice presi- who was fired coach Steve Nash’s tive for the Nets.
dents and four vice presidents. Wu de facto defensive coordinator in
Tsai is a philanthropic investor and 2020-21. Jacque Vaughn was 2-1 as interim
active in numerous social justice is- entering Monday’s game in Dallas,
sues, even set to be honored Udoka has a good relationship after being 7-3 in his earlier stint as
Wednesday by the Municipal Arts with Durant, winning gold with the interim. He’s been a Nets assistant
Society. star on Team USA at the 2020 To- since 2016 after being the head
kyo Olympics, and helping the Nets coach in Orlando for parts of three
Marc Stein reported that there are to an Eastern Conference semifinal seasons.
“strong voices” urging Tsai not to classic against eventual-champion
hire Udoka, and The Post con- Milwaukee the following year. [email protected]
firmed that those voices are com-
pletely separate of the ones that
spoke up in the aforementioned
meeting, not coming from parent
company BSE Global in Brooklyn
but NBA headquarters on Fifth Ave.
The league itself could well be in-
volved. Commissioner Adam Silver
is charged with protecting the “in-
tegrity” of the NBA. A league
source confirmed that the commis-
sioner likely could step in under
these circumstances, but added
such a drastic move would probably
draw legal action.
Udoka’s volume of violations is
vile enough that not only are the
Celtics willing to let a promising
young coach who steered them into
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NBPA may By Brian Lewis
appeal
Kyrie ban DALLAS — Kevin Durant New York Post, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 nypost.com
hadn’t missed a free throw since
By Brian Lewis Steve Nash was Nets coach, since
before Kyrie Irving’s latest
DALLAS — Expect the drama. He had made 61 straight
when he went to the line with a
NBPA — the players’ union chance to sink three, with an op-
portunity to force overtime.
— to fight Nets star Kyrie
And after making the first, he
Irving’s suspension over missed the second. His shoulders
sagged, his head slumped. And
his Nets lost 96-94 to the Maver-
icks before a sellout crowd of
20,011 at American Airlines Cen-
ter.
promoting an anti-Semitic
movie. Mavericks 96 Boxscore
At least that’s what Celt- Nets 94 Page 39
ics star Jaylen Brown — an
NBPA vice president, like
Irving — told the Boston After Durant (26 points, four
assists, four rebounds) missed
Globe. After the Nets sus- the third on purpose, the Nets
did get the offensive rebound.
pended Irving for a mini- But Royce O’Neale drove into
heavy contact and turned the ball
mum of five games and over to Dallas star Luka Doncic
(game-high 36 points, six assists,
placed his return condi- six boards and two steals).
tional upon him meeting six “I gotta make that. I gotta make
that. That’s the game. We’d prob-
requirements, Brown said ably still be playing right now.
F--k, man. I felt like I went
the union felt the de- through my whole routine.
Damn, I should have shot it a lit-
mands onerous. tle stronger,” said Durant, who
hadn’t missed since Oct. 26 at
“I’ve been talking Milwaukee. “It sucks. Not much
more I can say about it.”
to Kyrie,” Brown
In truth, it wasn’t Durant who
said. “I’ve talked cost the Nets (4-7), but an offen- SOMETHING AMISS: Kevin Durant reacts after missing the second of three free throws that would have
sive dry spell against Dallas’
to Adam [Silver, zone defense in the fourth quar- tied the game with seconds remaining in the Nets’ 96-94 loss to the Mavericks. Getty Images
ter.
NBA commis-
The Nets led by four but
sioner], I talked coughed up a 14-0 run and never since Durant’s last missed free ing at it with Pinson. me go one-on-one or want to see
led again. throw. By the time Green sank his foul me on my spot. So they’re gonna
to Tamika throw three or four people at me,
“They went zone on us a little “Give them credit for going shot, the Nets were in an 88-78 play zone up when I get the ball,”
[Tremaglio, bit, made us kind of recalibrate a zone; that kind of slowed us hole. Durant said. “And I was just tell-
little bit. And we did. We settled down a little bit. Then we figured ing them, ‘This is how great I am.’
