There were a couple comments from Jim Beheim out at the Summer League, and he was very complimentary

of Mike Brown as the coach and expects him to do well. But when you start talking about players

and coaches and fits and what the coach is going to be trying to do to be different than the

previous coach, the number one thing that seems to be coming up over and over and over again is the word fast, playing fast.

And whoever is the coach for the Knicks out there in the Summer League tried to explain.

It's not just running up and down the court like a chicken with your head cut off essentially.

It's about having the ball in your hands for a half a second and knowing

what you're going to do with that ball next, whether it be pass it, whether it be shoot it,

you know, something.

It will be fair to say they want to play more like the Pacers who beat them?

Yes, exactly. But it's not just running up and down the court. It's getting rid of the

ball and making quick decisions.

Now, the interesting thing from the perspective of Jim Beheim, who knows more basketball than I'll ever know, is just trying to get guys like Jalen Brunson, who's more of an isolation guy,

and Carl Anthony Towns is more of an isolation guy to be able to fit in a system that you're

trying to create. And, you know, again, this goes back to the whole situation about trying to find the right coach for the right team. So I thought Ted was the right coach. He preached defense. He didn't mind having a little bit of ISO ball here and there. But, you know, it wasn't as bad as when Carmel Anthony was here. I mean, there was a lot of movement, and I thought that, you know, the guys as the season

went on, started to play better together. And when Mitchell Robinson came back, it seemed like

they really had a nice flow of things. Yeah, I really do believe that the coach has to look at

what he has and then get the best out of what he has as opposed to

implementing a system to the players that have played a certain way their entire career.

It doesn't mean that they can't improve.

Like I want to see improvements from Carlan City Towns.

I want to see improvements and more consistency from McHale Bridges.

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