For a sports activities group to achieve success, not to mention win a championship, it must have a definite identification, and that helps give it one thing to hold its hat on, particularly when issues aren’t going effectively.
One group that began to develop that sort of distinct identification final season within the NBA was the New York Knicks, who turned a power after buying and selling for 3-and-D wing OG Anunoby and practically superior to the Jap Convention Finals.
They traded for Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Cities this summer season, main many to contemplate them a reliable championship contender, however they began this season with a dismal 4-5 document coming into Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers.
On TNT’s “Contained in the NBA,” Shaquille O’Neal mentioned the Knicks have misplaced their identification.
“I believe the Knicks are in hassle. I believe they misplaced their identification…They don’t have any rim protector…”
“I believe the Knicks are in hassle. I believe they misplaced their identification…They don’t have any rim protector…”
–– Shaq pic.twitter.com/3yI0ZZwHQm
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 13, 2024
New York created an identification final season as a group that performs nice protection and kilos opponents on the boards, and it reminded a few of these memorable New York groups from the Nineteen Nineties that have been typically title contenders.
However they at the moment rank twenty first in defensive score and have regressed to merely a middle-of-the-back group on the boards, and though they’re second in offensive score, it hasn’t been sufficient to select up the slack.
Thankfully for the Knicks, solely two groups within the Jap Convention are over .500 proper now, which suggests in the event that they get issues going proper now, they’ll nonetheless end with a wonderful document and provides themselves an actual shot at successful all of it.
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