Last year RJB got to play with better defenders and worse offenders. Allowed him to flourish. This year with similar wings starting next to him, it's hard to see what his role is. Earlier this year, teams were just parking RJB's man in the corner to remove him from the D, and going 4 on 4 against 3 subpar defenders.
RJB did very well in a tight defensive scheme.
"I say it all year (and) I will continue to say it: We are going to win games with our defense," Randle added. "That is who we are."
No, that's who you were. Knick defense runs hot and cold. Average at best.
As for the offense: Knick iso-heavy offense doesn't favor RJB's skillset.
RJB is best cutting and driving. Then when he gets a rhythm, popping in some 3's.
Don't think he's being used well this year. Who do you want to develop and feature, our best two-way player who is just 21 or some journeymen vets (FourEva & Burks)? These days, we're around .500 featuring vets.
Some guy I never heard of dismissing our O:
I felt they were out of sync, said Davon Reed, who had nine points and four assists. We know they are a heavy isolation team. We had shots we wanted to force them to take. ... They were definitely getting frustrated and we were locked in.
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