Jalen Brunson from the Knicks, one of the top 5 MVP candidates last year, could be even better this year

Toronto – Jalen Brunson’s personal run through his career has no goal. He knows what he is pursuing, but whether he arrives there can only decide. It is the proverbial carrot on the stem.

At the beginning of this season, when the New York Knicks prepared for the beginning of the new season, Brunson spoke about how Constance drives him. Be consistent for his team. Be consistent for yourself. Be consistent in his approach. Consistence seems to be not accessible. What about it at all? When do you decide that you have achieved it?

“That is a difficult question,” said Brunson with a curious look after the 113:10 win on Monday about the Toronto Raptors when he was asked about his personal rat race. “I would say … As long as I help my team to win, I will concentrate on it and continue from there. I will (the hunt) again later. “

If Brunson believes that he is not coming to what he is looking for, he himself is his himself. The numbers speak for themselves. The captain of the Knicks, who was a candidate for the top 5 MVP a season ago, has consistently better offensive figures. Only his scouts have dropped; From a ridiculous 28.7 points per game last season, she fell to a ridiculous 25.4 points per game this season, which is primarily due to the fact that one is able to play with more players who are able to to score a high level. Brunson’s basic efficiency statistics have increased. His advanced shooting statistics have increased. His sales are declining. His 7.8 assists per game are a career high.

Brunson is still the productive, quirky scorer, who despite its size does not often leave a game with less than 20 points. He has developed from an elite 3-point shooter into an elite 3 point scorer. He still has a few houses in the middle price segment.

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However, the part of his profession, which appeared at the beginning of this new season, is the work as a rental company. Brunson makes every reading. He finds open players. He lets players open. On Monday evening against Toronto, Brunson recorded double -digit assists for the seventh time this season. He only succeeded in 77 games last season nine times. Brunson’s floor game was a driving force behind the most efficient offensive of the NBA.

The Knicks set up a team this season break that brought all the strengths of Brunson. His development in New York and under Tom Thibodeau gave the organization self-confidence of turning things upside down, separating from assets and daring everything on the 28-year-old guard. Brunson took advantage of it. He has never been better. Despite the persistent weaknesses of the Knicks, they have not been better for some time.

“They surrounded him with people who can shoot and can make up the place on the pitch,” said Josh Hart. “Of course (Karl-Anthony Towns) can make pick-and-pop. They surrounded him with other guys who attract attention.

“He can express this by shooting the ball when other teams do not provide so much help, but if they set up two players, he is selfless.”

As late over the NBA, Brunson has seen any defensive reporting in the past seasons. He has always found ways to break the whole thing, but this season seems to be the highlight of all the work he did. Of course, it helps to have these special shooters and goal scorers at his side, but Brunson prepared for such moments long before him played in a team with so much offensive fireplace. He said he worked from the high school until the beginning of his professional career as the primary replacement guard to take action against certain defensive covers – lightning, hedges, drop defense, etc. – “in case I should ever need them.”

When it was time for the opposing teams to throw everything on him to slow him down, Brunson felt prepared.

“This has happened much more often lately,” said Brunson. “I always worked on such things. I just like to trust my reading and instinct. “

Brunson penetrates deeply into the game and creates open kick-out three for his teammates. The additional scope that the Knicks squad offers creates cutways for hard, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges that can run to the basket, and Brunson finds it with flying colors.

Good players make other good players better, and we see Brunson’s influence at the beginning of the season. This does not mean that in the past he has not played with good players. He really did it. However, that is different. The squad around Brunson underlines its strengths. When this attack fell, it was probably because he did not accept what the game and skills of his fellow human beings gave him.

Instead, it is the engine behind the best offensive of the game, which is well on the way to becoming one of the best of all time. All just because Brunson puts the game coming.

“He is now 10, 11 (assists) every night,” said Thibodeau. “He ensures a lot of good offensive for us. Everyone bears this responsibility. Read the game and don’t hold the ball too long. If you are open, I want you to shoot. If you are not open, I don’t want you to overdo it. Just read what you do. If you have players who play for each other and play selfless, you will achieve a high gate rate. ”

(Photo by Jalen Brunson, who drives past Ochai Agbaji: John E. Sokolowski / IMAGN Images)