While New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has seen his fair share of success in the league, there's one major criticism that he's heard throughout his entire career, even when he was coaching the Chicago Bulls.

KAT on Thibs and criticism the coach gets for too many minutes: “I feel like ya’ll give him flack all the time. No matter where he is. But y’all keep talking about him and that means

New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has faced the same criticism since he took over the Chicago Bulls in 2010: he plays his star players big minutes throughout the season, and that led to wear-and-tear come playoff time.

Tom Thibodeau has been around the NBA for decades. He's a proven commodity as both a head coach and an assistant. When you're around one institution for a long term, you're bound to earn a reputation. For Thibodeau, that reputation is that he runs his players into the ground with poor minutes management.

While giving credit to the visiting Magic, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau was displeased with his team's "low energy" in the aftermath. "They played a good game," Thibodeau said in video from SNY. "We played a low-energy game.

Karl-Anthony Towns said following Wednesday’s win that Thibodeau is “a different man” now and more mellow than he was a decade ago with Minnesota.

When the New York Knicks acquired Karl-Anthony Towns in exchange for Donte DiVincenzo and Julius Randle, no one had any idea how much it would lift their offense to absurd new heights.