NBPA execu- down, we got some good looks. it out and we got good looks. The “I wasn’t pissed off. I was hav- It’s just a simple fact when you
We executed at the end of the looks that we did get from the ing an amazing time, a great time. put that much attention on one
tive director], game. Put ourselves again in a guys who shot the basketball. I love talking s--t to fans, other player, I’m playing a team sport,
position to win,” said interim We’ll take it.” teams, coaches,” Durant said. it shows how great I am. So he
I’ve talked to coach Jacque Vaughn, who re- “And they sense that it’s a healthy understood.”
placed Steve Nash in the days They took them, but missed thing. It’s not like I’m upset want-
pretty much them. ing to fight Theo, or pissed off at They never got closer than four
him for talking to me. I was hav- until Cam Thomas (19 points) hit
everybody The Nets led 78-74 after Du- ing an amazing time and no bet- a fadeaway 3-pointer with a half-
rant’s 16-foot step back jumper ter place for me to be at this point minute left in regulation.
about this with 8:19 left. But they committed in my life where I was.”
four turnovers and missed their With the Nets down 96-93, Du-
situation. only shot during that dry spell. Pinson had told Durant he was rant drew a foul on Reggie Bul-
going to have to be Magic John- lock attempting a 3 with 5.6 sec-
“But I’m That Mavs’ run was punctuated son to shake free of their junk de- onds to play. He made the first,
by Durant getting wound up and fenses, and the Nets star couldn’t but missed the second. And when
expecting getting a technical. He was jaw- pull off any tricks Monday. Doncic stopped O’Neale’s drive,
ing with ex-Net Theo Pinson, and it was over.
the NBPA to ended up pushing Josh Green and “Yeah, they don’t want nobody
getting whistled, only to keep go- in this league want to see one. Let
appeal the
suspension
from Brook-
lyn. The
terms, etc.,
that went into
his return. The
terms for his re-
turn, they seem
like a lot, and a Simmons limited in return from injury
lot of the players
expressed discom-
fort with the terms.”
The Nets report-
edly are demanding
that Irving, 1.) publicly By Brian Lewis “Yeah, great to see him on the floor,” interim doing on your left side, it typically affects your
coach Jacque Vaughn said of Simmons. “We put right side. I had a lower right back injury so it’s
apologize for the Oct. 27 DALLAS — Ben Simmons made his return him out there with a group that could play fast, probably a part to it. But as time goes on I need
Monday in the Nets’ 96-94 loss to the Mavs. He hopefully some shooters around them. That to stay on my strength in terms of left and right
social media links to the was listed as questionable with a knee injury stretch we didn’t make a lot of shots. But overall knee. And then obviously continue to do the
but proclaimed himself fit before the game. I thought seeing him back on the floor playing work I’ve been doing on my back.”
anti-Semitic film, 2.) com- with speed play with pace, which was good.”
“Yeah, I’ll be in [Monday]. I’ll be in; I think Simmons wasn’t with the Nets for the start of
plete anti-hate classes (in- I’ve got like 20 minutes,” Simmons said before Simmons entered Monday averaging 6.2 this road trip — victories in Washington and
the game. “I feel great. It took a few days to get points, 7.3 assists and 6.5 rebounds, although Charlotte.
cluding donating some rehab in, get it right. So I’m feeling great.” shooting just 44.4 percent from the free-throw
line. Asked if the left knee or the bad lower An MRI early last week came up clean, and he
$500,000), 3.) complete But afterwards he wasn’t as optimistic. In his right back from last season had hindered him had his knee drained to reduce the swelling.
return to the court, Simmons had two points, through a slow six-game start, he acknowl- Still, it may be something he has to manage.
sensitivity training, 4.) three boards, two turnovers and was a minus-7 edged it had.
in 15:56. “I think you know as an athlete your whole
complete anti-hate/anti-Se- “I don’t want to make that an excuse, but I had body you kind of have to manage, even with my
“I mean, I’m my harshest critic, so I think ter- a swollen knee. It is what it is, but it’s taken care back, something I continue to work on,” Sim-
mitic training, 5.) meet with rible,” Simmons said of his performance. of now, so I’m glad I’m moving [well],” said mons said.
