Are the Knicks asking TOO MUCH of Jalen Brunson?! | NBA Today

On NBA Today, Austin Rivers and Kendrick Perkins join Malika Andrews to discuss whether the New York Knicks are in trouble with the series tied at 2-2 and Jalen Brunson not at full fitness levels.
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[@leetraviusmckay314]

Big Perk "u gon stand on business or u gon fold like clean sheets?" 😂

[@PrettyTonyi]

People so lazy just blaming thibs like his bench isnt starting the games now. The injuries this team dealt with arent from long minutes. This Thibs slander is just lazy.

[@gaurilla]

Facts

[@lyriktehuti]

Facts

[@chefpepper11]

Preach 🫡

[@rjchan2546]

It's true that injury not because of Thibs. But the lack of stamina in recent 2 games are definitely his fault. He always loaded starters with heaving minutes while there are good bench players that can provide productive 10-15 mins per game. It's a long trip in playoff, not NCAA

[@lyriktehuti]

@@rjchan2546 the bench has been starting bro. Three bench players are starting. That means we don’t have 12 competent players to play.

[@herbalescent71]

If you haven't watched this team for 82+ games this season then you have NO right to comment.period.end.of story. This rhetoric is laughable! Thibs IS playing his BENCH.... they are the starters now! UMMM... Exhibit A. Josh Hart was coming off the bench basically until January when JuJu went down from a freak injury (non fatigue). Exhibit B... Donte DiVencenzo was coming off the bench until December. Exhibit C. I. Hart was coming off the bench until December (when Mitch Rob went down- the first domino to fall) Then with the trade of Quick & RJ (Quick being Jalen's backup) to get Precious and OG- our bench thinned out even more because that's when Deuce stepped up to be that back up.Grimes trade yielded Burks & Boggie (who slipped on a banana peel in whatever game that was in 76ers series) So with three starters hurt, three bench rotaion players now STARTING, and newest 6th man (Boggie) out... who else is supposed to play the minutes, the janitors @ MSG? He's (Thibs) basically got 3rd string G-Leauge players left on the bench with no experience because they are on two ways (w/ the exception of Simms) Big Perk is correct- this is a LAZY take (I used to respect you Sir Charles) With that said... I couldn't be more proud of a squad and a coach for mitigating the rollercoaster of trades, injuries, walking mash units and coming this far under the circumstances! So- all you casuals that call yourself real fans keep your opinions to yourselves... I will leave you w/ a quote from CP the Fanchise of KFTV "We don't need that"

[@smoove354]

Yes, an that’s why he’s limping around. If he can’t put up 28 they lose. Pacers got depth and that’s gonna be key for these last two games

[@WRNIIVIIII]

I wish Bron had this type of sympathy in his first Cleveland stint, along with Kobe after Shaq and before Pau… “ASKING TOO MUCH?!” HE’S THE STAR PLAYER!!

[@lordfinesse4173]

stop it..he is missing randle, robinson and anunoby..all starters..along with bogey off of the bench..to ask one man to carry that kind of load to the eastern conference finals is insane..bron is literally the only one to carry a team on no ones all the way to the finals..so yes its asking too much of him

[@sharifnasser7635]

True but there a lot of injuries. Bron didn't deal with that as much but u could it was worse cuz that team was bad. Even worse than the current lakers. Kobe kinda the same

[@TobeSoprano2k]

Brunson in Bron and Kobe talks?...😎😎😎

[@digblaster4214]

Difference between knicks and pacers ... knicks use no excuses for loses.....pacers still crying for their loses even after the won 2 straight 1 given to them. Every time we win, it's controversial by the opposition or by the media. Please man.... we are depleted fighting wars and still dont complain or cry or blame. Accountability is taken. Its going to be a fight but i still got our knicks in 6 or 7..... lets fuking go....

[@superkid12345]

This has been a coach Thib's issue since Chicago. It's the reason DRose blew his knees out, it's the reason Thib's teams don't win championships. He gasses out his starters all season so they all go down in the playoffs. Dude has never had the slightest trust in his bench no matter where he was coaching.

[@curly7452]

This is probably the one year it’s an exception. The Knicks have been down bad all season

[@Meme_dad1]

Nah, I’ve been saying the same thing about thibs. He has 15 players just like the opposing team and he sticks to his favorite 8-9 players all year long. I pray Brunson doesn’t go out like drose

[@PrettyTonyi]

His bench is starting bro what are you taking about? His bench is the starters now cause of injuries.

