Nearly every New York Knicks player has stepped up with a few stellar performances this season. But sometimes the breathtaking skills they flash Tuesday aren't enough to distract you from their lackluster effort Monday.
Energetic starters are sluggish, fluid bench units are erratic.
Inconsistency has been the Knickerbockers' key trouble in their 7-7 start to the season. If New York is going to power into the playoffs, it'll need more reliable performances—from three men in particular.
Lance Thomas
Lance Thomas has actually been quite consistent: consistently disappointing.
In fairness, he has been harassed by injuries. A bone bruise in his ankle and plantar fasciitis in both feet kept him sidelined the past five games. He's only clocked into eight of the team's 14 games so far, and what we saw was not encouraging.
His scoring has dropped sharply from his breakout offensive season in 2015-16: 3.9 points on 37.8 percent shooting, down from 8.2 points and 44.2 percent. That's just a quibbling issue, though.
The main problem is that Thomas' gr ...
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