PHILADELPHIA — Tom Thibodeau needs Josh Hart to think about his phrases.
Within the wake of Hart twice calling for his crew to drop “egos” and “individual agendas” after current losses, the coach mentioned he was unaware of the feedback however urged his participant to review movie earlier than making such assessments.
“I really don’t read what you guys write. But there’s a lot of challenges throughout the course of the season, and just stay focused on the daily improvement. Sometimes there’s going to be some frustration,” Thibodeau mentioned earlier than the Knicks’ 125-119 extra time win over the 76ers on Wednesday evening.
“I think oftentimes the next day after you look at the film, you’re putting a mic in front of someone right after a game. And sometimes they may say things, we all may say things that we wish we had not said until you watch the film the next day. And then there’s usually a pretty good reason why something occurred. So before you say something, you probably should think.”
Hart didn’t single out any teammates and appeared purposefully imprecise following Monday’s defeat to the Pistons.
“We’ll talk about it in the locker room and figure it out in terms of stuff,” he mentioned earlier than defaulting to the cliché “energy and execution.”
Hart was extra optimistic after Wednesday’s win, the place he collected a triple-double with 17 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 factors.
The Knicks have a number of Philadelphia Eagles supporters — Karl-Anthony Cities, Jalen Brunson and Miles McBride — to not point out others on the teaching employees and entrance workplace.
With town rallying behind the crew with its ordinary Eagles fever, Cities wore an Eagles shirt on the bench through the Knicks’ win on Wednesday.
It drew some social media backlash however Brunson, who usually wears Eagles gear, mentioned, “I’m proud of him.”
After halftime, Cities put a white Knicks jacket over the Eagles shirt. He later defined he had armpit sweat stains that have been seen on the sweatshirt, prompting him to cowl up the shirt.
One reported Knicks commerce goal is off the board.
Nick Richards, the 27-year-old heart, was dealt Wednesday from the Hornets to the Suns for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks.
Richards, a former Kentucky Wildcat, was linked to the Knicks within the offseason by SNY after information that Mitchell Robinson would miss prolonged time.
Robinson nonetheless hasn’t performed this season whereas recovering from a second ankle surgical procedure and the Knicks, based on sources, are exploring choices within the commerce market as they await his return.
Robinson hasn’t began sprinting but however Thibodeau mentioned he expects the middle to return to follow this month.
As The Put up reported, the Knicks are purchasing backup heart Jericho Sims.
