Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/sports/the-state-of-the-knicks-offense-is-exhausting-jalen-brunson/
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Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/sports/the-state-of-the-knicks-offense-is-exhausting-jalen-brunson/
5/5 🧵 The killer detail is that the wear-and-tear isn’t only offensive. Brunson is also getting attacked on defense, especially by CJ McCollum, which compounds the fatigue. The article’s conclusion is blunt: overreliance on offense + being targeted on defense = a star getting worn down at the worst possible time. The fix is equally blunt: somebody else has to consistently handle, penetrate, and organize the offense, or the Knicks are just asking Brunson to carry a piano up the stairs every possession. 📎 Source
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4/5 🧵 That lack of secondary creation is making Atlanta’s defense look even nastier. With everyone else often standing and waiting, the Hawks can load up on Brunson, blitz him, send doubles, and force him into ugly shots. The article points to Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker as major problems here. In Game 3, Brunson went just 3-for-11 and 0-for-3 from deep when guarded by those two. Worse, he’s also getting picked up full court, which means he’s burning energy before the offense even starts.
3/5 🧵 The article argues the real roster flaw is obvious now: the Knicks don’t have enough reliable creators outside Brunson. Josh Hart can help, but that’s not his best job. OG Anunoby is more of a finisher/spot-up option. Karl-Anthony Towns can pass, but he’s not a guy who consistently breaks defenders down. Mikal Bridges was supposed to absorb more creation duties, but the piece says he’s struggled badly as a handler — especially in Game 3, where turnovers piled up and he got benched for much of the second half.
2/5 🧵 Mike Brown’s plan was supposed to get Brunson working more off the ball so others could initiate offense and create easier looks for him. In this series, that idea has mostly vanished. Atlanta has blown up those actions when the Knicks tried them, and New York hasn’t been able to sustain any alternative structure. So the offense keeps sliding back to: give Brunson the ball and pray.
1/5 🧵 Brunson isn’t just struggling — he’s being ground into dust by a Knicks offense that still asks him to do basically everything. That’s the article’s core point: New York wanted to lighten his load this season, and in this Hawks series they’ve done the exact opposite.