His case was not far from beginning to worry in New York… Big loser of the arrival during the season of Josh Hart, very quickly becoming an essential out of the bench, Quentin Grimes lost, in mid-February, in playing time (23 minutes against 30 minutes over the season), and in productivity (7.8 points over these eight post-All-Star Game games).
Cut off in his tracks after a rather convincing first part of the exercise in a full-time starting role, the New York full-back then took almost three weeks, the first three of March, to find his rhythm, his volume of play and its importance in the New York game.
Because for about ten days now, the Quentin Grimes of the first part of the season is back: in the last six games, the former Houston college player has been running at 20.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4 assists, at 52% on shots including 50% behind the arc, while playing almost 36 minutes per game!
” I just play aggressively » he threw like this this Sunday at the microphone of MSG Network, after the qualification of the Knicks for the playoffs. ” On both sides of the field, I make sure to play with accuracy. »
Maturity at the best time
A few days before the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs, and while the Knicks will compose during this period without Julius Randle, the native of Houston thus increases his volume of play to compensate in the collective for the absence of his leader, and he personally plays the best basketball of his young career.
” He is gaining in maturity game after game, visibly. He’s a simple guy, he comes to work, he’s ready all the time. A mentality always at the service of the collective. “Assured his “backcourt” friend Jalen Brunson, when Tom Thibodeau underlined “ a willingness on his part to give everything for the team. »
The obvious sign of coming of age for a young person in whom the New York franchise has had great confidence since his Draft in 2021, to the point of labeling him as untouchable in negotiations with the Jazz for Donovan Mitchell in the summer. last…
With good reason, a little less than a year later, since the young player has established himself as the official “3-and-D” of a solid team, called to play the Cavaliers in the first round… by Donovan Mitchell.
” We appreciate everything about him. He shoots well, and we know that because we calculate all the shots he takes, and the data paints the profile of an effective striker. And then there is his defense, he does not back down from any challenge and defends the best players concludes “Thibs”, while according BBall Index, Quentin Grimes is indeed the player who takes the toughest duels in the NBA, but whose defense on the ball carrier is ranked in the second best third. ” It offers lots of good things, and this is very important in our system. »
| Quentin Grimes | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 46 | 17 | 40.4 | 38.1 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 68 | 30 | 45.9 | 38.1 | 79.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 10.7 |
| Total | 114 | 25 | 44.3 | 38.1 | 77.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
