Draymond Green says the Knicks got better when Mike Brown moved the offense through Karl-Anthony Towns instead of running everything through Jalen Brunson. Towns at the high post can create for everyone else, which keeps defenses from just shutting down Brunson.
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I think you can make it tough on Jaylen Brunson if you overuse him and just have him trying to get it the whole time. You can put some guys on him that can make it a little tough. The way you combat that, and I think what Mike Brown is doing a great job of, is you don't have him with the ball all the time. When it's time to get a bucket, when you going in transition, yes, he's still getting to it, but he ain't just got the ball the whole possession. What they're doing and what's been great is they're running their offense through Cat a little above the elbow, kind of out of a high split, and he's making all of the plays out of the high post. So then when Jaylen Brunson Brunson get the ball, the whole defense ain't keyed in on him. And KAT's been dropping dimes. He's been playing incredibly well. And I think that has unlocked other guys on this team. And I think that's been the key to this next group, man. It's been looking beautiful. And I think it's really making a difference. Woo!