I’m sure you’ve heard it all by now.
In the midst of their three game slide, the Knicks, who just a week ago seemed to be on top of the world, have suddenly come crashing back down to reality. The glaring shortcomings of both the Knicks’ current roster construction and Tom Thibodeau’s reluctance to expand his rotation has led to New York repeatedly fading down the stretch of games.
Injury trouble has only further emphasized the fact, and an already-thin rotation is being stretched even further.
With Miles McBride and Mitchell Robinson injured, the bench unit consisted of only three players, each playing between 10 and 20 minutes per game; Cameron Payne, Landry Shamet, and Precious Achiuwa.