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How Julius Randle became a Thibs Guy and an MVP candidate for the Knicks

TAJ GIBSON HAS heard all the questions before.

When Tom Thibodeau takes a job, Gibson knows what's coming. And when Thibodeau was named coach of the New York Knicks last year, Gibson fielded all those regular questions -- including those from Knicks forward Julius Randle.

There's an internal script that plays out in Gibson's head.

" 'What kind of coach is he?' " Gibson said during a phone conversation. " 'Is he tough? Is he hard-nosed?' I'm like, man, my first reaction is 'If you can be coached, you're going to love him.