2 weeks Ago
Many analysts and NBA personnel were intersted to see how the New York Knicks would look after major changes during the offseason. The trade of Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo for Karl-Anthony Towns was seen as a gamble by the franchise. Sure, they acquired a top center, but they sacrificed a big part of the group's chemistry from last season.
© Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Five games into the regular season, though, those chemistry concerns seem to be overblown. And it's because the top leaders of the team are still here. “Adding guys like Towns, (Mikal) Bridges, it gives them a different dynamic of guys who can individually impact the game at a high level.
Both of those guys are capable of having big nights," Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff said to Newsday reporter Steve Popper. "But I think what they’ve done is they’ve kept the heart and soul of the team, and their spirit is the same..
. having the Josh Harts of the world, the Jalen Brunsons of the world, they keep that fight and spirit that gives them an opportunity and is kind of what they’re known for and they’re able to keep the defensive identity with Anunoby and Bridges as two-way players. "They’re always going to be well-coached.
Tom Thibodeau does a great job with his teams. But that mindset of who they are, I don’t think that changed with the personnel changes.” Related: Josh Hart Turning Heads With Knicks Grit Bickerstaff's Pistons lost a 128-98 loss to the Knicks on Friday night.
He can clearly see the organization is as strong as over from a coaching and leader standpoint. It's why the Knicks seem quite alright with their new faces right now..
