The New York Knicks can go ahead and shut down their search for a reliable backup point guard. They already have one.
It’s Tyler Kolek.
This isn’t just about him dropping 16 points and nine assists, while knocking down four of his five three-point attempts, in a rollicking come-from-behind Christmas Day victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Oh, that’s part of it. Because it has to be. But Kolek has now been delivering progressively more extended flashes for more than half the season.
Questioning the sustainability of the sophomore’s recent performance is no longer standard fare.