Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks Postgame Press Conference | January 23th, 2024

Tom Thibodeau | New York Knicks Postgame Press Conference | January 23th, 2024

Questions uh just hustle you know we it was uh a tough game for us uh but I thought we were at our best in the fourth quarter and we found a way to win I thought our bench gave us a a big spark at the start of the quarter got

Our momentum going uh and then when the starters came back um there were a number of hustle plays stops loose balls block shots steals they got us some easy buckets and just did whatever we had to do to win the game which is huge for us so that that part was was great

Obviously we have to be a lot better but uh you know I thought Jericho gave us really good minutes I thought precious was terrific particularly in the second half uh and you can’t say enough about what OG brings to our team like from steals blocks um all that those those

Plays were huge down the stretch for us and then you know of course Julius and Jaylen were their usual selves and and and let me add Josh Hart Josh Hart was terrific yeah y yeah just their activity like and that’s that’s a talent like what OG brings what Josh brings that’s that’s

Talent that’s talent and that’s critical for our team I thought Duce gave us really good minutes I thought Quinton gave us really good minutes uh and that got the energy going in the fourth quarter you see from well Jericho the the rim protection you know I think he had four blocks you

Know and and that was good just to get him going again and then precious was the rebounding and and his ability to you know guard people um I think he he’s getting better and better so he he made a number of hustle plays for us which I think is huge straight

Yeah it takes time it takes time each day just a little bit better and in OG is just you know same thing with him you know it’s just it’s it you know it doesn’t happen over but the big thing is to find ways to win while we’re going

Through the adjustment and you know the games keep coming so we have to keep responding and we have to keep improving and there’s a lot of areas that we can get better in Reas yeah and that’s what I said like I didn’t think we uh played particularly

Well but I loved how we responded in the fourth quarter and I thought that that said a lot about who we are I think uh the bench was they were hustling fly flying all over the place and that that closed the Gap and gave us the hope that

Okay we can we can get this done and then when the starters came back they fed off that energy and so finding a way to win when you’re not playing at your best is huge and that’s the bottom line is is just find ways to win and I think our team is doing

That yeah no I think it’s great you know I well you got the guys you’re you’re around it’s that’s the unique thing about you know playing for the next or being part of this organization and our fans are a huge part of it so whe it doesn’t matter really what arena I think

This one it more so just because of proximity and we have a lot of fans here and they support through thick and thin and you know the games it’s meaningful it’s meaningful to our players uh and it has impact brings energy why youo coach’s decision does the no just you know like

Because we’re you know like we’re adjusting right so we’re we’ve we’re already going through one adjustment Jericho has filled in in that role before I thought precious had a good game so like now do you risk adjusting again so it just made more sense I felt

To do it that way that was I have great confidence in both guys and I think it’s one of our strengths you know I said that that was before we got precious I obviously with the way Mitch played to start the season uh and then it was hard

To get Isaiah all the minutes that he deserved and then Jericho we see him every day the way he works he deserves minutes too you always felt like when he got the opportunity he would take advantage and uh you know and pre precious has has a big future he’s got a good

Upside yeah how do youa yeah same same thing I think we’ll we’ll score plenty I think it’s you know we’re starting to find things guys are getting comfortable understanding what guys like and so I we can play off that more uh we probably didn’t play as fast as we

Wanted to today so those easy baskets late were that was that was helpful for us a l oh yeah I mean like even like he played a great game today like and that’s you know that’s what you know I don’t care about his points he he’ll

He’s going to score more and more as we go along but the impact he has on a game is enormous and so you know there I think there’s great appreciation by you know his teammates the coaches our whole organiz we see the hustle that he brings

And the the he’s everywhere and he’s a hard guy to throw the ball over he’s a guy hard guy to shoot over um you know he’s he’s he’s unbelievable yep

Coach Thibodeau addresses the media after Knicks’ win over the Brooklyn Nets.

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