Fred Katz

Yeah, they're doing okay. And part of it is because of what's happening on the other end of the floor, right? I mean, for as great of a player as Jalen Brunson is, he just has weak points on defense. He doesn't have the size and he doesn't have the speed and he doesn't necessarily have the strength and the Knicks end up hiding him.

And what ends up happening a lot of times late in games when the Knicks are at full strength is that the opponents will put Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns and pick and roll after pick and roll or just action after action and And when you can get two subpar defenders into the same action, something good will often happen to the offense in those times.

And what ends up happening a lot of times late in games when the Knicks are at full strength is that the opponents will put Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns and pick and roll after pick and roll or just action after action and And when you can get two subpar defenders into the same action, something good will often happen to the offense in those times.

And what ends up happening a lot of times late in games when the Knicks are at full strength is that the opponents will put Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns and pick and roll after pick and roll or just action after action and And when you can get two subpar defenders into the same action, something good will often happen to the offense in those times.

Deuce McBride is in the starting lineup for him right now, and nobody is arguing the Knicks are better without Jalen Brunson. This story was the opposite of the Knicks are better without Jalen Brunson. This was the Knicks are limited without Jalen Brunson. Here are the ways they're trying to make up for it.

Deuce McBride is in the starting lineup for him right now, and nobody is arguing the Knicks are better without Jalen Brunson. This story was the opposite of the Knicks are better without Jalen Brunson. This was the Knicks are limited without Jalen Brunson. Here are the ways they're trying to make up for it.

Deuce McBride is in the starting lineup for him right now, and nobody is arguing the Knicks are better without Jalen Brunson. This story was the opposite of the Knicks are better without Jalen Brunson. This was the Knicks are limited without Jalen Brunson. Here are the ways they're trying to make up for it.

But there is one part of the game in which Deuce McBride over Jalen Brunson is an upgrade, and that's on the defensive end, where McBride is... I think their best point of attack defender of smalls this year. I think he's actually superior to Mikkel Bridges right now in that aspect. And you can watch how he guarded Stephen Curry in their most recent game when they played on Saturday night.

But there is one part of the game in which Deuce McBride over Jalen Brunson is an upgrade, and that's on the defensive end, where McBride is... I think their best point of attack defender of smalls this year. I think he's actually superior to Mikkel Bridges right now in that aspect. And you can watch how he guarded Stephen Curry in their most recent game when they played on Saturday night.

But there is one part of the game in which Deuce McBride over Jalen Brunson is an upgrade, and that's on the defensive end, where McBride is... I think their best point of attack defender of smalls this year. I think he's actually superior to Mikkel Bridges right now in that aspect. And you can watch how he guarded Stephen Curry in their most recent game when they played on Saturday night.

He's really feisty.

He's really feisty.

He's really feisty.

And he's long, and that's a huge difference between him and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson's physical, but he's not as fast as Deuce McBride. He doesn't have the agility of Deuce McBride, and he doesn't have length. Deuce McBride isn't very tall. He's got a long wingspan, and he's good at chasing guys around screens. He's good at guarding at the point of attack.

And he's long, and that's a huge difference between him and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson's physical, but he's not as fast as Deuce McBride. He doesn't have the agility of Deuce McBride, and he doesn't have length. Deuce McBride isn't very tall. He's got a long wingspan, and he's good at chasing guys around screens. He's good at guarding at the point of attack.

And he's long, and that's a huge difference between him and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson's physical, but he's not as fast as Deuce McBride. He doesn't have the agility of Deuce McBride, and he doesn't have length. Deuce McBride isn't very tall. He's got a long wingspan, and he's good at chasing guys around screens. He's good at guarding at the point of attack.

He's good at guarding pick and rolls, and he's really relentless. The effort level is insanely high with him at all times, and he doesn't really gamble very much, which is what you like to see at the point of attack as well. And all of a sudden you go from the Knicks having two weak points defensively in their starting lineup. So you've got Deuce McBride at the top of it.

He's good at guarding pick and rolls, and he's really relentless. The effort level is insanely high with him at all times, and he doesn't really gamble very much, which is what you like to see at the point of attack as well. And all of a sudden you go from the Knicks having two weak points defensively in their starting lineup. So you've got Deuce McBride at the top of it.

He's good at guarding pick and rolls, and he's really relentless. The effort level is insanely high with him at all times, and he doesn't really gamble very much, which is what you like to see at the point of attack as well. And all of a sudden you go from the Knicks having two weak points defensively in their starting lineup. So you've got Deuce McBride at the top of it.

Mikael Bridges doesn't have to guard the other players, the other team's best player every single second of every single night, like he's been doing for most of this year. OG Ananobi can just wall off one side of the court. Josh Hart can do his Josh Hart things and get into passing lanes. And you've got four guys who are pretty good to excellent defensively.