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Knicks Bulletin: ‘Two of his strides equal six of my strides’
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Not only that, but there will be hoops happening inside Madison Square Garden for the first time since May!!
Here’s what Coach Brown, Mikal, KAT, Perk, and potential Greekerbocker have said during the past few hours.
Mike Brown
On Mikal Bridges’ defensive versatility:
“He will [guard the point of attack] some. If Reggie Miller was still playing, I’d throw him on Reggie, because I think he navigates screens well, and with those long strides, he can stay close to a shooter’s body, and then he’s contesting and he’s got long arms. But then if we need to put him on a point guard, because, again, he’s able to navigate through screens and if he does get hit, people still feel him. They feel him coming with his length, and so we’ll mix it up. He won’t always be at the point of the ball. He won’t always chase shooters.”
On not needing to clarify Bridges’ on-ball role:
“I haven’t asked him because I know he’s elite at it. He knows he’s elite at it. And that’s what he’s going to embrace. And so that gives us a luxury to be able to move Jalen [Brunson] and whoever else is on the floor around, because we know we can say, ‘OK, you know what? Tonight, Mikal’s gonna take this guy — he’s a shooter and a two-guard. Or tonight, he’s gonna take the head of the snake — the point guard — because of this and that.’ It allows us to have different options. And when you know you’re great or elite at something, you embrace it — and you go do that every night you’re on the floor.”
On staff members familiar with Bridges:
“So these guys have an idea of how he played and what his strengths were in Phoenix. And then you watch him a little bit in Brooklyn, too, or [watch him] play against you in Brooklyn. And you watch him last year in the playoffs and you just try to put guys at their strengths, and you hope guys will embrace those areas that are their strengths because they’re already the best in the world. And now, if you can put them in positions in terms of making sure the floor is spaced the right way with everybody else, the pace is there, the ball is moving, screens are set, whatever we’re trying to introduce, now it shines.”
On Bridges’ two-way potential:
“When you look at him — and we’re trying to play fast — you know he can be if not the best runner in the NBA, at least in the top three. I mean, he can get out and go. He’s got long strides. Everything’s real fluid. He’s long. And now when he does do that, it puts a lot of pressure on our opponents because he’s getting to the corner, he can shoot the three and so he’s gonna flatten the defense, or he’s [cutting to the basket] and attacking and finishing at the rim before the defense can even think twice about it. We’re excited offensively, and then on the flip side defensively, he’s one of the best chasers that I’ve been around. So if you’ve got a guy that’s flying off of screens, he’s got a knack to navigate through screens and chase guys. And same with guys that play the pick-and-roll game. He’s long, so even if he gets cracked on a pick-and-roll a little bit, his will to want to pursue and especially contest from behind at that length is extremely, extremely impactful. So I think those are the areas that you should see him shine in this year.”
On Josh Hart’s illness status:
“I don’t know [if he’ll play], we’ll see tomorrow. But yes, he did not practice today. He was out today because he was sick.”
On not knowing details of Hart’s status:
“I don’t even know — I just get told he’s out because he’s sick or this or that. I was told he was out because he was sick. He wasn’t here [in practice].”
On losing a bet to Jalen Brunson:
“I don’t know if you’d call it running, but we try.”
On the free throw bet format:
“At the end of practice, they gotta make three free throws — three different guys gotta make one free throw, but it’s all gotta be in a row. If one of the three guys misses, then they hop to the baseline, they gotta go up and back — and they gotta do it until all three guys hit one free throw and it has to be in a row. So one of these times, Jalen hits it, he said, ‘Hey, we’ll do it again, but we want to bet y’all. If on the first go-around we make three in a row, then y’all gotta run.’”
On Brunson’s memory:
“Jalen’s one of them dudes that don’t forget. So he was like, ‘Hey, coach, we made three in a row. That was it. If we make three in a row on the first go-around, y’all gotta run.’ So he put us on the line and Mitch told us when to go.”
On MSG debut as Knicks coach:
“MSG is such an iconic venue, you know, and whether it’s a preseason game or regular-season game to be able to know that that’s your home court every night, and to do it for the first time… it gives you goose bumps.”
