Brunson & KAT Get Into HEATED EXCHANGE! Knicks CONTINUE To Bench Mikal Bridges… | Knicks News
WHAT A GAME! WHAT A COMEBACK! NO ONE SAW THIS COMING! The Knicks V the Rockets on Saturday night felt like it was going to be a replay of the Detroit Pistons game two nights prior, it certainly had those same vibes headed into the 4th quarter. But then we saw the unbelievable play of Jose Alvarado, who changed the game and helped NY seal the victory. However, we also saw our own share of drama during the game with a heated exchange between Knick All-Stars Jalen Brunson & Karl-Anthony Towns. We also saw Mikal Bridges benched once again to close out the game against a top level team… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!
SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:50 – Presented By FanDuel
01:14 – Knicks Best Comeback Win Of The Season
02:33 – FanDuel Odds On Winner Of Knicks V Rockets Game 57
04:57 – Knicks Do Not Win This Game Without Jose Alvarado
07:34 – VIDEO: Brunson & KAT Have Heated Exchange
09:25 – Breaking Down Why KAT Was Frustrated
11:37 – Brunson Wanted Towns To Get Better Positioning
14:15 – Mikal Bridges Benched Again
16:37 – Bridges Continues To Be Inconsistent With His Play
18:25 – Bridges Being Outplayed By Alvarado & Shamet
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41 Comments
Mugsy Boggs can push KAT off the Block. Just pay attention to how he lets smaller guys keep him from getting good inside position!
Gotta give credit when credit is due. Mike Brown made the right decision at the right time. Three guard alignment brought us back in this game. What a move! 👏
Disrespectful to say a man can't pick his own spots when he's been an offensive threat his whole career. I'm with KAT on that one
Come on bruh, that possession was faulty on both. KAT got moved out of the post. But the guard could have let him re-post or give him the ball and let him go 1v1. You fail to mention that the ball was moved to the other side of the court and never came back
Bridges, worse trade in recent history of Knicks. Its like all he is playing for is his over price contract and the iron man record. It is easy to see why he never gets hurt . He plays to soft to get hurt. He evades responsibility Plays just enough, not to get blamed.
I disagree about great games. Just a few good games and mostly mediocre. And more then good are his very bad games.
He never takes over a game, puts his team on his back and win a game.
McBride , Shamet , and alvarado play with more grit than Mikal Brdiges
Since we’re talking about what needs to be said, then let’s point out some important factors about this team.
Yes, we won the game, but only after Brown had the courage to sit Hart. I luv Hart and what he brings to the team, but the fact of matter is, Hart is undersized for the position he plays.
Bigger players (even going back to Pacer’s series last year) are destroying him. Jabari is 6-11! There’s a play in last night game where Thompson was shown soaring over Hart for a dunk. The Knicks need more length at this position, and they have to play either Sochan or Diawara more.
This brings me to JB. Yes, Brunson is a great player, but last nights game proves again that he’s not a pure point guard. He’s a score first point guard. True point guards make their teammates better. They put them in positions to score and succeed.
This isn’t a knock on JB, because I recognize his value to the team. However, too many times I’ve seen this team come back from deficits when JB’s been on the bench. He then comes back in with his clutch play to close out the game and this is good.
Some might attributed these comebacks to defense, but Kolek isn’t known as a defensive stopper. What he is known for however, is a point guard who puts his teammates in positions to score, which boosts their confidence to play harder.
Moving forward coach Brown is going to have to pair JB with José more. José with his NY swag isn’t intimidated by JB (as is case with everyone else on this team) and he will help move the ball around more.
Which brings me to Mikal. I might be wrong but, Mikal’s play is greatly affected by Brunsons game. Something just isn’t matching with these two. I’ve seen Bridges thrive when playing alongside Kolek who’s a pure point guard. I’ve even seen him play well when led by Hart.
Brunson’s personally can be somewhat offensive and intimidating to his teammates. I’ve seen him in interviews where he can be a bit cold. He’s more likely to scold a teammate than to cheer them on. I think his personality has a lot to do with his relationship with KAT, and why they haven’t gelled.
A pure point guard is capable of putting his teammates in the right position to score, and this can often come down to fractions of a second. JB as a score first point guard and he lacks this instinct.
Anyway, forgive the long comment. Peace and love.
That’s exactly why he didn’t get the ball… good job icing him out!!!! Get tougher and get in the BLOCK!!!!
I said this on another channel but I hope it gains traction. The reason this comeback W was possible was Brown benched Hart & went to a true 5 out offense!!! I don’t know why we’re not playing that night in night out!! KAT was surrounded by 4 other shooting threats & we got this game from KAT & great looks for others.
Since Brown is son into analytics, I PRAY they see that running a true 5 out with Hart not with the starters gives us the best chance not only to beat the Pistons, but to make a deep playoff run!!!
Hart has to come off the bench, his shooting numbers currently are fools gold. True 5 out offense!!!
Imagine not holding your ground against a guard & your a PF🤦🏿♂️ Insert Kobe "Soft" gif. He was dead wrong for that, you call that in position at the start of the play? He was closer to the 3 point line then he was the hoop. KAT act like he don't know what 2+2 is.
