It won’t be as difficult as the triangle but Knicks coach David Fizdale said his 2019-’20 offense will be more complex.
He’s ready to dig deeper. The thicker playbook will be due to having more veterans than last season, when Fizdale felt the young squad couldn’t handle complicated schemes. Fizdale admits simple pick-and-rolls and isolations were the norm.
Fizdale’s first-season goal was meeting the trend as a run-and-gun club and it didn’t necessarily pan out. The Knicks finished 17th in pace, according to NBA.com. Oh, and Fizdale’s crew was last in points scored (104.6).
Fizdale declined to name his new offense and he has yet to install the new plays, but seems resigned to having an identity in the halfcourt.