Jalen Brunson on Narrative That Players Don't Like Playing for Tom Thibodeau | Taylor Rooks X 

Everything JB described in the beginning, most players dont even want that. Its a job for them and they just wanna clock in and clock out without much hassle. Not everybody wants to be the very best and work overhours

Jalen was brought up the right way,thank you Rick for this wonderful humble human being that is your son - Great job ❤️

Players don't wanna play for thibs because he holds you accountability and he actually makes you work hard, He turned the Knicks into contender and Brunson into a Star.

Thibs reminds me of my old high school coach. He expects you to work hard, compete and from the best to the least skilled, he holds you accountable. That style of coaching doesn’t exist much anymore. Popovich is probably the only old school coach in the NBA other than Thibs.

I hope that hand fully recovers by the time the season rolls around

Taylor is a fine looking woman.

Thibs is a great coach always liked how he coached hard gives minutes to a select few

Most people don't know that Thibs was an assistant coach at Harvard University. He was raw and inexperienced but, even then, he was a dog! He would get on our big men for being soft! He would challenge them every day almost to the point of wanting to fight them!

Thibs is a great coach but ppl still stuck on the bull years

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I’m honestly not surprised a lot of people who haven’t played for him say they don’t want to play for Thibs because he does one thing that most coaches are afraid to do to players nowadays. He holds them accountable

Thibbs gets the best out of you meaning Heart Hustle and playing hard that's all Thibbs wants and every night it gives you a chance to win .....

Idk why they say that.He maximizes mid players potential.

Thibs has Mamba mentality.

Great interview.💯🔥

I have been saying since this season ended that I admire the mental toughness the Knicks displayed throughout the season. That's gonna carry them throughout their careers. It's not always pretty and they will only win by the skin of their teeth at times (those are the best wins) but when healthy they can't be counted out until the buzzer sounds. Anybody else could tell from Taylor's body language that she was feeling JB?

I love admitting how wrong I was with the Brunson signing…this kid is special

Some people settle for less and some ppl demand more. Simple…. 95% of ppl don’t have that dog in them, so they won’t understand. Read through the comments and watch the class clown show his face….keep reading and you’ll find some dogs!!

yankees need a coach like thibs

Thibs needs to sign a 8 yrs contract

We all saw the heights of D Rose under Thibs and it mas magical. Just like this last season with Brunson. I hope this season he doesn't run them into ground because they've got a chance.

I dont want to hear no more thibs slander no more

Kobe, Yao, KG, Noah, D Rose are some that have lauded Thibs for helping them with their development

I would’ve had to yell cut just to tell Taylor to STOP swinging that leg around at me! She is 😍😍😍😍

To make it clear why the narrative of "players don't want to play for Thibs" exists: did you ever have that teacher in high school who was a hard ass and graded you really strictly because he wanted to prepare you for life but everyone hated him and thought he was just an asshole? You did? OK, now imagine that you are 25 years old and you're making money and that same teacher is your boss where you work. He's still the same way, critiquing your performance, challenging you to be better. And you're like "What is this guy's problem? I'm an adult now, stop treating me like I'm a child. My work is fine, the company is making money, leave me alone." Finally, your boss is like "Hey I've been telling you to do better but you keep ignoring me so I'm done giving you chances. I got someone to do your job and they want to be a better employee by doing the hard work." That is why some guys like Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart thrive under Thibs while others slink away and fall into mediocrity, like Evan Fournier.

My superstar pg and head coach are both dogs! Another COTY season otw for Thibs

Thibs is a great coach and guys like Brunson thrive with him but the 'umm I heard it on RU-vid' sports fans like to stay mad about whatever they can find that sound good

Even though players get hurt literally every day, the fact that they are talking about this “narrative” with JB’s hand looking like that kinda doesn’t help that “narrative.” Perception can seem like reality sometimes

Bro it’s okay to play 35 mins and 38 in the playoff. The D rose injury he should bench him but kept on during garbage time

When Thibs gets Thibs players, the only complaining comes from non-Thibs players.

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We will find out this year if the narrative is warranted. The Knicks have a deep roster. There will be absolutely no need to play your starters the entire game like Thibs seems to do more often than other coaches.

jalen isnt even top 10 in mpg played during regular season and lebron is almost 40 and was play 40 mins pg in playoffs too, its the playoffs obviously the work load is going to be higher.

