Jalen Brunson has 'utmost confidence' Knicks' core can contend

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INDIANAPOLIS -- The responses were in hushed tones, the kind often reserved for humbling, season-ending losses like the one the New York Knicks suffered on Saturday in a 125-108 beatdown by the Indiana Pacers that dashed the club's hopes of making the NBA Finals.

But as downtrodden as the Knicks were with the result -- a 4-2 series loss to the Finals-bound Pacers -- their stars expressed optimism for their future.

Asked how confident he was that this core, in its first year together, could take the next step toward a title, captain and All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson didn't hesitate.

"The utmost confidence -- overconfident, seriously," he said. "There's not an ounce of any type…