It is hard to argue with the record that Tom Thibodeau has put up in his two head coaching forays, compiling a 352-246 record with playoff appearances in all but one of his full seven seasons in Chicago and Minnesota.
But even before Thibodeau signed his contract to become the next head coach of the Knicks, there was a whisper of criticism among NBA insiders and among fans that his hard-driving style doesn’t fit in today’s NBA. He has had success, but the detractors point to the minutes he put players through, the injuries that accumulated in the wake of those wins and decried him as old school.