The problem lies in our PUPPET coach Fizdale .. RJ Barrett's performance has never shown to be a better point than Reddish at Duke.
Who F ing idea was it to put RJ Barrett as the Knicks starter PG over Payton? Frank? and DSJ in the Knicks first regular season game?
Rookie RJ Barrett does has lots of athletic skills at being a one on one isolation player, but RJ's growth to become a NBA star player will rely on RJ's team-ball athleticism on both sides of the court. Last night the Boston offensive switches and many picks kept having RJ defending Kemba .. Why would coach Brad Steven keep running double picks n double screens to keep Frank from defending Kemba?
As a Knick fan u are very aware of how Fizdale gave Frank playing-time last season by playing Frank in all 4 quarter of a game, and at the end of the game Frank total 20 minute of playing-time .. those are the type of spot-minute u give to a perimeter shooter like Ellington (or Steve Kerr) for design double screen plays to set up a open jump-shot. You dont give a prime young DEFENSIVE player spot minute in any game. How many games did Fizdale give Frank 30 minute of playing-time last year? When Fiz so call duty were to get the young-core players on the same-page in a lineup, how well did that work out ???
Our PUPPET coach Fizdale's favoritism to RJ & Randle's individual clumsy performance in practically every Knick lineup since the preseason games as if these two players name & performance are the same as super-star players Harden Westbrook Kawhi Lebron AD Draymond or Jokic .. RJ and Randle's above 37 minute performance has a lot to do with the Knicks 1-3 preseason record, and the 1-5 regular season start (total 2-8). Yes they are the reason for the Knicks poor ball-movement on offense, and the lack of effort in team-defense.
Fizdale are suppose to be building a team-chemistry having a 10 to 12 Man rotation in the Knicks first 20 regular season games.
Having a 8-Man rotation last night vs Boston when Dotson & Gibson defense were needed for opponent Hayward, Tatum, and Kemba are INSANE coaching !!!