GT: Knicks vs Heat @ MSG, Saturday Jan 27, 3:00 PM

[Wildcat]

I feel like I'm the only one who thinks this will be a cruise control W for the Knicks. Lots of people are concerned from the Miami end.

[TheGreenArrow]

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[Clyde_Style]

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I love him man... Kudos to Leon and co. for believing in him and continuing to build the squad around him in a way that lets him thrive. Man if only they were running the show when Melo was here... That era could have been totally different.

Brunson is the leader we need. Very Jeter-esque in how he approaches the NYC media and his teammates. But he's way more expressive on the court than Jeter ever was. I know that little fuqqer is talking crazy out there on the court too

Man was built to be the savior at PG for our Knicks. Cherish him while we can.

I'm not sure how I feel about you calling our leader a little fuqqer

[thebuzzardman]

Is it me or does Precious not know how to set a proper screen? He never seems to get square, always looking to slip, no matter what

[Clyde_Style]

Is it me or does Precious not know how to set a proper screen? He never seems to get square, always looking to slip, no matter what

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The remastering on this is really good. Excellent vocal separations.

[3toheadmelo]

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[BKlutch]

Knicks’ latest success stories don’t happen without Tom Thibodeau

Stefan Bondy

You listen to Tom Thibodeau long enough, as I have, and you wonder if there’s ever a moment he sits down to enjoy an accomplishment. Heck, even God rested on the seventh day.

But relaxation is difficult when, as the coach often repeats from his Book of Thibs-isms, “Everything is a concern.”

So right after the Knicks blew out the defending champions Thursday night for their fifth straight win — really annihilated the Nuggets, by the way — Thibodeau was already worried about overlooking some underdog opponent down the road.

“I know for you guys, that’s something [that we beat the defending champs],” he said in his postgame presser, adding later, “You let up just a little bit, everyone tends to look at a schedule like, ‘You should win this game.’ No, there’s no, ‘You should win.’ You have to earn your wins. You can’t overlook anybody. The challenge is to continue to build and not feel good about yourself.”

Therapists might disagree and that sounds like a miserable existence. But it works in the NBA as long as the players are buying in. And for 3 ½ seasons — the longest-tenured head coach on a Knicks sideline since Mike D’Antoni — Thibodeau has pushed enough of the right buttons to maintain the roster’s attention and his employment in the most volatile of job positions...

Thibodeau finished fourth in the East three years ago with a rotation that included Elfrid Payton, Nerlens Noel, Gibson, Derrick Rose, RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Alec Burks and Reggie Bullock.

All of them are gone. Three of them are out of the league. In fact, only one of the 12 players who appeared in the 2021 playoffs for the Knicks is still on the roster.

Julius Randle.

That’s it.

Now Thibodeau’s team is back in the fourth spot of the Eastern Conference, surging with a group with reimagined ceilings, both collectively and individually.

Up and down the roster, players are enjoying elevated seasons.

Brunson? Best of his career.

Randle? Evolved into greater efficiency.

OG Anunoby? Small sample size, but best of his career.

Hartenstein? Best of his career.

Robinson? Best of his career until the injury.

Donte DiVincenzo? Best of his career.

This stuff doesn’t happen without the touch of a great — and tirelessly focused — coach.

https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/sports/knicks-success-doesnt-happen-without-tom-thibodeau/

[Wildcat]

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Woof, that lineup, man.

[Lord Commander]

We gon sex these foos!!! NO LUBE!

[stuporman]

Two things about the Simmons pod....

1....you don't know what type of rivalry the Knicks-Nugs would have? They have nothing in their history that would create any type of rival energy? Think it through basketball analyst...

2....Thibs smiling like the serial killer in an interrogation room? Yea, his team just murdered your offense...

[8516knicks]

Knicks’ latest success stories don’t happen without Tom Thibodeau

Stefan Bondy

You listen to Tom Thibodeau long enough, as I have, and you wonder if there’s ever a moment he sits down to enjoy an accomplishment. Heck, even God rested on the seventh day.

But relaxation is difficult when, as the coach often repeats from his Book of Thibs-isms, “Everything is a concern.”

So right after the Knicks blew out the defending champions Thursday night for their fifth straight win — really annihilated the Nuggets, by the way — Thibodeau was already worried about overlooking some underdog opponent down the road.

“I know for you guys, that’s something [that we beat the defending champs],” he said in his postgame presser, adding later, “You let up just a little bit, everyone tends to look at a schedule like, ‘You should win this game.’ No, there’s no, ‘You should win.’ You have to earn your wins. You can’t overlook anybody. The challenge is to continue to build and not feel good about yourself.”

