April is closing in, and the New York Knicks are nearly closed out of the NBA playoffs, but that doesn't mean the work is done for their 2015-16 season.
There's groundwork to lay, young talent to groom and—after a season spent on the losing end of some blowouts, nail-biters and posterizing dunks—scores to settle.
Get Grant Finishing At The Rim Regularly
Rookie Jerian Grant is a dribble-drive-style point guard, not a jump-shooting guard. So while the fact that his pull-up jumper only falls 29.4 percent of the time is unfortunate, it's not a deal-breaker.
The bigger problem for Grant is that his field-goal percentage on drives to the bucket is only 39.8 percent. That figure needs to be closer to 50 percent, but Grant's ability to finish at the rim has been inconsistent. Fast, powerful moves to the hoop ended in limp shot attempts where rock never even kissed iron.
Luckily, the rookie has been finding the bottom of the net more often lately.
In particular, he can build on his performance in the Knicks' 128-97 w ...
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Article written by Sara Peters