This is going to be quite a long week with no games between Wednesday and Sunday. Schedule makers!
The Knicks will rest and get some gym reps in the meantime as they gear up for their matchup against the neighbooring
Nets to cap the weekend.
Here’s the latest from Coach Brown and a few other lads.
Mike Brown
On Robinson’s box score vs. Timberwolves:
“I thought Mitch had, like, nine blocks or 10 blocks. I was shocked he only had three. But Mitch was all over the place. He was guarding everybody, contesting shots, blocking shots. And then I wanna take a poll — who has seen a stat sheet that has somebody playing 16 minutes and get nine offensive rebounds? Raise your hands. I like that. Yes. That was absolutely amazing.”
On polling the room about offensive boards:
“I’m going to take a poll. Who has seen a stat sheet that has somebody playing 16 minutes and get nine offensive rebounds? Raise your hand.”
On the ‘crash zone’ emphasis:
“You got to stay on guys. Think about it … every offensive possession … it’s go, go. There are a lot of talented people and teams in this league. The ones who are great are the most consistent. That’s part of it. You’re just trying to get guys to be consistent in doing what we do, even something as simple as if you’re in the crash zone, attack the glass. Not 50 percent of the time. We chart it, and they see it after every game. We try to go 10 out of 10 if they’re in that crash zone. We got to keep pushing them, but our guys have been really good at trying to do the right thing when they’re out on that floor.”
On 21 offensive rebounds vs. Minnesota:
“To get 21 offensive rebounds on 54 percent shooting. That’s amazing.”
Jalen Brunson
On not chasing triple-doubles:
“Last time I chased something, I got cussed out in front of Tom Izzo when I was in junior high school. So I’m not going to chase any stats here.”
OG Anunoby
On Mitchell Robinson’s impact:
“I knew before I got here that Mitch was special, and just seeing him every night, it’s amazing. No one can do what he does. He impacts the game in ways that no one else can do. Blocking shots. Just everything he does. He’s amazing defensively, and he helps our team a lot.”
Karl-Anthony Towns
On Mitchell Robinson:
“He’s Mitchell Robinson. He’s a beast. When he steps on the floor, he impacts the game. I think the whole world knows that, but everyone who is locked in surely knows that.”
Guerschon Yabusele
On his first boxing hit:
“I was fighting with one of my friends. And he hit me in the jaw, and it broke one of my teeth. It was when I was a kid. It was a tooth that was moving a little bit already. But he knocked it out, I was bleeding. It was a first time for me getting hit like that. I was young, but I remember that perfectly, though, because I was shocked. But it’s part of it.”
On childhood training:
“I started at a young age because I was watching my dad training every day. So it became a habit, trying to be like him. And he trained me — I think I started at like 3 or 4. So every time he was going to training, he was bringing me with him. And I just fell in love with boxing, in general.”
On keeping boxing in his routine:
“The work and everything that comes with it. And it just became a part of me, even today. Even in the summer, I try to get some workout, some boxing skills and stuff like that to get in shape.”
On learning personal defense after that early knock:
“That was my friend, so it wasn’t personal. But it’s like, OK, I needed to protect myself. I let my hand down and you saw it and you got me. All this technique and stuff, I really loved it.”
