Many keyboards have been tapped to highlight the struggles of Karl-Anthony Towns, whose transition to Mike Brown’s system has been as smooth as a car ride on square wheels. However, there’s another underwhelming campaign drawing less attention than it deserves: that of Mikal Bridges.
Bridges is easy to miss, which is part of the problem. He’s too often not aggressive enough, not driving enough, and not embracing contact. He’s not getting to the foul line, not stopping the opposition as the point-of-attack defender, and ultimately, not showing up when it matters the most.
The stats align with the eye test of Bridges’ performance arc, highlighting the challenges he faces this season.
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