Quin Snyder Says he is not Surprised in the Slightest at Jalen Brunson's success with the Knicks

Atlanta faces the Knicks at home tonight at 7:30

Jackson Caudell | Oct 27, 2023

Quin Snyder Says he is not Surprised in the Slightest at Jalen Brunson's success with the Knicks /

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The Atlanta Hawks are going to be facing the New York Knicks in their home opener tonight and Atlanta is going to be looking to bounce back from their opening night loss to the Hornets and get a win at home.

Before the game, Hawks head coach Quin Snyder met with the media to talk about tonight's matchup with the Knicks and more specifically, about Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson. Snyder, who coached against Brunson when Brunson played for the Dallas Mavericks, gave a glowing review of the Knicks point guard and said that his success does not surprise him one bit:

"Not in the slightest. Beginning when he was in college, the command that he had of the game, his understanding is unique, and his ability to play with his feet on the floor. The way that he changes his speed and his strengths on the floor. That series (When the Jazz faced the Dallas Mavericks), he was the best player on the floor when Luka (Doncic) was out and sometimes he was the best player on the floor when Luka was in and that is just a credit to him. It was very obvious the level that he was capable of playing at and it showed at that point to the people that saw that."

After leaving the Dallas Mavericks and signing with the New York Knicks, Brunson became a star player last year and got the Knicks to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. He raised his scoring average to 24 points per game and averaged six assists as well. After steadily growing in his first four seasons with the Mavs, Brunson stepped up last season and became the playmaker that the Knicks desperately needed.

The Hawks and Knicks split the regular season series 2-2 last season, with the Hawks securing a victory in Madison Square Garden on 11/2, 112-99, and a 139-124 win on 1/20 in State Farm Arena (Per Hawks PR).

Atlanta is going to have to shoot the ball better than they did the other night if they want to have a chance to pick up a win tonight. The Knicks have been a tough defensive team under Tom Thibodeau and they are going to make scoring difficult for Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, and the Hawks.

The Knicks looked like they were going to score a big win on Wednesday night against the Eastern Conference favorite Boston Celtics, but they let the lead slip away, and a big night from Kristaps Porzingis got the win for Boston.

Brunson is looking to go to an even higher level this season and Snyder knows that the Knicks point guard is fully capable of doing that.

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