{"id":37481,"date":"2020-07-30T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tom-thibodeau-pinpoints-growing-pains-knicks-have-to-conquer\/"},"modified":"2020-07-30T21:28:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:28:00","slug":"tom-thibodeau-pinpoints-growing-pains-knicks-have-to-conquer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-thibodeau-pinpoints-growing-pains-knicks-have-to-conquer\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tom Thibodeau pinpoints \u2018growing pains\u2019 Knicks have to conquer"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Tom Thibodeau pinpoints \u2018growing pains\u2019 Knicks have to conquer<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 30, 2020 |<\/span> 2:28pm <\/p>\n

\n Knicks rookie president Leon Rose said he had \u201cno timeline\u201d to break the seven-year playoff drought but feels he\u2019s hired a coach smart in player development that will hasten their journey.<\/p>\n

Thibodeau touted their two young bedrock pieces in RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson and admitted two other young prospects, Kevin Knox and Frank Ntilikina, have gone through \u201cgrowing pains.\u201d Thibodeau said he doesn\u2019t want to rush into any judgements until he works with them \u2014 likely in mid-August at OTAs for the \u201cDelete 8\u201d.<\/p>\n

On a Zoom call, Rose faced questions for the first time from the media<\/a> as he introduced Thibodeau as their head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have not set a timeline. We are taking it one day at a time. We felt Tom was that coach who can take us with development to becoming a perennial winner. That happ<\/a>ens one step at a time,\u201d Rose said. \u201cAt the moment we don\u2019t know what the roster will be moving forward. We have decisions we have to make. The important thing is to instill the culture, focus on the development and take it from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Knicks have several of their own free agents they have to decide on whether to exercise their option, but Knox and Ntilikina are amidst their rookie contracts. A 2017 lottery pick, Ntilikina came on late this season. Knox, their 2018 lottery pick, faded.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith Frank and Kevin, they\u2019re both young guys that have talent,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cThat being said, I\u2019m not making any real observations until I get to be around them. Like most young players, there are growing pains you go through and there\u2019s steps players have to take. Sometimes we measure guys against guys already established and you forget the steps those guys have to take to get to where they are. It\u2019s an important part of it. Understand how you get there is work, sacrifice and commitment. One\u2019s determination and perseverance is critical to their development.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kevin Knox (20) and Frank Ntilikina<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rose recently called Barrett and Robinson their two foundational pieces. The Post has reported Thibodeau is most anxious to work with Robinson, an elite shotblocker, to make him an even more polished defender.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to get around the players to work with them and get to know them better,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cBased on film, I really think RJ has a very bright future as does Mitchell Robinson. Those are two who stand out. But we have a lot of young talent. I don\u2019t like to make qualifications on people until I get around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose has to make decision on whether to exercise team options on Taj Gibson, Reggie Bullock, Elfrid Payton and Bobby Portis. Maurice Harkless is an outright free agent. Gibson has played for Thibodeau before in Minnesota and Chicago and could be a candidate to return. Portis and Payton are expected to be goners.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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