“There’s a place I want to get to. I gotta keep Simmons, adding the back likely played a role
Jewish leaders (including working. I gotta keep pushing myself.” in the knee. “It’s been a while since I’ve played, especially
this many minutes and back-to-backs and
the ADL), and 6.) meet with The 26-year-old Simmons had missed the “I think overall if you have something you’re things like that. So just adjusting and staying on
past four games with a sore left knee. top of it.”
team owner Joe Tsai, whose
texts he reportedly ignored.
Silver — who is Jewish —
also demanded that Irving
meet with him this week.
That sit-down is expected
to take place Tuesday. R
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New York Post, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 nypost.com By Paul Schwartz Four big issues Giants must navigate RIDE FROM HELL:
Giants captain Xavier
For the first time in too long, McKinney broke his
the Giants come rolling out of hand on a sight-seeing
their bye week seeing open roads ATV tour and will miss at
ahead. They are 6-2 and all things least four games after he
are possible as they embark on was placed on injured
the second half of what has been reserve Monday.
a remarkably resurgent season, AP
with general manager Joe Schoen
and head coach Brian Daboll off
to flying starts in their new roles. after break to keep magic run going
There is always the danger of
potholes and detours along the
pathway. Here are four notewor- Sunday to rookie right tackle Evan Neal
thy obstacles for the Giants to where they are without produc- Texans aT GianTs
watch out for: tion from players who were not and left guard Ben Bredeson
LONG DIVISION with the team in training camp. 1 p.m. compromised the continuity of
They lead the NFL with 12 play- CBS the group.
It is about to get busy in the ers who arrived in September or WFAN GET WELL SOON
neighborhood. The Giants will later to receive snaps on offense (660 AM, 101.9 FM)
have played only one NFC East or defense. Line: Giants -6.5 • O/U: 40 The stunning news that safety
opponent in the first 11 weeks of Think of cornerback Fabian Xavier McKinney will miss at
the season before a critical Moreau as the headliner here, least four games after breaking
stretch of four consecutive games and also linebacker Jaylon Smith been dropped more often: Justin his hand on a sight-seeing tour in
in the division, making it even and offensive tackle Tyre Phillips Fields (33), Joe Burrow (30) and Cabo was the exact opposite of
more imperative to fatten up at and cornerback Nick McCloud. Matthew Stafford (28). Only what the Giants need as they re-
home the next two weeks against Credit the players for acclimating Fields (17 percent) has been turn to work. They were one of
the Dregs Duo (Texans at 1-6-1 quickly and to the coaching staff sacked more frequently than the most injury-ravaged teams in
and Lions at 2-6) arriving at Met- for the extra hours needed to get Jones (sacked on 11 percent of September and October, making
Life Stadium. these guys up to speed. And his pass attempts). their winning ways even more
The NFC East owns the best credit director of player person- At this pace, Jones will be surprising.
combined record (24-9) in the nel Tim McDonnell and assistant sacked 53 times this season. The They activated offensive line-
league and claims the NFL’s lone director of player personnel Den- most Eli Manning was sacked in man Nick Gates and outside line-
undefeated team (Eagles). The nis Hickey for scouting and rec- 16 years was 47 in 2018. The last backer Elerson Smith in Week 8
only division with more winning ommending these players. time a Giants quarterback was and perhaps they can make in-
teams than the NFC East (three “A lot of these guys have played sacked more than 53 times was roads for playing time. This ros-
out of four) is the AFC East (four winning football for us,” Schoen Phil Simms in 1984 (55). Sacks ter needs more help.
out of four). The Giants are 0-1 said. “The pro scouting staff has lead to lost yards, ruined posses- The Giants on Monday desig-
in the division, losing to the done a great job as well identify- sions and greatly enhance the nated guard Shane Lemieux to re-
Cowboys 23-16 in Week 3. Given ing these players, upgrading the likelihood of turnovers, a failing turn to practice, starting the 21-
that the rematch comes on practice squad and those players Jones has dramatically reduced day clock to either activate him
Thanksgiving in Dallas and that have filled in admirably and this season. Many of these sacks or keep him on IR. Cornerback
they have to play the Eagles helped us get to where we are.” can be traced back to Jones hold- Aaron Robinson is also eligible to
twice, this figures to be quite a HIT THE SACK ing the ball searching for receiv- come off injured reserve and he
gauntlet. ers who are unable to get open. and Lemieux could eventually
Since the start of the 2017 sea- Warning: Daniel Jones cannot The offensive line has mostly emerge as a starter.
