One more wounded! The Knicks missed the promotion point and played 40 minutes at every turn, and if they won the championship, they would send him away

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2024-05-18 21:17Posted in Henan Sports Creators

In this year's playoffs, the New York Knicks are eye-catching.

They had the second-best finish in the East in the regular season, Brunson grew into a superstar in the league, and the team made multiple trades to bolster their strength.

Defensively, the Knicks also have a tenacious system that often limits their opponents' offense.

However, the Knicks' competitiveness stems from a deformed strategy: Knicks head coach Thibodeau uses key players on a massive scale in a "death rotation" fashion. Several of the Knicks' starters played more than 40 minutes.

Knicks player Hart once averaged more than 46 minutes in the playoffs this year, and many Knicks players have gone down injured due to excessive consumption.

A number of players are absent due to injury

Entering the playoffs, the Knicks have three main starters who have missed due to injury, namely Robinson on the inside, Anunoby on the small forward and Hart who has just been injured.

The Knicks have also been plagued by injuries throughout the season. No. 2 star Randle and important bench scorer Bogdanovic are both unable to play in the playoffs due to injury.

Injuries and illnesses are uncontrollable, and injuries often occur with accidents. But with the Knicks, injuries don't seem to be accidental, they're inevitable. Coach Thibodeau's rotation is hard to accept.

In an anonymous NBA survey, the head coach that players are most reluctant to play for is Thibodeau. With the strength of the Knicks, building a good system will be fully capable of competing for the championship, provided that the playing style and employment of Thibodeau are abandoned.

In the playoffs, the Knicks performed well both offensively and defensively, knocking out the mighty 76ers in the first round. However, the Knicks' style of play has a low margin for error, and the Knicks are highly dependent on Brunson on the offensive end.

Brunson, who averaged 33.7 points per game in the playoffs this year and ranked first on the team, is extremely good at holding the ball and is very good at singles.

There are times when any star has a bad hand, and if Brunson is not in good form at a certain stage, the team's offense will basically come to a standstill.

Away to the Pacers' G6, the Knicks only need to win to advance to the next round. In this game, Brunson did not feel good in the first half, and the Knicks quickly fell into passivity, even if Brunson scored 31 points in the whole game and played exceptionally in the second half, it was difficult to solve the team's offensive problems.

Thibodeau is a defensive head coach who has very little tactics on the offensive end. In the past few years, the Knicks' tactics have basically been single-handedly with the ball and pick-and-roll with the ball, and the Knicks have consistently ranked last in the league in assists per game.

In order to cover up the team's offensive problems, the Knicks can only keep the main players on the court for a long time, which is completely palliative.

Wool to the end

In recent seasons, the Knicks' defensive performance has been among the best in the league, and as early as 2011, when he was in charge of the Bulls, Thibodeau showed the ability to build a defensive system, leading the Bulls to a league-best record of 62-20.

Coming to the Knicks, Thibodeau has a group of defensive giants while building a defensive system, whether it is Anunoby, Mike Blade, or Mitchell Robinson, they are among the best defensive players.

Thibodeau likes to pluck wool to the end, and since he has a group of defensive giants under his command, he uses them to the end. In a 48-minute game, Hart, Anunoby and other defensive giants can play 40 minutes at every turn, and they have to be stuck in position, defensive, and rebounding while attacking. The consumption can be imagined.

Anunoby and Hart were injured one after the other, which fully proved Thibodeau's mistake. In recent years, most teams have not allowed the core starters to be too involved in defense, and the dirty work such as defense is generally done by role players.

The Knicks have no shortage of such players. There are a lot of young players on the bench who are talented and energetic. Hibodeau didn't trust young players from the start of coaching the Bulls, especially in the playoffs.

In the series against the Pacers, the team was 20 points behind and had to replace Brunson to play, which was very puzzling.

The vast majority of athletes have only 3~5 years in their careers, and once they miss the peak, they will no longer have it, and if they are affected by serious injuries at the peak of their careers, they are likely to lose their entire careers.

The vivid case of Ross

Thibodeau had many injured players, and Rose was the worry of countless fans back then. In 2010~11, Rose averaged 25 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game in the season and was elected MVP of the regular season.

While people look at Rose's luxury stats, they ignore one point: Rose's average playing time that season was close to 38 minutes, and combined with his explosive style of play, Rose's body was very depleted.

In some games, even if the Bulls have a big lead and nine out of ten, Thibodeau will not easily replace Rose.

A year later, Rose suffered a serious injury in the playoffs and fell from the top.

A number of Knicks players have been plagued by serious injuries this year, and they should waive Thibodeau sooner rather than later if the Knicks are to pursue a championship. At all times, the health of a player is the real wealth and competitiveness of a team.

Fans, how do you assess the current injury wave of the Knicks? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area below the article.

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