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Trey Burke has played in six games for the Knicks since being signed from the Westchester Knicks of the G-League earlier this month and head coach Jeff Hornacek is glad that Burke offers something different from Frank Ntilikina and Jarrett Jack.
Burke scored 18 points in 18 minutes during the Knicks 107-85 win against the Suns on Friday. He had played a season-high 29 minutes in the team's loss to the Nuggets on Thursday night.
"The game changes a bit when he's out there," Hornacek said, via Anthony Rieber of Newsday. "With him, [Kristaps Porzingis] and shooters, we feel good about that group being out there. He's got the ability to get us some easy looks on the pick-and-roll, saw he's able to drive around big guys when they did switch. It puts pressure on the defense."
Hornacek confirmed that he wants to play Burke and Ntilikina at the same time, with the rookie playing off the ball.
"We tried to get Frank and Trey out there together," Hornacek said. "I thought that was pretty good. Frank was able to play off the ball a little bit. They lend different things for us. Trey had a great game with running the high pick-and-roll, which sometimes is kind of good to have, and Frank did a very good job defensively while he was out there."
Burke scored 18 points in 18 minutes during the Knicks 107-85 win against the Suns on Friday. He had played a season-high 29 minutes in the team's loss to the Nuggets on Thursday night.
"The game changes a bit when he's out there," Hornacek said, via Anthony Rieber of Newsday. "With him, [Kristaps Porzingis] and shooters, we feel good about that group being out there. He's got the ability to get us some easy looks on the pick-and-roll, saw he's able to drive around big guys when they did switch. It puts pressure on the defense."
Hornacek confirmed that he wants to play Burke and Ntilikina at the same time, with the rookie playing off the ball.
"We tried to get Frank and Trey out there together," Hornacek said. "I thought that was pretty good. Frank was able to play off the ball a little bit. They lend different things for us. Trey had a great game with running the high pick-and-roll, which sometimes is kind of good to have, and Frank did a very good job defensively while he was out there."