Josh Hart's relationship with the referees is a work in progress, but it's heading in the right direction.
The forward has led the Knicks by a wide margin in technical points this season (Hart had six points by Wednesday), and the forward recently reached out to stakeholders to better understand the problem and how to solve it. said.
Hart said he has already stopped swearing because of his complaints, but he left with the understanding that he too often views referees as the enemy.
“I was surprised in a way because some of the technology I got didn’t even say anything bad about it,” Hart told the Post. “So, I won't say which referee, but I asked him, 'Do I have a bad reputation?' Or what? Man-to-man, tell me, because I'm trying to work on it.”
“And he said, 'No, you're a great competitor.' But when the competition gets tough, sometimes it feels like you're against us too. As you can see, it's 8-5. ” I do that too sometimes. So I think it will hurt us if I complain or ask a technician. We give them free points, balls, etc. So that's something that I want to be more aware of and work on. ”
The Post spoke to a G League talent evaluation expert about the Westchester Knicks, who recently won the annual Winter Showcase tournament.
That makes more sense for the senior Knicks, who are in desperate need of depth. Here is the scouting report:
TJ Warren: “He's definitely the best player and scorer. I'm worried about his defense against Thisbus. There's no other player that Thisbus will be looking at.”
Pacome Dadiette: “From what I've seen, he hasn't had a very good record in the G League. He's a big kid. And he's young.”
Chuuma Okeke: “Very interesting player. You don't notice him and you look up and he's almost got a triple-double. He's just playing the right way. He's still a little out of shape somehow.”
Moses Brown: “It's a great study. He doesn't know which hand to play with. He's right-handed. His left hand is smooth. His right hand is fractured. So now he does everything with his left hand. We're trying to get him. Will his body hold up? He's a great G League center.”
Jacob Toppin: It's hot and cold.
Damion Beau and Abdullah Ahmed: Keep an eye on them for Summer League.
Asked if the Knicks need to monitor the knee injury of Karl-Anthony Towns, who missed two games this season with a right patellar tendon injury, Thibodeau said: “We trust him, we trust the medical team. He does a really good job. . And I think that's a big part of his growth. After the Chicago game, he goes out to train. He knows how to get through the whole season and prepare. So I think that's important. I think he feels pretty good overall.”
