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18 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2024.11.19)”
You’re pretty much just a defender, OG. Look at your rebounding, USG, and assist numbers to start and then to drill down, really and honestly ponder what goes through your mind when you have the ball and embark on a foray to the basket. It probably isn’t “Now’s my opportunity to set up a teammate,” or “If I can get to this spot, it will open things up for my teammate,” right?(*)
Philosophers of all stripes have held for millennia that self-awareness is a positive virtue. They’re not wrong.
(*) And if you’re really interested, you could look at film of the guys in the association who aren’t just defenders, note the skills they show and the things they do on the floor — and contrast/compare. I’m sure the film of your former team’s game last night is already available; it would be an opportunity to both learn and reminisce. A two-fer!!
Here we go again…
He started it!
Delusions in the minds of lead Knick players serve the interests of no Knick factions.
Jalen Brunson:
FG 9-15 (60%) 3P 5-9 (55.6%) FT 3-3 (100%)
And 11 assists with 0 (ZERO!) turnovers!!! 😱
Oh, and 1 steal.
Welcome back, cap! 🧡💙
But for some reason not RJ.
Cavs-Celtics going to be interesting
Whetting your ax on a bot item, that is next level stuff
Albeit 3 straight games against teams we should beat, it looks like the offense is starting to jell. Defensively, KAT needs a crash course in rim protection. He seems eager to defend, but it looks like he’s never learned to use his size correctly. Mitch was the same way for a few years too..but Thibs set him straight. I have no doubt that between Thibs, Bryant, Harrington, and maybe even Ewing- that he’ll get better at it this season. KAT still guards bigs like they are all ball handlers, if that makes sense. Sometimes all he needs to do is show his 250lbs and 7’4″ wingspan, and that will be effective enough in the paint
Mitch was a lot younger and rawer than Mitch was when Thibs got his hands on him, and hadn’t received good coaching before in the pros. Thibs already coached KAT once before, and KAT also played for several years under Chris Finch, who seems like an excellent defensive coach. I don’t think it’s impossible that a more mature and smarter KAT can improve on what he’s been defensively. I just don’t know that we should expect a significant amount of improvement. It’ll be more about better communication and him understanding the scheme better — and/or Thibs tweaking the scheme as more results come in with this starting lineup.
really and honestly ponder what goes through your mind when you have the ball and embark on a foray to the basket.
this but for knickerblogger posting
It probably isn’t “Now’s my opportunity to set up a teammate,” or “If I can get to this spot, it will open things up for my teammate,” right?
renowned teppanyaki rhetorician E would have said:
“Hallucinating creation as the sole purveyor of Association offense is narcissism so extreme it verges on solipsism.”
in human speak, creation is not the only offensive scarcity. the matrix of rare but useful conjugates is vast (ok, ptmilo speak). for example, the capacity to shoot and and attack closeouts and back cut and bully mismatches while finishing at the rim are not promiscuously endowed in singular players.
in the last 5 years, 359 players have played 3000+ minutes. if you wanted one who took at least 6 3s and 7 2s per 36 and shot 38%+ and 54%+ on them, you had seven choices. One was OG anunoby. it doesn’t make him jayson tatum, but he ain’t defense only.
That should be “Mitch was a lot younger and rawer than KAT is now when Thibs got his hands on him”
In other words, within the limitations and parameters of his low-ceiling, uncreative (*) offensive skill set, OG is very effective or even extremely effective.
Already noted, never quarreled with. Reiterated again. Kumbaya.
(*) And quite self-focused, although I don’t chalk that up to selfishness in any way, but in processing capacity and inclination — ultimately part of skill set.
I’m really not sure who thought OG was solely a defensive player. He always has been considered a three point shooter. I think this team might improve his scoring for two reasons. One, when KAT is on the perimeter there’s space for cuts and drives. Two, as Hart said in one of the articles above, when a smaller guy is defending him, he can take advantage. Now that teams are finding they need a bigger defender on Brunson, OG may get easier matchups. Also, a lot of teams don’t have many good big defenders and they will be stretched thin on defense.
E’s like the receiver who puts on a big celly after catching a 3 yard screen pass while losing by 28, except he’s losing the OG Trade Takes Game by a lot more than that.
RE: Anunoby. His skill set makes him somewhere between an elite 3&D-plus guy or a low end efficient 2 way player. Either version is great for him and the team as long as he doesn’t try to do too much with the ball. So, he’s not exactly just a defender. But his elite defense and efficient shooting is what got him that bag. He really needs to work on his rebounding though- since he’s a 4 for us now. But whatever he is, he’s awesome on this team.
Agreed 200%. I don’t expect a whole lot of improvement in paint protection, but I do expect some. His shot blocking had been better in years past, so with paint discipline he should be better. I do appreciate his defensive pride and the way he tries to lock in one on one. However, the NBA for bigs is largely a team defense sport these days. It’s not like when Ewing played. So KAT has to buy all the way in on drop coverage, and if he’s not as good as Hartenstein at it, Thibs will adjust. I imagine adjusting when both sides are so used to approaching defense in different ways is incredibly difficult for Thibs. Especially when Thibs’ way has been so effective for him in NY
Do we think the Wizards get to 10 wins this season? That’s about as bad of an NBA team as I can remember watching
Sims went full Mario bouncing off his enemy’s head for that one dunk. He may have tapped A twice for the double jump too.
Why would I be celebrating giving up not one, but two guys who do possess high-ceiling, creative offensive skillsets, that include quick mental processing of facilitation of others, for one guy who doesn’t?
I think you’ve misread or misinterpreted.
E with the age old question, would you rather have a team of 5 RJ Barretts or 5 high-level players with synergistic skill sets?
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