Definitely need to see that "fight" every night. Mikal stay looking like a highway robbery every game, he had one good month & that's it & I'm sick of it 🤦🏿♂️😴
Definitely need to talk about bridges like if he don't get it together, he might get traded in a Giannis deal but I don't see who would replace him if it's not Donte, Jrue too old, can he stay healthy & consistent? Still feel we need Donte, he brought a lot, especially toughness. Glad we won though.
actually Brunson was the first to address this while on the floor. when he gets up he telling KAT post up.
Leon messed royalty with that Bridges deal. He’s so trash. His games played streak is his biggest thing going for him now.
GTA5 was playing with the urgency that every Knicks player should have had. Bro was the engine.
Only caster pointing to the real issue aith the knicks. Inability to maximize Kat. Hopefully tge team is practicibg it and will unleash it in the playoffs.
Mikal Bridges is a problem! I said this from day 1. He is NOT worth 5 first round draft picks, period. He is a basic good play, that's it! He is impactful occasionally. You could get that from a 2nd round pick!!!
Dude pushed KAT all the way out , I said the same thing last night. Man up fam. You're a 7 footer . Establish your damn position
Jalen Brunson really misses Hartenstein also the NY Knicks.
25 wanted OG money tho right lol
Dude dose not like contact.
Simple…..
Mikal Bridges needs to be aggressive. Because of that trade we have limited resources, lost Divicenzo, amd and loss Hartenstein. If.wasnt for that trade we would.have Giannis already.
Maybe the NY Knicks can get back Hartenstein by trading KAT to OKC Thunders. So Brunson won't have any problems with KAT.
Jose is an impact player.
Luckily the Knicks got him before the trade deadline.
It takes Tyler Kolek to unlock the best version of Bridges. Whenever they play together Tyler gets him excellent shots. Bridges really cant create for himself. Maybe Bridges would be better with the second unit. I'd also love to see Towns fight a little harder to get into the low post. Last night he was getting pushed out too far by smaller defenders. He just gives up instead of fighting.
The best thing about Alvarado is what we traded him for Yabusele
Bridges and KAT for Giannis this summer is the move to make. Giannis has to demand a trade and specifically to the Knicks. KAT and Bridges are not everyday max effort players.
Maybe he doesn't want to be in New York but yeah I agree he is getting to much money just to be bench maybe he's going through a phase like last time Bridges needs to get him self together we want to see him in the court doing what he is capable of doing come on Bridges is time to do some butt kicking.
I think 🤔 Coach Brown can use Alvarado and Brunson simultaneously both of them are play maker
KAT isn't the most athletic and fast big man on the floor
Mikal is playing better than Hart… and also we wanted the ball in Kat hands more and last night it was Mikal who had less touches, I also agree with you
Please stop it. Bridges plays great. When he’s hitting y’all all on his stuff and when he’s not then it’s a problem please stop.
I really got the vibes that Jalen came into yesterday’s game kinda salty. He got spoken to after the pistons game and Kat was featured in the offense. It was like he wanted to prove a point in the beginning of the game. He didn’t shoot or try hard and just made sure he handed the ball over to kat. It seemed very spiteful. I could be wrong but you tell me. Hopefully this is not the case and they get it together before the playoffs because if everyone finally shows up and plays we have a real chance.
Maybe if they was calling place for him he might play better but he has to wait for Brunson finish pounding the shot clock out before he pass the ball
KAT being pushed out that far by Eason is crazy work! I agree with Shaq, KAT needs that killa attitude, he’s an All Star but the team needs to get him more involved as well. We need KAT to step up the aggression!! Thanks for pointing out the problems with Bridges!!!
Been saying that for weeks play the kids for some speed other teams are quicker bigger faster until now this lil Alvarado is a menace , now bridges snaps out of it we’d be untouchable ..
Let’s go Knicks … let’s go recap 😉
We should trade Bridges next year get him out of New York
Bridges is so ass.. I’m assuming Knicks front office don’t actually look at game film prior to making trades
Bruson did the right thing I’m sick of him not being able to back little guys down 😡
If the Knicks don't make it to the Eastern Conference final, they need to trade Bridges. He shouldn't even be starting, 5 right now in my opinion.
Bridges is a bum. He was like this in BK. We needed a big, attacking 2G is take the pressure off of Brunson. Hes passive, takes games off, and is afriad of contact. A starting 2G that never gets to the FT line.
Im with u troy until u started on mikal bridges…u r right on sum points but regular season bridges is different then PLAYOFF bridges …Lets not forget It was MIKAL BRIDGES DEFENSE THAT GOT US BOTH WINS IN BOSTON ….but again ur right on sum points but Mikal does matter….to brunson & josh 🙏🗽but ur right 5 first rounders was insane tho🤷🏽♂️🤦🏾♂️🤣
Kat was out of position, no one is playing with him allowing a smaller player to put you out of the play
I saw Alvarado, Bridges, and Kat have a little chemistry before bridges got subbed out for Bronson