You're talking about the rhythm and the ball in the 30 assists?

Is that just Dante seems to be in a good rhythm the last couple of weeks?

He isn't a good rhythm, man.

The thing is, I think the speed of the second unit helps, but also that everyone is working together.

So even if you're, you know, and the faster you play, the better, the more unpredictable,

the better.

And so, but getting the ball into the paint and then making the right reads when you get it there.

Instead of, you know, like maybe trying to shoot it over you know two seven

footers you spraying it out and that guy's making an extra pass and I think once

one guy starts doing it everyone starts doing it and then you pick up your

rhythm that way and you get a couple of easy baskets but just by rebounding and

getting it out quick and in getting up the floor quickly,

if one guy is slow getting back, you're going to have a great scoring opportunity.

And I thought we did that.

Robert Cross, the casuals, Mr. XJ, the only hoop analytic I like.

What surprises you about the Knicks year to date, Robert? I appreciate being

that exclusive analytics person that you can tolerate. That means a lot to me. I'm serious about that.

But as far as year to date, what surprises me? I mean, I don't know. To be honest, the rebounding, but it's kind of

falling off of late, but I just, the defensive rebounding has been so impressive to me over the

course of the season. I'm not sure if they're number one in the NBA anymore, but they were for a long

time. And they, that was, that was a huge component.

And it is a huge component to me of their defensive success.

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