Newcomer point guard Immanuel Quickley may have the guts to play fearlessly against Warriors megastar Stephen Curry when the Knicks (7-8) begin their four-game West Coast journey in San Francisco on Thursday.
Quickley said he believes Knicks defense expert coach Tom Thibodeau have a solid game plan for the Warriors (7-6), who are no longer of championship caliber but still boast a formidable offense led by Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and 2020 number 2 choose James Wiseman.
These aren’t the worst Warriors of last season. On Monday, the Golden State beat the Lakers on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
“It’s going to be cool,” Quickley said after Wednesday’s practice in the Warriors’ new downtown arena. “I feel like our team is really stuck. Steph Curry is a great player, one of my favorite players I’ve grown up with. It’s just how well he plays, how much fun he has on the pitch. The whole West Coast trip will be fine for us”.