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The Cavaliers beat the Knicks on Saturday, adding another win to their analytical spreadsheet.
Cleveland remains undefeated on that front, while New York keeps stacking dubs on the court.
Here’s some of the (very little) latest.
On giving Landry Shamet more leeway than younger reserves and keeping bench minutes competitive:
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“Obviously, you looking at a guy like Landry, he may have a little bit more leash than Pac [Dadiet]. Landry’s as close to being a starter as you can imagine for us. Everybody else, they have to play and even the starters and Landry, they do, too.”
On Landry Shamet’s standing in the Knicks’ rotation:
“About as close to being a starter as you can imagine for us.”
On choosing Tyler Kolek over Jose Alvarado as the backup point guard:
“But you know, Jose had the first opportunity [against the Nets) and then I gave Tyler an opportunity in the second half and Tyler played well. So I go with Tyler and if I feel I need to make a change, Tyler’s not getting it done in my eyes, I’ll go back to Jose.”
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On Josh Hart’s ability to contribute without having plays called for him:
“Josh is a connector. I don’t think we call a single play for him at any time, he just goes and gets it done.
“He rebounds. Our pick and roll defense has been bad, and he’s helped clean it up at times by putting him on the ball. So his versatility defensively is a bonus for us. So he’s definitely going to be missed.”
On facing Cleveland again after defeating the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals:
“I mean, they’re a great team. We saw them in the Eastern Conference finals. Obviously, they have another year under their belt with each other, more experience. And we saw what experience does for teams, especially like us.”
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On acknowledging that he underestimated Taylor Swift’s history as a Knicks fan:
“Obviously with everything (going on), people have been going back and sending me all the stuff about her going to the games. And she was actually wearing a 13 jersey (in one picture). Probably Joakim Noah back in the day with Carmelo (Anthony). So, I wasn’t up to date on my Taylor Swift Knicks fandom, so…
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