New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has found the perfect position for Julius Randles this season.
After winning their first two games, the Knicks are looking steady with their new and improved offensive arsenal.
Coach Tom Thibodeau has been urging his players to go for the three-point shot all throughout the offseason and the Knicks somehow managed to capitalize on it in the team’s first two games. However, it wasn’t primarily because of coach Thibs’ instructions but because New York had to rely on their outside shooting out of necessity.
The Knicks were evidently short-handed with Nerlens Noel dealing with a hamstring issue and Taj Gibson out on paternity leave. Thibodeau had to devise a new approach that saw Julius Randle playing five and thus far, it has been working perfectly for the team.
“What we’re seeing in the NBA today is the premium that’s put on shooting,’’ Thibodeau said via Marc Berman of The New York Post. “Oftentimes, there’s at least four 3-point shooters on the floor. Now we’re seeing that there’s five.”
“One of the things why I think we’re effective when Julius [Randle] is at the five and Obi [Toppin] is at the four is because the floor is opened up and now we have driving gaps where we can get to the basket. The great value in our team is the versatility.’’
Randle is off to a hot start this season and based on Thibodeau’s remarks, it appears that the Knicks will continue with the said approach even when the other guys return.
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