Tom Thibodeau talks Bill Belichick after snagging 500th career win
NY Post
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tom Thibodeau will never get as many championships as his friend and idol Bill Belichick, but he can brag about having more wins.
Thibodeau captured his 500th career victory with Saturday night’s 106-94 win, becoming the 36th NBA coach to reach the milestone.
Predictably, Thibodeau dismissed the achievement.
Just like Belichick would.
“Those type of things are just the mark of you’ve been around a long time and you’ve had really good players,” the Knicks coach said. “So I certainly appreciate it, but I don’t get wrapped up in stuff like that.”
Thibodeau was more expansive on Belichick’s departure from the Patriots, which followed a record six Super Bowl titles.
PHOENIX — Wednesday brought some cautiously optimistic updates for the Knicks frontcourt.
The Greatest Escape in franchise history was perpetrated by Glen Sather, when the general manager extricated himself and the Rangers from the final five years of Scott Gomez’s contract by moving the $7,357,143-per-year center to Montreal on June 30, 2009 after two years in New York.
The Yankees publicly are on the same page: Hal Steinbrenner, like Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone before him, said that issues with the club’s fundamentals did not hover over the team all season.
The first day of the rest of Daniel Jones’ dwindling time with the Giants arrived Wednesday, with Jones in the building, in the meetings, on the practice field (although not doing very much) and not at all part of the game plan for the next game, relegated to a non-participant role for the remainder of the season.
There will be a little extra magic for Knicks-Spurs on Christmas Day.
The quickest way for the Giants to climb out of quarterback hell is also the quickest way to extend their stay there for at least three more years.
The Lakers’ decision to keep Bronny James away from G League road games has sparked some debate about the level of preferential treatment the franchise is giving to LeBron’s son.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Rangers continue to flex their strength on the road this season.
One of Tom Thibodeau’s stated points of emphasis for the Knicks this season — to increase their volume of 3-point attempts to take advantage of their proficiency from the outside — is starting to come to fruition.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — It’s the best-case scenario for Filip Chytil and the Rangers.