firefly wrote:Rookie wrote:This is like Déjà vu all over again. I remember hearing and seeing the same things last year at this time…and the year before. Ball movement looked great with Brunsons passing ability on display only to be abandoned around the time Allstar voting begins and devolving back into an iso heavy stagnant offense. Brunson will abandon ball movement if he feels he needs to take over the game to put us in position to win. He will do it again this year also. Off ball movement might be better this year if the players know they won’t be playing 40+ minutes a game every game
And so begins the classic Knicks cycle of ****ting on the superstar. You'd think we'd learned our lesson.
Hard disagree with pointing the finger at our best player since Melo (or since Pat tbh). You leverage an exceptional player and you play to their strengths. I hope Mike Brown does that, but I won't be ****ting on some supposed limitation to JBs game, like he's the reason for negative results.
Brunson is a baller. A team guy. I don’t see him prioritizing himself over the team - I think you are right. His championships in college were the product of system basketball and motion offense. I think it’s hard to pin iso ball on him. I think there will be a transition period if they truly embrace a 4-1 running the ball through KAT in the high post. But Brunson should still be showcased in that model - with him getting looks on off ball movement. With Brogdon able to step in and deliver high efficiency minutes behind Brunson, there should be no need to slow down for lack of energy.
Wingstop with Bridges, OG, Hart and Deuce can run non stop.
KAT, Yabu give you 5 out viability.
I don’t want to believe this team will regress to iso ball. It doesn’t have to. It has the personnel to keep running. I actually think Brunson will have a better year with less tough shots against set defenses. I’d be all in if I were him.
