The New York Knicks are not going to take the next step unless Mike Brown makes one immediate, obvious change, which is to get Jalen Brunson off the ball more often. Last season, Brunson led the NBA in on-ball percentage and shouldered an exhausting amount of the offensive load, and while his numbers were elite, the offense became one-dimensional and overly predictable.
As Michael Pina put it on The Zach Lowe Show, “Brunson led the league last year in on-ball percentage by a decent amount. That’s how they play… They’re boring. They are predictable in what they do.