The New York Knicks are set to take on the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night, as news and rumors ramp up for both teams as the season kicks into high gear.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Knicks Set to Take on Nets
The New York rivalry is set to take place on Friday night, when the Knicks travel to the Barclays Center to play for the ninth time since the Nets moved to Brooklyn.
Both teams are struggling to gain momentum after losing pieces in the offseason and getting new coaches, which includes learning new schemes.
But the rivalry is alive and well and the teams will be gunning for the win.
“It’s definitely grown every year, as we’ve gained more fans throughout the city and Brooklyn,” Deron Williams told the New York Post.
“It’s taken on life. We definitely get up to play those guys, and I’m sure they get up to play us. We’re looking forward to it.”
Carmelo Anthony said that the Knicks will need to get better playing the triangle offense before they move forward.
“We can’t move forward until we get the basics (of the triangle) down. Some nights, we seem like we have it down and some nights we don’t,” Anthony told ESPN.
“It’s going to be a little inconsistent from that standpoint until we get the foundation of the system down.”
Jarrett Jack noted that Anthony isn’t the only player the Nets need to worry about.
“We can’t just fall into, ‘Let’s stop Carmelo,’” he said. “They have other players that can go out there and put the ball in the basket and carry them to a win as well. We have to go out there knowing he’s a guy that can have a big game for them, but they have other guys that can be successful, as well.”
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