son, the Giants are 9-22 in their continue to hit the ground as of- held up, but Tackle Matt Peart and corner-
division. This is yet another op- ten as he did in the injuries back Rodarius Williams have re-
portunity for Daboll and Co. to first half of the turned to practice and could be
separate themselves from season. He was back soon. Receiver Kenny Golla-
past regimes. sacked 25 day might play against the Texans
UNFAMILIAR FACES times in eight and it will be interesting to see if
games and he has anything to offer to a posi-
Can the unheralded con- only three tion group that needs an infusion By Paul Schwartz
tributors keep it going? quarter- of talent. Neal, outside linebacker
The Giants would not be backs have Oshane Ximines and rookie cor- The bye week is a time to heal
nerback Cor’Dale Flott are up for an NFL team, but the Gi-
expected to return and ants did not escape their break
there is hope tight end without incurring a significant in-
Daniel Bellinger will be jury to one of their most indispen-
back from his eye sur- sable players.
gery sometime this Safety Xavier McKinney, who
month. A key will be had not missed a snap on defense
how much outside line- the first eight games of the season,
backer Azeez Ojulari, posted on his Twitter account on
having a lost second sea- Monday that he “had an accident
son, will be able to add. and injured my hand” during a
He is eligible to come off guided sight-seeing tour on ATVs
injured reserve to face the in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Cowboys on Thanksgiv- McKinney reported “the injury
ing. will keep me sidelined for a few
[email protected] weeks.”
It will not be only a few weeks.
MORE OF tHE The Giants placed McKinney —
SaME: The Giants have who broke a bone in his hand —
gotten significant on the reserve/non-football injury
contributions from late additions list, meaning he must miss a mini-
like Fabian Moreau (left) and mum of four games. He is not eli-
Jaylon Smith. They will need gible to return until the Week 14
more of that to continue game against the Eagles at Met-
exceeding expectations. Life Stadium.
Noah K. Murray; Getty Images This is a huge blow to a team
living and winning on the mar-
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fix Colts
By Michael Marot
INDIANAPOLIS — Frank
Reich’s attempt to fix the Colts’
sputtering offense failed so now
team owner Jim Irsay is turning
to another trusted name —
former All-Pro center Jeff Satur-
day.
The Colts made both an-
nouncements about one hour
apart Monday.
They come less than 24 hours
after one of the worst offensive
performances in team history.
Colts officials scheduled a
Monday evening news confer-
ence to address the decision.
Saturday’s only coaching expe-
rience came at a Georgia high
school and he’s
served most
recently as a
team consult-
ant and ESPN
commentator.
He’s a member
of Indy’s Ring
of Honor,
played a key
role in helping
reach an agree- JEFF
ment to settle SATURDAY
the 2011 NFL
lockout and has been a fixture in
the Indy community since his
rookie season in 1999.
For the Colts (3-5-1), the past
few weeks have been a whirl-
gins. McKinney, 23, not only not happy with McKinney, a team wind.
played all 506 snaps on defense captain, but he is a key contribu-
this season, he also wore the tor and there is no chance the Reich announced he was
green dot helmet with the radio team will void his deal over this.
transmitter in it to relay the calls Players on the non-football injury benching 2016 league MVP and
from defensive coordinator Wink list do not have to be paid, and it
Martindale to the other defensive remains to be seen what the Gi- longtime veteran Matt Ryan in
players. Dating back to Week 3 of ants will do with one of their
last season, McKinney had played young, core players. favor of second-year quarter-
in 1,432 consecutive snaps, the
longest active streak among all McKinney in his post stated: “I back Sam Ehlinger two weeks
NFL defensive players. That will do everything I can to get
streak comes to an end on Sunday, back as quickly as possible so I ago.
when the Giants (6-2) return to can contribute to what we’re
action to face the Texans (1-6-1) at building here in NY.” Last Tuesday, Reich fired of-
MetLife Stadium.
