Cam Reddish acquired a possibility to start out Friday evening for the Knicks, however he didn’t benefit from it.
With beginning capturing guard Evan Fournier resting and Quentin Grimes sitting out his second straight recreation with a foot damage, Reddish missed six of seven shot makes an attempt over 22 minutes in the Knicks’ 131-114 preseason win over the Pacers.
“He can, and I need all of our gamers to know, you possibly can play properly with out capturing properly,” coach Tom Thibodeau mentioned after the sport. “His size, his athleticism, operating the court docket, stepping into the paint, I assumed he had a number of good drives, after which, like, I need him to learn. If there’s a collapse you’ve accomplished your job, and now spray [the ball].
“I wish to have a look at the movie, however total, I assumed there have been some actual good issues. You simply gotta construct every day. The laborious factor is him constructing rhythm if he will get nicked up and he misses observe or misses a recreation, then you definitely gotta restart. … You gotta get by all that stuff.”
Reddish was acquired from Atlanta for a first-round draft decide final January, however he totaled simply 214 minutes in 15 appearances with the Knicks. The 6-foot-8 swingman probably will face comparable issue cracking Thibodeau’s rotation this season.
“I used to be wanting ahead to [starting Friday] and I like the chance, however there wasn’t an excessive amount of of a lead as much as it,” mentioned the 23-year-old Reddish, who left the earlier recreation Tuesday with a sprained ankle. “I can rating in any respect three ranges and wish to show that I can defend as many positions as doable. I wish to be energetic and vocal and do issues outdoors of my consolation zone and persona. I'm making an attempt to speak extra.
“The vitality has been good, particularly the second group getting up and down, getting up the ground. The chemistry has been nice, and I'm simply looking for my area of interest.”
Second-year guard Miles McBride had one other impactful recreation off the bench, with six factors on two made 3-pointers, in addition to three assists, two blocked photographs and a plus-16 score in 21 minutes.
Requested if McBride is making his job robust to type out minutes, Thibodeau replied: “No. No, it’s simple. Individuals hold saying that, however that’s not the best way this works. The best way this works is whenever you’re on the ground and for those who play properly and the group performs properly, you’re gonna decide who performs. However it needs to be benefit primarily based.”
Middle Jericho Sims had 4 factors and 6 rebounds in 13 minutes after lacking the preseason opener with a groin damage. … Ukrainian-born guard Svi Mykhailiuk hit two 3-pointers within the fourth quarter and completed with eight factors.
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