The Timberwolves received the TNT "Inside the NBA" crew's approval after hiring Tom Thibodeau as head coach and president of basketball operations on Wednesday. Charles Barkley said during Wednesday night's postgame show that "Thibs is going to do a great job in Minnesota. He's a heck of a coach … I've got great respect for Thibs and that team has a bright future."
Barkley's endorsement came with some concerns. First, Barkley argued that Wolves former interim head coach Sam Mitchell and staff should have gotten another chance to coach the team. Then he questioned the way Thibodeau used his players in Chicago.
"I think Thibs is going to be better," Barkley said. "I think he learned from some things in Chicago where he kind of played those guys too much, trying to win every single game, playing guys max minutes. He has got to learn that the human body only has so many runs and jumps in it."
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