McKinney will have to wait for fensive coordinator Marcus
Where do the Giants go to re- his hand to heal, though, and the
place McKinney? They cannot ask Giants will have to move on into Brady even though Reich was
any more of Julian Love, the other the second half of their season
starting safety, as Love has played without him. calling the plays. General man-
92 percent of the snaps on defense
this season and all 100 percent of The Giants also will be without ager Chris Ballard also sent run-
the snaps in seven of the eight Nick Williams, a reserve defen-
games. The only time he missed sive tackle, who was put on in- ning back Nyheim Hines to Buf-
was in Week 4 against the Bears jured reserve after he tore his bi-
when he was forced off the field ceps in the loss in Seattle. The falo just before last week’s trade
with a concussion. Love, though, loss of Williams is not insignifi-
could inherit the on-field play- cant, as he played 45 percent of deadline.
calling duties from McKinney. the defensive snaps this season
and depth along the defensive line Now Reich is out in the first
The other safeties on the roster was already stretched thin.
midseason coaching change Ir-
[email protected]
say has made since taking over
are rookie Dane Belton and Jason tice squad after he was activated as owner 25 years ago.
Pinnock. Belton has played 45 per- for the past two games. Collins
cent of the defensive snaps in his played 23 snaps against the Jag- “I think Frank’s an unbelieva-
seven games and his usage has uars and only seven in Seattle.
fluctuated — a high of 79 percent ble football coach, I think he’s an
of the snaps against the Panthers Most NFL contracts, including
and only 16 percent against the McKinney’s, include stipulations unbelievable man,” said Ten-
Seahawks. Pinnock, a special that will void the contract if a
teams contributor, has only one player engages in certain activi- nessee coach Mike Vrabel, the
snap on defense this season. ties away from the field. Riding on
an all-terrain vehicle is usually in- last head coach still left from the
The Giants also have Landon cluded as one of these stipula-
Collins, who is still on the prac- tions. Thus, the Giants likely are 2018 hiring class. “We all know
what we sign up for, and this is
the other side of it that’s proba-
bly not so ... it’s difficult. You
never want to see anybody lose
their job.” — AP
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By Brian Costello November 20 and get the win, but be- not over yet: Though the Jets are 6-3
sides that, I think it’s un- heading into their bye, Robert Saleh (inset) said
The Jets will disperse for their jets at patriots derstanding that we have the team has not accomplished anything yet. Zach
bye week happy with what they something special.” Wilson agrees with his coach, saying, “We’re
have done through the first nine 1 p.m. excited with where we’re at, but we know there’s a
games and eager to prove they can CBS Expectations are now lot of work that needs to be done.”
do more over the final eight games. ESPN Radio raised for the Jets and the
(98.7 FM) playoffs are a realistic possi-
After Sunday’s shocking 20-17 bility. The Jets have not made
win over the Bills, the Jets are 6-3 Jets on their bye week the playoffs since 2010, the
and are a half-game behind the Bills longest postseason drought in
in the AFC East and in the thick of their Thanksgiving turkey. the NFL. It has been seven
the conference playoff race. “I’d be remiss not to say that we years since they have had a
winning season and were in
“Even the most optimistic Jets do have an opportunity,” Saleh said, contention in the final week
fan wouldn’t have had us at 6-3,” “but if we try to look at the long of the season. For the last di-
Jets coach Robert Saleh said Mon- game, we’re going to miss the most vision title, you have to go
day. important day which is the one that back to 2002.
we’re present, where our feet are
Saleh’s message on Monday was right now. We’ve got to attack every Everything is now in front
it is great that the Jets have shocked moment, so even on this bye week of the Jets. Wilson was
everyone but they have not really just challenging our players, don’t asked if the players talk
achieved anything yet. The story of just go home or go to the beach and about the postseason being
the 2022 Jets will be told with how sit back and have a cocktail and re- a possibility.
they finish this season after getting lax for a week.”
off to such a shocking start. “Not in that way, kind of
The outside expectations were almost in the way that
“We’re excited with where we’re low around the Jets entering this you’re saying it, almost
at, but we know there’s a lot of season. They were viewed as a kind of feels like we didn’t
work that needs to be done,” quar- young team with a tough early expect to be here, but hey,
terback Zach Wilson said. “So, I schedule that was probably still a wow, we are, so let’s see if
think because of where we’re at, year away from contending. But we can keep doing it. But
guys are taking this bye week very they have sped up the timeline for us, we expected to be
seriously, as far as understanding with some stunning victories in the here,” Wilson said, “and
where we need to be when we first nine weeks. They beat the the mindset we had up to
come back, the improvements we Browns with a miracle finish, this point was taking it
still need to make, and how we can stunned the Packers at Lambeau one game at a time, so let’s
just keep this thing going.” and then Sunday knocked off the do the exact same thing.
