If there is one coach who doesn't know what the expression “load management” means, it's Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks coach has always been a fan of short rotations, and he is not the type to spare his best players. Which often plays tricks on him during the playoffs…
Either way, Thibodeau won't change at 66, and it's now up to OG Anunoby to be overused. Thus the new New York winger comes out of three matches at 44, 43 and 43 minutes. It was against the Magic, the Rockets and the Wizards. Since joining the Knicks, the former Raptors winger has played an average of 37 minutes per game. This is the most playing time on the Knicks.
A record at 56 minutes!
“Everything is fine, I feel good” he assures. “I didn't even know what my playing time was. I felt good. In Toronto, I played 58 minutes one day. I already played a lot, and I'm used to it. »
In fact, it's not 58 minutes, but 56. It was during a match with three overtimes! But like Nick Nurse and Darko Rajakovic before him, Thibodeau quickly understood that he could not do without Anunoby's qualities.
