I love Knecht’s confidence. He has some ego and you have to have that to be great in professional sports.
Redick emphasized an offensive approach for the game, a strategy he communicated clearly to the rookie. “He told me that I’m gonna start and ‘just be you,’” Knecht explained. “Just be aggressive with the ball, and whether he said that or not, I was going to go do that.”
“I’m not just a straight shooter,” Knecht said. “I’m a three-level scorer. I think I showed that in college. So I just keep going out there, shooting the midrange, shooting floaters, getting to the rim and dunking, laying it up. Not only just that—playing out of the pick-and-roll and hitting my bigs for easy layups.”