Therapists might disagree and that sounds like a miserable existence. But it works in the NBA as long as the players are buying in. And for 3 ½ seasons — the longest-tenured head coach on a Knicks sideline since Mike D’Antoni — Thibodeau has pushed enough of the right buttons to maintain the roster’s attention and his employment in the most volatile of job positions...

Thibodeau finished fourth in the East three years ago with a rotation that included Elfrid Payton, Nerlens Noel, Gibson, Derrick Rose, RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Alec Burks and Reggie Bullock.

All of them are gone. Three of them are out of the league. In fact, only one of the 12 players who appeared in the 2021 playoffs for the Knicks is still on the roster.

Julius Randle.

That’s it.

Now Thibodeau’s team is back in the fourth spot of the Eastern Conference, surging with a group with reimagined ceilings, both collectively and individually.

Up and down the roster, players are enjoying elevated seasons.

Brunson? Best of his career.

Randle? Evolved into greater efficiency.

OG Anunoby? Small sample size, but best of his career.

Hartenstein? Best of his career.

Robinson? Best of his career until the injury.

Donte DiVincenzo? Best of his career.

This stuff doesn’t happen without the touch of a great — and tirelessly focused — coach.

https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/sports/knicks-success-doesnt-happen-without-tom-thibodeau/

In perspective like this, Thibs effect is admirable. Also, in that short Bondy piece he really talked instead of uttering his usual automatic soundbite platitudes. As frustrating as he can be on a game-game basis, good to see him getting recognition for his part in the turnaround.

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Woof, that lineup, man.

We was tanking for Zion and going to sign KD & Kyrie...

[Clyde_Style]

Knicks’ latest success stories don’t happen without Tom Thibodeau

Stefan Bondy

You listen to Tom Thibodeau long enough, as I have, and you wonder if there’s ever a moment he sits down to enjoy an accomplishment. Heck, even God rested on the seventh day.

But relaxation is difficult when, as the coach often repeats from his Book of Thibs-isms, “Everything is a concern.”

So right after the Knicks blew out the defending champions Thursday night for their fifth straight win — really annihilated the Nuggets, by the way — Thibodeau was already worried about overlooking some underdog opponent down the road.

“I know for you guys, that’s something [that we beat the defending champs],” he said in his postgame presser, adding later, “You let up just a little bit, everyone tends to look at a schedule like, ‘You should win this game.’ No, there’s no, ‘You should win.’ You have to earn your wins. You can’t overlook anybody. The challenge is to continue to build and not feel good about yourself.”

Therapists might disagree and that sounds like a miserable existence. But it works in the NBA as long as the players are buying in. And for 3 ½ seasons — the longest-tenured head coach on a Knicks sideline since Mike D’Antoni — Thibodeau has pushed enough of the right buttons to maintain the roster’s attention and his employment in the most volatile of job positions...

Thibodeau finished fourth in the East three years ago with a rotation that included Elfrid Payton, Nerlens Noel, Gibson, Derrick Rose, RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Alec Burks and Reggie Bullock.

All of them are gone. Three of them are out of the league. In fact, only one of the 12 players who appeared in the 2021 playoffs for the Knicks is still on the roster.

Julius Randle.

That’s it.

Now Thibodeau’s team is back in the fourth spot of the Eastern Conference, surging with a group with reimagined ceilings, both collectively and individually.

Up and down the roster, players are enjoying elevated seasons.

Brunson? Best of his career.

Randle? Evolved into greater efficiency.

OG Anunoby? Small sample size, but best of his career.

Hartenstein? Best of his career.

Robinson? Best of his career until the injury.

Donte DiVincenzo? Best of his career.

This stuff doesn’t happen without the touch of a great — and tirelessly focused — coach.

https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/sports/knicks-success-doesnt-happen-without-tom-thibodeau/

In perspective like this, Thibs effect is admirable. Also, in that short Bondy piece he really talked instead of uttering his usual automatic soundbite platitudes. As frustrating as he can be on a game-game basis, good to see him getting recognition for his part in the turnaround.

The assumptions in the article are broadly deductive with no particulars, but the general conclusion is fair that Thibs has done a good job. The primary aspect of players achieving career bests is mostly attributable to the FO picking up players at the right time, i.e. Brunson, OG, Donte.

Per Randle, I'm not even sure if his study of the tapes during his convalescence was at the instigation of Thibs or anyone else, but he did make a key adjustment to his game that has made him better.

Thibs has to have something to do with the success of some players specifically, but since Thibs default mindset is you have to earn your minutes the leap each player makes is still thrust upon the player as much as any instance of them being coached up.

