Maximizing Karl-Anthony Towns’ offensive gifts was one of several reasons the Knicks moved on from Tom Thibodeau and hired Mike Brown as head coach. The vision: an up-tempo, motion-based attack built on spacing, cutting, and freedom — a system designed to make the game easier for one of the NBA’s most versatile scoring men.
But two days before the season opener against last year’s 64-win Cleveland Cavaliers , Towns admits he’s still trying to figure out how the new system lends itself to his skill set.
“Honestly, I don’t know, but we’re figuring it out. It’s just different,” Towns said Monday after practice in Tarrytown, his response capturing the uncertainty of a player still adjusting to a brand-new system.
When asked where the team has succeeded most within Brown’s new offense, T