Knicks head coach Mike Brown says he has made some tweaks to the offense to better accommodate Karl-Anthony Towns, who has had the steepest learning curve of all players adjusting to Brown’s new system in his first year on the job. “He’s getting more comfortable,” Brown said of Towns after h is team’s practice at the Tarrytown training facility on Friday. “But also, too, I’ve had to make some adjustments to help him out, make it a little easier for him, which I’ve done.” Brown has asked Towns—and backup forward Guerschon Yabusele — to learn the responsibilities of all five positions as players who split their time between the four and the five. The returns have been shaky: Yabusele, who the Knicks signed using their valuable mid-level exception, has all but fallen out of the rotation, while Towns’ scoring numbers are teetering on career-lows “Definitely different and tough and him learning two positions. Yeah, I think he’s been better and he’s continuing to get better,” Mikal Bridges said after practice on Friday. “And it’s all of us, as well. We’re still getting better in our whole offense, but I’ve seen improvements from him for sure.” Towns is averaging 20.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and three assists on 47% shooting from the field and 36.3% shooting from three-point range. He is averaging roughly 2.5 fewer shot attempts and 3.5 fewer points per game compared to last season under head coach Tom Thibodeau, and his shooting efficiency has plummeted nearly 7% from the field and 6% from downtown year over year. “It’s a little different [but] we are basketball players. We have to be able to adapt to different situations,” added Josh Hart. “I think coaches have to adapt, and their players have to adapt to their coach. I think there’s a good middle ground and sometimes we’re still trying to figure that out. At the end of the day, he’s a good offensive player and he’s going to figure that out. “He’s gotta make sure he focuses on defense. I don’t wanna hear too much about him shooting. I want to hear about him blocking shots.” Towns, however, scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 shooting from deep in 20 minutes against the Nets on Wednesday in the Knicks’ 120-66 win. He has two or more made threes in six of his last seven games and is shooting 13-of-29 (or 45%) from deep during that stretch. “[The adjustments are] in the different play calls and actions that we do,” said Brown, who declined to get into specifics. “But we’ve made the adjustments to try and make it a little easier for him and to try put him in positions that will help him get into stuff quicker.” Bridges suggested the Knicks could try to hunt cross-matches more frequently when opposing teams attempt to use smaller wings and guards on the 7-footer. “I think it’s just making sure everybody’s on page with what we’re doing offensively, and I think for him having a small on him and taking advantage of that and things like that,” he said. “Giving him opportunities as well. I just think goes with everybody playing off each other, everybody being unselfish and just looking for the next guy.” Hart reiterated the Knicks can’t run offense through Towns if he continues to get into early foul trouble. Towns recorded five fouls in four straight games and had three more in 20 minutes against the Nets on Wednesday. He has 149 personal fouls on the season, the fourth-most in the NBA as of Friday afternoon. “Just trying to get him in position to be successful, whether that’s shots or post-ups. Also we need him to be aggressive and be smart first and foremost,” Hart continued. “Put the ball in the basket but also get guys shots. I think we’re doing that. And he continues to being smart with offensive fouls.” ...read more read less