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Most followers have been very happy with the New York Knicks this year but there have been some complaints from the very loyal fanbase.
One of the biggest ones has been that head coach Tom Thibodeau is demanding too much of his players and making them stay on the court for far too long.
Certain people fear this is leading to the many injuries the Knicks have faced all year.
But Gilbert Arenas isn’t buying that complaint.
The former NBA star said the number of minutes players are getting isn’t hurting them and he sees no problems with Thibodeau’s coaching style.
“Playing time has been diluted to everybody playing 32-33 minutes, but they wonder why everybody is being hurt. Josh Hart ain’t been hurt right? So are they playing too much? No,” Arenas said, via Twitter.
“Playing time has been diluted to everybody playing 32-33 minutes, but they wonder why everybody is being hurt. Josh Hart ain’t been hurt right? So are they playing too much? No.”
Gil on if no load management hurt the Knicks pic.twitter.com/5m2dSqj3C0
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) May 15, 2024
Thibodeau has always been the sort of coach who expects an awful lot from his squad, including the minutes they play.
It’s not uncommon to see players stay on the floor for all 48 minutes of a game.
In fact, Josh Hart didn’t take a moment’s rest in this current series until the third game, playing every single second in Games 1 and 2.
But, as Arenas said, Hart has remained healthy despite that.
However, other players haven’t been as lucky.
Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, OG Anunoby, Bojan Bogdanovic, and others have all been hit with the injury bug and missed games.
Even star player Jalen Brunson nearly missed time recently with his own mishap.
There could be numerous causes for these injuries but some feel they wouldn’t have happened had Thibodeau gone easier on his team.
No matter what anyone says, Thibodeau is going to keep coaching as he always has.
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