Despite one of his finest efforts yet, NBA opponents apparently don't want to play for New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau.
For the third straight season, the New York Knicks head coach won the dubious honor of standing as the NBA head coach that opponents are least likely to play for inNot only does Thibodeau retain his title, he's apparently fortifying his lead: Thibodeau was over 37 percentage points ahead of runner-up Doc Rivers , his largest margin of victory to date.
The notion of Thibodeau overworking his veterans appeared to come into play: one player said he was"too old for those practices" while another claimed that Thibodeau was"playing everyone 48 minutes."will likely be fine with his results doing the talking: despite several major injuries and a turnstile roster, Thibodeau guided the Knicks to their best season in over a decade, reaching the 50-win and second-seed landmarks for the first time since 2013.
publicly ripped the fact that Thibodeau was excluded from the list of NBA Coach of the Year candidates released on Sunday“Thibs is a great leader," DiVincenzo, the Knicks' newly-minted leader in single-season three-pointers, said."He’s a great head coach and he’s done an amazing job this year not only dealing with injuries in and out of the lineup but also getting the best out of every single player on our team. I’m having a career year.
Thibodeau will get a chance to showcase his talents further on Monday night when the Knicks look to take a 2-0 lead on Philadelphia in a best-of-seven, opening round playoff series .
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