New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau elected to drop veteran point guard Kemba Walker from the rotation over the weekend, indicating that Alec Burks would remain the team’s starting point guard moving forward.
After Burks contributed 23 points against the Atlanta Hawks and helped the starting unit play at a far more efficient level, Thibodeau was forced to make a decision regarding Walker. Kemba was virtually useless as a defender, disrupting the identity of the Knicks, something that Thibodeau couldn’t sit by and watch.
“It’s a tough decision to make, but you always have to do what you think is best for the team,” Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters following the team’s practice on Monday.