Bills, who many view as a Super Let’s not put any expecta-
The Jets talked this offseason Bowl favorite. tions on ourselves and just
about playing meaningful games play good, clean football,
in December and they have set After the upset, the Jets said no and taking care of the rock
themselves up to do that for the one in their locker room was and then each and every
first time since 2015. The Jets sea- shocked. play, one play at a time.”
son has felt like it was over before
Halloween the past few years. “We knew how good those guys brian.costello
Now, Jets fans can debate their were, but we understand how good
team’s playoff fate as they dig into we are,” Wilson said. “So, it’s such a @nypost.com
cool challenge for us to go out
there and compete with those guys
57
SOME mornings are bet- erty in “Planet of the Apes.” New York Post, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 nypost.com
ter than others. Some This is about fresh blood. The
mornings there’s a stack
of pancakes and sizzling ba- Jets have been celebrated for go-
con to pair with your first cup ing with such a heavy youth
of coffee. Some mornings there’s movement, especially so because
so little rush-hour traffic you so many of the kids have already
have to check and make sure you started delivering in big ways.
moved your watch back an hour. For years, newly acquired Jets
have scoffed that they carry any
Some mornings, all your meet- burdens of past franchise foibles
ings are canceled until after but the truth is when they’re vets
lunch. and have been in the league a
few years — well, let’s face it,
Monday was a good morning they’ve had their share of laughs
for those in the employ of the at the Jets’ expense, too.
New York Jets football club. This
is what they saw when they They may not have been a part
snapped open the newspaper of it, but they knew of it.
and looked at the standings in
the AFC East: These Jets? Think about the
look your kids give you when
TEAM W-L Pct. you definitively tell them, “The
Bills 6-2 .750 Beatles were the best rock-and-
roll band of all time,” and they
Jets 6-3 .667 haven’t the slightest idea what
Dolphins 6-3 .667 you’re talking about. Or ask them
Patriots 5-4 .556 about that “Planet of the Apes”
reference from three paragraphs
Yes. This was a good morning. way to go! Rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner (left) celebrates with Jordan Whitehead after pick- ago.
It was good to take a snapshot of ing off Josh Allen during the third quarter of the Jets’ shocking 20-17 win over the Bills.
that. The Jets, from top to bot- That’s what “same old Jets”
tom, have insisted for weeks that There are reasons for that, and Mike Vaccaro “We’re too young to be jaded,” means to this group.
nothing they do surprises them some even go beyond the innate Saleh said.
nearly as much as it surprises defense mechanism of so many years of business, the Jets have “It’s exciting,” said one of those
anyone — or everyone — else. Jets fans to close their eyes and been 6-3 or better nine weeks And in truth, that might be the kids, quarterback Zach Wilson,
Part of the reason they’ve been wait for the other cleat to drop. into a season just 16 times, in- most dead-on-prescient thing a “and such a cool challenge to go
able to win six of those nine That is a mystical pessimism cluding right now. Jets coach has said since Sept. 23, out and compete and get the win,
heading into the bye is because earned over decades of Mud 1965, when Weeb Ewbank said, understanding that we have
of that very belief, that innate Bowls and roughing-the-quarter- Think about that for a second: “Joe Namath will be our starter something special.”
