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https://youtu.be/O_NHssnMltk Frank Ntilikina had a career-high 18 points on French Heritage Night at Madison Square Garden. How...

Watch how Kevin Knox responds point-by-point to the criticism he received from anonymous scouts and executives earlier this week.

Watch how Trey Burke methodically led the Knicks to victory.

While the Knicks got stomped in Toronto, there was an individual defensive performance that shouldn't be overlooked. Damyean Dotson stayed up on Kawhi Leonard and reminds us Frank Ntilikina isn't the only young defender on the team.

Frank Ntilikina held Trae Young scoreless into the third quarter of their match-up that the Knicks won 112-107. And it wasn’t from contesting a lot of shots. It was from Frank playing like an All-Pro cornerback, draped all over his man, giving no space or opportunity to make a play happen.

Allonzo Trier has surprised everyone with his play through the first few weeks of the season. He finally met an adjustment against the Bulls when they trapped him early and often. The Knicks were unprepared for this, with teammates watching instead of cutting, and Trier losing his dribble too quickly. All part of the learning process. It will be interesting to see how the Knicks react to this going forward.

Mitchell Robinson still has plenty to learn in the NBA, but something you can’t teach is length, and we are seeing how he uses it to impact games already.

David Fizdale emphasized all through Summer League and training camp the importance of using forwards to rebound and push the ball off misses. Without Kristaps Porzingis, the Knicks need to create easy baskets in transition in order to have an efficient offense. In the play highlighted above, you can see how Lance Thomas keeps the ball off the rebound, instead of handing off to the nearby guard, and how that creates a mismatch on the other end.

Watch how Frank Ntilikina covers space between the ball-handler and pop man to defend this pick-and-roll play.

Rasheed Wallace took time to work with Mitchell Robinson over the past few days. We saw an immediate impact in the way Robinson asserted himself on the court, trying to be more vocal in calling out defensive coverages. The players still need to learn how to react off each other, but it's a good start.

@FrontOfficeEye shows why the "aggressive Frank" we saw vs Golden State is not a flash in the pan, but something that simply needs to be unleashed.

@FrontOfficeEye takes you into the film room on Tim Hardaway Jr.'s off-ball skillset.

Noah Vonleh has been impressive since grabbing the final roster spot on the Knicks. He did a little bit of everything in New York's loss to Milwaukee

@FrontOfficeEye breaks down double pindown variations we have seen from the Knicks early in the season.

Caris LeVert made a driving basket to beat the Knicks against his fellow Michigan alum Tim Hardaway Jr. Let's take a look at where the play went wrong.

Don't just watch the player Frank Ntilikina is directly matched-up against to evaluate his impact on defense. Take note of how he manages the battle against the opposing team's screener to see why he is so difficult to score against.

The Knicks had an historic second quarter in their opening win against Atlanta. While there were plenty of highlight dunks (looking at you, Allonzo Trier), there were also some subtle plays that sparked the run. I thought Noah Vonleh provided a stable force to help the offense get going.