Diagnosing New York Knicks’ Remaining Roster Flaws

November 10th, 2016 by Sara Peters Leave a reply »
Just when you think head coach Jeff Hornacek has settled on his primary bench players, an entirely different collection of backup Knickerbockers sweeps in and blows the roof off Madison Square Garden.

The second-half lineup helped power the New York Knicks to a much-needed 110-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night and support the argument I've been making to frenzied family members: The 3-4 Knicks do not need new players, just new lineups.

True, the Knicks' greatest problem overall is defense.

Rim protectors go to help buttress a weak perimeter, and the ball-handler passes to the man who just cut down the baseline. An easy two points ensues. Wings muff switches on the pick-and-roll, colliding with one another and leaving both their men free (believe it or not, but New York's pick-and-roll D looked markedly better last night after the much-maligned Kurt Rambis took over as defensive coach).

Yet the Knicks bench has also struggled mightily to score. While the starters ranked 10th in points per game, the bench was way down at 21st. Without at least one bona fide scorer in the mix, both units have barely been ab ...

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