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Joe Alegre (joeknix)'s avatar

Tommy, since you are a member of the media ...do you get chances to ask Thibs questions because a follow up to the "looked into the stats" with a few of your own stats to counter about Burks inefficiency as a starting PG needs to be mentioned by someone ...especially the numbers comparing IQ to Burks with the top 50 lineups you did. I just cannot imagine what numbers Thibs is actually looking at because I'm certain he's not looking at splits from the PG position in his supposed "research."

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Tommy Beer's avatar

Hey Joe - due to Covid, access to the coaches and players is limited, eps when the team is on the road... I'll likely have to wait until the team gets back to NY to question Thibs

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Dbn123's avatar

Thibs need to go. The game has passed him by. Plus, he is damaging the team by not playing McBride and not playing Obi much and he needs to give Sims more time (although looks like Sims will get more time because Noel wanted play again until his contract year). If Leon Rose truly exists, which I am beginning to doubt, he needs to start thinking about the draft and next season. Thibs cannot be allowed to stunt the growth of what will be a high pick.

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Tommy Beer's avatar

ironically, Thibs stubbornness may lead the Knicks to an even better draft pick than expected

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Dbn123's avatar

Lol, good point!

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Marc Weshler's avatar

Never a fan of fire the coach talk, but not playing the only PG drafted by the Knicks is just mind numbing and whatever happens from here just falls on Thibs. There is no way he doesn’t see what the numbers show and every fan sees while watching the game. Hard to fathom how Thibs will go down with Burks as his choice for PG.

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Tommy Beer's avatar

yeah - the bizzare thing is Thibs wanted to drafted Deuce and Deuce is exactly the type of aggressive, defensive-minded player you'd assume Thibs would love to play

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Marc Weshler's avatar

I keep imagining a season where Deuce and Grimes form a lock down D backcourt. That would be development.

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Andrew Horne's avatar

He is 64 and is famous for having no interests other than coaching basketball. At this point, considering the bizarre decisions, stubbornness, and inability to make adjustments, starting to wonder if he has early onset dementia, alzheimer's or some other kind of cognitive impairment.

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