You know, unless he’s still injured and shouldn’t be playing. But Thibs surely would never do that during a 4-game skid and with a bench whose points in the boxscore is a photo of death valley. Never.

“Our four man units had a great week of practice, so if we come out with the right intensity and respect the process, we’ll be fine ….”

I don't think you have to wait that long other than in very fuzzy situations. A LOT is already known about what kinds of combinations tend to work or not work. Coaches are going into lineup creation with those insights in mind.

Like I said earlier, if you go into a test already enthusiastic or skeptical about a combination (like me speculating that the Fournier/Brunson backcourt could be a problem defensively or me being skeptical of a Mitchell trade because the of size of the Brunson/Mitchell backcourt or Thibs being skeptical of Randle/Obi) if you are seeing evidence on the court that supports your belief almost immediately, there's no point in waiting for statistical significance. Go with what you think/know will work better.

“I for one think that RJ’s best position is as a big 2.”

I agree with both of these things after initially thinking we should move him to SF after seeing his rookie season.

I think if he lost a little weight he’d get a little quicker but still be strong enough to play bully ball and overpower a lot of SGs going to the basket.

One of his problems finishing has been that the players guarding him are often taller/longer and he also doesn’t have the strength edge he had earlier in his career when being guarded by smaller players.

That’s partly why I’ve been so annoyed Cam hasn’t worked out. I was picturing him at SF to get more length and athleticism on the court and dropping RJ back to SG making us bigger and stronger at that position.

The closer we get to the trade deadline the more pissed off I’m getting at Thibs, just for different reasons than most people.

Tonight, the Knicks will occasionally just run four guys out there. “Nah, nah, it’s fine,” says Thibs.