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The Knicks play a basketball game today.
The Bucks could, but they might not, because they’re likely so bad that they would play something close to what we know as basketball, but not entirely the same thing.
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Here’s a bunch of quotes from Monday’s practice.
On how experimenting with different lineups helps the Knicks:
“It builds trust, because it’s like, ‘Hey, they trust me to go out there and play right now, even though I might not have played in two or three games.’ It helps with connectivity because guys feel more part of it, because they’re getting an opportunity. It helps with everybody’s readiness because the reality of it is, if a guy is sitting on the bench and he’s been there game after game after game, which happens sometimes — I’m not saying that will never happen because it’s gonna happen sometimes — then he may lose a little interest and relax a little bit because it’s like, ‘Hey, I’m not going in.’ But then, if you call their number every once in a while, throw them in a game, now they know, ‘Oh, I gotta be ready.’ “
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On preparing the Knicks for unexpected lineup changes during the playoffs:
“It builds a lot, when you’re talking about building a team. And then at the end of the day, your guys get used to it, so come playoff time, if you try something new or different when it comes to the lineups, it’s not like, ‘Oh my God, what’s going on? We’ve never done this.’ Nah, we’ve done it.”
On what the Knicks learned from their uneven start to the season:
“The group is resilient. [We learned] that it’s gonna be hard. This is a new year, new season and new challenges, so we have to embrace all the little details while trying not to have much slippage in our process because nobody is handing anything to us. And if we want to have success, which we’re more than capable of, that’s what some of these wins show you, that we have to go earn it.”
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On Karl-Anthony Towns’ defensive intelligence, coachability and improvement:
“KAT’s got a tremendous feel. He’s a smart dude when it comes to a lot of things, but especially when it comes to the game of basketball. His feel is at a high…
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