Meet the Knicks’ secret weapon: The man behind their jaw-dropping 3-point eruption

Source: New York Post

As the Knicks were raining down 3-pointers at a record rate on Mother’s Day — a continuation of their juggernaut playoff offense for the last few weeks — Peter Patton could’ve been awarded the assist for what everybody understands as a relentless commitment to the craft of jump shooting. See Also New York Knicks Mike Brown has turned the Knicks into a successful group project Patton, a 52-year-old former guard at DePaul, is the Knicks’ first shooting coach since Dave Hopla left in 2014. And before every game, he’s on the court — either with his hands folded near the sideline or serving as the passer — absorbing Knicks practice attempts as if studying for the bar exam.