WASHINGTON — Josh Hart finally scored within the preseason, however it was only two points on two shots and wasn’t enough for him to feel comfortable along with his recent role.
He even floated a possible move to the bench after Friday’s 118-117 preseason loss to the Wizards.
“I’m lost. I don’t know,” Hart said. “There’s a pair days before we’ve got until Boston. So whether that’s attempting to get a rhythm with that starting unit or we give anyone else a glance and my role changes and comes off the bench and go along with that unit. So just attempting to work out right away I just about don’t know. But we’ll see what happens in Boston (within the season opener Tuesday).”
Hart, it must be noted, made similar comments early last season — specifically that he couldn’t get in a rhythm because he never touches the ball — and subsequently found his groove.
But he’s in a special position this season in a lineup with two offensive-minded All-Stars — Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns — and one other high-volume shooter in Mikal Bridges.
“(Brunson) and (Towns) are our engine. I feel like we played pretty much this preseason,” Hart said after the Knicks finished 4-1 within the preseason. “So I’m cool with that. I just think we will just work out a way where we could be our greatest selves or whatever. Role or minutes or whatever that’s.”
The second unit, as constructed within the preseason, is led by Miles McBride and Precious Achiuwa (who picked up an injury Friday).
Hart took just six shots in 90 preseason minutes with two points.
After the primary preseason game in early October, Hart talked in regards to the importance of sacrificing.
He repeated that again Friday but with a twist that it could be higher served in a special role.
Achiuwa was followed by a trainer to the locker room within the fourth quarter Friday and never returned to the bench.
The frontcourt reserve, one in every of the highest Knicks players within the preseason, appeared to grab his hamstring after a dunk attempt. He was immediately subbed out.
After standing in the midst of his good friend and father beefing on national TV, Brunson placed blame on each parties for poor decisions.
“I just wanted address that families fight. Things were said. Sh** should’ve been handled higher on each side but here we’re,” Brunson said on his podcast, ‘Roommates Show.’ “Everyone thinks the world’s crumbling. Everyone thinks. …It’s what it’s at this point. But I just feel prefer it should’ve been handled way higher.”
During Sunday’s preseason game between the Timberwolves and Knicks, Donte DiVincenzo, a groomsman at Brunson’s wedding, began chirping on the Knicks bench, including a pair biting comments directed at Rick Brunson, a Knicks assistant and in addition Jalen’s father.
It spilled over to a postgame dustup that included DiVincenzo and Rick being separated on the MSG court.
Nevertheless, multiple sources said the perimeters smoothed it over in the following days and are in place.
WASHINGTON — Josh Hart finally scored within the preseason, however it was only two points on two shots and wasn’t enough for him to feel comfortable along with his recent role.
He even floated a possible move to the bench after Friday’s 118-117 preseason loss to the Wizards.
“I’m lost. I don’t know,” Hart said. “There’s a pair days before we’ve got until Boston. So whether that’s attempting to get a rhythm with that starting unit or we give anyone else a glance and my role changes and comes off the bench and go along with that unit. So just attempting to work out right away I just about don’t know. But we’ll see what happens in Boston (within the season opener Tuesday).”
Hart, it must be noted, made similar comments early last season — specifically that he couldn’t get in a rhythm because he never touches the ball — and subsequently found his groove.
But he’s in a special position this season in a lineup with two offensive-minded All-Stars — Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns — and one other high-volume shooter in Mikal Bridges.
“(Brunson) and (Towns) are our engine. I feel like we played pretty much this preseason,” Hart said after the Knicks finished 4-1 within the preseason. “So I’m cool with that. I just think we will just work out a way where we could be our greatest selves or whatever. Role or minutes or whatever that’s.”
The second unit, as constructed within the preseason, is led by Miles McBride and Precious Achiuwa (who picked up an injury Friday).
Hart took just six shots in 90 preseason minutes with two points.
After the primary preseason game in early October, Hart talked in regards to the importance of sacrificing.
He repeated that again Friday but with a twist that it could be higher served in a special role.
Achiuwa was followed by a trainer to the locker room within the fourth quarter Friday and never returned to the bench.
The frontcourt reserve, one in every of the highest Knicks players within the preseason, appeared to grab his hamstring after a dunk attempt. He was immediately subbed out.
After standing in the midst of his good friend and father beefing on national TV, Brunson placed blame on each parties for poor decisions.
“I just wanted address that families fight. Things were said. Sh** should’ve been handled higher on each side but here we’re,” Brunson said on his podcast, ‘Roommates Show.’ “Everyone thinks the world’s crumbling. Everyone thinks. …It’s what it’s at this point. But I just feel prefer it should’ve been handled way higher.”
During Sunday’s preseason game between the Timberwolves and Knicks, Donte DiVincenzo, a groomsman at Brunson’s wedding, began chirping on the Knicks bench, including a pair biting comments directed at Rick Brunson, a Knicks assistant and in addition Jalen’s father.
It spilled over to a postgame dustup that included DiVincenzo and Rick being separated on the MSG court.
Nevertheless, multiple sources said the perimeters smoothed it over in the following days and are in place.
