The description of stubbornness isn’t only about doing the same thing every single time but also doing it when they’re other feasible options that are possible. When it was announced that Kemba Walker wasn’t going to play Monday night against the Utah Jazz, the next report was that Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau was debating who was going to start. What was Thibs debating? Who knows? This year, every move has been telegraphed from the jump. You can guess what Thibs is going to do during the game before the opening tip. The only thing he needs to decide is when his stubbornness is going to impact the team: Right from the beginning or late in the game when the team needs more creativity.
Jazz 113, Knicks 104: “Mitch almost carried tonight”
