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Josh Hart may find himself back in his familiar playmaking role.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one that made this year the first season he has felt truly comfortable with the Knicks, as Hart has said several times on \u201cThe Roommates Podcast,\u201d which he hosts with Jalen Brunson. <\/p>\n
On Monday, the go-to Knicks hustler was asked to elaborate on what has made him feel this way compared to what is currently more of a scoring-focused role.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think trying to make sure that, you know, we have a lot of talent on the team, trying to make sure that those guys are successful and not worried about trying to score and those kinds of things, it was more like a playmaker role,\u201d Hart said. \u201cAt the beginning of the year, probably around JB\u2019s injury, the role was a little bit more different than it is now. It was more playmaking, setting screens, initiating offense, doing those kinds of things. That\u2019s just a position I\u2019m comfortable with.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Brunson being out at least another week with an ankle injury and Miles McBride questionable with a groin injury suffered Saturday, Hart could take on more of that role again.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one that hasn\u2019t worked out recently.<\/p>\n
Since Brunson twisted his ankle on March 6, Hart\u2019s numbers have taken a significant dip. <\/p>\n
In the past eight games, he is shooting 40.8 percent overall and 37.5 percent from deep, averaging 9.9 points.<\/p>\n
In the 59 games prior, Hart shot 54.7 percent from the field and 32.8 from beyond the arc for an average of 14.5 points.<\/p>\n
However, Hart isn\u2019t sure how the offensive responsibilities will be handled just yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. That\u2019s something that, role-wise, probably since JB went out\u2026 some of those pick-and-rolls and the role of playmaking has probably kind of changed a little bit,\u201d he said. \u201cWith those guys out, possibly. I\u2019ve got to see where [Tom Thibodeau] wants me to be and doing those kinds of things. We\u2019ll see. Right now, I think I just got to focus on catch and shooting and being more aggressive on the catch. And then when those guys come back and I\u2019m more into the action of setting screens or giving those guys the ball and playing off of that. So, we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Knicks have managed to go 4-4 without Brunson, and Thibodeau will have to continue to configure his depth pieces and starters with just 12 games remaining before the postseason.<\/p>\n
Brunson has not yet participated in practice, which coach Tom Thibodeau said would likely be the next step for the two-time All Star. <\/p>\n
He has been shooting and spending time on the bike and in the pool as he works his way back.<\/p>\n
Thibodeau said his conditioning is looking \u201cpretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n
McBride did not practice Monday. <\/p>\n
Thibodeau said it would be \u201cpremature\u201d to rule him out for Tuesday\u2019s game against the Mavericks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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