This is why I feel roster construction is the key as that's what often allows players to excel collectively. Adding OG gave us the # 1 defense not because OG alone is defending, but because his greatness synergizes everyone around him to defend better. Or, Brunson's offense allows Randle to play more off the ball which limits his ball dominance to better effect.

For that reason, I peg most of their individual successes as the result of the FO picking the right complementary pieces to be more important than whomever is coaching.

The FO's personnel moves are the primary ingredient, not the coach. But now that Thibs has most of the pieces he needs is when you find out what he's really capable of, not beforehand.

What is undeniable is the FO is making their moves to maximize Thibs and get players he wants. So even if the FO's success is the # 1 ingredient, it is also done in service of Thibs' vision for the roster. So you can say this is a Thibs team now.

This is another way of saying our improved culture is the result of Thibs input into the FO's moves so you can spin the accolades either way if you want to.

My way of interpreting it is Thibs has been profoundly important to building a stable and winning culture for the Knicks.

The result is a team of level headed, hard working players with a minimum of drama. That's very Thibs and I appreciate that.

[iLLmatic860]

Knicks’ latest success stories don’t happen without Tom Thibodeau

Stefan Bondy

You listen to Tom Thibodeau long enough, as I have, and you wonder if there’s ever a moment he sits down to enjoy an accomplishment. Heck, even God rested on the seventh day.

But relaxation is difficult when, as the coach often repeats from his Book of Thibs-isms, “Everything is a concern.”

So right after the Knicks blew out the defending champions Thursday night for their fifth straight win — really annihilated the Nuggets, by the way — Thibodeau was already worried about overlooking some underdog opponent down the road.

“I know for you guys, that’s something [that we beat the defending champs],” he said in his postgame presser, adding later, “You let up just a little bit, everyone tends to look at a schedule like, ‘You should win this game.’ No, there’s no, ‘You should win.’ You have to earn your wins. You can’t overlook anybody. The challenge is to continue to build and not feel good about yourself.”

Therapists might disagree and that sounds like a miserable existence. But it works in the NBA as long as the players are buying in. And for 3 ½ seasons — the longest-tenured head coach on a Knicks sideline since Mike D’Antoni — Thibodeau has pushed enough of the right buttons to maintain the roster’s attention and his employment in the most volatile of job positions...

Thibodeau finished fourth in the East three years ago with a rotation that included Elfrid Payton, Nerlens Noel, Gibson, Derrick Rose, RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Alec Burks and Reggie Bullock.

All of them are gone. Three of them are out of the league. In fact, only one of the 12 players who appeared in the 2021 playoffs for the Knicks is still on the roster.

Julius Randle.

That’s it.

Now Thibodeau’s team is back in the fourth spot of the Eastern Conference, surging with a group with reimagined ceilings, both collectively and individually.

Up and down the roster, players are enjoying elevated seasons.

Brunson? Best of his career.

Randle? Evolved into greater efficiency.

OG Anunoby? Small sample size, but best of his career.

Hartenstein? Best of his career.

Robinson? Best of his career until the injury.

Donte DiVincenzo? Best of his career.

This stuff doesn’t happen without the touch of a great — and tirelessly focused — coach.

https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/sports/knicks-success-doesnt-happen-without-tom-thibodeau/

Thibs is proven he belongs in this league even tho people were ready to write him off. Thibs just needs a certain player and thats not necessarily a bad thing

Why would you want a player who is soft or not fully committed? But for some reason he got knocked. I just dont think people like how serious he is lol

Heat needs players who fit Heat culture. Only difference is they have years of a track record of having stability, while we on the other hand are at the beginning of the journey. I’m not sure if Thibs is the long term solution but as of right now hes here to stay.

[Clyde_Style]

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Woof, that lineup, man.

LMFT !!!!

[NYKinMIA]

good gawd I want this win in the worst way.

I want wind pipes crushed under foot!!!

[Clyde_Style]

good gawd I want this win in the worst way.

I want wind pipes crushed under foot!!!

[Galvationknicks]

Two things about the Simmons pod....

1....you don't know what type of rivalry the Knicks-Nugs would have? They have nothing in their history that would create any type of rival energy? Think it through basketball analyst...

2....Thibs smiling like the serial killer in an interrogation room? Yea, his team just murdered your offense...

The rivalry died once Melo was traded and Ujiri fleecing us with Bargaini

[stuporman]

Two things about the Simmons pod....

1....you don't know what type of rivalry the Knicks-Nugs would have? They have nothing in their history that would create any type of rival energy? Think it through basketball analyst...

2....Thibs smiling like the serial killer in an interrogation room? Yea, his team just murdered your offense...

The rivalry died once Melo was traded and Rose fleecing him with OG

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