Mike Brown makes no promises to Gershon Yabusele

Considered favorites to return to the finals, Nix started the season quite badly with three defeats in a row, and in addition to Fr defensethe problem is in the bench. The bench should allow the team to take a step forward with the arrival of Gershon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson.

Except it is captain of the French team and the former best 6th man in the NBA are far from their best, and Mike Brown has a hard time integrating them into the rotation.

So, Yabusele played just three minutes in Friday night’s 135-125 loss to the Bulls and was benched for the entire second half. Hit in one knee, Jabusele is averaging just two points, with 23% shooting success, in 11 minutes of play per match. Sometimes he will be able to play a lot of minutes, sometimes a little, or not at all. explains New York’s new coach. “That’s something our guys have to accept while we find the right formula.”

A new coach with a new bench

At the same time, Clarkson is next to his basketball. Accustomed to being a solo player off the bench, the former Jazz point guard saw his playing time dwindle from match to match, to the point where he was averaging less than 7 points per game with a 29% shooting percentage in 15 minutes. Mike Brown prefers to use a “role player” like Landry Shamet to leave the game behind and join the collective.

“I guess it’s a whole new learning process for me,” Clarkson said New York Post. “New coach, new system, new team. I’m just trying to absorb everything I can.”

As the Knicks host the Bulls this week with the goal of knocking them off first, Brown reiterates that his replacements must line up with the starting five. “You have to give it some time before you worry too much” he concludes. “But our bench obviously has to play better. Our guys have to return their shots, finish their drives near the rim, or be able to run in transition to get some easy baskets off of them. Right now, we’re not doing any of that.”