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[Winfield] Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau on playing starters late in blowouts: ‘I’ve seen 13 points in 35 seconds’ (www.nydailynews.com)

submitted 10 months ago by OnlyMamaKnows@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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He was a member of the Houston Rockets’ coaching staff on Dec. 9, 2004, the night Tracy McGrady went nuclear and scored 13 points in 33 seconds to power a remarkable Rockets fourth-quarter comeback over the San Antonio Spurs.

“He’s got a lotta trauma man,” Randle joked after sitting the fourth quarter. “He’s gotta work on that. He’s gotta work on that.”

Thibodeau said he can’t even relax when his team’s up big in the fourth quarter and he’s pulled his starters from the game. He wants his players to put everything they have into each and every play, each and every day, and he’s setting the tone on the sidelines — even if he’s got McGrady PTSD.

“In this league, no lead is safe,” Thibodeau said. “I’ve seen it all. I’ve seen 13 points in 35 seconds. So people will tell you ‘ah he needs to get the starters out of there.’ Yeah? Well I know what experience tells me.”

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[–] twovles31@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wolves almost saw the great Podziemski power back a comeback in the final minute.

[–] RexFu@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Probably the longest I've ever held my breath and thought "wtf is going on?" awooo

[–] hotpocketthrowaway@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Dude needs to get actual minutes lmao, went full TMac in the like 60 seconds he played

[–] junahn@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Well ive seen d rose getting injured against sixers up by 20 points in 4th quarter

[–] ArtVanderlay69@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Why would he have McGrady PTSD when he was on the same winning side as McGready?

[–] mnight84@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

And as a bull fan that's how Derrick Rose's career was changed, he will never learn.

[–] horeaheka@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

then his bench sucks and his whole "next man up" mantra is bull shit. FUck him for the DRose injury. That Sixers game was in the bag and most coaches would have sat their starters. sit your fucking guys down. Deng and Noah has shorter careers because he ran them into the ground.

[–] belizeanheat@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah you're still wrong, Thibs

[–] Smellmyhand@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Nowhere is safe 🫠

[–] ObviousAnswerGuy@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

he's not wrong but he definitely goes overboard with it lol

[–] aoifhasoifha@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Thib's problem has always been this kind of short sightedness. He's seen 13 points in 35 seconds, and he's also seen his MVP's career trajectory permanently altered during the closing minutes of a blowout, and he's seen countless others wear down over the course of a season. Even on a purely tactical level, he's stunting the development of bench units that could help carry his teams through the regular season and provide key minutes in the playoffs.

He gets so focused on winning the next regular season game that he hurts his teams' chances at being their most competitive in May and June.

[–] Vince_-@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Wasn't there a clip of Butler saying he needed fking rest when he was playing for Thibs?

[–] WaterIsNotWet19@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

But what about the thousands of other games where that didn’t happen lol

[–] wilsonsmilk@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah? Well fuck you too Tom!