Knicks Bulletin: ‘Very disappointed, to say the least’

The Knicks are back in action today, hosting the Wolves at MSG this evening.

By chance, have you heard anything about contract issues and pending extensions? Yeah, me neither.

Here’s the latest from Coach, KAT, and a couple folks in the know.

On what might help Pacome Dadiet earn more minutes:

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“The first one is obviously he shoots it, and so he can’t be afraid to let it fly. He’s got to get his body set, whatever, right away, and as soon as that thing hits his hands, if he has any space at all, at 6-foot-7 or 6-foot-8, whatever he is — boom, let it fly. Have confidence in that.”

On what he sees in Dadiet:

“He’s one of the best cutters we have on the team, and so he’s got to, at his size, he’s got to cut to score. That gravity with his ability to shoot is going to get others open. Then the last thing I would say is he’s a pretty good offensive rebounder. He’s not a great athlete, but he’s a good athlete and he’s got pretty good feet. I expect him to be versatile and not get beat off the dribble.”

On discussing mindfulness and personal struggles with his players:

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“As a coach, it’s not all about X’s and O’s every single day. Any time you can try to enlighten guys in different areas of life, not just about the basketball court, you try to do that. This is something I thought about doing because I discussed it with a few of my coaches maybe a week and a half, two weeks ago. It was just speaking on being mindful or having mindfulness when it comes to your teammates.”

On holding players accountable while recognizing their personal struggles:

“We have to hold each other accountable, but we also have to be mindful that you may have some s–t going on in your life that may not be good. So we can’t keep trying to beat you up to be better at your job. Sometimes, it’s trying to figure out how to do that while uplifting you because I don’t know what you’re going through at home in your private life.”

On learning that the Knicks had paused contract extension negotiations:

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“It was news to me. Very disappointed, to say the least. Let’s state the obvious: It’s a business, but there is business on…

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