On Bridges’ stride:
“Two of his strides equal six of my strides.”
Mikal Bridges
On the defensive identity under Mike Brown:
“I think our coverages [are] just a little different, when it comes to shifting and stuff like that: concepts, making sure our verbiage is always different with different coaches and different systems. I think more emphasis in being aggressive when you’re off the ball. Obviously the usual X’ing out, the help in rotation. I think every coach in the NBA has that. But just putting an emphasis on shifting and helping the guy on ball a little bit more.”
On the offensive system fitting his game:
“Yeah [the offense is a good fit] personally, yeah and then for our team as well. I think it’s a great fit for all of us. Talent we have and one through 15 — I mean, s–t, we’ve got 20 guys in there today, thought in this camp so 1 through 20, it’s for everybody. Everybody be unselfish and making the right play and being aggressive. Not just personally me, I think it helps the team a lot.”
On work and improvement:
“I think I’ll be better. Yeah, just be better throughout the whole year. [In the] playoffs, defensively I was better. I still think I could have been better and done more on both sides. People think I had a pretty good playoffs, but I still think I could have done a lot more. [So] start the season off strong, be better than I was last year.”
On embracing early coaching attention:
“We drill them every day. We have a lot of drills throughout training camp and now. We had an earlier training camp. Even working out before, the coaches’ attention to detail and pushing us, so it’s become second nature.”
On improving year-to-year:
“Just be better throughout the whole year. Start the season off strong, be better than I was last year.”
Karl-Anthony Towns
On Mitchell Robinson:
“He’s very gifted with his feet, just the way he can maneuver around the court. I had good expectations of what I thought of Mitch walking in, especially on the offensive end, how I can maximize his offensive game. But even he surprised me with his ability.”
On embracing a demanding new role:
“It’s a job, but I’m blessed that he’s trusted me with it.”
On learning the offense:
“Uhh, we working. We’re trying to figure it out so we can be the best version of ourselves come opening night. But yeah, we’re working. We’re continuing to get more comfortable with it and understand where we can be as impactful as possible with it.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Wannabe Knick)
On staying committed to the Bucks:
“I think I’ve communicated with my teammates, communicated with the people I respect and love the moment I step onto this court or in this facility, I wear this jersey, the rest does not matter. I’m locked into whatever I have in front of me. Now, if in six, seven months, I change my mind, I think that’s human too. You’re allowed to make any decision you want, but I’m locked in. I’m locked into this team. I’m locked into these guys, to this group and to this coaching staff and to myself.”
On leadership and blocking out noise:
“I believe in my teammates. I’m here to lead this team wherever we can go, and it’s definitely going to be hard. We’re going to take it day by day, but I’m here. So all that extra stuff does not matter.”
On his main goal and clarity:
“I’ve said this many times: I want to be in a situation that I can win. I believe in this team. I believe in my teammates. I’m here to lead this team to wherever we can go. It’s definitely going to be hard. We’re going to take it day by day, but I’m here. So all the extra stuff does not matter. I’ve communicated with my teammates, communicated with the people I respect and love, that the moment I step on this court or in this facility, I wear this jersey, the rest does not matter. I’m locked into whatever I have in front of me. Now, if in six, seven months I change my mind, I think that’s human, too.”
On offseason rumors and commitment:
“It’s temptation. That starts when the season ends until the season begins. There’s going to be a lot of people that are going to approach me or approach my agent and they’re going to say this is a possibility, that’s a possibility … but at the end of the day, ultimately, I’m going to make a decision. And my decision today is that I’m here and I’m committed to this team.”
Kendrick Perkins (Former NBA Player)
On the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors:
“Every off-season, every time the season ends for the Bucks, ‘Oh, Giannis is gonna want out,’ and then, out of desperation, to try to please Giannis, and rightfully so, they make moves. Do those moves work all the time? Absolutely not.”
On Giannis’ indecision:
“Giannis has to grow a set. He has to grow some balls. He don’t wanna be there, he’s scared to say it. The Bucks know that he don’t wanna be there… but they are in denial.”
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