{"id":643,"date":"2025-08-07T16:08:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/?p=643"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:23:42","slug":"insider-predicts-significantly-better-year-ahead-for-knicks-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.osteodomicile.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/insider-predicts-significantly-better-year-ahead-for-knicks-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Predicts \u2018Significantly Better Year\u2019 Ahead For Knicks Wing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mikal Bridges just signed a contract extension with the New York Knicks<\/a>, meaning he will be with the team for four more years.<\/p>\n

Some people were elated to see Bridges make the deal, while others were a bit concerned.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because there was criticism about Bridges\u2019 first year in the Big Apple, and numerous fans demand that he do better.<\/p>\n

Speaking on \u201cKatz And Shoot,\u201d Fred Katz stated that he thinks Bridges will greatly improve in 2025-26.<\/p>\n

According to Katz, Bridges and former head coach Tom Thibodeau just didn\u2019t work well together.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would be surprised if Mikal Bridges didn\u2019t have a much better season\u2026pretty significantly better\u2026It didn\u2019t work for him with Thibs\u2026from kind of a personality standpoint\u2026from an Xs & Os standpoint\u2026Also non-Thibs factors\u2026I think he\u2019ll be a lot better,\u201d Katz said, via New York Basketball.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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“I would be surprised if Mikal Bridges didn’t have a much better season\u2026pretty significantly better\u2026It didn’t work for him with Thibs\u2026from kind of a personality standpoint\u2026from an Xs & Os standpoint\u2026Also non-Thibs factors\u2026I think he’ll be a lot better”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Fred Katz pic.twitter.com\/aVVjmMatII<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) August 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s not like Bridges did a bad job in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

His average of 17.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists on 50.0 percent from the floor helped the team, but he didn\u2019t seem to click with the rest of the roster as much as fans had hoped.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to remember that he went to Villanova along with Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson, so fans thought he\u2019d immediately become one of the team\u2019s biggest stars along with his school friends.<\/p>\n

Instead, Bridges had to work off the rust and didn\u2019t quite look like his regular self.<\/p>\n

Katz said that Bridges and Thibodeau weren\u2019t a great fit, but Bridges could flourish now that he has a new head coach.<\/p>\n

Plus, he has had more time to find his footing and rhythm with his teammates.<\/p>\n

A summer off and full training camp with his coach should get him in a good position for the new season.<\/p>\n

Bridges could have a big rebound season.<\/p>\n

If he doesn\u2019t, there will be many questions about him and his long-term fit in New York.<\/p>\n

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