Why Karl-Anthony Towns should mirror a former All-Star with the Knicks | The Kevin O’Connor Show
Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O'Connor and NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh discuss the impact the former Timberwolves big man could have in the Big Apple alongside Jalen Brunson - and the blueprint he should follow with the Knicks. Hear the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Cat shooting that's gonna be creating massive attacking lanes for Jalen Brunson.
I think when you talk about shooting, it's the shooters amplify the talents of the stars on the team and cat with his shooting in the spacing is gonna amplify the talents of Bronson.
And I saw Todd Whitehead who works for sports radar and he posted this great graphic, uh the other day on social media, it had the top 12 shooting bigs of, of the last 14 years since 2010 and it had used a synergy metric how they calculated it.
The top 12 shooters and the top six were Dirk Yok Kat Bosch Horford and Porzingis.
Everybody there besides cat has won a title.
What I want Carl Anthony Towns to do.
Kevin is just to sit down and watch Chris Bosh tape from 2013 because Chris Bosh was similarly skilled as Carl Anthony Towns.
A lot of hype was a 2010 guy over in Toronto and they came over with the Miami Heat and had to sacrifice a lot of touches offensively.
But in 2013, I guess at the end of 2012, when he became, you know, the the pace and space stretch five next to Kendrick Perkins again in the, uh OKC finals in 2012 from then on, like Carl Anthony Towns should be.
Chris Bosh is locked down defensively, move around and be able to be that pick and roll defender and, and shot blocker but doesn't have to be like five blocks a game.
He doesn't have to be Kentucky Carl Anthony Towns, but he has to be smart play within himself and man hit every shot down the floor.
I mean, he is gonna be a guy that I think could be the Chris Bosh of this New York Knicks team and that's not a knock.
I think Chris Bosh was one of the most underrated players of the last two decades in the NBA.
And I think Carl Anthony Towns has the right disposition, the right skill set.
And I think the right coach, you know, Erik Spoelstra, Tom Thibodeau known for their defensive aptitude and I think he's in a great situation to be the Chris Bosh of this team.