I think the development of the offense shows some good signs.
I'm just startled with the defense in this one. 145 points in regulation off a Thibs team?
What exactly is going on?
You need length and foot speed from every position to play consistent decent defense in the league these days. It is hard to find a Knicks lineup that does not have a deficit at two or three positions in terms of either size or speed. However we scheme, eventually that gets exploited.
Things will get a little better as we further faze out Fournier for Reddish and Grimes.
We shall see.
I don't think Thibs wants to give up on Fournier, but Reddish's size and length and defensive chops have gotten his attention. He is starting to finish his goofy indian rubber man drives to hoops and hit threes; if that trend continues, you are correct, Fournier is going to have to duke it out with IQ and Grimes for minutes.
I don't know quite what to think of these Knicks.
Jalen is an awesome offensive facilitator, and I love how he creates in the near field with his footwork and bounce. Defense appears to be a challenge.
RJ has been up and down. Followed maybe his best game of the season, with one of his worst.
Hartenstein is a positive presence on offense, though his three point prowess has yet to manifest. But he is a very foul prone, and thought it was telling that Jericho got more minutes on Sunday, and had a positive +/- rating.
What baffles me, is that FOR YEARS, before Thibs, as far back as I can remember, we have been getting burned by threes. Slow rotations? Flawed man to man?
As for our own threes? Julius has been a positive presence on the whole, but again, as with so many of our pups...DEFENSE. I still cringe when he launches threes, though he from time to time gets quite hot, but it is fool's gold. He is shooting .333%, so it is not a high perecentage move for us. Cam is also shooting .333%, as is Fournier [shooting a grim .344% overall]
Our best three point shooters are Obi [.400%] and D-Rose [.353%].
OTHERWISE?
Just awful.
IH [.214%]
IQ [.280%]
JB [.294%]
RJ [.306%]
Ironically, Svi Mykhailiuk, our 25 year old bench bound 6'7" Wing, has taken three THREES during GarBaaage Time, and his percentage is .1000%