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Thibodeau not ready to alter Knicks' starting lineup

Before the Knicks took the floor at Madison Square Garden Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, Tom Thibodeau was asked if he had considered changing the starting lineup, a trigger he has a history of being very slow to pull.

He stuck with Elfrid Payton last year through the entire regular season. He did it back in Chicago when fans and media were clamoring for him to pull Keith Bogans. And with the Knicks starting unit digging holes nearly every night that the bench has had to bail them out of, the subject was raised again.

He paused for a moment and said, "You know, what you see is what we have.