Mike Francesa Unloads On Knicks' Offensive Game Plan In Game 2 Loss

New York sports fans tin beryllium sadistic against their teams, particularly successful nan postseason. 

Mike Francesa, nan New York sports power legend, showed yet different illustration of that aft nan New York Knicks’ nonaccomplishment to nan Detroit Pistons successful Game 2 of nan first round, which evens up nan NBA Playoffs series. 

During his Bet Rivers podcast connected Monday, Francesa unloaded connected nan Knicks, specifically caput coach Tom Thibodeau owed to nan team’s overseas discourtesy successful his eyes. 

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Knicks defender Jalen Brunson reacts during nan second-round playoff crippled against nan Indiana Pacers astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, May 19, 2024. (Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

"The stagnant 4 guys watching 1 feline play hoops is not an offense, and I don’t attraction what your sanction is," Francesa said, referencing constituent defender Jalen Brunson playing chiefly successful an isolated group up, pinch his teammates spaced isolated connected nan level astir him. 

"And Brunson is not Michael Jordan."

Brunson has ever been nan focal constituent of nan Knicks’ offense, but galore connected societal media felt it was old successful nan 100-94 nonaccomplishment astatine Madison Square Garden. 

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He did decorativeness pinch a game-high 37 points complete his 44 minutes connected nan floor, going 12-of-27 shooting. However, he changeable one-third of nan team’s 81 section goals, and it yet wasn’t capable to notch a coagulated 2-0 lead heading into Game 3 in Detroit. 

"If this discourtesy is conscionable going to beryllium Brunson bouncing nan hoops for 15 seconds and then, if he’s double-teamed, he’ll flip a walk to personification and dream they deed a agelong three, aliases he’s going to find a measurement to get to nan foul line. Dive against a feline and get free shots. Flop to nan ground," Francesa said.

Mikal Bridges had 19 points connected 8-of-18 shooting, while Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and OG Anunoby each had 10 points to information retired nan starting five. 

New York Knicks defender Jalen Brunson during nan playoff crippled against nan 76ers astatine Wells Fargo Center successful Philadelphia, May 2, 2024. (Bill Streicher-USA Today Sports)

One of Brunson’s main strategies erstwhile he has nan shot is trying to tie fouls, because he is simply a coagulated free-throw shooter. He knocked 9-of-11 shots connected Monday night. 

But Francesa doesn’t for illustration that style of basketball. 

"How galore times successful 1 nighttime is Brunson connected nan ground? Thirty-two? It’s not appealing basketball. It’s each astir Brunson. Why do you deliberation nan different teams deliberation he flops? He’s connected nan crushed nan full game. That’s half nan Knicks’ offense," he said.

Of course, it’s not a dire business for New York conscionable yet. The bid is only 2 games into a best-of-seven set. 

Sports power talk show big Mike Francesa astatine Carnesecca Arena successful Queens, New York, Feb. 18, 2023. (Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

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But Francesa worries astir a imaginable early series, possibly pinch nan reigning NBA-champion Boston Celtics, who would statement up pinch New York successful nan 2nd information if they were to triumph their first-round series. 

"Four guys are going to beryllium opinionated astir watching Brunson, you’re ne'er going to hit a bully team. You’re ne'er going to hit nan Celtics," Francesa said. 

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