[@TheWhiteFamilyChannel]

Facts, he only sees 6 guys at time, no matter how many people are on the bench

[@TheWhiteFamilyChannel]

Precious, McBride, Burks all been there long before the injuries.

[@dongamb3823]

Great job by Kendrick to provide unique insight as only a former player can do. Love the dude and his commentary

[@mugarbelennon1578]

Did he say the Knicks going to win game 4

[@michaelwood9559]

A series that’s tied 2-2 is a best of 4 series?

[@ron6083]

That's what happens when you think you're something you're not, you forget how to count!😂😂😂😂😂

[@viperrecords3288]

@@ron6083Knicks got more haters than any other franchise. I swear it’s sad.

[@ron6083]

@viperrecords3288 no mother effing doubt.

[@gaurilla]

Facts

[@craigosterberg5045]

Yes

[@uzernam3]

Imagine the Knicks coached by Erik Spoelstra

[@lordfinesse4173]

dont do it..dont give me hope

[@leetraviusmckay314]

Thibs "you guys start you guys finish" 😂

[@lilsnoopp6268]

JB, we have what we have and we gotta go forward with that. theres no excuses

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

Anunoby, Randle, Bogdanovic, Mitchell Robinson are frontcourt players. They need to be accommodated. Can't push them.

[@sapien2291]

Let me just say it since Stephen A Smith does not have any game. The New York Knicks is not even running an offensive system right now and their coach does not even know how to substitute or rotate any players and he cannot even drop any plays or bringing any shooters off the bench cuz he doesn't even know how to coach. Why you think he's only using seven players? That's hilarious

[@_kimjonguntv]

Brunson is good player and leader :D

[@rupertpupkin2660]

Last week we were talking about how good The Knicks were & how deep they were. Now they are putting too much on Brunson who everyone in NY swore was The MVP. I don't want too hear it. It's a make or miss league and only ONE team holds the trophy at the end of the year. It wont be The Knicks.

[@viperrecords3288]

Please. The Knicks have been down talked all year. Scratched and clawed to get the 2 seed. One bad loss and y’all acting like it’s over. It’s 2-2. This is a best of series. 🤡

[@herbalescent71]

And Brunson himself wasn't making excuses in yesterdays after game presser!!!!!! He's not looking for brownie points! He doesn't want them. HE UNDERSTANDS it's a make or miss league as you had to remind us. This is rhetoric put out by the media- so, ummmm your comment is a tad bit misdirected.

[@280luke]

Your delusional

[@thabomahlangu8041]

He is an MVP candidate it's not just Knicks fans, he finished 5th. You talking like this next game is an elimination match, Pacers still need to win 2 games and Knicks gonna do what they do best, that's win. Knicks in 6

[@armandotorres-iy1cw]

Big perk always looks hungry

[@northphillyp]

Couple weeks back he was compared to Knicks legends and after a couple losses now Tibs got him doin too much🤣🤣🤣 its somethin new every week with the Knicks

[@1kbmahan]

New York knicks are the Dallas Cowboys of the NBA

[@uzernam3]

Thibs gotta suit up and play 45 minutes multiple games.

[@SSJRome]

It’s Josh Hart they’re asking too much of lol nba players that play as hard as him are not built to play 48 minutes straight as much as he him

[@dafunkdafunk]

This title should say Thibs, not Knicks lol

[@dariusdina8561]

Perk continues to be delusional lol 😅

[@MiguelSosa-oo6ww]

East is weak af. Knicks and Pacers would get destroyed in the West.

[@viperrecords3288]

Man be quiet

[@thekingbradable]

Thibs* Perk. Not the Knicks. I know you love Thibs because he was a coach on the Celtics, but try to be objective.

[@herbalescent71]

see my comment above

[@purpleperc1012]

Idk why they acting like the pacers didn’t outplay the Knicks at the garden only to be screwed by the refs 😂

[@skippie8011]

wdym, knicks outplayed the pacers in game 3 only to be screwed by the refs

[@purpleperc1012]

@@skippie8011 how away ? 😂

[@purpleperc1012]

@@skippie8011 blame Andrew nembhard don’t blame the refs

[@purpleperc1012]

@@skippie8011 let’s face it the Knicks have run out of gas and the pacers can do this game after game they was one of the highest scoring teams in nba history for a reason

[@viperrecords3288]

Pacers were 1 miss 3 from being down 3 games. Stop crying about refs.