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Couldn't have said it any betterJennings' role is to get buckets
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Couldn't have said it any betterJennings' role is to get buckets
Knicks expected starting 5 was outplayed and out-worked during a 5-minute run vs. group that included Holiday, Hernangomez, Thomas and Ndour
Knicks expected starting 5 was outplayed and out-worked during a 5-minute run vs. group that included Holiday, Hernangomez, Thomas and Ndour
Jennings isn't good though. He never actually has been.
He was really bad last year and has suffered an injury that is generally a sort of death sentance to players. Also, he just isn't a very serious guy when it comes to basketball.
I'd actually love to have KP on the bench and have him be the guy who the ball runs through on the second unit, cause he needs to be the number one option when he is out there.
He is good enough to be a back-up point and evaluating his season after he was hurt isn't fair.
He's a bench guy now. There should be no pressure for him.
Wait. You actually suggested KP off the bench?
Smh
Wait. You actually suggested KP off the bench?
Smh
Breakneck offense
Being that this article was posted yesterday before today's practice it seems like that freedom isn't 100% lolKNICKS UNVEIL BREAKNECK OFFENSE -
- IN FRONT OF SILENT PHIL JACKSON
WEST POINT – Jeff Hornacek’s fast-paced vision – and version – of Phil Jackson’s triangle was on display during Wednesday’s scrimmages at Christl Arena.
Every possession – whether it was the blue-shirted first unit, the black-shirted second unit or the white-shirted third unit, attempted to race the ball downcourt at warp speed.
Jackson was making good on his promise of letting Hornacek do what he does. The Zen Master watched from the sidelines in silence.
“It’s just easier buckets,’’ Hornacek said of his speedball style he honed in Phoenix. “If you have to grind it out all the time … it’s great if you can do that, and we want to be a team that can do that at the end of games, execute plays. But if you get six easy buckets pushing the ball, it’s a big advantage.’’
Much of the triangle’s spacing will be enforced once the club settles into a halfcourt mode – with some tweaks. The ponderous triangle wore on Knicks players during the Derek Fisher/Kurt Rambis era, and Hornacek believes players were afraid to make mistakes. Hornacek wants creativity, and Rambis is by his side, blending the styles.
“It’s still reads, you pass it here,’’ Hornacek said. “Talking to our guys about it, they like that. If you’re a talented guy and like basketball, you’d like to have those options. You don’t want to be a robot. I think maybe the previous teams were trying to learn it, run it and trying to do it right. Phil always stressed to me you got to let them be creative.”
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Carmelo Anthony, who has taken subtle digs at the triangle, is enthused at Hornacek’s freedom.
“I just want Jeff to be comfortable and confident in what he wants to run, what he wants to accomplish, as well as communicating with Phil,’’ Anthony said. “That’s what Phil wanted, wanted him to communicate and talk to him and keep him involved in what’s going on.
“Phil is here in every practice. He hasn’t been involved as far as talking. He’s just been letting Jeff do his thing. We’re going to buy into that.”
LINK: http://nypost.com/2016/09/28/knicks...ense-in-front-of-silent-phil-jackson/?ref=yfp