Knicks Coach Addresses Slow Start

The New York Knicks have only won a single game in their three matches so far, which isn’t up to the standard they set for themselves during the offseason.

However, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau isn’t ready to hit the panic button just yet.

“It’s early in the season. The dynamic of the team is you have a lot of talent on the team, and they steadily have gotten better,” Thibodeau said h/t Posting and Toasting. “The pace is maybe a little bit different, but it’s too early to tell. I think the strengths and weaknesses of the club are going to be the same. And then you’re always looking at style of play.”

It will take some time for the Knicks to figure out how to operate as a team, especially with new key pieces added in like Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges.

For instance, Towns only had eight shot attempts in the Knicks’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game. That shouldn’t happen as the team makes adjustments throughout the season.

On top of that, the Knicks had arguably the toughest start to a season out of any team in the NBA. The three teams that appeared on the schedule were all in the second round of the playoffs last year.

New York fell to Boston on opening night when the team hit 29 3-pointers, which tied an NBA record. Then, Cleveland squeaked out a six-point win at Madison Square Garden. Perhaps the Knicks would be 3-0 instead of 1-2 if they had played easier competition to start the season.

There are still 79 games to go, so the Knicks really have no reason to panic. They are now beginning to figure out what adjustments they need to make as a team and that takes some time.

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