"If they can handle the minutes, give it to them. If they can't, cut it back," added the two-time Coach of the Year. To counter Thibodeau's point, every guy on his bench wants pla

Former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau, now the coach of the New York Knicks, is once again the subject of criticism for risking injury to a star player by playing them in the final minutes of a game that was already decided.

The Knicks connected on just 43.5 percent of its shots and committed 11 turnovers in Sunday's loss to the Celtics. “The versatility, I think, is terrific,” Thibodeau said.