New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: A Foggy Mirror Image

The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics Have Deep Supporting Casts

I recently wrote about the Knicks bench comparing them to other elite backup units. The Celtics were one of the benches I included, so obviously I think highly of them.

Don’t get me wrong, I think the Knicks undoubtedly have a better squad of reserves. However, you can’t deny the talent Boston has assembled. It is a far cry from how the roster looked last season.

Many of the C’s struggles came as a result of a thin rotation. During the offseason, they brought back some familiar faces in Al Horford and Enes Kanter to shore up the center position.

Dennis Schroder was their biggest add. He’s expected to bring a huge scoring boost to the second unit and he is a playmaking threat too, both things the team needed badly.

Josh Richardson, Payton Pritchard, Jabari Parker, and Juancho Hernangomez can all be of significance, more so offensively, as they are expected to see playing time.

And of course, we all know the Knicks bench is gonna be awesome. Derrick Rose, Immanuel Quickley, Alec Burks, Obi Toppin, and Nerlens Noel are gonna tear it up.

Besides the injured Noel, those players have looked ready to roll in preseason so far.

This includes Taj Gibson, who will be on deck for some productive limited minutes, as long as he’s had his bodega baconeggandcheese.

Regardless of which is better, both benches should be very important to each team’s success.