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New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns sat for most of the fourth quarter with his team trailing Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers. Towns subbed out with 9:00 to play in the final period and didn't return until there was 2:25 remaining and the Knicks were down by nine points. Postgame, New York coach Tom Thibodeau said he went with a lineup that he felt gave his team the best chance at winning.

"Just, we got in a hole, and then the group that was in there gave us a chance," Thibodeau said. "So we were just riding (that lineup). We’re searching for a win."

When asked about it himself, Towns was more upset about falling behind 0-2 with the series shifting to Indiana.

"It’s tough to lose, anyway," Towns said. "So we just gotta regroup together for the next one."

This is the second game in a row where Towns wasn't on the floor during crucial fourth quarter minutes. In Game 1, Towns sat for a long stretch, and then was part of a offense-defense rotation with Mitchell Robinson late in the game.

Via Joe Vardon/The Athletic

CLEANSE THIS FRONT OFFICE AND ROSTER AND COACHING STAFF

It’s just year 1 of KAT / JB / OG / Mikal.

They made the ECF ( huge step forward ) in “year 1”.

Next step - upgrade the bench to compete at the championship level ( not there yet ). They need consistent scoring and depth off the bench.

Current Pacers ( & Celtics ) have a great system, depth and have been together as a unit under a great head coach(es).

Knicks unfortunately do not have the depth / bench or an offensive system ( other than Brunson bailing them out last 5 mins of every game ). On top of that their forwards are all playing out of position - OG not a PF, Mikal more of a 2 guard … Hart is not a SG. And their 2 cornerstones ( JB & KAT ) are horrible defenders.

Despite a flawed roster, stubborn coaching, lack of bench depth, poor offensive system …. They’ve come a long way but much work remains.

njknicks wrote:It’s just year 1 of KAT / JB / OG / Mikal.

They made the ECF ( huge step forward ) in “year 1”.

Next step - upgrade the bench to compete at the championship level ( not there yet ). They need consistent scoring and depth off the bench.

Current Pacers ( & Celtics ) have a great system, depth and have been together as a unit under a great head coach(es).

Knicks unfortunately do not have the depth / bench or an offensive system ( other than Brunson bailing them out last 5 mins of every game ). On top of that their forwards are all playing out of position - OG not a PF, Mikal more of a 2 guard … Hart is not a SG. And their 2 cornerstones ( JB & KAT ) are horrible defenders.

Despite a flawed roster, stubborn coaching, lack of bench depth, poor offensive system …. They’ve come a long way but much work remains.

Zero assests to make the necessary changes

I feel like coach has to get KAT confident and run plays for him because that'll open up the court for everybody instead of relying on volume from Brunson

Get a better coach. Thibs has hit the ceiling.

Thibs is the best coach the Knicks have had in decades and yet Knicks are clamoring to get rid of him lol