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.