ramtour420 wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Brunson comes in with a 19 point lead

Every time down the floor he plays hero ball and chucks a bad shot

Result is ATL scores 11 points in a row

This is not championship quality PG play by Brunson

IDGAF about hero ball if he plays like this

Yeah, when we built that lead I was thinking to myself:"Maybe just keep going with Brunson on the bench? If he gets the rest of the game off because we are blowing them out I have no problem with that. He did the damage early. We are playing team basketball and that's what got us the lead."

These are both mental issues with Brunson and coaching issues with Brown.

Because Brunson is traditionally the closer, when he comes back into the game with half a quarter left he is wired to be that guy.

But you have a 19 point lead. Eat the clock while setting up your teammates is the right thing to do with a 19 point lead with six minutes to go.

Instead, he played one of his worst quarters of the season because he refused to adjust after the first two bad chucks. He kept chucking which gave ATL fast breaks and quick scores.

I expect this lesson will be calibrated and adjusted for or I hope it will be. Because that was not good playoff basketball down the stretch.

BlueKnickers wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Brunson comes in with a 19 point lead

Every time down the floor he plays hero ball and chucks a bad shot

Result is ATL scores 11 points in a row

This is not championship quality PG play by Brunson

IDGAF about hero ball if he plays like this

Yeah, when we built that lead I was thinking to myself:"Maybe just keep going with Brunson on the bench? If he gets the rest of the game off because we are blowing them out I have no problem with that. He did the damage early. We are playing team basketball and that's what got us the lead."

These are both mental issues with Brunson and coaching issues with Brown.

Because Brunson is traditionally the closer, when he comes back into the game with half a quarter left he is wired to be that guy.

But you have a 19 point lead. Eat the clock while setting up your teammates is the right thing to do with a 19 point lead with six minutes to go.

Instead, he played one of his worst quarters of the season because he refused to adjust after the first two bad chucks. He kept chucking which gave ATL fast breaks and quick scores.

I expect this lesson will be calibrated and adjusted for or I hope it will be. Because that was not good playoff basketball down the stretch.

Brunson is such a smart player and I don’t understand how this situation type brings out the worst in him. Very strange to me

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martin wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Brunson comes in with a 19 point lead

Every time down the floor he plays hero ball and chucks a bad shot

Result is ATL scores 11 points in a row

This is not championship quality PG play by Brunson

IDGAF about hero ball if he plays like this

Yeah, when we built that lead I was thinking to myself:"Maybe just keep going with Brunson on the bench? If he gets the rest of the game off because we are blowing them out I have no problem with that. He did the damage early. We are playing team basketball and that's what got us the lead."

These are both mental issues with Brunson and coaching issues with Brown.

Because Brunson is traditionally the closer, when he comes back into the game with half a quarter left he is wired to be that guy.

But you have a 19 point lead. Eat the clock while setting up your teammates is the right thing to do with a 19 point lead with six minutes to go.

Instead, he played one of his worst quarters of the season because he refused to adjust after the first two bad chucks. He kept chucking which gave ATL fast breaks and quick scores.

I expect this lesson will be calibrated and adjusted for or I hope it will be. Because that was not good playoff basketball down the stretch.

Brunson is such a smart player and I don’t understand how this situation type brings out the worst in him. Very strange to me

The dynamic is the same one I've mentioned throughout the season.

The hierarchy of responsibility is it falls on the PG to orchestrate the team effectively and figure out when to shift gears and feature their teammates over themselves.

The next tier is the coach who should step in and correct the PG when they veer too far off course.

Due to Brunson being a shoot-first PG, there are routine imbalances in the emphasis and therefore a daily need to recalibrate their role as floor general.

This is why I mentioned Iverson as a comparable where you have a high scoring PG as the main driver of the offense. It works especially well when you don't have enough talent around you to provide complementary scoring, but Brunson is surrounded by scorers. He has two of the best corner 3 shooters in the league and the best shooting big man in the game starting with him.

This is the Brunson conundrum. It behooves him to make the adjustments and since he doesn't always figure that out then you need Coach Brown to step in and reset the expectations.

AI made it to the finals. The Sixers got wiped out there and were not competitive at that point, but AI got them pretty far.

It is unlikely you can get to the finals if Brunson has blinders on. He does need to work well with his crew and KAT in particular.

Brunson is fearless and this is a strength most of the time, but it can turn into a weakness if he lacks self-awareness.

Did everyone think the defense was legit? I was a bit distracted while watching and couldn't get a good feel on this. Good defense execution or poor Atlanta offense? Or both?

They pointed out using Mitch at beginning of quarters so that it gets Atlanta into penalty quicker as a neutralizer. I'm not sure I've seen this either articulated before or used? Can't tell but it's a good counter strategy.

I've thought that the Knicks come out with zest for playoffs and I didn't get that sense this time. Like they were extra sharp but that could just be me.

When Brunson goes into that very light funk towards end of game in the Atlanta 11-0 run, bring in an extra ball handler? GT5 territory for some hot minutes?