I’ve been looking at the Knicks series and it’s going to be a fun one.
We have to get Mobley involved offensively. Two games against the Knicks he had less than 10 attempts and we lost.
Donovan and Brunson are going to do wonders for their franchises. Donovan doesn’t have to do too much like his previous seasons at Utah but he’s going to give it his best this time. Donovan has his revenge series after Brunson and Luka beating Utah last year in the first round.
Josh Hart gives a lot of energy and makes you work hard on offense. If he is guarding Garland or Donovan, he’s going to make you work from half court. Got to counter with our key guys playing off ball and utilize Mobley at the elbow.
We have to box out Mitchell Robinson, as he is one of the best offensive rebounders in the NBA.
Transition defense is huge especially when Quickley is on the court. They are not the most aggressive team on transition as they rank 24-25 in transition points. But when Quickley is there, they look to run in getting quick transition points.
Put Neto in if needed. He will work full court so it makes Brunson to work hard. We have to slow down Brunson.
I expect they try to PnR to get Donovan guard Brunson a couple of possessions.
Will RJ Barrett disappear?
Knicks bench is deep and they are hungry.
Getting Garland in a good rhythm involving Mobley and Allen will be huge. Garland hasn’t played well against the Knicks this season shooting 35%. The game we won Garland didn’t play and that was when Wade, Donovan, and Love combined for 22 3s early in the season.
We missed Jarrett Allen’s interior defense and Okoro’s on Brunson last time.
It will be a huge test as Garland and Mobley will have their 1st playoff experience. We do have Donovan, LeVert, Allen, Rubio, and Neto with playoff experience. If Okoro is fully healthy, he can make Brunson work.
Let’s go!
