It was a mixed bag for Knicks recruits

During the opening night, the three recruits of the Knicks ran the whole range.

There was the good one (Allonzo Trier scoring 15 points), the bad one (Kevin Knox scoring only 4 shots out of 16) and the unfortunate one (Mitchell Robinson pinching his ankle in a little more than a minute d & # 39; 39; action) in the Knicks' 126-107 series defeated the Hawks in the garden on Wednesday night.

Knox admitted that he was nervous until his first stroke, on his fifth attempt, early in the second quarter. The pick of the first round, his worried stomach, felt pre-game nervousness sitting in the locker room, when he crossed the tunnel to the ground, and this was visible. He missed his first shot awkwardly, a running layup, and his first two free throws, but finally calmed down, scoring 10 points in 24 minutes.

"I had the shots I wanted tonight. I took a lot of good shots that I know how to do, I made good defensive readings, "he said. "Once I had my first official NBA basket, all [my nerves] left."

Knicks coach David Fizdale praised Knox's aggression, especially when his shot did not fall. He implored Knox to assert himself after a shaky pre-season and the Kentucky star who made only one fatal blow felt encouraged despite the bad shooting night.

"[The game’s] slow down a lot, he says.

"Every minute for him is going to be a learning experience," Fizdale said. "I liked his aggressiveness tonight. I want him to keep letting him fly. … He was active, he was engaged, he was doing well.

Trier, the unregistered shooting goaltender from Arizona, was one of the stars of the night, making five of the nine shots, adding four rebounds and two blocked shots. He also had the highlight of the evening: a skyrocketing in the last moments of the third quarter which caused a frenzy among the crowd. Trier grabbed a pass at the top of Tim Hardaway Jr.'s lead, past Trae Young and diving over Taurean Prince.

He received a chest injury from the former Knick Nate Robinson, who sat next to the yard and, like Trier, is from Seattle.

"Many people know that I am a very good athlete," he said. "They could see a bit of it."

When asked if anything surprised him about the opening night, Fizdale mentioned the slam of Trier. It's quickly become a hit of social media.

"Wow, guy," said the coach of the first year of the Knicks. "That kind of me had me."

Trier picked up the pace where he stopped after an impressive pre-season, highlighting his decisive achievements. He even met Dominique Wilkins after the victory.

"I would not say that I did not expect to do well," Trier said. "I spent a lot of time and worked very hard. I had to come in and play with effort, play with energy and be a spark. "

Robinson – the big second-round second-round pick who had spent the last year training instead of going to university – got off to a good start, making his first and only shot ahead of time. hurt your ankle. Fizdale said that reserve striker Noah Vonleh was playing so well that he kept Robinson on the bench, and the injury was not a problem.