Karl-Anthony Towns could not believe Josh Hart's quote about disliking analytics
Josh Hart had a unique quote about analytics, and Karl-Anthony Towns was in disbelief.
Karl-Anthony Towns could not believe Josh Hart's quote about disliking analytics originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are now up 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
It was an amazing night for Hart, as he scored 26 points, his career high in the Playoffs. It was a result of the Cavaliers trusting the analytics and making Hart shoot. Unfortunately for Cleveland, Hart had himself an amazing night, making five three-pointers to lead the Knicks to a big win.
Josh Hart's analytics quote leaves Karl-Anthony Towns in disbelief Throughout his career, Hart has been a player known for thriving in transition basketball. Whenever he picks up steam, almost no one can stop him with his drives into the paint. He also loves crashing the boards, as he is quite possibly the best rebounding guard in the league.
To add more dimensions to his game, Hart made sure to improve his perimeter shooting, but his over 40% average this season still did not save him from his reputation as a non-shooter. MORE: Josh Hart made the Cavaliers pay for not defending him well That was why the Cavaliers were willing to let him shoot. The raw number showed that Hart can shoot it at a 40% clip, but it seems the analytics made the Cavaliers defend him that way.