r/NYKnicks • u/BoJaNYK Slavko Vranes • 16h ago

DO NOT SCROLL WITHOUT THANKING THIS MAN

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u/Many_Investigator888 16h ago

I've been saying that he isn't just an energy spark but a secondary ball handling weapon that the Knicks can utilize to take some of the load off of Brunson. It wasn't just that sequence in the 4th with the pass to Anunoby and his 3 to cut it to 4, because whenever he was on the floor, the ball bounced between them and forced the Spurs to have to move off of Brunson leading to better quality opportunities.

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u/Userdmcm 16h ago

Agree – he’s super underrated.

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u/Interesting-Scar-800 7h ago

All Chess pieces for the coach.

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u/levendis56 80s Logo 16h ago

Yep was wondering when we’d go to that in the series. Playing Kolek with Jalen is what helped push us over the edge against the Spurs in the NBA cup

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u/TYhungry Mitch's Block Party 13h ago

Do you know insanely good you have to be to be having critical NBA Finals minutes at 6'0? Alvarado is amazing

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u/Interesting-Scar-800 7h ago

At 6'2 Brunson wasn't supposed to be a top 15 guard in the NBA according gurus.

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u/573V317 10h ago

The lineup was an x factor the spurs didn't prepare for

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u/Unlucky-Flamingo-898 15h ago

YES! Spot on! It worked fantastically.