Is Karl-Anthony Towns the Knicks’ Golden Ticket—or Their Biggest Dilemma?

A lot of other teams might opt to go after the two big men in isolation. The Pacers do that when the timing is right, but they’ve found the best way to cause problems is to keep them moving off the ball.

This play ends in poor defense from Towns, but perhaps he would’ve been better in the pick-and-roll if he hadn’t had to spend the possession chasing someone around the perimeter.

When Pacers forward Pascal Siakam is in, Robinson has to guard him if Towns is on the floor. That presents problems because Robinson’s DNA screams at him to protect the paint. Siakam take advantages by simply moving any time Robinson moves away from him.

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