Mike Francesa unloads on Knicks' offensive game plan in Game 2 loss

New York sports fans can be brutal against their teams especially in the postseason Mike Francesa the New York sports radio legend evidenced yet another example of that after the New York Knicks loss to the Detroit Pistons in Competition of the first round which evens up the NBA Playoffs series During his Bet Rivers podcast on Monday Francesa unloaded on the Knicks specifically head coach Tom Thibodeau due to the squad s odd offense in his eyes CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM The stagnant four guys watching one guy play basketball is not an offense and I don t care what your name is Francesa declared referencing point guard Jalen Brunson playing primarily in an isolated set up with his teammates spaced apart on the floor around him And Brunson is not Michael Jordan Brunson has inevitably been the focal point of the Knicks offense but countless on social media felt it was stale in the - loss at Madison Square Garden DETROIT PISTONS WIN FIRST PLAYOFF BATTLE SINCE ECF BEATING THE KNICKS IN EVENT He did finish with a game-high points over his minutes on the floor going -of- shooting However he shot one-third of the club s field goals and it ultimately wasn t enough to notch a solid - lead heading into Encounter in Detroit If this offense is just going to be Brunson bouncing the basketball for seconds and then if he s double-teamed he ll flip a pass to somebody and hope they hit a long three or he s going to find a way to get to the foul line Dive against a guy and get free shots Flop to the ground Francesa mentioned Mikal Bridges had points on -of- shooting while Karl-Anthony Towns Josh Hart and OG Anunoby each had points to round out the starting five One of Brunson s main tactics when he has the ball is trying to draw fouls because he is a solid free-throw shooter He knocked -of- shots on Monday night But Francesa doesn t like that style of basketball How a multitude of times in one night is Brunson on the ground Thirty-two It s not appealing basketball It s all about Brunson Why do you think the other teams think he flops He s on the ground the whole match That s half the Knicks offense he revealed Of discipline it s not a dire situation for New York just yet The series is only two games into a best-of-seven set But Francesa worries about a expected future series perhaps with the reigning NBA-champion Boston Celtics who would line up with New York in the second round if they were to win their first-round series Four guys are going to be standing around watching Brunson you re never going to beat a good group You re never going to beat the Celtics Francesa revealed Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter