He needs to play like this rest of the way
Not worry about his points per game stat
He was thinking too much about needing to score 30

He's averaging in less than 30 minutes a game - 22 points a game on almost 47% shooting in this stretch and the rim protection is great with 3.7 blocks a game.

CrushAlot wrote:Have to think the return of Hardaway helps. The Knicks only other scorer was Beasley when Tim was out. Also, Burke getting minutes should make things easier for KP.

Hardaway back is a big thing.

nyknickzingis wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Hardaway makes it fun again.... this is a different era. Guys aren't going to work hard because they should. They gotta be having fun. Now we everything is back to the way it was before the injuries

With Tim out there KP feels he has to do less.
When Tim was not in the lineup KP seemed to think he needed to score 30+ every night.

We need KP to close out the season strong.
I really like the chemistry KP and Tim have. Even Frank he's a good backcourt mate for Tim because Tim is aggressive and can create while Frank imitates the offense and brings the ball up.

I know it's easy to say this but I feel we are one player and small lineup change from being a top 4 team in the East.

We are... its fun to talk about Kemba, but this healthy line up just squares everything up. We really need that small fwd. Burke i really have a feeling is going to give us the element on the perimeter we're missing. It's sweet. Just gotta see what the trade deadline brings

HofstraBBall wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Have to think the return of Hardaway helps. The Knicks only other scorer was Beasley when Tim was out. Also, Burke getting minutes should make things easier for KP.

This! Most important guy on the team right now is the player Phil thought was worth very little. Thank goodness Phil got shipped out just in time. Got to give Perry/Mills credit.

As for KP....the kid is fine. Looks better than last year. Injury hurt and he will hopefully have a strong second half. Just hope he stops flopping. Not a good look for our franchise player.

This is smart way to keep his defenders little more away, otherwise, they like to play dirty on him a lot

Gudris wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Have to think the return of Hardaway helps. The Knicks only other scorer was Beasley when Tim was out. Also, Burke getting minutes should make things easier for KP.

This! Most important guy on the team right now is the player Phil thought was worth very little. Thank goodness Phil got shipped out just in time. Got to give Perry/Mills credit.

As for KP....the kid is fine. Looks better than last year. Injury hurt and he will hopefully have a strong second half. Just hope he stops flopping. Not a good look for our franchise player.

This is smart way to keep his defenders little more away, otherwise, they like to play dirty on him a lot

Or it's a dumb way to ensure the refs won't react to him actually getting smacked around.