Knicks still have to learn about Andre Drummond, but debut plenty promising

Andre Drummond was not supposed to play that much in his Knicks debut, but Karl-Anthony Towns' early foul trouble left head coach Mike Brown with no other choice in Tuesday night's season-opening loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.  For the most part, Brown liked what he saw.  Drummond, who has averaged just 16.8 minutes per game over the last four seasons with the Bulls and Sixers, played 24 minutes, recorded a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds, and added four assists, two blocks, and a steal.  Most of that stat line was accrued in the first half, where he posted 10 points and 12 boards. "I thought he played with a lot of bounce and energy in the first half on both ends of the floor," Brown said. "...I thought he was really, really, really good in the first half." If not for Drummond, the Knicks might've been playing from behind all night. But his efforts led a secondary unit that covered for a struggling starting five that combined to shoot a paltry 22-of-58 (37.9%) from th