Leave it to Walt Frazier to paint it most properly in Philadelphia.
“Every time I give up on [Emmanuel] Mudiay,” the MSG Network analyst said, “he comes up with a good game.”
It’s actually two good games, as Mudiay is suddenly thriving in his demoted role off the bench after crashing and burning as a starter for 14 straight contests.
On Sunday, Jeff Hornacek pulled the plug on Mudiay in Washington, moving Trey Burke into the starting lineup, and it has revived the 22-year-old point-guard enigma.
“Just staying the course,” Mudiay said after scoring 22 points in 24 minutes Wednesday in the loss to the 76ers.