Inescapable Knicks bench problem is dragging down Jalen Brunson
NY Post
SALT LAKE CITY — Leon Rose tried to address the bench in the summer. It didn’t work. He got a redo at the trade deadline with Jose Alvarado and Jeremy Sochan.
Yet … the search for answers continues.
The latest development is a four-game slump and depletion of minutes for Alvarado, the newly acquired point guard who didn’t score a point in back-to-back losses to the Clippers and Lakers.
Mike Brown, as a result, dusted off Tyler Kolek on Monday against the Clippers, hoping for an offensive spark before the coach quickly turned back to ol’ reliable Jalen Brunson.
It was inconsequential toward the result — Kolek couldn’t make an impact with such a limited opportunity, less than two minutes — but underscored concerns about Alvarado, who hasn’t made a 3-pointer in the past five games (0-for-10).
In Sunday’s loss to the Lakers — with the offense in shambles — Brown only played Alvarado one minute in the second half, riding instead with Jordan Clarkson and a heavier dose of Brunson.
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