As soon as the blockbuster trade was made in September to bring Karl-Anthony Towns to New York, Kenny Atkinson believed it elevated the Knicks to title contenders. Atkinson, the former Knicks assis…
Atkinson, the former Knicks assistant and Nets head coach, is in his first season leading the Cavaliers after spending a few seasons working under Steve Kerr with the Warriors.
“And he’s expanded his game where he can drive a close out. So when you’re a center in this league and you can do all three of those things, it’s really difficult.” Despite a scoreless first half against the Celtics, Bridges is averaging 18.7 points in the Knicks’ 1-2 start.“It’s hard. It’s really hard to judge what the team is right now,” Atkinson said. “They have new pieces. If they had the same pieces from last year, you’d go to last year’s tape. This is hard. It’s definitely where we are right now. I tell the guys, it’s us first. We’re probably 85-90 percent focusing on our stuff and probably 10 percent scouting.
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