{"id":302202,"date":"2025-10-14T08:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/302202\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:50:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:50:41","slug":"mike-brown-sits-knicks-starters-to-better-observe-roster-in-blowout-to-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/302202\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Brown sits Knicks starters to better observe roster in blowout to Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Knicks were trounced by the Wizards in Monday\u2019s 120-103 preseason loss.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 3 observations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I feel for anybody who purchased a ticket for this one. You\u2019d have been better off binge-watching Netflix, or going to the dentist, or most anything else. The Knicks rested all their top players for their second-to-last preseason game, with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart all inactive. Mike Brown, the new coach, said he wanted to get a better look at the rest of the roster, including players on nonguaranteed deals who are fighting for a guaranteed roster spot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges sitting among Knicks bench on Monday night. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWe want to try to give some guys some extended minutes to take a look at them tonight. It\u2019s important because they\u2019ve all been busting their behinds and making that decision is extremely tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, none of them made a good impression. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It was a blowout from tipoff till the final buzzer. <\/p>\n<p>The defense was atrocious, allowing a ridiculous 75 points in the first half on a glut of wide open 3-pointers. Who came out looking the best? Landry Shamet, who is fighting for a roster spot but didn\u2019t play Tuesday because of an illness.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Kolek #13 of the New York Knicks heads for the net as Bub Carrington #7 of the Washington Wizards defends during the first half of a preseason game at Madison Square Garden on October 13, 2025 in New York City.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>New York Knicks Jordan Clarkson passes the ball during the first quarter. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>The Wizards were playing on the second night of a back-to-back and also rested starters \u2014 namely Khris Middleton, Alex Sarr and CJ McCollum\u2014 but they still bulldozed the Knicks.<\/p>\n<p>So what was the highlight for New York? A gutsy timeout performance from a fan, who won Tic Tac Toe at half-court by sprinting and diving with the winning X in the corner square.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat\u2019s happening on and off the Garden court\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Of all the reserves in preseason, I\u2019m most concerned about the play of Guerschon Yabusele. Just relative to expectations, there hasn\u2019t been much of a reason to get excited. Perhaps there\u2019s a level of fatigue given his participation in the FIBA World Cup, but Yabusele looks a step slow. He started at center Monday \u2014 a position that, to be fair, he shouldn\u2019t be playing \u2014 and the Knicks were outscored by 33 points in Yabusele\u2019s 23 minutes. The struggles of Pac\u00f4me Dadiet, while still disappointing given his first-round draft pick status, are easier to swallow if they last. He\u2019s only 20 years old and not expected to have a role in the regular season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Guerschon Yabusele #28 looks for an opening as Washington Wizards Marvin Bagley III defends during the first quarter. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u2019t watch the Wizards without thinking about that first-round pick. Originally acquired by the Knicks in a complex 2022 draft-day trade, the Wizards pick is protected 1-8 in 2026. If it doesn\u2019t fall outside the top 8, the pick becomes two second-rounders \u2014 one in 2026, the other in 2027. That\u2019s the most likely outcome. Washington is built to tank and desperately wants to keep that pick. But an optimistic Knicks fan will hope for the Wizards to impress, giving Leon Rose a real asset to trade or use in the summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Knicks were trounced by the Wizards in Monday\u2019s 120-103 preseason loss. 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