{"id":377412,"date":"2021-12-07T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T03:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tom-thibodeau-not-done-mulling-more-knicks-changes\/"},"modified":"2021-12-07T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T03:00:21","slug":"tom-thibodeau-not-done-mulling-more-knicks-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-thibodeau-not-done-mulling-more-knicks-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tom Thibodeau not done mulling more Knicks changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26eaa41fb28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26eaa41fb28\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-thibodeau-not-done-mulling-more-knicks-changes\/#Start_Derrick_Rose_and_have_Evan_Fournier_or_RJ_Barrett_come_off_the_bench\" >Start Derrick Rose and have Evan Fournier or RJ Barrett come off the bench<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-thibodeau-not-done-mulling-more-knicks-changes\/#Start_Obi_Toppin_Taj_Gibson_or_Nerlens_Noel_for_Mitchell_Robinson\" >Start Obi Toppin, Taj Gibson or Nerlens Noel for Mitchell Robinson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-thibodeau-not-done-mulling-more-knicks-changes\/#Reinsert_Walker_back_into_the_rotation\" >Reinsert Walker back into the rotation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-thibodeau-not-done-mulling-more-knicks-changes\/#Move_Quentin_Grimes_into_a_bigger_role_off_the_bench\" >Move Quentin Grimes into a bigger role off the bench<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Tom Thibodeau not done mulling more Knicks changes<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A week after shaking up the Knicks lineup with the subtraction of Kemba Walker, Tom Thibodeau is considering even more changes as the team heads out on a three-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With three straight losses since Walker was benched \u2014 dropping the Knicks under .500 for the first time this season at 11-12 \u2014 Thibodeau said Monday there \u201ccould\u201d be additional lineup changes for Tuesday\u2019s showdown against the Spurs as he looks to find the right combinations to get them back on track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still mulling it over,\u201d Thibodeau said before the team flew to San Antonio, declining to specify who could be in or out of the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Alec Burks has started four straight games at point guard \u2014 the first coming when Walker sat out for rest on the second half of a back-to-back. That stretch started with a big win over the Hawks, but the Knicks followed it up with close losses to the Nets and Bulls before getting blown out by the Nuggets on Saturday, a game in which they trailed by as many as 30 points and heard boos from the home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look at everything,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cThree out of four games we played well. So that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking at. We have to fix the way we played [Saturday]. \u2026 You look at it in totality, but you\u2019re always evaluating everything that you\u2019re doing. You\u2019re looking at the different combinations and if things could be done better.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tom-thibodeau-knicks-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau speaking to the media \" class=\"wp-image-20395982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tom-thibodeau-knicks-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tom-thibodeau-knicks-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tom-thibodeau-knicks-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tom Thibodeau could make even more changes amid the Knicks\u2019 slump.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among the options Thibodeau could consider, in no particular order:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_Derrick_Rose_and_have_Evan_Fournier_or_RJ_Barrett_come_off_the_bench\"><\/span><strong>Start Derrick Rose and have Evan Fournier or RJ Barrett come off the bench<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rose could handle point guard duties and allow Burks to play off the ball as a shooter first \u2014 he is the Knicks\u2019 top 3-point threat, shooting 44 percent from beyond the arc. The move could also try to spark Fournier or Barrett playing with the energetic second unit, though it would likely thrust Immanuel Quickley into backup point guard duties unless Walker returns to the rotation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Barrett has been stuck in a shooting slump for the past month, averaging just 10.4 points on 32.9 percent shooting from the field and 22.4 percent from deep in 13 games since Nov. 7. Thibodeau on Monday reiterated his belief that Barrett will work his way out of it and insisted that his comments about getting more shots up in the gym were related to Barrett\u2019s recent sickness instead of a lack of willingness to put in the work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re sick, you\u2019re sick,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing you can do about that. But he\u2019s feeling a lot better. So he was in [Sunday] night, he was in early today. That\u2019s who RJ is. \u2026 The fact that he did it once before [last season] tells me that he\u2019ll do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_Obi_Toppin_Taj_Gibson_or_Nerlens_Noel_for_Mitchell_Robinson\"><\/span><strong>Start Obi Toppin, Taj Gibson or Nerlens Noel for Mitchell Robinson<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thibodeau has tried the small-ball lineup with a frontcourt of Toppin and Julius Randle at times, with varying degrees of success. Starting Toppin would go against Thibodeau\u2019s defense-first philosophy, but the second-year forward brings instant energy whenever he gets on the court and is currently averaging 8.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/taj-gibson-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Taj Gibson #67 of the New York Knicks reacts on the court \" class=\"wp-image-20395998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/taj-gibson-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/taj-gibson-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/taj-gibson-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Taj Gibson<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gibson, a Thibodeau favorite, offers an important presence defensively, though he has played just three-plus minutes over the last eight games \u2014 getting ejected after two quick technical fouls Thursday against the Bulls and missing time before that with a groin injury.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have hampered Noel\u2019s season so far, but he provides a rim presence and was an integral piece of the Knicks\u2019 stout defense last season.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reinsert_Walker_back_into_the_rotation\"><\/span><strong>Reinsert Walker back into the rotation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/kemba-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kemba Walker (8) of the New York Knicks runs down court\" class=\"wp-image-20395981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/kemba-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/kemba-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/kemba-knicks-lineup-changes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kemba Walker could reenter the Knicks starting lineup soon if the team needs a boost.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It would be a fairly quick reversal of Thibodeau\u2019s decision last week to bench Walker, but perhaps he decides the veteran could be recharged after a week watching. The coach has said he still believes Walker is a starter, though he could see if bringing him off the bench could be the solution.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Move_Quentin_Grimes_into_a_bigger_role_off_the_bench\"><\/span><strong>Move Quentin Grimes into a bigger role off the bench<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The rookie has started to see some more playing time over the last five games and brings a two-way presence with his defense and 3-point shooting.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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