Stefan Bondy details that he talked to a scout recently about a difference in defensive scheme compared to last season that could have something to do with the Knicks' struggles

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00:00You said atrocious that was a word you use has been atrocious lately what stands out to you the

00:04most about the next defensive breakdowns during this stretch what we've seen it look a lot like

00:09last season they have almost the identical record that they did at this point last season and their

00:14defense was bad at this point part of it is that mikhail bridges is not pulling his weight in terms

00:19of being the point of attack defender and getting through screens and navigating the pick and roll

00:23you know you have cat and brunson in the lineup frequently those are two below average defenders

00:28individually and then this is something that i'm gonna have to confirm because i talked to a scout

00:32recently i'm gonna have to start paying closer attention to this but i think the next scheme

00:37is to direct the opponent to the middle rather than to the baseline which kind of goes against

00:43a lot of things you're taught as a basketball player and and things you're supposed to do as

00:47a coach so i can imagine if that is the case then that's some takes adjusting to this might

00:52be confusing to players that might be an aspect at play here but still you know i think just

00:58the overall point of attack defense has been the main problem

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