"We're Just Ghosts in a Shell, A Bunch of Hollow Knights. Not Ready" Official '24-25 NY Knicks Season Thread

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I post the tweet but I just read the article and it’s way way worse.



Mikal Bridges asked Tom Thibodeau to play Knicks’ starters fewer minutes​

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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.' Mikal Bridges (25) dribbles against the Kings on March 10, 2025.
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.

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“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
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I don't like Bridges much I think he is soft and lackadaisical, maybe he went about this wrong at first view, however it had to be said as soft as I think he is he plays every game and Thibs needed to hear this. And he did it in a way that Thibs can't avoid nor deny the issue that has plagued him for his whole head coaching career. If guys start looking gassed in the playoffs or start getting hurt the media Gon eat Thibs alive. Kudos to Bridges Big dikk Move :skip:
 
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