And break out some fire exclusive kicks while doing itPJ is gonna put up an easy 200 claps, 15 hi-fives, 2 locker room motivational speeches per game.
Official '24-25 NY Knicks Offseason Thread
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pick up dude been washed for 5 years laughable to think he’s going to come in with his tough guy act and provide a spark tired of the cliches
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Pass me the rock nikka
When Mikal is telling you this. That’s not good at all
In The Zone '98
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I post the tweet but I just read the article and it’s way way worse.
Published March 12, 2025, 3:47 p.m. ET
PORTLAND — Mikal Bridges asked Tom Thibodeau to back off a bit on the starters’ minutes because the bench deserves more.
“Sometimes it’s not fun on the body,” Bridges said. “You’ll want that as a coach but also talked to him a little bit knowing that we’ve got a good enough team where our bench guys can come in and we don’t need to play 48 (minutes), 47.
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“We’ve got a lot of good guys on this team that can take away minutes. Which helps the defense, helps the offense, helps tired bodies being out there and giving up all these points. It helps just keeping fresh bodies out there.”
Bridges said Thibodeau was receptive but “sometimes I think he just gets in his ways.”
“I think he’s not arguing about it. Sometimes I think he just gets in his ways and he gets locked in. He just wants to keep the guy out there,” Bridges said. “Sometimes you’ve got to tell him, like Landry (Shamet), for example or somebody, keep him out there, they’re playing well.”
The Knicks’ Mikal Bridges (25) dribbles against the Kings on March 10, 2025. NBAE via Getty Images
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Bridges is the poster player for durability with the NBA’s longest consecutive games streak and this season’s leader in total minutes. But the 28-year-old said the workload isn’t easy.
Thibodeau’s minutes distribution has long been a hot button issue as he’s been accused of overworking players to the detriment of their health. The latest accusation arrived from former Knick Channing Frye, who blamed the coach for the Knicks injuries.
“There’s no way you can go dumb hard for 40 minutes every single night in a game,” Frye said. “That’s why it’s frustrating because the Knicks have all the talent in the world. Every year, it’s a repeat thing of ‘oh, man, the Knicks are really good, oh hamstring, oh foot, oh hamstring, hamstring, hamstring, knees, knees. They must have a deal with a doctor! What is going on? Give them a chance to be great. You need a break. Just give [the starters] 35 minutes
Mikal Bridges asked Tom Thibodeau to play Knicks’ starters fewer minutes
ByPublished March 12, 2025, 3:47 p.m. ET
PORTLAND — Mikal Bridges asked Tom Thibodeau to back off a bit on the starters’ minutes because the bench deserves more.
“Sometimes it’s not fun on the body,” Bridges said. “You’ll want that as a coach but also talked to him a little bit knowing that we’ve got a good enough team where our bench guys can come in and we don’t need to play 48 (minutes), 47.
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“We’ve got a lot of good guys on this team that can take away minutes. Which helps the defense, helps the offense, helps tired bodies being out there and giving up all these points. It helps just keeping fresh bodies out there.”
Bridges said Thibodeau was receptive but “sometimes I think he just gets in his ways.”
“I think he’s not arguing about it. Sometimes I think he just gets in his ways and he gets locked in. He just wants to keep the guy out there,” Bridges said. “Sometimes you’ve got to tell him, like Landry (Shamet), for example or somebody, keep him out there, they’re playing well.”
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Bridges is the poster player for durability with the NBA’s longest consecutive games streak and this season’s leader in total minutes. But the 28-year-old said the workload isn’t easy.
“I think it’s something you never really get used to,” Bridges said. “Your body is going to feel how it is every year. But I’ve been a part of it for a while, knowing how to take care of my body through those situations and just trying to do as much as I can.”Thibodeau’s minutes distribution has long been a hot button issue as he’s been accused of overworking players to the detriment of their health. The latest accusation arrived from former Knick Channing Frye, who blamed the coach for the Knicks injuries.
“There’s no way you can go dumb hard for 40 minutes every single night in a game,” Frye said. “That’s why it’s frustrating because the Knicks have all the talent in the world. Every year, it’s a repeat thing of ‘oh, man, the Knicks are really good, oh hamstring, oh foot, oh hamstring, hamstring, hamstring, knees, knees. They must have a deal with a doctor! What is going on? Give them a chance to be great. You need a break. Just give [the starters] 35 minutes
Knicksman20
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Bridges the only with balls on the team to say this out loud.
Respectfully, everyone else appears pissed off whenever they're asked to sit. Hart specifically and I've seen OG wave off the coach after getting in foul trouble
seemorecizzy
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i dont have a problem with bridges tellin this to Thibs privately or in front of the team. But why make it public? Nothing good will come from this
In The Zone '98
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Force his hand
Same way Kuminga went to the media about his minutes
Somethings gotta give
I feel it couldn’t come from a better source, since he’s pretty much the iron man of the league in terms of games played, and he’s really also vouching for the rest of the team to get minutes because they should.
It would seem more “public” if it came out of nowhere but it’s the right time to vouch for the bench to get burn and it’s in response to the great team win vs. SAC.
Hope we get a similar performance tonight.
fukk manseemorecizzy
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if bridges didnt have so much connections on the team, Thibs woulda benched him for that lol
