Alec Burke is progressing, but Knicks coach Tom Thibodo was not prepared to say on Saturday that the Giants wing would play against the Rockets on Sunday night when his team would open a crucial six-match road trip.
Berks (COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocol List), who had missed the previous seven matches, participated in Wednesday’s shootout and Saturday’s practice, but is still being listed as day-to-day.
“He’s got his conditioning to gain momentum,” Thibodo said. “When she’s comfortable, we’ll take her there.”
Berks was playing well when he scored 19 points or more in nine of his last 15 matches. Yet the Knots missed the game 6–1 at Burke, as Derrick Rose and Emanuel Quickley dropped their production. Like Mitchell Robinson (broken right leg), the Knicks have shown impressive ability to survive the absence of key players.
“I think this is one of the strengths of our club in that we have a deep team,” Thibodo said.
Quickly has a green light, even if it is in court. Thibodo does not mind his rogue guard taking the 3-pointers well beyond the arc.
“We actually have a 4-point line at our practice facility, and he shoots effectively from that area,” Thibodo said of Quickley, who is shooting 38.7 percent from deep. “We want him to read the rescue.” If he makes an opening, sometimes in transition he looks the best he can get.
“We have great faith in his shooting. This is his gift. “
Point guard Damian Lillard of the Trail Blazers said he wanted to stay with Portland for a long time, but he “upset” a controversial column written by writer and friend Chris Haynes.
The Yahoo Sports writer suggested that Lillard does not want a long future with the Blazers as management did not build enough around him to win the title.
If Lillard is really losing patience with Portland, The Post reported that the Nucks potentially absorb 3-4 million first-round picks, prospects and their $ 139 million contract in the cap summer space with $ 60 million Will be ready for Lillard has a close relationship with fellow Oakland, California, product and Knicks assistant Johnny Bryant, who works with the team’s guard, and who could possibly work in the Knicks’ favor.
“I took it for what it was,” Lillard said of the story. “That’s it [Haynes’] idea. I was kind of – what word should I use – not irritated with him because he is a writer and that is what he does. But I know that because of our relationship people will assume that I am tied to the story. That was the only thing that bothered me about it. ”
Thibodo said Robinson is progressing after surgery, but is not doing any court-work. That is the next progress. There is no timetable, so a possible return for him this season remains uncertain.
“We don’t want to take any chances with this, so we are very patient and make sure that he recovers completely before going again,” said Thibodo.
– Additional reporting by Mark Burman
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