New York Knicks news: Tim Hardaway Jr working on defense
By Bryan Rose
It’s not very often that a player picked 24th overall in the NBA Draft makes an immediate impact, but most don’t come with the pedigree of Tim Hardaway Jr.
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Selected by the New York Knicks late in the first round, Hardaway quickly carved out a role on the team and became one of the best scoring options, especially late in the season. Needless to say, offensively, Tim Hardaway Jr. doesn’t have a ton of weaknesses. However, on the defense end, there’s plenty of room for Tim Hardaway Jr. to improve and that’s exactly what the second year guard plans on doing this season.
Hoping to become as good of a defender as his father, Tim Hardaway Jr. has been tenaciously working out on his defense for the New York Knicks during the offseason.
“I just want to be a better defender, a better vocal leader out there,” Hardaway Jr. said at Charity Day. “That is my main focus. I know offense will come and I will get better at that each and every day. Where you separate yourself in the league is by playing team defense and I want to be a part of that.”
Will he be able to do it? That remains a question mark, especially given Hardaway Jr. isn’t exactly the biggest or quickest guy on the court. Still, as long as you give an effort, that’s all most are concerned about and Tim Hardaway Jr. should have no problem doing that for the New York Knicks this year.
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