Mikal: “I think I just wasn’t playing how I was supposed to be playing. I think I wasn’t coachable enough. I don’t know what it was. Maybe I felt too much entitlement. I just had to talk to myself about it and be coachable and be the best teammate I can be.”

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  3. Good Guy. Keep it up though. Would love to keep you but don’t have them thinking about it

  7. Great attitude , this is what we need from him. Not every night will he shoot like this but this is what he is capable of

    And we know what he can do defensively in the playoffs when it matters. He has clutch gene to him .

  11. Me and my mom gasped at the same time when he said that …. Really didn’t expect that out of his mouth. Maybe brown wasn’t the problem as much as the players ? Hopefully we see a turn around

  13. Yea now he buys in after we’re rumored to be trading him. Not sure how genuine this is, why did this guy on a contender need trade rumors to buy in?

  14. Dude saw that he was traded for a haul and let it get to his head.

    I’m glad something finally broke through to him. Hope he keeps this up.

  15. I wasn’t concerned about Mikal. I honestly feel like the fan base is just gaslighting him. He’ll be alright.

  18. Oh my god fuck this fan base. Your starter just had his best back to back games in two months and you can’t even celebrate him. Can we trade our fans? I’ll give Minnesota 201 sellout gardens for their sub 20K attendance of actual loyal fans.

  19. great game for him OG and Hart – u guys forget we have a lot of weapons- i still believe in this team

  20. This guy showed out tonight, beautiful 30pt game from him. It was great seeing him (and OG) pick up the offense when Brunson and Kat were lacking.

  21. Guess what, taking accountability and calling yourself out like that is very freakin respectable, big thumbs up to Mikal. Now if he keeps that mentality and continues playing like this, we are in for a good time.

  22. Brought a big smile to my face. Really hoping he keeps up the intensity. Doesn’t even need to do this much but definitely won’t complain when he does lol

  24. Guy doesn’t need to score 30 every night, he just needs to put his fucking ego to bed and play hard every night. Glad he realized it. Hopefully it’s not too late for him to remain a Knick but I fear he no longer has much control over that outcome. If he survives the deadline I expect him to finish strong.

  28. Starting to wonder what Brown is coaching these guys. Today was one of the few times he’s looked comfortable. He just played his game. Other night’s it looks like they’re all overthinking the offense.

  31. “Please don’t trade me, please me don’t trade me. Please don’t trade me”.

  35. When he plays like this consistently, we THRIVE as a team. Love that he’s taking accountability and still trying to grow as a player.

  36. The most real postgame interview I’ve seen in a long time. Stunning, actually. It’s one thing for someone to say “I need to play better” which can be about having a bad game, which happens to everyone. It’s another to talk about not being “coachable” enough or feeling too much “entitlement”. Those are really strong words in sports, and coming from anyone but Bridges himself would be viewed as an ad hominem attack rather than game critique.

  37. Holy fucking shit my boys are becoming self aware. If this shits spreads to the rest of the team we might have something here

  38. I respect the hell out of this Mikal. True professional. Appreciate having you on this team.

  40. He was shooting well all season but finally decided too SHOOT MORE. That’s was I’ve been saying over and over.

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