If you play for Coach Thibs, you know what you’re into: a whole lot of run if you’re part of his circle of trust.
And even if you’re out of said circle, there is always a chance of a few injuries impacting your teammates without anybody or anything seeming to know how to stop them, the ultimate outcome being the same: you better get your cardio in line for what’s ahead.
Before Mitchell Robinson, Julius Randle, and OG Anunoby went down injured in December (Mitch) and late January (JR and OG), Tom Thibodeau was already using his usual top-heavy minute-allocation pattern.