Yikes. How far is Tom gonna let things slide before he makes some changes?
Didn't you notice any changes?
More forays into the paint, less threes [7-27 vs 18-41 against Houston], Julius more in the midrange pocket [34-10-3 on 13-19, 7-8 FT, 1-2 from trey, but 5 TOs]. Better D throughout, which was encouraging, though a late barrage of open threes by [among others] that
"AWFUL" Cobey White [BoD must've been watching the Chinsese translation] and DeMar's efficiency buried us...JR did his part, but the Knicks' shooting was not good, and while RJ played tuff D and had 15 rebounds, his shooting slump [2-10] continues to confound.
Again, FACIL...
CHANGES?
What do you propose, exactly?
Shuffling starters and second unit players, which risks sundering the second unit's chemistry?
Banishing Kemba and Evan to the pine? Not sure how this benefits us short term-long term?
Or that KNICKS Fan/Media Standby....TRADES?
Thibs HAS BEEN making changes, mostly on the back end in the fourth quarter, as per WHO FINISHES.
Again, I saw the echoes of JR's 20-21 game as "CHANGES", inserting IQ as a closing PG as changes.
Thibs is trying to not lose his vets.
Obviously,
Kemba & Evan [ex-Celtics one hastens to add] have been wildly inconsistent.
So, just bench them for
McBride & Grimes?
Bench RJ?
Start
Rose & Burks?
And what becomes of the Second Unit?
I do not believe that Thibs' options are as cut and dry as people imagine.
But I am curious as to how you see Thibs' options moving forward.
PS: As per BoD's learned dismissal of Cobey as naught but two late treys? CW had 14 pts and was a +9 in 21 minutes, while Zach had 21 pts but was a -8 in 36.