Helpless to lose 3 games in a row, the Big Four have become a decoration! Brown made it clear that it is difficult for the Eastern giants to make a difference

New season, new pattern, 30 teams from the East and West are making a comeback, and everyone has a lesson that is difficult to learn. As the saying goes: there must be a way to win, and there must be a reason for losing. Take the Eastern Conference as an example. After Kiddy signed a four-year, $100 million contract, he continued to realize his talent. They started with a wave of five consecutive victories, tying the Bulls led by Jordan in the 1995-96 season and tied for the second best start in team history, second only to the Bulls in the 1996-97 season (12 consecutive wins). At the same time, the Pacers and Nets are struggling to win. They have suffered five consecutive losses and are heading towards the No. 1 pick. The most disappointing thing is that some wealthy teams have lineups that are armed to the teeth, but they are beaten everywhere, which makes people lament their misfortune and anger them without fighting!

The New York Knicks are such a team. Last season, the Knicks lost in the Eastern Conference finals, and the team management fired the meritorious coach Thibodeau on the spot as a warning to others! In the offseason, the Knicks took the lead in finalizing new coach Brown. Immediately afterwards, the Knicks signed Yabusele for US$11.28 million in two years, Clarkson for US$3.6 million in one year, and also gave Bridges a four-year, US$150 million early contract extension. In a sense, the Knicks have a more up-to-date coach and added depth. Considering that Tatum of the Green Army and Haliburton of the Pacers both suffered serious Achilles tendon torn injuries, the new king of the Eastern Conference has emerged, and the Knicks have a good opportunity to break out of the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks set sail again and are ambitious! In the opening game of the season, the Knicks met the Cavaliers, the leader in the Eastern Conference last season, at home. The Knicks once established a huge 17-point lead, and repelled the opponent's counterattack. They narrowly won by 8 points and got a good start. In the second game at home against the Celtics, the Knicks did not waste much effort, leading by up to 24 points. In the end, the 10-point victory more or less left some face to the opponent! After defeating two of the Eastern Conference's top teams, even though their opponents were all weak, the Knicks did create the illusion of dominance in the Eastern Conference. However, this illusion came and went in a hurry, and the Knicks were quickly knocked back to their original form!

After two consecutive home wins, the Knicks started three consecutive away games, but they seemed to be a different team. They were determined to kill the enemy in every game but were unable to recover, and they had no choice but to suffer three consecutive losses! Among them, the away game challenged the Heat, and the Knicks fought back after being 18 points behind, but unfortunately fell short and lost by 8 points; the away game challenged the Bucks, and the Knicks lost a good game with a 14-point lead and suffered a reversal; the away game challenged the Bulls, and the Knicks dug a 22-point hole early. Even though they chased the point difference to single digits in the final quarter, it was a pity that they still failed to have the last laugh.

From 2 consecutive wins at home to 3 consecutive losses on the road, the Knicks seem to have become what they were last season: a dragon at home and a worm on the road! First of all, we must admit the fact that Hart was exempted from the game due to injury. The Knicks' Big Four are missing a helper with a snake oil attribute, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced. But having said that, the Big Four of Brunson, Towns, Bridges and Anunoby are each worth over 100 million, but they cannot produce the effect of 1+1+1+1>4, and even give people a sense of déjà vu that 1+1+1+1 is less than 3. The Big Four are just decorations! Brunson, in particular, is too obsessed with the ball and loves cooking, and has not unleashed the potential of the other Big Three. More importantly, the Knicks' offensive system seems to be rusty and cannot operate efficiently, and the once iron-blooded defense is gone!

So far this season, the Knicks rank 23rd in the league in average possessions per game (99.7), only 17th in the league in offensive efficiency (114.1), and only 17th in field goal percentage (42 .4%) ranked third from the bottom in the league, ranked first from the bottom in the league in interior scoring (38.8 points), ranked second from the bottom in the league in fast break points (11.4), and ranked second from the bottom in the league in bench points (22.2). What's even more fatal is that the Knicks didn't have the Green Army's life but got the Green Army's disease. They deliberately increased the proportion of three-point shots, but the effect was far lower than expected. They killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses! So far this season, the Knicks have averaged 44.8 three-pointers per game, ranking third in the league, second only to the Celtics (47.8) and Suns (45.7). However, their three-point shooting percentage is only 34.4%, ranking 18th in the league.

It is said that the new coach has three things to do when he takes office. At least judging from the current situation, Brown's fire has not yet been ignited - he is eager to build an offensive team, but the Knicks have lost the team's original defensive DNA. Brown made his words clear in an interview. He said bluntly: We are still in the exploratory stage. It will take some time for us to evaluate the team. The lack of physical confrontation is the reason why we lost the game. We must find the physical confrontation we have always had and cannot be suppressed by our opponents in terms of momentum. Yes, the Eastern Conference is indeed facing a major change that has not been seen in many years, and the Knicks have enough cards to play, but they must withstand the wind and rain, otherwise, even if this Eastern giants team has the Big Four, they will have difficulty making a difference; even if they can break out of the Eastern Conference, they will have little chance of winning when they meet the real champions of the Western Conference! Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.