Last season, NY allowed 111.6 points per 100 possessions with Randle on the court. They allowed only 104.3 points with Randle on the bench. Thibs said Thursday Randle's team defense was "very good."
Since Thibs says he watches the games, I would also be interested to hear you ask Thibs whether he watched the playoffs. In the NBA finals, the Warriors and Celtics played large stretches of the games with a small ball lineup without a traditional center. Our new PG Jalen Brunson played for the Dallas Mavericks who employed a small ball lineup most of the time. Does he see Hartenstein in the Maxi Kleiber role? Does he envisage the Knicks making the playoffs, and if so, how would his traditional drop coverage / rim protection strategy team defend against small ball lineups? Doesn't it make sense to allocate 5 minutes a game to experimenting if we are trying to make the playoffs?
I'm of two minds; I like that you pressed these hard-ish questions however the reality is in almost any job leadership publicly "calling out" an individual is deemed as bad. I don't hate Thibs answers of don't let poor offense lead to poor defense bc it's true both generally and specifically about Randle but not a headline.
Good job Tommy! Keep the pressure on Thibs and see if he will be “accountable” this season. Thibs appears to be a bs artist when it comes to reality.
Good job Tommy.
Since Thibs says he watches the games, I would also be interested to hear you ask Thibs whether he watched the playoffs. In the NBA finals, the Warriors and Celtics played large stretches of the games with a small ball lineup without a traditional center. Our new PG Jalen Brunson played for the Dallas Mavericks who employed a small ball lineup most of the time. Does he see Hartenstein in the Maxi Kleiber role? Does he envisage the Knicks making the playoffs, and if so, how would his traditional drop coverage / rim protection strategy team defend against small ball lineups? Doesn't it make sense to allocate 5 minutes a game to experimenting if we are trying to make the playoffs?
Thanks. He is a clown. Will cash his checks from the stands.
I'm of two minds; I like that you pressed these hard-ish questions however the reality is in almost any job leadership publicly "calling out" an individual is deemed as bad. I don't hate Thibs answers of don't let poor offense lead to poor defense bc it's true both generally and specifically about Randle but not a headline.
Thibs had himself a BEER with BALLS today!
Yes I'm also @NotUrAvgCat2 and made a similar comment on Twatter today, if you saw it.
SO FN PROUD OF YOU TB!!!! THIS WOULD BE A DIFFERENT WORLD, IF MOST MALES WERE STILL MEN LIKE YOURSELF!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