As the Knicks prepare for the final preseason test of this abbreviated training camp Tom Thibodeau hinted that he likely won’t get a chance to see some of the marginal roster pieces in action.
With Frank Ntilikina, Austin Rivers, Nerlens Noel, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Alec Burks all expected to sit out Friday night against the Cavaliers there is an opening for some of the young players hoping to crack the roster or rotation to show what they can do. But just as he has done in the prior three games, Thibodeau sounded unlikely to call on the likes of Myles Powell, Iggy Brazdeikis or Jared Harper.