BY GEORGE DICKIE
Over the past two decades have yielded some
ignominious point guard play at Madison Square Garden.
Players such as Jarrett Jack, Chris Duhon, Pablo Prigioni,
Raymond Felton and washed-up versions of Derrick Rose
and Jason Kidd have come and gone and haven't exactly
enthralled the New York Knicks faithful. But in Jalen
Brunson, there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
Indeed, in their new floor general the Knicks have
imported a solid playmaker and ball handler who can
create off the dribble, score from midrange and potentially
get the New York offense humming.
The fifth year man out of Villanova had his
breakthrough year last year with the Dallas Mavericks,
when he registered per-game averages of 16.3 points, 4.8
assists, 3.9 rebounds and
0.8 steals. He was also an
efficient scorer, shooting
50.2 percent from the field
and 37 percent from three-
point range.
Brunson and the Knicks
can be seen in action on
the road twice this week:
Tuesday, Nov. 15, on TNT,
against the Utah Jazz; and
Friday, Nov. 18, versus the
Golden State Warriors on
ESPN.
Brunson takes the reins
for Knicks
• FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14 - 20, 2022 •
Missy Peregrym returns
to "FBI" with Tuesday's
episode on CBS.
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