back-on-second-and-18, butt 6-3 isn’t 8-1 or 9-0. Six-and-three this week and hopefully for
confidence, the swagger they’re fumbles and field-goal doinks guarantees you nothing but the many weeks to come” a few days Maybe this all has a genuine
not at all too shy to show off. and fake spikes and blown-out chance to maybe enjoy meaning- before the third game of the 1965 shelf life, starting with the trip to
“It’s been fun,” Jets coach Achilles tendons. ful football games past Thanks- season. Foxborough in 12 days. Only nine
Robert Saleh said Monday aft- giving. Sixteen times in 63 sea- of the first 15 Jets teams to start
ernoon, maybe 23 hours after But there’s something beyond sons? The Patriots have been 6-3 This isn’t simply about culture 6-3 or better actually made the
his team had secured the that dark-cloud nihilism: the Jets’ 16 times since 2003! change; every freshly hired playoffs, after all, so that’s hardly
most impressive victory of history isn’t just colorful and coach and GM in the last 15 years a guarantee of anything. Or
his 26-game tenure, a 20-17 star-crossed, it’s also been over- drags that tired old word into maybe the final eight games in-
beating of the Bills on Sun- loaded with lots of bad football, their opening press conference clude enough dates with the
day at MetLife Stadium. and not just in recent years. Con- (apparently it’s a law) and that Bears and Lions and Jaguars and
“Even the most optimis- sider that in 63 years of business, brand-new culture works won- a few more surprises against
tic Jets fan wouldn’t the Jets have made the playoffs derfully until it doesn’t, until other teams that they can keep
have had us at 6-3.” just 14 times. Consider that in 63 losses pile up and bury culture in spreading their message until
the sand like the Statue of Lib- deep into the holiday season.
If so, there will be plenty of
good mornings ahead. If you care
about the Jets, that’s a bill that’s
way past due.
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Elbow injury could keep Rankins out 4-6 weeks
By Brian Costello JETS NOTES Rankins has been solid for them in the show up in the stats because they’re not
middle. He has 25 tackles, three tackles explosive plays, but he got two first
The Jets lost one of their defen- what happens with him,” Saleh said. for loss and two sacks this year. downs with his legs [Sunday], which
sive starters in Sunday’s upset “He’s going to be week-to-week. As far were huge first downs.”
win over the Bills. as IR is concerned, we’re not even go- ➤ QB Zach Wilson bounced back
ing to look at that until we get back Wilson said he is going home to
Defensive tackle Sheldon from the bye week just to see how he after his three-interception perform- Utah for the bye week but plans on
Rankins injured his elbow in responds to this week.” ance against the Patriots last week throwing and watching film while he is
the game and ESPN reported with a much better game in Sunday’s away.
Saleh said the team was “hopeful” it win over the Bills. Wilson had one
it is a dislocated elbow that would not have to put Rankins on IR, fumble but did not have any intercep- ➤ Wilson was asked about receiver
could keep him out four to which would put him out for four tions and was decisive on when to run
six weeks. games. With the bye week this week, it and when to throw. Saleh was asked Elijah Moore, who again had no tar-
is possible that Rankins could only where Wilson showed the most im- gets on Sunday.
Jets coach Robert Saleh miss three if he is on the more optimis- provement.
refused to go into detail on tic side of the timeline ESPN reported. “It’s a tough one,” Wilson said. “I
the injury but acknowl- “His pocket presence on third down,” would love to get E. Moore the ball. For
The Jets have stayed pretty healthy Saleh said. “Last week in New England me in my situation, I’m going through
edged Rankins will likely on defense this year, only losing line- first and second down, I thought he did the reads and everything. I think that’s
miss time. The Jets have backer Quincy Williams for two weeks a lot of good things versus New En- more of a question for the coaches, and
a bye this week before to a sprained ankle. The Jets have gland, third down just kind of fell apart also the situation in general is tough. I
facing the Patriots on some depth on the defensive line but for him a little bit with pressing to try to think with time, he’s a great player, so
Nov. 20. make a play. [Sunday], it doesn’t really we’re going to try to figure some stuff
out to get him the ball.”
“We’re going to allow
the bye week to see
58 Trouble in sTore Luke Varley The end is near ABC confirmed that “A Million
“Mammals,” a six-episode
dark comedy starring Little Things” will end after its upcoming fifth
New York Post, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 nypost.com James Corden and Melia season premiering Feb. 18. The sobfest will move ABC
Kreiling,premieres Nov. 11 into its original timeslot (10 p.m. Wednesday).
on Prime Video.
TV Tuesday
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his friends of 40 years
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Jordan,67, died Oct.
