The problems behind Karl-Anthony Towns’ puzzling Knicks season aren’t going away
NY Post
Karl-Anthony Towns’ involvement in the Knicks offense has been one of the biggest storylines all year and likely will continue to be the rest of the season.
It doesn’t take a microscope to see that he is less comfortable in coach Mike Brown’s system compared to last year under Tom Thibodeau.
Way too many times, Towns goes long stretches on the floor and hardly is noticeable offensively.
During the Knicks’ blowout loss to the Pistons on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, Towns scored just two points on three shots in 15 minutes during the first half.
Particularly puzzling was that the Pistons were playing without their top two centers in Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, both serving suspensions.
If anything, it was a game Towns should have been featured in the offensive game plan and aggressive from the outset.
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