You gotta love the game to play for thibs. Most guys just love the paycheck and fame. Thibs brings in guys that WANT to get better for themselves and the team

ppl can say all they want about "over played" etc...he had butler in CHI....and there was that out of his mind BUTLER game in the finals in 2020....but right after he broke down saying he couldnt sustain that LEVEL of play and had a new found respect for guys like MJ/KOB/LBJ...for being able to turn it up a notch in the palyoffs and kep the vol at 12/10. Coaches like tibs...are the kinda guys that want to COACH that mindset into you. IM sure Butler realized this about tibs after the fact or after that game. I saw the kind of paly he got out of NOAH or even guys like brewer its all i really needed to know about the kind of GAME and mind he had for the game.

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I mean what do you expect him to say

He’s a good coach but the problem is by the time team gets to the playoffs they are exhausted and injured.

I've said for years Thibs gets too much shit, should he rest his starters in the 4th more when the games not close? For sure, but he's a really good coach and the greatest players in the history of the league play 40+ minutes when it matters so they need to be able to do it

Brunson 2 nice

I mean, his teams historically come to play tough. You don't do that if you don't like your coach! Bulls and D Rose might have won something if D Rose doesn't go down. They were another star away! They also had to deal with the Heatles and the Lebron-Kyrie cavs.

What's up with the robot hand? Isn't he a lefty? That can't be good

Whole team was hurt by end of season.

I thought the hand is fine???

… oh Taylor is still down in the dungeon working for a bleacher report LOL …… …

It’s a true narrative

Rooks should’ve been barefoot for this interview, it’s hot outside

The narrative that he plays guys too many minutes just doesn't hold up to scrutiny Brunson led the team in minutes played and he played 35 minutes per game last year, Tatum played 36, Jimmy Butler played 34, Embiid played 34 and Maxy played 38, Lillard played 35... The idea that Thibs rides his starters too hard is just a media driven narrative that simply isn't true

yoo taylor is a fox sheesh...

Not just rose. Noah and Deng also had many injuries and shortened careers. Remember Deng had a spinal tap thing where he nearly died. Thibs didn't use that style in Minnesota and it 1 playoffs + lottery teams.

How about asking why Thibs has never been married and does not have kids?

Who does jalen remind me of its fucking bothering me...

Controller coach has many lives

There is a players poll that confirms this narrative 😂

The narrative isn’t the only thing. There’s a history there. His players play a ton of minutes and it started with those Bulls teams. Thibs overworking is part of the problem. He overworks and expects his players to overwork themselves. Yes there were injuries but to play a guy 48 minutes for multiple games in 2024 is insane.

If you told me He was talking about construction work on a alien ship I would believe. The very gorgeous woman had too much of my attention

Of course a player who’s been under him since he was a teenager not gone see it like the rest of the league

No is saying he is bad coach, its just his style of coaching is not right for every instance and player. He needs to be more flexible

Taylor Rooks I'll drink yo bath water 😂

First one here

I wonder what Cam Reddish thinks?

Him saying this with a cast on his hand is kinda funny tho

Ask someone outside the 8 player rotation.

Jalen sitting there with his team all hurt and his arm messed up is why.

Why are they showing this random 🤣

JB fighting an inner battle during this interview

He just confirmed that it sucks playing for Mr. Thibs 🤣🤣

Bruh he prepared to lose.

Sooo tibbs playing josh hart every single minute for like the entire playoffs is a narrative? Just wanna make sure im clear on this.

Even the cheerleader gets hurt went tibs is coaching

Who would want to play for a guy that has a seven man rotation and doesn’t give other people a chance while he burns the people he believes in to the ground lol

Ruined Derrick rose’s career

Plenty of coaches are ‘well prepared’. It’s understandable that most Vets don’t wanna play for a coach known for brutal practices/mins. Anyone ever notice it’s often the coaches who never played. Thins, Van Gundy types who are known for long ass practices? Like b/c they never went thru it, they don’t have the same appreciation for players being sore/exhausted? PJ Carlesimo was another from the old days. And we know what happened to him

Thibs ran d rose to the ground

This interview means nothing. What was Brunson supposed to say? I'm not going to comment on the X's and O's side, but from a player management side, Tom Thibodeau is the absolute worst. Period. He's that typical old school crusty @$$ grizzly coach that hates playing younger players, will identify the top 6 players on a team that he likes, and just grind those guys into absolute dust by playing them 40+ minutes a game for the entire season. Players talk to other players, so if no one wants to play for Tom Thibodeau, there's 100% a reason behind it. Anyone thinking this is just "media driven" is a clown.

Sounds tibs is a workaholic. Not a healthy balanced human being

Thibodeau overplays his players, period. Why do you think the Knicks were depleted this year? I mean, it's so obvious running an NBA team with a 7-8 deep roster is a disaster in the making.

Trae young so much better than big head here