""When you look at him, you know he can be if not the best runner . . . in the NBA, at least in the top three," Brown said. "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 going to flatten the defense."
""You saw it when we were in Abu Dhabi: caught the ball in the corner, kicked it up top, Jalen filled the strong corner that he was in. We know we can't have two guys in the same spot. Mikal read that. He was going to create or re-space in the correct spot to keep our spacing"
Coaches ran baseline drills during a media session, with several veteran coaches visibly limited by worn knees. The Knicks open at Madison Square Garden after two preseason wins in Abu Dhabi, and the players will execute a faster, more up-tempo system under Mike Brown. Mikal Bridges fits the system due to exceptional endurance and long, fluid strides. Bridges struggled at times last season but produced key postseason performances and now benefits from better familiarity with teammates. Bridges logged a league-high 285.8 miles last season, a tracking-era record since 2013, and his movement creates spacing and pressure on defenses.
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