Knicks · Fire Thibs (page 28)
RJ will be fine, on or off the team. He’s a hard worker and a late bloomer. It will all click sometime in the future. For now we need someone who can break down a defense. He seems to fit in nicely with hart and hart in that second unit. This will put more responsibility on thibs to manage the rotation, but so far he’s been doing a great job.
In thibs I trust (for now) 
blkexec wrote:Maybe I’m that old guy who trust his eyes over stats. Stats and metrics has its place. As an engineer I understand how you can use stats to show projections or progress. But also as a person who played the game, the stats only tell part of the story. And stats can be misleading.So as a guy who's played the game you are cool with your coach giving all the shots to some kid who's bricking like crazy cause he's a late bloomer yeah?RJ will be fine, on or off the team. He’s a hard worker and a late bloomer. It will all click sometime in the future. For now we need someone who can break down a defense. He seems to fit in nicely with hart and hart in that second unit. This will put more responsibility on thibs to manage the rotation, but so far he’s been doing a great job.
In thibs I trust (for now)
Coach: "you just keep hustling and playing D and getting rebounds and make sure RJ keeps getting his shots... that's the plan"
YOU: "awesome! I know he's click soon!"
Kinda like that right? 
fishmike wrote:blkexec wrote:Maybe I’m that old guy who trust his eyes over stats. Stats and metrics has its place. As an engineer I understand how you can use stats to show projections or progress. But also as a person who played the game, the stats only tell part of the story. And stats can be misleading.So as a guy who's played the game you are cool with your coach giving all the shots to some kid who's bricking like crazy cause he's a late bloomer yeah?RJ will be fine, on or off the team. He’s a hard worker and a late bloomer. It will all click sometime in the future. For now we need someone who can break down a defense. He seems to fit in nicely with hart and hart in that second unit. This will put more responsibility on thibs to manage the rotation, but so far he’s been doing a great job.
In thibs I trust (for now)
Coach: "you just keep hustling and playing D and getting rebounds and make sure RJ keeps getting his shots... that's the plan"
YOU: "awesome! I know he's click soon!"Kinda like that right?
As a coach? Yes I’m fine with it.
As a player? No I’m not fine with it.
All coaches have a political line they have to walk, even thibs. Also the FO has proved me wrong. They seem to push all the right buttons.
As a player, I may not like it but I still have to play the game and be the best version of myself on the court. A player should play. A coach should coach. Do your job.
blkexec wrote:it's a player's league... that doesnt help the rest of the guys on the floor. These guys want to make a playoff run, not make sure RJ's development is in line with expectations.fishmike wrote:blkexec wrote:Maybe I’m that old guy who trust his eyes over stats. Stats and metrics has its place. As an engineer I understand how you can use stats to show projections or progress. But also as a person who played the game, the stats only tell part of the story. And stats can be misleading.So as a guy who's played the game you are cool with your coach giving all the shots to some kid who's bricking like crazy cause he's a late bloomer yeah?RJ will be fine, on or off the team. He’s a hard worker and a late bloomer. It will all click sometime in the future. For now we need someone who can break down a defense. He seems to fit in nicely with hart and hart in that second unit. This will put more responsibility on thibs to manage the rotation, but so far he’s been doing a great job.
In thibs I trust (for now)
Coach: "you just keep hustling and playing D and getting rebounds and make sure RJ keeps getting his shots... that's the plan"
YOU: "awesome! I know he's click soon!"Kinda like that right?
As a coach? Yes I’m fine with it.
As a player? No I’m not fine with it.All coaches have a political line they have to walk, even thibs. Also the FO has proved me wrong. They seem to push all the right buttons.
As a player, I may not like it but I still have to play the game and be the best version of myself on the court. A player should play. A coach should coach. Do your job.