Chicago, Minnesota, New York… Derrick Rose is undoubtedly the NBA player who knows Tom Thibodeau best, and he has tasted the ultra physical preparations of the current Knicks coach. At 35, he admits that he is not unhappy at no longer having to deal with his former coach.
“This year, compared to Thibs, it’s…” hesitates Derrick Rose. “Don’t get us wrong, we’re working. But with Thibs, it’s more like, how should I put it… It’s different. I’ll say it like that. Here, it’s more flexible, more fluid, and the guys are training really well. And that doesn’t mean the guys in New York don’t train well.”
Aware that his remarks will cause discussion, Derrick Rose specifies that the continuity in the Grizzlies squad means that they “don’t need to do much to improve”. Then, when we ask him what he appreciates in Memphis, we feel that there is a real contrast with the very square play of the Knicks, and the methods of Tom Thibodeau.
“There is the rhythm… Their way of communicating… Their way of setting up the field…” lists the former MVP. “Their way of giving the ball to the leaders to direct the game. This way that each player has, in certain places on the field, of being free to do what he wants. »
