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Mike Brown has pointed to on-ball defense, indecision on offense and his players standing around when plays break down as culprits for the slow start. According to NBA.com, the Knicks trail only the Houston Rockets and Charlotte Hornets in frequency of shots late in the shot clock (four seconds or less), and shooting 28.8% in those situations ranks them behind only the Portland Trail Blazers in efficiency -- they were best in the league last season. Usually, that's Jalen Brunson time, as he did so often in the playoffs. But the magic hasn't been there to start the season.
“Just a little careless,” Jalen Brunson said. “And sometimes it can be us being hesitant as well, wanting to make the right play, but they’re also not trying to turn it over, and then it’s just a little late to our decision-making. It could be a lot of things, but obviously we got to clean it up.” Added Josh Hart: “Some of them are just trying to make tough passes. Other ones, I don’t know. We just have to be more conscious of passes, what we’re doing, trying to be more deliberate.”
SNY Knicks: Jalen Brunson was asked about the Knicks' fatigue six games into the season: "Josh said he feels the fatigue? Well Josh is old as s--t" [laughs]
“I’m a huge lifetime Knick fan and when the Knicks signed Jalen Brunson, we knew that he was going to be such a difference maker to the team,” Alex, who is the CEO of Faherty Brand, said in an interview with The Post. “[Before working with Brunson] we’d been thinking about and talking about… that it would be great to sort get our inroads into sport because my brother and I are lifetime athletes and Villanova fans.” Brunson won two NCAA national championships with Villanova in 2016 and ’18 before heading to the NBA.
Mikal Bridges was benched for all but three minutes of the second half, as coach Mike Brown rode with streaking reserves Tyler Kolek, Jordan Clarkson and Landry Shamet to beat the Bulls 133-127 on Wednesday. Bridges, who has struggled mightily to start the season, finished with three points in 13 minutes. It represented his shortest appearance as a Knick outside of the two times Bridges was subbed in briefly to maintain his consecutive games played streak. Part of the reason, according to Brown, was the Kolek-Jalen Brunson backcourt combination was effective. “We just found a combination we went with,” Brown said. “One of the things [assistant coach] Rick Brunson suggested was throwing Kolek in the game with Jalen. Just to give them a different look and get Jalen off the ball and put Tyler on the floor.
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Oh No He Didn't 🤯: Jalen Brunson postgame: "Just want to say RIP to Stacey King who we lost recently. Person who I knew when I was in high school out here. He supported our team a lot. His kids went to Stevenson. Just to see him not here today, it's a little sad. And so I just want to say my thoughts and prayers with him and his family. And we miss him" x.com/moonball30/sta
K.C. Johnson: Knicks 133, Bulls 127 Powell 30 pts Wilson 20 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists, 2 steals Smith 17 pts, 11 rebs, 5 assists Buzelis 17 pts, 6 rebs Brunson 38 pts, 7 assists Anunoby 23 pts Towns 19 pts, 13 rebs, 5 assists Clarkson 18 pts off bench after DNP-CD last night
Postgame following the Knicks win: “You said the first few weeks of the season, you’ll learn who you guys are. Who are you?” Jalen Brunson: Uh, we’re the Knicks actually”
Ian Begley: Mike Brown said one part of the regular season is about "trying to figure out what works best for your team long-term." Brown experimented with both Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony Towns off the floor in the first two games of the year. "We didn’t really do that last year. Watching it, I think we did it in the preseason some, but we didn’t play everybody all the time so it was a little harder. But watching (lineups without Brunson and Towns in the first two games), I didn’t like it. So last game was the first game that I went back to (playing lineups with either Towns or Brunson). So there’s some things that I’m looking at or messing with that may or may not stay the same. That’s part of what you’re trying to do to figure out what’s best for your team long term."
The last time a defending champion had three losses to open a campaign was in 2011-12, when the Dallas Mavericks had to wait until their fourth game before registering a win. "Everything falls on my shoulders," Brunson said in reference to the Knicks' potent offense sputtering in the opening days. "I just got to be a better leader when it comes to that, when it comes to our guys are ready to go in the right spots. There's a lot of other little things, but it's organization on my part."
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Alan Hahn: Jalen Brunson, after losing tonight to fall to 0-3, put the onus on himself and also said #Knicks are hearing too much positivity. And when a reporter suggested perhaps the team “needs” the New York media, Brunson, with no expression, said: “Do what you do.”
Fred Katz: FINAL: Magic 111, Knicks 102. Knicks fall to 0-3 on the season. Jalen Brunson 28-4-3 • Karl-Anthony Towns 22-14-4 • OG Anunoby 22-3-2 • Franz Wagner 23-13-9 (21 pts in fourth quarter). Magic shoot 18-42 from deep.
Brendan Kaminsky: Oct 22 Top 50 NBA Players on Instagram: Followers vs. Average Engagement - SGA is close to LeBron despite 1/30th of his followers - Alperen Sengun has about the same as Jalen Brunson - Ant Edwards almost identical to Giannis despite 1/3 of his audience
