It didn’t take long for Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau to reignite the Evan Fournier vs. Quentin Grimes debate. Thibs is declaring Fournier as the “frontrunner” to start at shooting guard.
“We need shooting,” Thibodeau said in a recent press conference. “The one thing I know is with Jalen (Brunson) and RJ (Barrett) and Julius (Randle), we have to put shooting around them. Mitch (Robinson) will put pressure at the rim, that’s what will force defenses to collapse.”
We could debate the merits of starting Grimes over Fournier, but that’s a futile discussion. There’s no reason to believe Thibs will bench Fournier in favor of the younger Grimes.