Text/Mr. Basket Guo
The NBA's regular season continued, the Knicks vs. Heat, the gap between the Knicks and the opponent, there was still some, in the end, the Heat also beat the Knicks 115-100. In terms of statistics, the Heat's Hiro scored 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Butler scored 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Lowry contributed 19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; Knicks' Fourniers 13 points, Box 12 points and 8 rebounds, Robinson 9 points, Reddish 8 points, Quakely 7 points.
For the Knicks, the responsibility for losing, most people still feel, is Randle's reason. Randall last season, an All-Star player, played well and performed well. But this season's Randall is indeed an inexhaustible level.
That is, as the core of the team, his performance is definitely unqualified. It is also because his regression is too obvious, even a phenomenon-level regression, so Walker is very passive, he is not the core, he is new, so he has become a back pot man. In addition, Thibodeau is also affected, and many people bluntly say that Thibodeau still does not seem to be very good. If you think about it, when a core player does not play well, the consequences are serious. Today's reality proves this.
In such a game, Randle had 11 points, 8 boards and 8 assists on 2 of 15, and 4 of 4 three-pointers, if you don't look at the shooting percentage, you may still think that Randall is OK, or so comprehensive, but what? This offensive efficiency is indeed unbearable. And that's not what Randle does with a game, it's basically a normal part of the season.
Such a situation, for the Knicks, is indeed very passive. And for the Knicks, it is not no one, such as Nash's righteous son Barrett, his play is OK. In such a game, Barrett made 13 of 22, 6 of 11 three-pointers, and scored 46 points and 9 rebounds. Such a Barrett, such a performance, can also be regarded as a phenomenon-level performance.
After the game, Adebayor, who was also subdued by Barrett, said: "You can see from his body language and facial expressions that he wants to be the leader of the team. As you can see, Barrett wants to lead the team to a higher level. He now plays as he pleases. Such a statement is an affirmation of Barrett. For Barrett, when the Knicks chose him, he was the core. Unfortunately, in the early days, he still needed to accumulate experience and constantly read the game. So in the previous season, his play was not very stable, and even, some people think that Barrett has lost water.
But this season's Barrett, the performance is actually OK, can contribute 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, including 36.2% from three-point shooting. Such a player, only 21 years old, and is a forward-guard swinger, 1 meter 98 tall, all of which give people associative space. And for such young people, the Knicks may also give more opportunities. After all, compared to Randall, his talent and ceiling seem to be higher.
Randle 2 of 15, Barrett 46 points, don't hesitate, Knicks hurry up to change the core. When a core is not working, and when it is not young. For a team, it is indeed necessary to make a decision on the spot and straighten out the new core. And now Barrett, for the Knicks, is even a good choice.