Mike Francesa criticized the Knicks' offensive strategy following their Game 2 loss to the Pistons, pinpointing an overreliance on Jalen Brunson. He argued that the offense is ineffectiveârelying on Brunson dribbling while teammates remain stationary. With Brunson taking a disproportionate amount of shots and the bench contributing minimally, Francesa warned that this strategy would not succeed against stronger teams like the Celtics. He claimed that Brunson's style leads to excessive fouls and a lack of appealing basketball, warning that without a change, the Knicks cannot hope for playoff success.
The stagnant four guys watching one guy play basketball is not an offense, and I don't care what your name is. And Brunson is not Michael Jordan.
If this offense is just going to be Brunson bouncing the basketball for 15 seconds and then if he's double-teamed he'll flip a pass to somebody and hope they hit a long 3.
It's not appealing basketball. It's all about Brunson. Why do you think the other teams think he flops? He's on the ground the whole game.
If four guys are going to be standing around watching Brunson, you're never going to beat a good team. You're never going to beat the Celtics.
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