Mike Francesa unloads on Knicks' offensive game plan in Game 2 loss

New York sports fans tin beryllium brutal against their teams, particularly successful the postseason. 

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

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

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Knicks defender Jalen Brunson reacts during the second-round playoff crippled against the 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 acceptable up, with his teammates spaced isolated connected the level astir him. 

"And Brunson is not Michael Jordan."

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

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He did decorativeness with a game-high 37 points implicit his 44 minutes connected the floor, going 12-of-27 shooting. However, helium changeable one-third of the team’s 81 tract goals, and it yet wasn’t capable to notch a coagulated 2-0 pb heading into Game 3 successful Detroit. 

"If this discourtesy is conscionable going to beryllium Brunson bouncing the hoops for 15 seconds and then, if he’s double-teamed, he’ll flip a walk to idiosyncratic and anticipation they deed a agelong three, oregon he’s going to find a mode to get to the foul line. Dive against a feline and get escaped shots. Flop to the ground," Francesa said.

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

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

One of Brunson’s main tactics erstwhile helium has the shot is trying to gully fouls, due to the fact that helium is simply a coagulated free-throw shooter. He knocked 9-of-11 shots connected Monday night. 

But Francesa doesn’t similar that benignant of basketball. 

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

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

Sports vigor speech amusement 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 aboriginal series, possibly with the reigning NBA-champion Boston Celtics, who would enactment up with New York successful the 2nd circular if they were to triumph their first-round series. 

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

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