Ok, so I’m two for three in my predictions. I could really care less as long as the Knicks win, right? And what a win Game Three was. I have been one of Tom Thibodeau’s most prominent critics this season. But something happened in January when Thibs finally started adjusting. Of course, some Knicks fans want to credit lead assistant Johnnie Bryant. And he’s certainly been a positive influence. Just ask Immanuel Quickley or Julius Randle. But I like to think after being a head coach for 13 years and three stops, Thibs has evolved.
He made all the proper adjustments from Game Two to Three, having Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett, and Immanuel Quickley set screens for Jalen Brunson, negating Mitchell Robinson catching the ball at the top of the key after Brunson had to hand it off from being blitzed.