Miller keeps faith in Trier
When Allonzo Trier checks in, it’s frequently a sign the Knicks are waving the white flag. The five games the young guard has appeared in this month have all been ugly blowouts. His name is rarely called when the result has yet to be decided.
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But interim coach Mike Miller said he still views Trier as a valuable asset. Trier is known for getting up shots in a hurry, but he has oddly only two in his last two games spanning 22 minutes.
“We’ve got confidence in Zo,” Miller said. “We know what he can do, and we’ve gotten into some situations where we need some scoring we’ve called his number. We went to him, he comes in does what he does, and makes some plays.”
Lately, though, Trier, a second-year undrafted guard, has been buried until the game gets out of hand. That could change.
“There’s not anybody right now who’s not in the mix for getting more playing time,” Miller said. “We’ll continue to look at things as we go.”
As the Knicks’ G-League coach in Westchester, development was paramount to his job. But Miller said not much has changed in his responsibilities as the Knicks’ interim coach. Development and winning, he believes, go together.
“I think everybody in the NBA, it’s about development. How do you continue developing your team and your players?” he said. “I think it’s very similar to that. You keep working on development, to put yourself in a position to win more, win more, win more. You build.”