Tom Thibodeau is bringing a steady presence to a Knicks team that figures to see its share of ups of downs. Credit: AP/Mike Strobe
The Knicks had just finished off a surprising and emphatic win over the Milwaukee Bucks, not just beating up on one of the NBA’s elite teams, but doing it for the first win of the Tom Thibodeau regime and the first win for this downtrodden group.
And when he appeared on the postgame Zoom interview, Thibodeau could not be distinguished from the coach who had overseen a pair of one-sided losses to start the season.