The Knicks didn't play a single lick of defense yesterday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder thoroughly embarrassed New York in Madison Square Garden.
OKC's defense wasn't much better, but the Knicks are not good enough to outgun anyone in the league.
Just like the Nets game, the Knicks didn't give a damn about defending the 3 point line and teams are just too good from the perimeter in today's NBA.
There wasn't a single tough guy on the Knicks that ran out there and set some hard fouls to gain respect and fire up this team. Coach Thibodeau doesn't believe in that kind of basketball.
Then again, I don't know what kind of basketball he does believe in.
This team defends each game as if it is facing Shaq and Patrick Ewing in the paint, but that game was 30 years ago.
This coach is not capable, in my humble opinion, to coach today's game.
All the Knicks need to do is look to Brooklyn and see what a difference a coaching change can make on defense.
Before last night's game, the Knicks fans were so delighted to take on the Brooklyn Nets.
They knew for certain that with all the turmoil in the organization and the bad press surrounding the team, this would be an easy victory.
This feeling also permeated the Knicks line up. So much so that Julius Randle was talking shit to the crowd and the Nets before the ball was tipped.
The Knicks came into the Barclay Center with a record of 4-7 and acting like they were on top of the division. But little did they know that the real King of New York wasn't about to entertain their foolishness.
Kevin Durant was at the top of his game and in full Slim Reaper mode.
The Nets as a team had enough of the smug Knicks and the media and came out determined to whoop ass. And whoop ass they did.
This game wasn't even close after the first five minutes.
Unlike the Knicks, the Nets played as a team on offense and defense.
Beautiful ball movement had every Net touching the ball on each possession, causing the Knicks to be off balance and outwitted.
Damn near every Net had wide open shots and hit them with consistency. Jalen Brunson and Evan Fournier have to be the worst defensive back court in the entire NBA. No exaggeration.
On defense, the Nets collapsed in the paint and dared the Knicks to beat them from the three point line. Of course, they couldn't.
As long as Brunson insists upon pounding the ball, not demanding that all Knicks, including Randle, rotate the ball to the open man, the Knicks won't even make the playoffs.
Edmond Sumner started the game at the point in place of Kyrie Irving, and he ate Jalen Brunson alive. Sumner looked like the second coming of Chris Paul against the Knicks and cemented his place on this season's roster.
KD finished the game with a triple double. 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists along with a steal and two blocked shots. Vintage superstar performance, the Knicks had no answer for him. Kevin Durant is still King of New York.
