Towns Being Criticized Even After Averageing 24 Points and 12 Rebound "Should Trade," Why?
Towns Being Criticized Even After Averageing 24 Points and 12 Rebound "Should Trade," Why?
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This is Kevin O'Connor, who left a critique of Towns.
The New York Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers 108-125 in Game 6 of the 2024-2025 NBA Eastern Conference Final at Gain Bridge Fieldhouse in Indiana on the 1st (Korea Standard Time). They reached the conference final for the first time in 25 years, but failed to advance to the final.
New York has made significant changes in the offseason. It has established a solid lineup by recruiting Carl Anthony Towns (211 cm, C) and Michael Bridges (198 cm, G-F). In fact, it advanced to the conference finals by banking on its strong lineup. It has advanced to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.
The series got off to a shaky start. The team lost both games at home. It lost in the fourth quarter and suffered a come-from-behind loss. It rebounded by catching Game 3, but lost Game 4. If the team loses one more game, the season will be over. New York won Game 5 at home, taking the series to Game 6.
However, the team was not good enough. It failed to control Pascal Siakam (206 cm, F) from the first half. The team finished the first half 54-58. The score difference is not big. However, the New York team failed to control the opponent's energy, and the score gap widened quickly. In the end, New York's season ended by admitting defeat at the end of the fourth quarter.
New York's biggest weakness in this playoff series was defense. It displayed defense capabilities that did not match Tim Thibodeux's team. He scored 116 runs on average in the series. In the meantime, his team's center Towns was also under fire.
Television personality and NBA analyst Kevin O'Connor said, "The Towns trade should be New York's top priority. You can't win with a player with that defensive ability."
Towns averaged 21.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and a 3-point shooting success rate of 35 percent in this season's playoffs. He got sharper in the conference finals. He averaged 24.8 points and 12.2 rebounds, a 3-point shooting success rate of 36 percent, and a field pitch success rate of 50 percent. He perfectly played two options in offense.
The problem was defense. He failed to properly defend under the basket. New York rebounded from Game 3, when it deployed Towns and Mitchell Robinson (216 centimeters tall, C) at the same time. Since then, the New York team has extended Robinson's playing time to defend under the basket and used the Twin Towers. However, Towns' ability to defend outside was also disappointing, and New York lost the game because it couldn't handle its opponent's energy level. 메이저놀이터
He was excellent numerically. He averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds. But in defense, he didn't have any presence at all, especially in defense under the basket. Criticism of Towns' defense continued throughout the season.