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Creeps ‘Tulsa King’: Sylvester Stallone dishes on his first TV role as ‘harmonious’ crime boss
galore
By michael starr lone, 76, told The Post. “Not the nor- loved ones … that’s the dilemma he’s never seen that before. It’s a whole
Netflix renewed mal tough-guy thug, but one that is going through and I think that’s other attitude.
“The Watcher” ‘t uls a King ” marks almost charming. He has a gangster what makes him very identifiable.”
(below, with Mia Sylvester Stallone’s en- side, when necessary, but is more of “It’s a different take on this partic-
Farrow and Taylor tree into series televi- an organizer, what we call a ‘general’ Stallone said he wanted to veer ular kind of character that I’ve al-
sion after a 50-plus-year as opposed to a ‘sergeant at arms.’ away from the mob-boss trope vis-a- ways wanted to play, since I bombed
Kinney) for a career in movies and vis Dwight — “Marty [Scorsese] has out of even getting a part as an extra
second season. iconic roles including “We added something to [the role] done that in ‘Goodfellas’ and cer- in ‘The Godfather’ wedding scene,”
The streamer also Rocky Balboa and John Rambo. that was very important,” he said. tainly Coppola nailed it in ‘The he said. “I’ve never given up hope!”
ordered two more “In the original script, there was no, Godfather,” he said — and to make
The 10-part series, premiering what I’d call, ‘heartbeat,’ in Dwight. Dwight a more nuanced character. The series was originally sup-
episodes of Nov. 13 on Paramount+, was created When I added Adrian to ‘Rocky,’ it posed to be set in Kansas City be-
“Dahmer— The by Taylor Sheridan (“Yellow- really took on a sensitivity that “He’s not a savage or a guy who fore its change of venue.
Monster: The stone,” “Mayor of Kingstown”). would have been completely absent deals in bloody intimidation,” he
Jeffrey Dahmer Stallone shifts gears to play Dwight if it was just a boxing film. It was said, though Dwight does have his “Kansas City has a very infamous
“The General” Manfredi, an amia- never really a boxing film. He hap- moments. “He’s not a gangster in mob that’s been in business since
Story.”” ble-ish New York mobster who’s re- pened to be a bad fighter who was in the classic mold. I thought, ‘What if the 1920s, whereas Oklahoma is
leased from prison after serving 25 love with a very homely girl and he was reborn like in Franz Kafka’s somewhat of a mystery,” Stallone
Eric Liebowitz/Netflix years — and is promptly dispatched that was the crux of the story. ‘Metamorphosis’ and he woke up said by way of explanation. “Obvi-
to Tulsa, Okla. to assemble a crew funny, and instead of being a cock- ously there’s crime there, but it’s not
there and mine the city’s untapped “[In ‘Tulsa King’] we added a roach he was a gang leader, a mob so much organized crime, at least
criminal bounty (sending a chunk of daughter [Tina, played by Tatiana Don.’ You see most of the mobsters it’s not on the radar, so it was a chal-
his earnings to his bosses back Zappardino] who’s estranged from put on that dead-eye look, that lenge for my character to have to
Dwight and didn’t want to see him frown, that kind of intimidating start a family of rogues, and none of
home, of course). while he spent 25 years in prison,” swagger. them are Italian: they’re Indians,
Co-stars include Martin Starr, he said. “So she grew up basically cowboys, people with weight prob-
Max Casella, Andrea Savage, Do- hating him and some bad things “What if [Dwight] didn’t do that?,” lems, yuppies, Gen-Zers — you
menik Lombardozzi, Jay Will, happened to her on the outside, he said. “What if he’s the kind of guy name it.
Garrett Hedlund and Dana Del- which he now has to deal with. He’s who is trying to blend in, trying to
any. trying to get her back in his good be harmonious … when he comes “They’re the most odd collection
“I’ve always wanted to play graces; most people at the end of into a room instead of being intimi- of individuals you’ve ever seen,” he
an underworld figure but in a their lives have such regret at the dating he wants to be everyone’s said, “ yet somehow they’re all
different incarnation,” Stal- way they did not embrace their friend — because he knows that’s brought together and kind of turned
the power, community, and we’ve into this ‘Gang That Couldn’t Shoot
Straight.’”
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