And yet, we’re still generating the same questions about Brunson: Can he be better? Is he the franchise player or the supplemental star?
Tom Thibodeau sounded like Ricky Bobby’s father from “Talladega Nights” on career day when asked Saturday how his point guard could improve.Public confidence in Brunson is not cliched embellishment from the Knicks. When they signed the Villanova product, a prominent member of the front office was privately telling people they nabbed a top-10 point guard. Now they truly believe Brunson can level up.
The preseason became a waste of time. Brunson only logged 45 total minutes and shot 36 percent, playing in short spurts until last week’s disappointing finale. So the summer buildup wasn’t great toward Wednesday’s opener against the Celtics, when Brunson will enter a season with, by far, the highest expectations of his career.
“Jalen Brunson is a guy who could potentially get guys there. Because he’s about winning. He’s the guy who sets your culture,” Jamal Crawford, the former Knick and current TNT analyst, said. “Because you know with him it’s no agenda. I know Julius Randle made the All-Star Game last year, but I thought Jalen Brunson should’ve been an All-Star. Maybe over Julius Randle, if I’m being honest. I just thought he was the connector. And then in the playoffs we saw how great he was, how brilliant he was.
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