#Tom Thibodeau has improved as a coach

#Tom Thibodeau has improved as a coach

“#Tom Thibodeau has improved as a coach” Entering the home stretch of his first season with the Knicks, Tom Thibodeau has emerged as a legitimate Coach of the Year candidate. His team is overachieving beyond even the most optimistic preseason projections, defending at an elite level and in position at the moment to earn home-court…

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#Julius Randle credits Knicks teammates for his big rise

#Julius Randle credits Knicks teammates for his big rise

“#Julius Randle credits Knicks teammates for his big rise” The Eastern Conference Player of the Week Award came to Julius Randle on Monday. That followed his first All-Star berth in March. And more honors are pouring his way. The Knicks southpaw power-forward freight train has turned the NBA on its ear in his seventh season….

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#Knicks’ Julius Randle receiving All-NBA team buzz

#Knicks’ Julius Randle receiving All-NBA team buzz

“#Knicks’ Julius Randle receiving All-NBA team buzz” Former Nets forward Richard Jefferson has trolled the Knicks plenty in the past. But appearing on ESPN’s Knicks-Mavericks telecast Friday, Jefferson said Julius Randle has emerged as an All-NBA player, even if as a third-team guy. Jefferson is a little late to the party as he pontificated while…

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#’Extra training camp helped Tom Thibodeau, Knicks

#’Extra training camp helped Tom Thibodeau, Knicks

“#’Extra training camp helped Tom Thibodeau, Knicks” NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said an unheralded factor in the Knicks’ emergence this season was having what he referred to as “an extra training camp’’ in late summer for new coach Tom Thibodeau to get in his system. Though it came before free agency…

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#Knicks may have sealed postseason berth

#Knicks may have sealed postseason berth

“#Knicks may have sealed postseason berth” The famous Garden pinwheeled ceiling sprung a leak as rain pounded the roof Sunday night, causing a 14-minute delay. And for an uncharacteristicly long segment of the second half, the Knicks defense sprung a leak, too. After going up by 18 points early in the third quarter, the Knicks…

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#Knicks’ RJ Barrett has made big improvement at free-throw line

#Knicks’ RJ Barrett has made big improvement at free-throw line

“#Knicks’ RJ Barrett has made big improvement at free-throw line” RJ Barrett’s improvement from beyond the 3-point arc has been well-documented this season, but the Knicks’ second-year guard also has improved his efficiency from the free-throw line since his rookie campaign. Barrett’s percentage from the stripe has jumped from 61.4 percent last year to 73.6…

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#Knicks blow it late in loss to NBA-worst Timberwolves

#Knicks blow it late in loss to NBA-worst Timberwolves

“#Knicks blow it late in loss to NBA-worst Timberwolves” Tom Thibodeau wished he wasn’t so prescient when it came to the Timberwolves, his former club. “It’s really a loaded roster,’’ Thibodeau said before Wednesday night’s game about the league’s worst team. “No lead is safe against them.” And so it was. The Knicks blew an…

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