The New York Knicks head coach had a lot to say about the impressive defense of Mikal Bridges vs. the Atlanta Hawks ...

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The NBA assistant has shared their pessimistic view of the New York Knicks chances of winning a championship this season.

clean defense of Bridges. He was in his chest all game. Ultimately, a lot of the good defense from Mikal happened in the plays that never got to occur, getting around the screens he gets spammed ...

As one of the Knicks’ better perimeter defenders, he sees the workload Mikal Bridges carries on a nightly basis. It’s why McBride is yelling “First Team All-Defense!” at his locker.

Overall, the New York Knicks have a middling defense. But they've struggled mightily against elite offenses. What might that ...

The Knicks went all-in on acquiring Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby to be the backbone of a defense capable of neutralizing elite perimeter scorers. Yet Edwards exposed their shortcomings on Friday.

Morant scored just 10 points on 5-13 shooting while being completely taken out of the game by New York's top wing defender. It was something that the coaching staff loved to see.

Mikal Bridges was once viewed as the face of the ... dropping 26 points in just 27 minutes while stifling Atlanta’s Trae Young on defense. New York already beat Brooklyn twice this season ...

This was 48 minutes of disciplined defense. “We’ve shown that we ... York gave up a handful of first-round picks to acquire Mikal Bridges this summer, hoping it could land an elite spot ...