After a bad shooting day during the Knicks summer league opener on Sunday, Immanuel Quickley was given a perhaps slightly unusual directive by Tom Thibodeau: Shoot more.
And, wouldn’t you know it, it looks like the two-time coach of the year was right.
After going 5-for-17 the previous day, Quickley, who was all over the court in Monday’s 94-86 win against the Pacers at UNLV, scored 32 points, going 11-for-21 and 4-for-12 from the three-point line. It’s not perfect, but it’s progress and it's something Thibodeau would like to see more of.
"It’s funny — Thibs wants me to shoot some more," Quickley said after the game.