{"id":444517,"date":"2024-01-25T05:17:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T05:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=444517"},"modified":"2024-01-25T05:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T05:17:12","slug":"knicks-fans-slam-candace-parker-for-jalen-brunson-critique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/knicks-fans-slam-candace-parker-for-jalen-brunson-critique\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Fans Slam Candace Parker For Jalen Brunson Critique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TNT pays Candace Parker to provide insightful commentary during the network&#8217;s NBA coverage. Regarding the players participating in the game of the night, one would think that she would be well-informed and have her opinions straight, but on Tuesday night, that was not the case at all.<\/p>\n<h2>Knicks Fans Slam Candace Parker For Jalen Brunson Critique<\/h2>\n<p>Parker made it a point to discuss Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson on TNT&#8217;s pregame program before to the Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets game. She felt compelled to discuss Brunson&#8217;s postseason exploits for whatever reason prior to a regular season game in the first part of January.<\/p>\n<p>She started talking about Brunson on the proper foot\u2014albeit a bizarre one\u2014but then she brought up how he faltered in the playoffs&#8217; second round the previous year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Knicks fans assembling to defend Jalen Brunson against Candace Parker or anyone else who tries disrespecting him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o8JVsRZH8M\">pic.twitter.com\/o8JVsRZH8M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bankai (#TeamCody) \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@New_Tape_City) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/New_Tape_City\/status\/1750277298530419040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Knicks supporters made sure Candace Parker didn&#8217;t get away with her error.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday night, Parker, the analyst for &#8220;NBA on TNT,&#8221; stated that Jalen Brunson struggled during the Knicks&#8217; previous year&#8217;s Eastern Conference semifinal series defeat to the Heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the game slows down in the playoffs, and you get jammed up, we\u2019ve seen Jalen Brunson in the playoffs with the [Mavericks], and he was No. 2, No. 3, came in, played minutes, supplemented Luka [Doncic] handling the ball, but as a No. 1 option last year in the playoffs, great first round, second round not so much,\u201d Parker said before the Knicks\u2019 108-103 road win over the Nets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I respect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Candace_Parker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Candace_Parker<\/a> so offering this friendly reminder of what Spo said after last season\u2019s second round playoff series when Jalen Brunson averaged 31 ppg on 54% shooting. <br \/>This dude should have been an all-star last year and most definitely should be this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Knicks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Knicks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xj2pXLBoH1\">pic.twitter.com\/xj2pXLBoH1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alan Hahn (@alanhahn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanhahn\/status\/1750138520373538869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the New York team&#8217;s victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round of the previous season, Brunson performed admirably. It was undoubtedly not Brunson&#8217;s fault that the Knicks were unable to overcome the Miami Heat in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>During the series against the Heat, Brunson&#8217;s important metrics increased significantly. He increased his points per game by seven points and increased his assist average from round one to round two.<\/p>\n<p>Parker went on to say that Brunson was a defensive liability because of his 6-2, 190-pound size, quoting ESPN pundit and head coach of the Aces Becky Hammon&#8217;s assertion that the Villanova alum was too tiny to be &#8220;a 1A dude&#8221; who led a championship run.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Jalen Brunson for All-star starter:<\/p>\n<p>Candace Parker: &quot;\u2026I gave [Donovan Mitchell] the nod over Brunson\u2026&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Jamal Crawford: &quot;Brunson\u2026Clear-cut #1 option, All-Star starter&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Shaq: &quot;\u2026Brunson\u2026He&#39;s a bad MoFo\u2026I haven&#39;t seen a small guy do whatever he wants to do since Iverson&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7IAk8XQvOS\">pic.twitter.com\/7IAk8XQvOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA_NewYork\/status\/1750105617963065774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that Parker&#8217;s remarks and those of his former and current teammates infuriated Knicks fans.<\/p>\n<p>Parker, who was receiving criticism from Madison Square Garden supporters, moved to X to rephrase her remarks in a thread, calling Brunson a &#8220;fn monster [sic]&#8221; and endorsing his request to play in his first NBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question was not can you win with a small player as your best player,&#8221; Parker said. &#8220;It&#8217;s can you win a CHAMPIONSHIP with a small player as your best player? Everyone throwing me and tweeting me stats. You are missing the point. (Allen Iverson) (w)as my absolute favorite player\u2026. Despite avg 35.6 (points) in the (2001) finals, they lost to the Lakers. (Chris Paul) despite (numbers) lost\u2026 no one since Isiah Thomas has won as the best player on their team and also being the smallest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Candace Parker questions Jalen Brunson&#39;s playoff performances, saying he did a good job in the first round last year, but not the second.<\/p>\n<p>2023 First Round: 24 PPG, 4.8 APG, 4.2 RPG<br \/>2023 Second Round: 31 PPG, 6.3 APG, 5.5 RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rFFRBHySro\">pic.twitter.com\/rFFRBHySro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1749980041411272983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div data-hveid=\"CAEQAQ\">\n<div class=\"dnXCYb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"_X-2xZbu7BoaK4-EPoaKL6A0_5\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"JlqpRe\"><span class=\"JCzEY ZwRhJd\"><span class=\"CSkcDe\">How many All Star appearances does Jalen Brunson have?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"L3Ezfd\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj75oGi4_eDAxUGxTgGHSHRAt0Quk56BAgBEAI\">Jalen Brunson was not selected for the All-Star team in his career.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_X-2xZbu7BoaK4-EPoaKL6A0_5\" class=\"bCOlv\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj75oGi4_eDAxUGxTgGHSHRAt0Q7NUEegQIARAE\">\n<div class=\"IZE3Td\">\n<div class=\"t0bRye r2fjmd\" data-hveid=\"CAEQBQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj75oGi4_eDAxUGxTgGHSHRAt0Qu04oAHoECAEQBQ\">\n<div id=\"X-2xZbu7BoaK4-EPoaKL6A0__7\">\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"135\">\n<div class=\"Crs1tb\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAA\">\n<div class=\"webanswers-webanswers_table__webanswers-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"ztXv9\">\n<th>NAME<\/th>\n<th>SEASON<\/th>\n<th>FTM<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jalen Brunson<\/td>\n<td><b>2019-20<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>1.1<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jalen Brunson<\/td>\n<td>2020-21<\/td>\n<td>1.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jalen Brunson<\/td>\n<td>2021-22<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jalen Brunson<\/td>\n<td>2022-23<\/td>\n<td>4.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>How many 3 pointers does Jalen Brunson average a game?<\/h3>\n<p>This season, Jalen Brunson has made 2.9 threes on average per game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Candace Parker owes Jalen Brunson an apology <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VCqdAeGLAU\">pic.twitter.com\/VCqdAeGLAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marshall Green (@MarshallGreen_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshallGreen_\/status\/1750198940320793059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What is Jalen Brunson career high?<\/h3>\n<p>On December 15, Jalen Brunson scored 50 points, which was his highest point total in a game against the Suns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Victor Wembanyama Keeps Personal &amp; Work Life Apart, Is Out Of Reach Once Off Work\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/victor-wembanyama-keeps-personal-work-life-apart-is-out-of-reach-once-off-work\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Victor Wembanyama Keeps Personal &amp; Work Life Apart, Is Out Of Reach Once Off Work<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TNT pays Candace Parker to provide insightful commentary during the network&#8217;s NBA coverage. Regarding the players participating in the game of the night, one would think that she would be well-informed and have her opinions straight, but on Tuesday night, that was not the case at all. 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